Items of Interest from a Noisy Ledger Page
A mosaic of odd facts and notices from late colonial Australia. Topics include salt intake for cattle, rainfall tallies, a diamond wedding milestone, earthquakes in Europe, fines for embezzlement, and local council debates. Reports cover Parliament House works, a fatality on a Nyngan to Cobar line, licensing fines for cartridges, and assorted local statistics and reforms.
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Tweed Heads
Italy
Scotland
Bourke
A.W.U
Obrietmastide
William Ross
Nyngan
Cobar
Forbes
Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows
Bathurst
Bev. J. Stevens
Dubbo
D.G.M
Jamaica
Sydney
Broughton Talandi
Hotel Australia
Syd Gregory
Wate
Bydnny
N.8.w
Australia
Commercial Banking Co
Timbrebongie
Condobolin
Doard
Sydney Tuer
Amaroo Bhiro
Thia
Goodrich Mine Near Yeoval Yields Hopes of Rich Ore
Development work continues at the old Goodrich copper mine four and a half miles from Yeoval. Historical notes cite discovery in 1868, with early yield of 1504 ounces of gold from rich ore while copper pyrites later redirected operations. The site faced multiple ownerships and smelting attempts, ending with gold-focused efforts under J Veitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Yeoval
J. H. Carne
F.R.G.B
Goodrich Copper Mine
Ty &'T. Ironbarks Co
Buckenbach
Gordon
Gibron
Wynne
Gilwon
Wold
Lewis Lloyd
Gibson
Lion Hunt Erups During Eroni Bros Circus Escape at Bateman Bay
A lion and two lionesses escaped from a cage as the tamer entered with a ladder. A lion attacked a horse and three beasts fled. Two were captured while the third was hunted all night. The next day a valued lioness was shot nearby after seizing a cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demya
Eroni Bros
Bateman’s Bay
Todag
Man Laughs At Drinker Who Chooses Companions
A quatrain satirizes the social judge who values company while shunning those who drink only with flies. The verse contrasts fellowship with hypocritical excess and contempt for solitary drinkers.
Digestive Tabuled Will Digest 1300 Grains of Meat
An old advertisement touts a product named Digestive Tabuled Will by Gibson Bros Peak Hill claiming to restore nerve power and appetite through natural digestion and assimilation of wholesome foods. It promises genuine wellness benefits and lists sale by Gibson Bros Peak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Gibson Bros
Peak Hil
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JI. W. Lees
J. W. Lees
Tomingley
A. N. Davey
Caswell Street
Peak Hill
Alfa-Laval
Jeyoung SC
Fiat
Stock & Station 4
O'Connell St
Sypney
Aufirst
Awarne
Stig
Friend OF Humanity
S—' Bain
Commionwealth
New South Wales
Agdney Municipal Coane
Masbour Trust
Tea
Partidolara
Mutual Life
Bulding
White Ant © XV, Ltd
BAIN
Hughes
Bo Donneroy
A Wendeyrd
Brometary
W. Bremner
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