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Local notes and notices from regional Australia
A survey of brief items includes a proposed Orange branch of the State Bank, probate value for Peter Close at £12,640, coal found near Yangher Victoria, Bryant and May plan a large Australian matches factory, and local sports news from Bathurst and Forbes. Reports cover drought feeding cows, river excursions, a boxing ball, a bicycle race results, a suicide in Modbury, rifle club records, lambing returns, water supply plans, tramway eyesight tests, wool track shortages, land dealings, will interpretation suit, and a horse heart-attack death in Forbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Peter Close
Yangher
Birregarre
Victoria
Bryant
May
Australia
Forbes
Bathurst School of Arts
Floyd Macfarland
Saya Squires
Bathurst
J. Ford
E.G. Thompson
F. Heinke
E. W. O'Sullivan
M.L.A
Teddy
Modbury
South Australia
Edward Mitchelton
Bhootin
Millthorpe Rifle Club
Riverina
Wagga
Local Pastures Board
Wellington
G&eworks
Myall Creek
Estern
Equity Court
George Adams
Tattersall’s
Parkes Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association
A. Stewart
Molong
O. H. Manfred
Works Department
Yuranigh
Gamboola
W. H. Stitt
Wandary
Lachlan Street