Short-Lived Bushrangers Encounter at Mutton's Fall
Residents of a bushranger district near Fish River thwarted two armed men seeking tobacco during a late night raid at Mutton’s Falls. Webb family members evaded capture, but the assailants fled, later pursued to Piper’s Flat road where they were arrested by Constable Woods. All three men were found guilty of attempting to rob and assault and received stiff sentences at Bathurst Court. The incident highlights the era’s violent frontier crime and police pursuit strengths.
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Fish River
Mas
Webbs
William
Ganhaby
John Tinck
Atable
Webb
An Wabb
Misa Webb
Richard Webb
Spa
Miss Webb
Max
Tinck
William ' Webb
Migs Webb
Maar
Buahrangare
Harces
Boiluay- Bathueet
Bauior Conatable Woods
Meadow Flat
Offen
Woods
Piper's Flat
Mudges
Tallbar
Nina Qwiles
Mudgoo
Piper
Pinar
Rishard
Bathneet
Jaiene Webb
Bathurst Aoutze
Justion Milford
Dilley
Tonos
Stratton Wan
Norrie
Ryan
Thair
Bnon
Wiloa
Bathurst
Tue Rayers
Mt Mutton’ Malle
Ehaloes
Hul
Censel
Arctic
United £ 1
Lady Franklin
Malville Bay
South Greecland
Ostober
Miler
The Village Remixed in a Frontier Ballad
A fragmented verse recalls a valley town and its people, from miners and pioneers to shepherds and boxmakers. It describes a landscape rich in minerals and forests, the old road past a public house and shops, and a life of rural toil, family, and aging. The piece ends with an advertisement for a ladies emporium offering ready made garments and trims.
Sydney Scribbs on Oceanic Disasters and Labor Unrest
A rambling reminiscence recounts ship sinkings and iceberg perils, cites historic Arctic expeditions, and notes Australian labor tensions. It recalls episodes from 1880s to 1870s, including the Proteus disaster and French liner tragedies, then shifts to present-day strikes and boxing figures in Australia.
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Thamnelves
Noma
Lime and Whitewashes Recipes from Agricultural Journal
A compact extract of limewash and whitewash methods including interior and exterior applications. Steps cover mixing lime with dry sift, tallow and water, and applying with a brush. Also notes on slaking lime, salt additions, pigments, glue-based wash, and a US government limewash formula for public buildings.
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Theo
United States
Complex Recipe Fragment From A Damaged Page
A garbled excerpt shows steps for mixing glue with heated water and rice flour, with unclear measurements and terminology. The text mentions boiling rice flour, cooking glue, adding hot water, and letting the mixture stand for five says before ready. It also notes skepticism about the first recipe being good.
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Itin
Beware the Pumpkin Beetle Threat Shifts to Gardens
An old, error-laden notice warns readers about pumpkin beetles harming pumpkins melons and vegetables across states. It lists home remedies including Paris Green kerosene emulsion and arsenate blends, with instructions for mixing dilutions and application to plants. It also mentions leaf-wracking sprays and forthright cautions about costly yet effective pest control methods and a separate Bathurat townhouse incident.
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Indybird
Canada
Paris
Famulaion
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Lithgow
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France
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Australia
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Boon
Wan
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Bathurat
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Wellington
Norman Cook
Warman& Coll
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Miss Scott
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Boot Department
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