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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
5
A burglar named Schaarschmidt in Gera Germany gnawed through a thick oaken beam in seven weeks using broken bread as a substitute for wood shavings. He escaped before warders reached him after the beam cracked and he vanished into the route out of the prison.
A lively council discussion on straying stock ends with Dr Mulligan proposing the owner be fined and damaged, as farmers recount cabbage patch thefts by wandering cows and goats. The exchange provokes an unusual reaction from the Chairman.
A critique of Paul Fountain and Thomas Ward on Australian natural history. The piece notes humorous and erroneous claims about the Riverine district and Aussie fauna, while praising Ward’s careful observations of birds, beasts, and fishes. It mentions prehistoric kangaroos and the diprotodon, and ends with a medical advert for Woods Great Peppermint Cure.
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