Grim Port Macquarie tale of harsh camp life in 1828
Port Macquarie history recounts a grim 1828 scene from the early settlement. An arriving government brig, signals from Windmill Hill and Gaol Point, and a rough camp with bark houses and iron chains. Prisoners, including runaways and deserters, endure flogging under a harsh commandant as guards, supers, and constables enforce punishment at dawn.
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T. Dick
Port Macquarie
Branch
Port Jackson
Gilman
Windmill Hill
Gaol Point
Royal Hotel
Beacon Rock
Olght
Soldiers’ Hill
School Hill
Government Wharf
Gustafson
Sawtell
Jean-to
Astir
Astir, Alao
Boss
Cté
Supers
Sonnablea
The Flogging at Tombatino Hill Described in Harsh Detail
A stark account details a Sunday flogging where a prisoner endures 75 lashes under a flogg er’s command with a surgeon nearby. The scene moves from the triangle to the hospital and to graves, as men collapse and die while the camp tolls mark Divine service. The narrative closes noting the compiler’s upbringing by Mrs. OC Wilkins.
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Lloyd
Partridge
Theuurgeon
Thoes
Mra
OC. Wilkins
Early Camp Life Under 48th Regiment Commandant
A witness recalls the Port settlement party with a corporal father in the 48th Regiment and details from the early days. The camp reportedly called out for age trials of prisoners, the chaplain Rey and Thon Hansell led Divine service, and free people and families of officers resided there. The Commandant reported flourishing conditions amid harsh scenes.
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48Th
Rey
Mliment
Agricultural and Pastoral Notes From Department of Agriculture
Free publications on farming available from the Department of Agriculture Sydney. The latest list can be obtained by sending a postage paid inquiry. Advice covers vine pests with chemical treatments, trenching, burning, and use of arsenite with caution. Sheep or goats help control pests. tether and move them after grazing to reduce new growth.
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Department of Agriculture
Sydney
Saya
Roota
Butte
Vince
Eradication of Blackberry Vines Difficulties
The department recommends methods to eradicate blackberry as five vines prove hard to remove. Merely cutting down is insufficient and difficult, requiring a management plan and persistent effort.
For success with Milking Machines Milking machine secrets revealed
The text hints at improving dairy yield by feeding milking machines with clean rubber parts and reducing contamination from the start. It suggests that better cleanliness and maintenance lead to higher milk and cream quality and overall success in dairy operations.
Cleaning and maintenance of milk production equipment
The text warns against skimming and urges daily thorough cleaning of all parts, frequent lime-water renewal between milkings, and careful handling of milk cups to prevent tipping and contamination. It emphasizes replacing worn parts rather than attempting limited cleanings and notes the need for diligent attention to prevent dust and manure from entering tubes and vats.
Oil Engine Tips For Dairies And Cream Quality
Guidance on installing oil or benzine engines away from dairy areas to prevent oil fumes tainting cream. Recommends proper exhaust venting outside, clean engine upkeep, and separating engine rooms from cream processing. Advises against storing kerosene, petrol, or engine oil in the dairy.
Troubled CPS A D Donnelly in gun license blaze
The Chundagsi Independent reports CPS A D Donnelly facing danger during gun license proceedings at Ten terfield days. A Chinese entrant explains mechanism. weapon fires, Chinese man disappears. Days later a man brings rifle for registration, explodes on counter. bullet narrowly misses ex-Gundagai official, tearing through stationery and lodging in a wall.
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CPS
A. D. Donnelly
Coye
Chundagsi Independent
Tenterfield
Chinndren
A- 1
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