This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Prohibition Order, Fines, and Wild Tales From Mo Tong to Charleville
A tally of brief incidents across towns: a soldier nabs a prohibition order near Mo Tong. Clarsace Cole at Coolamon fined six pounds for selling above fixed price. a Tarabulgues man dies after a black mangy dog attack despite rapid medical aid. Captain Cole of the Australian Flying Corps sets a 27 000 foot flight record at Polar Cook Victoria. A woollen mill site is planned at Rathurt with ten thousand pounds subscribed. Frank Taylor at Charleville suffers severe injuries after a horse accident in a drenching night race to hospital. A Cowras boy, Byrne, extracts a bullet from his foot after an explosion while handling pearls. Collendums Station stockpiling grain reserve 1500 tonnes led to a 25 percent decline in ensilage weight, 75 against.