District News Highlights From Wangaratta and Beechworth
Mrs E M Huston licensee of the Horse and Jockey hotel died yesterday from congestion. George Noonan suffered a severe gash on his left foot while cutting mining props at Peechelba and was hospitalized. Beechworth area landholders report five tons of salt used to curb St Johns wort with partial success but call for action on Crown lands. Mrs Deshon widow of Dr Deshon receives farewell gifts and staff tributes before West Australia departure. A fire damaged Mrs Brigg’s Camp Street refreshment rooms causing about £8 in damage.
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Wangaratta
E. M. Huston
Horse and Jockey Hotel
George Noonan
Walter Noonan
Benalla
Peechelba
Beechworth
Mudgegonga
St. John's Wort
Bright
Deshon
Beechworth Lunatic Asylum
West Australia
Court Hears Income Tax Returns Case and Fines
At Gowangardie and Katamatite, three defendants faced penalties under the Income Tax Act for failing to file annual income returns for 1902. William Grattan denied tax because he claimed no taxable income and was fined £5. Allan M Lean also fined £5 plus costs of £3 4/3, contending no income due to drought. Rabt. Bulleo received £6 5 in fines with £4 16/6 costs for neglecting to destroy noxious thistles as required by law.
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Rabt
Bulleo
A T
Bible lesson at state school draws record 168 attendance
One hundred fifty circulars were sent to parents asking if their children should attend the weekly Bible lesson at the state school. Ninety replied affirmatively and fifty negatively. A record 168 children attended the Thursday lesson, with the classroom too full to accommodate them.
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Euroa
F. Robinson
Presbyterian Church
S.s. Ortona
England
Simpson
Clothing found near Strathmerton linked to Hindoo hawkers
In the Goulburn Valley north of Strathmerton, Wm Patterson and Thomas Wall found clothes under a log fence including a turban and braces from a Hindoo hawker. Bishum Singh is named among two Hindoos missing since January. A billycan, unpacked gear, and papers suggest ownership. Nearby, Archer mundered Matthews remains unexplored. Mr Matthew Gibb of Kialla died at home Wednesday.
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Goulburn Valley
Wm. Patterson
Thomas Wall
Strathmerton
Bishum Singh
Bisham Singh
Archer
Matthews
Matthew Gibb
Somersetshire
England
Kialla
Landowners to unite against rabbits in St James
A St James landowners meeting on Wednesday planned united action to destroy rabbits. They resolved to mobilize district landowners on February 27 and hold a March 10 meeting to compel anyone not joining the effort to remove rabbits from their land.
Hogan Thrown From Horse After Ball Ride
Patrick Hogan was thrown from his horse near Boose while returning from a ball and dragged to Burramine in a critical condition. Medical aid was provided, and he is now progressing favorably.
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Tungamah
Boose
Patrick Hogan
Burramine
Rifle accident injures constable in Wodonga
In Wodonga on a Tuesday afternoon Constable Burgo on leave prepared to remove his Winchester rifle from his saddle when a rifle discharged injuring his right ankle. He received medical aid and is expected to be off duty for several weeks.
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Wodonga
Burgo
Mansfield road grant short of need prompts rethink
The shire engineer revisits Mansfield road with an eye to minimize work and cost. He finds the £250 grant insufficient for the required repairs, contrary to initial hopes, prompting a reconsideration of funding and scope.
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Lima
Mansfield
Road repairs and funding plan for Benalla crossing
Payers praise the engineer for careful work and back a practical 12 inch metal overlay over rough Bald Hill Creek approaches to avoid a costly bridge. Public support favors a 1/3d in the pound rate this year to fund immediate road repairs, with a broad view that loans may be needed to maintain and extend road work as prosperity allows.
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Benalla
Bald Hill Creek
Macauley
Benalla Water Works Trust Holds Special Meeting
A special Benalla Water Works Trust meeting at the Council Chambers discussed funding for a proposed Broken River weir. Commissioners M'Pherson Walker Nicholson Gregerson and Kurtzmann debated using the depreciation account, overdraft prospects, and liquidating any overdraft without harming government interest payments.
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Benalla Waterworks Trust
M‘pherson
Walker
Nicholson
Gregerson
Kurtzmann
Water Supply
Ith
Broken River
Bush Fires Sweep Vast Australia Range Near Sawmill
A bush fire near Mount Victorian reached Strathbogie and threatened Dumbrell Bros. sawmill at Toorour while another blaze below Sugar Loaf Falls joined Lima fire to scorch about 30 000 acres. The piece blames vermin-driven arson and criticizes Crown land pest control, urging parish contracts and more local men to combat rabbits and save timber.
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Lima
Early Experiences of Immigrants on the Australian Diggings
The narrative recalls British Isles arrivals in the early 1850s facing harsh pioneer life. It notes skilled men adapting to bush life, high costs of provisions, scarce groceries, and illicit drinking due to police seizure rules. It follows a trek from M'Ivor to Maio Gully, Bendigo, and Kangaroo Flat, with brief digs, family searches, and eventual move to Melbourne to start a small business after marriage.
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Victoria
British Isles
Forest Creek
Bushton
Gisborne
Woodend
Kyneton
Bendiggs
Wombat
Melbourne
Bendigo
M‘ivor
Murchison
Goulburn River
Sin
Maio
M‘lvor
Australis
Wey
Ironbark Gully
Heffernan
Shamrock
Miyor
Fryer's Creek
Kangaroo Flat
Indigo
Pain in the Stomach Relief Advert
Pain in the stomach eased by a dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by V. Say Chemist.
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V. Say
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