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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 06, 1932
Page
2
Extracts from David McDonald’s manuscript recount a dangerous quest to find a new route from a tableland to a port. He endures dense scrub, ferocious mixed-breed hounds, eerie fog, and a deep alluvial ravine collapse, narrowly escaping with gun, tools, and resolve.
The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co reports selling 5952 bales from catalogues and private lots. Demand was strong with Yorkshire, Japanese, and Continental buyers active. fleece lines from Delegate Bombala and Glenmere Estates achieved prices up to 114d per pound.
The narrator recounts a perilous fall from a height, a long struggle to reach the top, and a grateful return after escaping death. He notes deep gratitude for surviving the ordeal and hints at a continuation of the account.
An old medical advertisement warns of a sluggish liver and poisoned blood causing yellow complexion loss of appetite dry cough headaches and sleep problems. It markets Dr Morse's Indian Root Pile as a remedy to restore liver and kidney function and speed healing.
The text advises removing finger marks from a door rub with a flannel dipped in paraffin oil, then wiping with a clean cloth wrung in very hot water. It also notes washing black stockings and rinsing in blue water to keep color, advising against soda or rubbing soap on them.
A rural speaker recounts trying cures for a sick mare. After failed advice and a neighbour’s odd remedy using beer, the horse improves only after the tester samples the brew. The tale ends with the narrator reflecting on the outcome and domestic disgrace.
A boy wounds his hand freeing a badly trapped animal, from a bull headed cat to a goanna. Tales warn that even friendly pets bite when trapped. A Moss Vale decoy call for foxes is explained as an ancient European device. Russia eyes fur trade growth with rabbits and kangaroos, while Prof Tryin of Moscow allegedly claims fur color control.
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