Wire netting delays and pest control debates in NSW lands talks
The Under- Secretary for Lands notes netting delivery from England lags behind need for Pastures Protection Boards, while local reports discuss rabbit and grasshopper issues. Price’s widow receives £500, and NSW valuers critique rent practices. A Narromine Peak Hill note links closer settlement to rabbit control, praising netting and cattle retention amid drought.
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Lands
Pastures Protection Boards
England
Callan Park
Price
N.S.W
Bunny
P.P. Board
Pastures Protection Board
Narromine
Peak Hill
Bulgandramine
Danyez
The Hospital Cow at Sap News Desk
The Hospital cow has developed lumpy jaw after grazing on the Common for months. The Hospital Committee has been buying milk for a month and Mr W McKeown offered to loan a cow, but no one can milk her. The President, Treasurer, and Secretary lack time or inclination, leaving the committee unable to manage milking duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. McKeown
Firing at a Train Near Rookwood on Melbourne Express
A Melbourne express bound for Goulburn reports a rifle firing incident in a first class smoker near Rookwood. Mr Jobberns and five others witnessed a man raise a pea rifle and fire as the train passed. A bullet mark above a passenger window indicates a close miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne Express
Goulburn
Rookwood
Jobberns
Pest of the Weat and the Rabbit Menace
A lament on rabbits overrunning western lands and devastating pastures. The speaker predicts ruined flocks and bare ground as sheep starve while asserting that only a Danysz-like solution could turn the tide, pledging to press on against the pest.
Late David Buchanan Defends Poor Client in Court Jest
The tale recalls lawyer David Buchanan, famed for wit, defending a destitute man in Dubbo where 29 prisoners faced trial. Twenty eight could hire counsel. one old man could not. Buchanan offered to defend him, but the verdict was guilty and the man muttered his regret at speaking.
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David Buchanan
Dubbo
Alfred See En
Buchanan
Davey
Davy
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised For Children
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is favored for coughs colds croup and whooping cough as safe pleasant and dependable for children. Mothers report no danger in large frequent doses due to lack of injurious substance. Available from A W Taylor Co Powk Hilly and J W Lece Tumingley.
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Chamberlain
A. W. Taylor & Co
Powk Hilly
J. W. Lece
Tumingley
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Gibson
OF India
Gibson Bros
J. W. Lees
Tomingley
C. Collier
Summer Street
Orange
Sydney
New South Wales
Collier
N.8.w
Baker
Spence
Danysz
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