Local and General News Briefs from the North Carolina and Europe
A Marion North Carolina clash saw navvies attack a foreman who responded with a crowbar, killing seven in three minutes. In Brunswick Germany a bank clerk shot his fiancée and her sisters, then tried to kill himself. the murderer is jailed for eight years. A mother's grief led to suicide after a daughter’s death in a separate report. The Chief Secretary was urged to address Dubbo Hospital’s aging facilities to serve Dubbo and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
North Carolina
Brunswick
Germany
Large eagle hawk shot at Four Mile Creek by Sharp and Brown
A large eagle hawk described as the largest seen in the Orange district for years was bagged at Four Mile Creek last week by Sharp and Brown, workers at the Great Lucknow Consols. The bird measured 61 1/2 inches from wingtip to wingtip. In Sydney a lodging house keeper was fined 10 pounds or 30 days in gaol for vermin-infested beds. Bravery Rewarded: Archibald Gallagher and William Best receive silver medals from the Royal Humane Society for rescuing Percy Rowe from the 340 foot level of the Associated Northern Mine Kalgoorlie in November. In the Criminal Court Mrs Johnson, convicted of manslaughter of Harry Diamond, sentenced to 1 year 11 months after time already served. bail allowed on conditions for Full Court consideration.
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Orange District
Four Mile Creek
Messrs
Sharp
Sydney
Royal Humane Society of Australasia
Archibald Gallagher
William Best
Percy Rowe
Kalgoorlie
Johnson
Harry Diamond
D “Rie 2
He Told His Son Farm Advice and Club Meeting
A confessionary entry notes a father instructing his son on farm chores including milking, feeding, slopping pigs, gathering eggs, tending calves, and preparing wood. He asks the boy to study lessons before bed and later attends the Farmers' Club to discuss keeping boys on the farm.
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Farmers’ Club
Ginger Nut and the Witty Answer at Nut Lesson
A quirky scene shows a ginger haired boy in a class presenting a hazel nut while sketching his head. A sharp student replies with a humorous mislabel of a “winger nut six,” highlighting quick wit in the classroom exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scutoorras Rex
Claas
Old Folks Folly Claims on Age and Ailment Relief
A fragment notes a folly about aging and suggests Ulumberlain's Stomach and Liver aid. Mentioned names include Forry Giwon Brus Beak Hill and J Wy Pomingley in a dubious sales context with no clear outcome or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulumberlain
Forry Giwon Brus
Beak Hill
J. Wy Pomingley
Echoes of the Yeoval District and Global News Fragments
A scattered news list notes farming in Yeoval with a good harvest, wartime rifles for Australia, rising typhoid in Wagga, and large estate sales in Victoria. It mentions a drowning at Boxley, a fatal mine fall at Broken Hill, a Norfolk Island storm, a Formosa earthquake, and violent incidents in Queensland and Melbourne.
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Yeoval
Victoria
Australia
Raina Tha Trew
Amy Duncan
Boxley
Mount Napier
Vic
Buckingham Palace
British Empire
Montreal
Japan
Sydney
Butler
Central
Broken Hill
Wagga
Tumut
R.O. Church
Blayney
Walter Dunbar
Wilcannia Hospital
Malong P P
Malouf
Norfolk Island
Claude
Nancy
France
Yeuval
London
Mortlock
Heads of Railway Department of the States
Adelaide
Queensland
Formosa
Eden George
M.P
Parkes Hospital
J. A. Hogue
Parkes
Miami
Smith
Campbell's Creek
Melbourne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nandillyan
Molare
Dubbo Hospital
Dubbo
Narromine
Gilgandra
Trangir
Dundaloo
Diamond
Spring & Summer Wear
St. WY. Lees, Gomingtey
Fred. Metters & Co
George Street
BeRents
Baker
HB. Schmips
Litchfield
Peak Hill
Mr. M. Harras
A. G. F. Bollinger
Optigian & Gunsmith, Parkes
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