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Woolly woes and rural fire tales from colonial Australia
A jumble of early 20th century rural notes reports coastal and inland troubles. Rabbit plagues cut rippling economic effects in Goulburn district with 2000 pelts sold, inspections thinning rabbit pests, and Yass buyers shipping rabbits for 220 pounds. Fires wreck three dairy farms on one estate, land auctions in Kemprey fetch 282 to 40a per acre, and rail-works cast iron and timber shippings. Sheep and lamb losses plague Dubbo, Broken Hill, and Mudgee areas as birds prey and mills suffer accidents. Local councils debate clerks and bond timber pricing, while cane growers in Aloomba prosper despite strikes.
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Dueioy
C. Drneker
Yass
Sydney
Yas PP
Kemprey
Macleay