Various Local Notes and Listings from the District
Local interest items include demand for young sheep and a 23d loaf price in Mandurama. Electorate counts, school reopenings, hospital committee ballots, and rail extension prospects near Canoblas are noted. Dairyman with 190 cows, Parramatta publican Adam Beers, and political figures travel to Queensland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandurama
Premier Bent
Victoria
Canoblas
Kyogle
Adam Beers
Parramatta
J. Klein
B. Wunsch
Queensland
New Zealand
Shearers’ Conference
Forbes
Weeden Bryant
Barrabadeon
Grace
Martha Crampton
Condobolin
Matthew Harris
Sydney
Lost in the Bush Near Warren Tragedy of Two Children
A Warren retzckim reports a mother with two children left her mother's house to walk to Inglegar. The boy died from heat and thirst after taking a wrong track. The girl died after a drink, and the mother was later rescued by a neighbor.
War Costs by British Administrations 1854 1890
The text lists war expenditures by British administrations from 1854 to the late South African War. It cites amounts for Crimea, Indian mutiny, Abyssinian, Zulu and Afghan wars, Transvaal and Be ye, and a 250 million total for the South African War with a 30 million loan guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmerston
Lord Derby
Lord Beaconsfield
Mr. Gladstone
Transvaal
Beye
Prisoner Recaptured After Heat Induced Escape
The Narromine News reports a prisoner named John Murphy escaped a locked cell after pleading for the door to be opened due to extreme heat around 12 noon Saturday. He collapsed when the door opened, but was recaptured within three hours in Mr. Mack's shearing shed after a brief resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
John Murphy
Nancarrow
Non
Quinlan
Anniversary Day marks 118 years since settlement
The 118th anniversary of Australian settlement is observed. The first fleet of eleven ships carried 756 convicts and a 190 strong marine guard under Captain Hunter with Phillip as commodore. Since then the federation formed the Commonwealth, railways expanded 15 000 miles at £130,000,000 cost, imports near 70, exports 80, and revenue about £30,000,000 annually. The Commonwealth owes over £220,000,000 but borrowing shifts toward paying as we go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Cove
Hunter
Phillip
Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwealth
You Feel Dull Tone May Hint Liver Sluggishness
Advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to relieve dullness, bilious feelings, and constipation. Claims a dose at night will leave the user feeling well in the morning. Sold by Gibson Bros Peak Hill and J. W. Loos Toniluyluy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Gibson Bros
Peak Hill
J. W. Loos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bishop Dunne
Bathurst
Rome
Donald Manson
Forbes District Hospital
A. Gardiner
Orange
Molong
Melbourne
Redfern
N.S.W. Sheepbreeders’ Association
Western Exchange
Advte
Siemens
Beys
Forbes Garzette
Goons
Spring & Summer Wear
S.W. Leeds
Gomingtey
UNION
Baker
H. Schmidt
Euchie Street
Mr. M. Harras
A. G. F. Bollinger
Optician & Qunsmith
Parkes
Mingelo Hotel
Parkes Road
Mingelo
Fexais Hotel
Wm. Norris
Proprielor
E. Dunn
Edward Dunn
Peak Will
E. D. Glasheen
Blacksmith & Wheelwright
Caswell Street
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