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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
1
The Albury Banner notes Morrissey the Ballarat snake charmer was bitten in a hotel bar while brandishing a bag of snakes as a weapon. He applied his own remedy and appeared in court next day. It questions why no specialist has tested his claimed cure for snake bites, given two public bites.
An offer to the government contemplates establishing steel rail works on the Parramatta River near Five Dock bridge using ore from the State. Ministers await cost data on rails delivered to Sydney over the past decade before deciding any submission to Parliament. The scheme would create about 29,000 tons of rails annually for new lines and replacement, while recalling a past rail scandal.
In October 1970 Sergeant JL Tebbutt of the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen was on the left flank at Kalle Kraak. He was struck in the mouth by a spent bullet, lost five teeth, spat out the teeth, then later swallowed the bullet, which was later retrieved in a castor oil induced cough. The bullet, a corroded Mauser, showed slight dent but preserved shape.
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