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First known date:
1905...
16 December
1905
of
The Evening News [Sydney]
est. 1867
The Evening News
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* Contents derived from the 1905 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Saltbush Bill, J.P.i"Beyond the land where Leichhardt went,",
single work
poetry
(p. 7)
After a long life of droving Saltbush Bill is appointed a J.P. But he is disappointed to find no mention of pay until he finds, in his contract, the line "A magistrate may charge a pound/For inquest on a fire." Bill and the local indigenous population collude to make good use of this provision.
