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Newspaper
Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal
Location
Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 23, 1869
Page
3
A hunter recalls stalking wigeon as dusk settled, sighting a swan that disrupts the hunt. A woman aboard a punt hides a decoy swan to lure birds, then is struck by a ricochet and faintly recounts her near-miss before the narrator forgives her. The tale concludes with a digression on political patronage and a Loyal Liberal Association.
The Owens and Murray Advertiser notes M'Cullochites lament the dethronement of their chief and claims Liberal supporters were rewarded with a telegraph post. Hon G W Smith allegedly secured a boy’s appointment to the telegraphic department to bind followers to the cause, provoking both pride and ridicule among rival camps.
Deniliquin officers report a week of assizes with notable cases involving Gravenor Flood and Edward J. Flood. The brothers faced charges of fraud against a living man and robbing a dead man, tied to a sequence of swindles and a fatal accident. The piece reflects on crime and cautions youth to heed honesty.
A satirical reflection on Mrs Grundy as the dominant social force shaping acceptable conduct. The piece likens her to an elephant’s trunk, crushing sacred beliefs or dictating norms with equal ease, and notes how fear of social judgment governs behavior within polite society.
The Queen notes newer freedoms bending Mrs Grundy’s old rules. Women adopt Hansom cabs and open doors to guests, while London’s urban life promotes independence for progressively more educated, working, and self-reliant women, despite lingering social scorn.
A claimant once noted for stealing the Duke of Edinburgh’s jewels at Adelaide appeared at the Albury bench charged with stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle from a Tumut hotel. Identified by a witness from Adelaide trial, he denied the act and was remanded to Tumut. Also mentions an American prohibitionometer device to gauge sobriety.
Power suspected bushranger robs Ledwidge store at Ade, forces surrender of gold and silver, injures Ledwidge’s wife, and escapes on foot. Ledwidge and wife praised for resistance. police pursue suspect amid a £200 Victorian reward. Hawker’s cowardly hesitation condemned. Also notes public stocks sentence for a barber and other brief items.
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