Bushrangers raid Goimbla homestead near Forbes 1863
In November 1863 the bushrangers Ben Hall Jack Gilbert and Johnny O Malley attacked Mr David Campbell J P at Goimbla 32 miles from Forbes. Campbell fired on the gang after they set a barn aflame. O Malley was fatally wounded and buried at Eugowra Creek later moved to Forbes. A £1000 reward was offered. Campbell accepted it after initial refusal. government letters thanked the couple for their courage.
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David Henry Campbell
J.P
Goimbla
Forbes
Ben Hall
Jack Gilbert
Johnny O'Malley
Campbell
Goimbra
Mr. Campbell
O'Malley
W. Campbell
Eugowra Creek
Patsy
Fagan
Eugowra
William Forster
N.S.W
Persuasion and Conviction Imagery in Rhetoric
A brief excerpt contrasts persuasion as a soft glove with conviction as an iron hand, suggesting a nuanced view of rhetoric and force. The fragment hints at a claim or stance not fully stated.
Fire at Sandford Merthyr Colliery Claims Five Lives
A Sunday fire at Sandford Merthyr colliery Maitland district sent flames 50 feet high from No 2 tunnel. Three explosions followed due to outlet stoppages, killing five including H J Adams and mine staff and injuring nine. Rescue efforts hampered by smoke, with victims found in dire condition. Officials could not determine fire origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandford-Merthyr
Maitland
No. 2
H. J. Adams
John Greener
John Evans
David Jones
John Jones
Adams
John Smith
Maitland Hospital
Smoke Remedy For Lockjaw Wounds Reported Simple Infallible
An American contemporary claims a universal cure for lockjaw from wounds is to smoke the injury with a woollen cloth. Twenty minutes of smoking supposedly removes pain and inflammation from even severe wounds.
Queensland Bush Party of NSW Farmers Tours Queensland
A Brisbane press report notes New South Wales land is largely leased and Queensland offers land for settlement. The party includes farmers from Cootamundra Camden Parramatta Mittagong Young Woonooma Bingleton Coxn River Taree Peak Mill Tumut Quirindi Sydney Gippsland Victoria. Two farmers lead a group of twenty eager settlers, with many bringing families and power of attorney to select land. Mr Pulsford, Government Agent, says the group represents at least 100 prospective settlers and will influence broader migration.
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Queensland
Brisbane
New South Wales
Cootamundra
West Maitland
Camden
Parramatta
Mittagong
Young
Woonooma
Bingleton
Cox’n River
Taree
Peak Mill
Tumut
Quirindi
Sydney
Gippsland
Victoria
Pulsford
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Goimbla Station
Jackson
Nicholson
Martin
Meadowbank
Braybrook
Clyde
Sunshine
Massey
Tennan
Beard and Sisson
Mitchell
Hornsby
Robinson
May Bros
Ramsey
Parkes
Melbourne
E. W. Venables & Co., Engineers, Ironfounders & Blacksmiths, Parkes
W. Roach & Co
Freeman's
Peak Hill
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