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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
15
Brisbane mayoral views expressed at a Sydney Shires Conference criticize current franchise rules. Nomads lodging in city housing receive votes on city spending, while suburban property owners lose city voting rights, prompting concern over upcoming Parliament legislation.
Melbourne: James Haffey age 40 laborer appeared at Malvern Court over numerous horse maiming outrages in Caulfield district. He allegedly signed a confession to killing several horses and admitted 40 similar offences in Melbourne Gaol. A humane cattle killer shown as the instrument. he pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial at the Supreme Court.
A historic Hampton Court Estate mansion lies between Hereford and Ledbury, with a foundation stone said to be laid by King Henry IV. The banqueting hall features Coningsby family paintings from the seventeenth century. The estate spans about 5600 acres and was built by Howland Levithall, tied to royalty and Agincourt prisoners.
The late Earl of Carnarvon's will leaves £393,000 to relatives and servants including £500 to Mr Howard Carter. He bequeaths racehorses and personal effects to Lady Carnarvon, with a offer to sell the Egyptian collections to the British Museum for £20,000 if desired. A rat plague on Trowe Island prompts government action.
An inventor in Kansas devised a system where cattle power a water pump to obtain a drink. A treadmill leads to the trough, and gearing drives the pump. The mechanism ensures each animal gets fresh water, and a valve releases water automatically when the animal ends its drink.
During winter chemists buy large amounts of Spanish liquorice to make old fashioned cough mixtures. The juice comes from roots grown in Spain and Italy. Roots are cleaned boiled, liquid dried to a solid mass, then molded into sticks with the brand name impressed for packaging after warm drying.
John Kennedy offers to provide estimates for any tanking or rewiring work in the Central West. With years of experience and satisfaction guaranteed. Apply care of Box 103 GPO Longreach.
An elderly man recalls a belief in a curse after marrying his second wife, claimed to be caused by relatives' disapproval. He reflects on a decline in fortune and life in poverty, while snippets of dialogue show local lodge humor and a courtroom exchange about a defendant’s household duties and a witness’s memory.
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