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Newspaper
Quorn Mercury
Location
Quorn, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
4
The column urges farmers to embrace mixed farming to stabilize export markets for beef pork and dairy. It argues low prices threaten profit unless stock kept and fed with climate advantages and scientific feeding, noting tuberculosis risks and the need for farm efficiency and market confidence.
The Port Pirie Defence Rifle Club held its fourth annual meeting at Bennet Nek, with officers elected including H. G. Warren, Raa Hewitt, Willama Non, and A. R. Awens. The club declared an all-comers match open to civilians, thanked local supporters, and listed fixtures and results against Orroroo, Clare, Adlaire, Military teams, and Port Germein Mounted Rifles, with individual scores and averages noted for several members.
The text references Chest coughs and blood in sputum improved by a remedy identified as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The fragment also touches on legal and local governance notes about district council boundaries and beer regulation, but details are unclear.
An AA correspondent signing Miswalf Banane offers practical hints on avoiding mouth dryness during long marches in hot air. He cites Captain McTnerney and Ulster-like rigor, recommends sipping small amounts between meals, keeping lips together, and breathing through the mouth to lessen thirst while traveling in extreme conditions.
The inquest into the death of Port Pirie man Doh Mudovald aged about 40 at the Wehe Rta Hotel area recounts a fatal fall from a ship’s hold at the port. Testimony covers the night shift at the wharf, the broken line, and rescue attempts, with employers and union representatives present as the jury views the body and evidence.
A fragmented account describes Boer communities near Pretoria and Johannesburg, detailing shooting contests for prizes, secret service fears, and spy fears. It notes the government’s wartime surveillance, the use of dynamite for rainmaking, and cultural observations on Boer language and music, with references to drought at Johannesburg and social behavior in towns.
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