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Counterfeit notes and fines shadow Dripstone race meet
At Dripstone race meeting counterfeit five pound notes circulated. Portland court fined Thomas Coppa eighteen pounds for consigning to Bydosy 86 opossum skins. Carcohar district property Chiefden Estate sold for one hundred thousand pounds and to be subdivided for close settlement. Parramatta court fined James Ralph auctioneer one pound and costs for selling a half bushel of beans short weight by 1Lb 2oz. Additional garbled text follows with no clear facts.
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Dripstone
Portland
Thomas Coppa
Chiefden
Carcoar
Parramatta
James Ralph
Costa