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Echoes Far and Near and a Patchwork of Issues
A scattered Australia leading story sheet lot mentions an opponent to Tom Brown for Canobias and attorney general Wade vowing a crusade against raffling at churches. It notes mining dividends, a new Gibson Bros department, rabbit extermination funds, population figures, land sales in Queensland, cricket retirement gifts, road control shifts, wheat yields, fowl tick problems, and a string of sensational warnings about post tragedies, heat, and local government reforms. The tone blends politics, agriculture, and social concerns with vivid regional details.
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Tom Brown
Wade
Wright
Market Street
Melbourne
Jane Jones
Gibson Bros
Sydney
Commonwealth
Nu Uber
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Kelly
Condobolin
Mildura
Wellington
Dubbo
Bourke
H. W. Collier
Minore
Bathurst
Francis Adams
Gordon
Kendall
Boake
Marcus Clarke
Victor Daley
Argyle
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