New Zealand Postal Notes Now Available
Items of interest note new Bixpenny postal notes in circulation. A Marine engineer dies after an incident in New Zealand. A Wee Waa auction ser fined for tuberculosis related offence. The coastline of Sydney Harbour measured at 186 miles with water area 21 square miles. A special Bathurst to Blayney train carries 300 tons of rabbits to the freezing works. The Sunday Torts quotes the new Lands Minister’s stance. Ralu Kadava Levu to captain Fiji cricket team touring Australia. A Colac man fined for Sunday hotel courtship. Broken Hill council sets 4 percent interest on overdue rates. Minerals found near Mullumbimby fetch £6000 in sale interest. Seven arrested over profits from public building erections in America. Miss Mannie Colledge appointed Assistant Council Clerk at Lismore after exams. A Mudgee milker dies after being kicked by a cow. Mr Gurley visits Trangie to study grasshopper control. Malaga floods kill 108 and displace 12 000. Mr Holman says Carruthers is NSW’s best leader in a decade.
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New Zealand
Wee Waa
Sydney Harbor
Bathurst
Blayney Freezing Works
Ralu Kadava Levu
Fiji
Australia
Colac
Victoria
Broken Hill
Mullumbimby
Inc
America
Mannie Colledge
Bega
Lismore
Mudgee
Duggan
Gurley
Agricultural Department
Trangie
Malaga
Spain
Holman
State Labor Party
Carruthers
New South Wales
Found Dead Willas Pennis in Kangaroo Flat Case
Willas Pennis, the swagman previously arrested and released last week in the Kangaroo Flat murder case in Victoria, has been found dead. He was seen picking up a snake, and authorities believe a bite caused his death.
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Willas Pennis
Kangaroo Flat
Victoria
Squires Beaten in 19th Round by Jack Sullivan in San Francisco
Jack Sullivan knocked out Bill Squires in the 19th round at San Francisco. The Australian was severely punished. Sullivan previously drew 20 rounds with T Burns, the current world champion.
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Jack
Rabbit Destruction Invention Demonstrated at Blayney
A man showed a rabbit fumigator to landowners in Blayney using a telescopic tube and smoke to kill rabbits in burrows. The device, weighing a shilling to eighteen pence daily, reportedly kills about 90 percent of rabbits and may also destroy sparrows rats and mice. The inventor will not sell without trial and keeps ingredients cheap and simple.
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Blayney
Best Extinguisher Prize At Temora Show
On September 25 the Temora Show offered a prize for the best bush fire extinguisher tested on the show grounds. Several machines competed with T. H. Hicks of North Botany Sydney winning first prize of £338 and second prize of £11a for his Ideal Poison Carts and other station requisites.
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T. H. Hicks
High Street
North Botany
Sydney
Grasshopper Warning for Trangie Area Published
A note from Mn A P Coorts of Moss Vale to the Dubbo Linggan warns of a large grasshopper outbreak around Trangie. Early hatching allows kerosene emulsion control, and farmers should seek guidance from the Government Entomologist before the insects spread or develop wings.
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A. P. Coorts
Moss Vale
Dubbo Linggan
Herato
Salt Bush Promises Feed for Cattle Says Correspondent
A Parkes Examiner correspondent reports cattle were kept healthy by feeding on salt bushes through a harsh autumn and winter. He notes two acres could support fifty head, with bushes planted 12 feet apart and netted to deter rabbits. stems and roots are edible.
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Parkes Examiner
Cure for Coughs and Colds Promises Reliable Relief
A short advertisement claims a cure for coughs and colds is pleasant to take and always reliable. One trial will convince you that it is the medicine that suits you.
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Harrison, Jones & Devlin
Circular Quay
Hearnes
Hearne
W. G. Hearne
Geelong
Wem
Ark
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Beale Australian Pianos
Santire'es! Yro
Syaney
Beale
Atri
Oldpaore Weiner
Erin
Huey Tar
Manupact
Corte
Manele
Fuaeniee
Emmy Haha
Exteenen Chitin
Chinnanda
Cron
Tree
Imger
Annandale
Hantorat
Sercachio
Guorgost
Rathuret
Squires
The
Grasshopper Post
Salt Bush
Riverview
Asp
Federation
Challenger
Sir Robert
Emperor
Hoskinson
Windsor
Paige
Parkes Shipw
Farmer
W. H. Swain
Bonnington
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