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Up-to-Date Potatoes Grapes and Draught News From Australia
Reports from Canberra and Griffith detail Up-to-Date potatoes weighing 84 pounds and large grape returns of £500 per acre. Batburt and surrounding districts suffer severe drought with two years without meaningful rain. A pony auction at a casino ends with a boy purchasing a pony for £3 after his £5 limit is exceeded. A West Maitland food inspection condemns tins of cheese currants and dried fruits. An accidental rifle incident in Singleton results in a girl’s death. A Grafton linotype operator showcases a wireless plant intercepted from distant mesenger signals. Northern "Bitar."
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Jack Smith
Griffith
Batburet
West Maitland
Singleton
Rene Smith
Douglas
HB. Hawker
Grafton
Yamba
Etamels
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