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Newspaper
Taralga Echo
Location
Taralga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
4
A first person reminiscence of farm life on high country near Wollondilly, describing changing climates, dairy work, timber clearing, and a dramatic telescope view of Kosciuszko with snow crowned peaks. The speaker reflects on memory, nature, and a new awe before distant mountains and blue air.
Frigid Friday night drew about one hundred to Kempton Hall to bid farewell to Dorothy McDonald leaving Gresnmantle School after six years for Juloneg. Speakers lauded her charity work and cheer, gifts were exchanged, and the event closed with singing and dancing until daylight.
Printed and published by Robert John Wiening of Taranal Marsden-street Crookwell for the Proprietors R J Winning and Son.
A gathering at the Crookwell Gazette office decided to form a local ladies hockey club. Elected officers include Miss A Roberts president and Miss M Winning secretary, with Miss E Rowe treasurer and Misses Keith Spring as vice presidents. Committee members are Mesdames Parker Jarratt and Misses Sears M Rowe and P Webster. Brown and gold chosen as club colours. next meeting set for Tuesday night.
Mr. Davidson a prominent grazier and mall contractor near Queanbeyan is reported drowned in Hurra Creek flood waters while crossing in a sulky. He formerly owned Woodville Station Binda sold to the Government for soldier settlement. Mesers Wilson Lamrock and EKil patrick are now settlers on the original holding.
The body of Mr J B Davidson was found on Monday about half a mile from the crossing over Burra Creek. His horse and sulky were located nearby. Investigations proceed to determine the circumstances.
A narrator encounters a ghostly man in a dark hut who turns out to be Jimmy, smeared with pollard and phosphorus from rabbit poaching. He camps for the night and trims the narrator’s hair while ridding the hut of rats in one night. Amundsen and party are reported safe.
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