Murder at Bowen Sparks Calls for Greater Troop Presence
A Bowen Queensland station near 1887 reports a deadly attack by Aboriginal people on Mr Joseph Yeates and his shepherds. The incident leaves hundreds of sheep slain or scattered and prompts calls for expanded patrols and protective measures.
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Herbert Yeates
John
H. Yeates
Bowen
Queenalana
Joseph B. Feate
21St
New York Volunteers
United States
Manchester
Blacka
P. D. Times
Joseph 1
Rome
Wethera
Wix Loure Ride
John Detluu
A. Yeates
Mr. Yeates
Cinyonagh’a
Macdonalds
Gregory
Yeates
Tiliektellawsa
Apeara
Duttons
Soldier’s Notes Reveal Perpetual Drifter on World Tour
Mr. A. HB. Wiggins 38 arrived in Australia from London aboard the Moretum Bay. He claims to be the youngest British soldier who served in the Great War enlisting at 15 in the Royal Horse Artillery and wounded on the Somme. Demobilised, he pursued varied jobs from picture house manager to window dresser. Now bound for Queensland to try cattle work, he continues a lifelong roving career.
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A. HB. Wiggins
Australia
Moretum Bay
Lonfot
Couteeen
United States
Park Tane Mansion
Wigeles
Royal Horne Artillery
Tim
Wiggins
Queensland
Town Hoggabilla seeks fourpence rate rise for drains
In New South Wales the town of Hoggabilla requests a 4d rate in the pound for town improvements, quadrupling the present 1d. rate. A public meeting backed the move after residents grew tired of requests for work. The town’s unimproved capital value is £24,265 and current rates bring in £22 4s 3d, with drainage identified as the first essential.
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Hoggabilla
Goondiwindd
New South ,Wales
Taw
wDveloures
Boggabilla
Trewhella Bros Offer Efficient Economical Services
Trewhella Bros promote efficient, economical work solutions for customers seeking reliable service. The message emphasizes value, speed, and quality in practical trades.
Saddlemakers Exit Ends Longstanding English Craft
One of England’s oldest crafts, the London Union of Saddletree Makers and Rivetery, has shut down as only nine members remain. The trade, passed from father to son for centuries, dwindles as internal combustion vehicles reduce demand and force saddlemakers into smaller workshops.
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England
London Union of
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