Miscellany of regional items and notable notes
A diverse roundup covers land for public recreation near Trundle, mine applications refused, reversals of forfeitures, a Deputy Postmaster-General's death at 73, and revenue projections from penny postage. Other items note race results, mine activity, labor talks, local farming feats, and oddities from Japan to Ballarat.
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Acron
Trundle
Myalls Q. M Company
Bulgandramine
T. Grimmoll
Hw Wizard
Superstition
Forden
J. W. Fletcher
McKensey
Dunbar
Rooks At the Gap
Booth Head
al Katt
Melbourne Law Students’ Society
Senate
Pambula
Poseidon
F. Townsend
Cooma District
Mesars
J. ©. Mackay
A. Baird
W. D. Brown
Narromine
Japan
Ballarat
Vic
Hector Brewer
Hhis Mount
Qondobolin
Tasker
Queensland
Whitton
Measra
Roache
Matthew
Perry
Ladysmith
Cumnock
Temingley
Bullet in Head Leaves Boy Blind for Two Years in Australia
A boy in West Australia was shot in the temple by a rifle while in a field. The bullet lodged in the skull for two years before being removed in Adelaide. Doctors reported the projectile went through the temple and both orbits, causing immediate blindness, with the boy later regaining health while remaining blind.
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Ind
Joop Dun
Wan
West Australia
Alllli
Adelaide
Pinhoad
T. K. Hamilton
Newland
Lefe Templs
Dunn
Prorogation shifts Parliament timing to September election
Tax State Parliament is prorogued until August 20 when it expires by efflusion of time. If the Electoral Act period for writs is observed polling day likely September 11. Authorities say electoral machinery needs time, making the September date probable.
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Tax
Her Fatal Weight Causes Husband’s Deaths
Mrs Many Tunnix weighing nearly six stone accidentally crushed her eighth husband while roller skating. He died en route to hospital from crushed bones and internal injuries. She, known as Mother Rumble Tumble in Washington, has seen multiple husbands perish under oddly tragic circumstances, including a folding bed accident.
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Many ‘Tunnix
America
Washington
Mother Rumble Tumble
Mr. Tumble
Tumble
Marie
Clergyman Accidentally Calls for Dramatic Script Swap
In a local dispute between two denominations the editor faced a late call. A fiery clergyman demanded a role change for characters named David and Lim, asking to place David in the fiery furnace and Lim in the lion’s den just before press time.
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David
Lim
For Bropeial Counly win Woods' Great Poyparmint Oury
A local contest titled Woods' Great Poultry party in Bropeial County crowns a winner. Details remain unclear from the fragmentary OCR but the event appears civic in nature with community participation.
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Bropeial Counly
Woods
Oury
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Papas
A. W. Taylor & 60
Chas. F. Stephens
Ullet