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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
7
A trove of stray notes reports rabbit disease tests, legal cases, fatal accidents, a coroner inquiry into a Sydney Harbor ferry crash, a Wellington poison incident, a hotel fire near Orange, a village blaze, a woman saving children from flames, and scattered obituaries and community updates highlighting local tragedies and curiosities.
A report to the Protector of Aborigines alleges extreme starvation and cannibalism among Aboriginal groups in Afaloolm Leonora Laverton and Darioares. It claims natives are starving eating babies and older children, with some refusing food and trading skulls for small sustenance. The piece notes worsening conditions since colonial times and describes scarce food, with rabbits scarce and the land a hard cement-like ground.
A testimonial narrates relief from long standing indigestion and abdominal agony after using Mother Belgel's Creative Syrup. The patient describes severe pain, fears about meals, and eventual recovery, crediting the product for restored health and sleep.
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