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Echoes From The World: Floods, Bills, And Opal Find
The column surveys varied topics from floods on the River Murray near Albury to plague discover ies at Darling Harbour. It notes a patent medicine billboard, tolls under new postage rates, and a large opal find near Lightning Ridge with 300 miners. Also mentions UK marriages with deceased wife's sister, and Rabbits and Coney Island monkey episodes.
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Lightning Ridge
Walpett
Commonwealth
Wallington
Hertfordshire
Coney Island
New York