Melrose Plains District Notes From a Noted Station
Hawiran writer Tsavora shares Melrose Plains details at the Tout station. He notes James Tout as elder resident, describes new homestead, land holdings of 87 000 acres, 6 000 acres cleared, and a ridge view of Boonah West and Big Melrose. Sheep numbers, wool quality, and tools at the shed are described along with fencing, pests, and drought-era losses. Various stations, crops, and personnel are listed, including Spring Vale and Condobolin routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawai
Tsavora
James Tout
Fifield
Boonah West
Big Melrose
George Lee
Tout
Melrose Plains
Melrose
Carlisle
Lachlan
Bogan
Kennedy
Cunningham
Spring Vale
Condobolin
Thomas Tout
Peak Hill Railway plan faces Parkes exclusion worry
The Narromine Peak Hill proposal to run a cockepur line raises fears Parkes and nearby settlements may be overlooked. Local residents urged Parkes and district settlers to push for a line from Parker through Limestone Coradgery Genanagi to Peak Hill and Narromine, arguing the region's growing area and crops justify such a route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkes
Narromino
Peak Hill
Quradgery
Gonanagie
Parker
Limestone
Coradgery
Genanagi
Narromine
Tigers of the Deep. The doomed raft and shipwreck rescue
A vivid maritime scene shows shipwrecked mariners trapped on a raft under a blazing sun. Sharks circle as survivors starve and die until a passing ship saves the rest. The piece ends with a moral that the faithful are protected from such evils.
Foxes Bewilder Settlers Near Burrill in Sheep Fear
A Burrill resident, Mr. William Elliott, spotted a fox near his stable as settlers fear foxes exceeding rabbits. He chased the animal with a pup after a brush armed fox approached a goose, but the fox escaped, aided by a wire netting fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danys
Bena
William Elliott
Burrill
Reynard
Land allotment debate over distant homesteads
A letter writer complains that allocating 400 to 800 acres to residents far from their blocks is impractical. The correspondent argues land should go to families nearby to encourage settlement and proper cultivation, criticizing the current policy as flawed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thei
Coohang
Kadina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peak Hill Railway
Hewerr
Cambridge Club Hotel
Caswell Street
S. W. Swain
Noyes Bros
Pitt-St., Sydney
Australia
Gibson Bros
Commonwealth
David Jones , Co
Ofpcsic G.P.O
Sydney
Tigers of the Deep
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