Items of Interest from the Times of 1907
A bulletin of assorted notes reports Quambone station feeding 40 000 sheep, a groom near Taree killed in a horse accident, Sydney street cleaning cost, a infant death from tick paralysis, gold output in Victoria, fruit rejections in Melbourne from black spot and fruit fly, and Bank of England losses. Other items mention Abydos discovery, Panama Canal burial density, a dead mouse removal, Lord Kitchener’s famine, petroleum found at Boonah, impending syndicate work on a unlucky Thursday in Spasia, postmen’ illiteracy in Spain, white Australia policy, Barnato murder rumors, cane-field labour, Broken Hill dividend totals, a new woolshed fire, Chicago’s deadly heat, fodder prices, draught horse values, Waterbury meeting panic, rabbit-proof wire netting in NSW, bot fly remedies, Sydney tram and motor fatalities, a name change confession in Lancashire.
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Quambone
David Charleton
Taree
Sydney
Brisbane
Melbourne
Bank of England
Rogers
Abydos
Panama Canal
Bt. Asaph
Lord Kitchener
Boonah
Queensland
Spasia
Benedicta
Spain
South Africa
Valder
Australia
Frank ‘Y Voltheim
Barney Barnato
Kruger
Broken Hill
Coolootai
Warialda
Chicago
Evans
Waterbury
U.S
Lands Department
New South Wales
Stewart Pottie
Radcliffe
Worrall
Smith
The Tariff Queries Parade Through Ports
Officials delay and debate over tariff classification as queries flood Port Darwin and Perth. Questions range from whether Chinese literature should be taxed as advertising matter or free classical literature to whether a child's drawing counts as art and how to value mixed items like woolen apparel and corsets.
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Port Darwin
Perth
On the Land Tour Opens Visits Fairy Mount and Jemalong Station
Mr Bert Mung the On the Land representative for 8.M Hurano and Mr Cox judge in the Sydney Mat farm competition visited Jas Watts at Fairy Mount Balderodgery on Tuesday. They left Parkes by Thursday’s train for Woodstock and Westville continuing the inspection tour which began at Gatenby’s Jemalong Station Forbes earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Mung
Hurano
Cox
SydNey
Jas. Watts
Fairy Mount
Balderodgery
Parkes
Woodstock
Westville
Georgia Senate Passes Racially Charged Voting Measure
The Georgia Senate approved a law restricting franchise to men who own property or pay taxes, can read a paragraph, or descend from war participants, with expectations of lifelong registration for white voters and disenfranchisement of Black residents. the measure, likely to pass the House, sparked concern among free and independent Georgians.
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Senate of the States of
Georgia
Incidentals of Weddings: Need for Better Gift Arrangements
The piece argues for improved planning of wedding gifts and invitations. It urges organizing a committee to manage presents and allocations, favoring useful mementoes over excessive kitchenware and cheques, and seeks a balanced, practical approach to wedding customs.
New Discovery Could Halt Consumption Says Dr Sheldon
The article touts a claimed remedy for consumption from Dr Sheldon, noting widespread praise. It mentions sales through Theos Hand and Poak Mill as distribution points.
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Rease
Inge
Mr. Malouf
Peak Hill
M. Malouf
Caswell Street
Dredded
James Fay
McDonald & Co
Dalgety Street
Millers Point
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