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Newspaper
Melbourne Leader
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1861
Page
4
Fragmentary text describes the correct terms for the district as supplied for election returning officer duties in East Bourke. The note appears to be an administrative caption referencing electoral procedures and official designation.
A Panama line report via California notes ex President Ovpisia refusing government office but joining the army as a private. It covers General Santos defeating government forces under Canal and Axjoca, Gutieres’s victory at Tunja, casualties and prisoners, and mentions Calvo’s possible designation as president per Congress in Bogots. Captain Clapp’s arrest and calls for his release are also noted amid revolutinary tensions.
A garbled report describes a pursuit near Ketbaak involving a man named Guerces and a group, with mentions of gold, a distance of about 20 yards, and a claim to seaward routes. The account notes a four month gap since a prior grilling incident and a later confrontation, ending with a note of gold worth.
Reports from Navarre and Redbank recount a miner’s disappearance amid damaged shafts. A rope rescue reveals a dog at the bottom, not Hore, suggesting foul play. Locals urge immediate searches and police action as residents threaten self-help mining patrols and fund-raising to probe the mystery.
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