Tragedy at Perth Grocery Ends in Double Death
At Charles Blurton's Perth grocery Odgers shot his wife nine times after threatening her and her daughters. He then killed himself, dying instantly. An inquest is planned. The case is linked to a troubled marriage and Odgers past court actions.
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Charles Blurton
Lord and Moore Streets
Perth
Juli Odforse
Cllvers
Monhin
Euye
Dink
Wei
Odgers
Aril
Beek
Cour
Igers
le Leons
Gdlgers
Moore and Leard
Atul Odgers
Aml
Mr. Blottom
Blurton
Will
Canter bury Employers Urge Reform After Blackball Strike
At the quarterly Canter bury New Zealand Employers Association meeting the president warned the Arbitration Act shows weaknesses after the Blackball strike. He said the act makes workers the stronger party and that imprisonment is the only serious enforcement, urging amendments or alternative measures to secure equal justice and curb sweating.
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Canterbury
N.Z
Employers’ Association
Mysterious Deaths of Horses in Yarrawonga District
Horses in the Yarrawonga district have been dying under mysterious circumstances. Wm Parsona, secretary of the Yarrawonga and Border A and P Association, sent the stomach contents of a dead horse for expert analysis to veterinary officer Mr Cameron. The officer replied that the evidence suggests a probable cause, with further details pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarrawonga
Wm. Parsona
Early Victoria settler Ebert Gage dies at 97 in Melbourne
Ebert Gage one of Victoria's earliest settlers dies aged 97 in the Benevolent Asylum Melbourne after six years ailing. He traveled from Portsmouth to Sydney by ship Catherine in 1824 worked on a NSW farm survived a cattle depredation by Aboriginals, later delivered mail between Sydney and Melbourne before Cobb and Co. coaches began. He later ran hotels and a furniture business, losing his fortune. The governor general recently visited the institution.
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Victoria
Benevolent Asylum
Melbourne
Ebert Gage
A. E. Laver
Waltham
Essex
Portsmouth
Bydney
Catherine
New South Wales
Gaage
Sydnew
Cobb and Co
Porthos
St. Kilda
Sambridges
Collingwood
North Melbourne
Prwhran
Bourke Amd
Elizabeth
Ile
Prince of Wales
Bourke
Batte
Fryer's Creek
Kinerallhill
South Melbourne
Death of Mr W T Coldham noted in Melbourne
The Argus reports the death of Walter Timon Coldham barrister at law a distinguished member of the profession born 1860 in Hamilton after a long battle with sarcomatous disease. He leaves a widow and two children. The obituary recalls his early athletics at Hamilton College Melbourne Grammar and Trinity College where he excelled in sport and studies. The article also discusses fishery concerns on the Murray including calls for floating hatcheries to restore cod stocks and protect spawning areas.
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Melbourne
Argus
Walter Timon Coldham
Australian
Victoria
Selborne-chambers
Chancery-lane
Temple-court
Coldham
Hamilton
Hamilton College
Church of England Grammar School
Trinity College
Trinity
L.lj
Scarcity of Murray Cod Debate in Adelaide Chronicle
The Adelaide Chronicle argues that cormorants are not the main cause of Murray cod scarcity. It notes birds have long inhabited the river and suggests human factors or broader changes affect fish populations more than predation by birds.
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Murray
M‘intosh
Dannevig
Adelaide Chronicle
Australia
Scramble for Rand Marks Land Lottery Amid Crowded Court
A land selection drive in May saw 217 applicants compete for five areas totaling 288 to 898 acres held from the Crown. The Land Board began at 9:30 am and adjourned at 11:16 pm after weeding out many applicants. Local officials and land-seekers from across the state and Victoria crowded venues as ex-MLA A Gardiner urged closer settlement and questioned the board’s rejections. Successful bidders included M. Cooey Lynch Capps Burton and Stammers.
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Careoar
Sydney
Hening News
Local Land Board
Victoria
A. Gardiner
M.L.A
School of Arts
NSW Full Court reviews settlement lease appeal
The Minister for Lands appeals in the matter of Alexander William M Leish for an additional settlement lease in Warren district. The Land Board found the land not within reasonable working distance of the base holding and disallowed the application. The Land Appeal Court dismissed the appeal.
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New South Wales
Minister For Lands
Alexander
William M‘leish
Warren
M‘leish
Land Appeal Court
Holdin
Afipeal Gourt
Ques
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Intercolonial
S. Cameron
New Zealand
California
Califor
Mackage
En Lays
W. T. Coldham
Ea HigimParade
Amy
son_ SVONEY
National Library of Australia
Rand
Nla.gov.au
Nla
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