THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM “STANDARD.” JUNE 4, 1907. The population of Australia had been given as' 4,119,481, as against 3,765,339 in 1900? The excess of departures over arrivals in 1906 had been 2240. The section of railway between Taihape and Malaroa had been opened for passenger traffic. The price of ehalf in the Ohakune district had been reduced from £8 15s a. lon to £5 15s. It was stated that teamsters were delighted, as they had been faced with barikruutey. A Gazette notice had recorded the appointment of Mr A. Iv. Drew as registar of births, marriages and deaths at Sanson. The Junction Hotel at Sanson had been burned down, the licensee (Mr Morse) being a heavy loser The Croat Northern Hurdles had been won by Mcrriwai, with Irish second and Le Bciiu third. The time was 2min 0 2-5 tec.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 157, 4 June 1937, Page 2
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142THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 157, 4 June 1937, Page 2
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