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Newspaper
Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal
Location
Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1869
Page
3
A fragment highlights a glow of glittering mail and molten silver as a figure celebrates a mid day achievement in salmon fishing. The scene praises the joy of friends, a feast to come, and the honor of a place in sporting fame for a successful angler.
Frank Buckland recounts at Blenheim Palace emus in the care of old Lang and the Duke of Marlborough. He details the male evading eggs for weeks, three chicks hatching, feeding practices, and how the emu pair and keeper Tom safeguard and rear the young. The tale blends horticultural pride with natural history observations.
A narrator describes emus in a paddock, noting how the birds abandon eggs when the hen is absent, and how the male knows when to sit. The long courtship includes eleven birds in the paddock plus the old Tom, with origins from Lord Alfred Churchill and a duke’s collection. One bird died from an ice accident. the birds prefer ice and scraps, and a chase with hounds ends without injury.
This long account alleges the King Oscar voyage of 1867 carried 33 Apii and Mare islanders to Brisbane for sale, detailing Lewin and crew involvement, killings, and islander coercion. It cites official inquiry, colonial reactions, and the wider scandal of Polynesian labor trafficking in Australia.
The article reviews a Liverpool debate on velocipedes as locomotion a means. Mr Lander argues limited travel practicality while lauding exercise value. Lauder and Baines present the device’s advantages and speed potential but concede constraints compared with walking or running.
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