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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 01, 1869
Page
2
The fragment lists auctions and notices including a ploughing match, estate sale under Edward Mre Nan, and probate actions. It mentions Ellen Noise as widow, the Mining Company affairs, and a ledger of goods, chattels, and household items described for distribution.
Readable fragments show wheat sales and grain prices with sharp note of rising demand. Cattle and sheep quotations listed, including bagged wheat and barley values, with supply concerns and price movements for port and inland markets.
A long article critiques the political conduct surrounding the Victorian colonial government. It discusses the Complaint Committee report, the House of Assembly debate, and calls out alleged corruption tied to land administration. It cites cases in the Supreme Court about land sales and allocations, including details of specific parcels, buyers, and misuses of the Land Act.
A report details alleged fraud in a land lottery scheme overseen by state authorities. It cites the Attorney General and a former MLA pressuring for selection methods, the way notices were issued, and suspected coercion and impropriety in land sales. The piece critiques the Land Department and notes proposed reforms to end arbitrary selections and increase statutory safeguards for agricultural settlement.
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