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Smallpox Outbreaks and Local News From Mare and Surrounds
The excerpt reports a smallpox outbreak in Mare confined to one family, a two and a half year old boy choked by a broad bean incident, typhoid fever among Armidale hospital nursing staff, five horses stricken by a unnamed disease, and a near four figure credit balance for Gundagai Ration Board with limited patriotic tunnel support. It notes a fatal accident involving a contractor’s two year old child, Cooma Agricultural Society’s venture for best kept gardens, and Grafton water supply from Nymboida River as a top state water source. Sydney Kidman warns of cattle and sheep losses if rain fails within two months. A timber explosion on a river launch and a White Cliffs meeting seeking opal industry government aid are mentioned, with potential government action and a petition plan.