Items of Interest and Local Notes From the District
A collection of brief items from the region noting a 4 year old jockey in New Zealand, fatigue among politicians at low pay, land picks in Queensland, mine output limits in Broken Hill, 112 604 acres selected under Crown Lands Act for 180 new settlers, Salvation Army opening an inebriates home at Manly, and agricultural yields in Molong with apple crops heavy this season. Hospital treated counts show 74 637 in Sydney’s five main hospitals, plus human-interest bits on local residents, sports, tools, arson arrests, and Chamberlain’s Tablets praised for digestion with local sales listed.
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New Zealand
Wagga
Queensland
Broken Hill
Salvation Army
Manly
Molong
Sydney
The Rodier System in Rabbit Control
The notice acknowledges receipt of a booklet titled The Rabbit Pest in Australia by Mr. Rodier of Tambua Station Cubai. It surveys the work as an elaborate effort advancing Rodier’s long associated theory and urges government and pastoralists to support his method as he has tested it extensively and invites refutation.
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Rodier
Australia
Tambua Station
Cubai
Forbes Sensation Edith White Remanded on Murder Charge
Edith Olive White, a single woman, remanded at Forbes Police Court on a charge of murdering her newborn male infant. The body was found in a tank at the Ratonale meat works near Forbes, enclosed in a bag with stones and a shirt fragment around the neck. The Government Medical Officer attributes strangulation and notes the body lay in water for days. The inquest is adjourned for two weeks as police pursue further inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Olive White
Forbes
Darrabalgie
Ratonale
la Or
Kennedy
Shire Valuation Rights Under Local Government Act
Landowners should know how Section 137 of the Local Government Act empowers the valuer to enter any ratable land during daytime hours and question owners or occupants on valuation matters. Refusal or false answers can incur a penalty up to ten pounds.
Eden Photo Studios Portraits in Sydney
Visit Eden Photo Studios in George Street Sydney for high quality portraits at unprecedented prices. Artist Proofs 12x10 measures 20s per dozen, cabinet prints 7s 6d per dozen, cheaper than other houses charging 50s to four guineas. If you cannot visit, mail your portrait for enlargement and inspection.
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Sydney
Eden Photo Studios
Eden Photo
George-street
Point Settled on Farm Income Tax Returns
A Department of Taxation letter dated February 5 states that income from land within a Shire need not be returned, but if a Shire rate is not imposed later, residents must file. It emphasizes that income from butter cheese and wine manufacture and sale remains taxable, as do non land sources like interest.
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Department of Taxation
Commissioners of Taxation
Nursing Mother Benefits From Sheldon's Digestive Tabules
A nursing mother uses Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules to keep her stomach regulated and to impart health to her baby. The tabules are mild yet infallible and are sold by Gibson Bros.
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Dr. Sheldon
Gibson Bros
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sullivan
Nyngan
DeLaray
Joubert
Standard Oil Company
Henry Clews
Providence
Rhode Island
Rockfeller
Death
Hope
Nottingham
Eng
Mr. N. M'Curdy
Dipton
N.Z
Chamberlain
A. W. Taylor & Co
Peak Hill
J. W. Lees
Tomingley
C. Collier
Summer Street
Orange
New South Wales
CC Collier
N.8.w
Baker , Spence, Peak Hill
L. R. Hewett, R. D. S
Dugga Street
Consign
Redfern
His Majesty
Post Office
the Bulletin
Privy Council
King's Counsel
Tattersall
Myers
G.P.O
Bell
Estey, Mason and Hamlin
Martin
Queen Victoria
Shire Valuation
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