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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
2
Australia faces drought losses cited by cattle king Sidney Kidman and mass income tax figures. NSW towns report flood crests on Macquarie and Darling rivers with record days at Dubbo and Warren. Government claims and public notices outline war gratuities and returned soldier payments while local incidents include a Wellington billiards plan and a child’s accident.
The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission details Macquarie flood records over 53 years with peaks surpassing 20 feet at Dubbo and notable rises at Wellington. Data cover heavy rainfall in Oberon, Bathurst, Sofala, Rylstone, Mudgee, Molong, and Coolah in September, plus July 1892 and 1887 gaps. Citizens faced suspended traffic along lines near Coonamble and extensive crop and property damage.
A survey of costly legal proceedings from Manchester's big cotton case featuring Mr Leslie Scott, with 65 000 pounds spent on trial and 150 000 pounds overall after appeals. It also notes Harry Thaw, Bryce divorce, and a Port of London Bill, highlighting vast expenses per day and for counsel, jurors, and documents.
A tonic claim touts Horns Nerve Note as purifying blood and boosting brain tissue to banish headaches insomnia dyspepsia lassitude and nervous breakdown. Advert says no opiates and suits all ages with 8 shillings per box, six boxes for 17 shillings 4 pence, order from Gi W Hean Sydney.
The article surveys historic paper money debacles from Jefferson Davis to Russia and mainly analyzes John Law’s 1710 bank scheme in France. It details rising debts, rising note issues, public panic, and eventual collapse as Law and the Regent attempt emergency restrictions and reforms to restore fiscal credibility.
For voughs and colds, never falls. Get your Sulkies paint d and repaired at J G Carveth's, opposite Post Office.
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