The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 6 Aug 1909 1
COUNTRY NEWS.
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SOUTH COAST.
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Clifton, Thursday.
Mr Elliott, district police magistrate, presided for the first time at the Clifton Police Court yesterday, when some dozen cases were dealt with.
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Unanderra, Thursday.
Mr Edward O’Neill’s new seven-roomed cottage and furniture were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The cause of the fire is unknown. The cottage and contents were insured for £200.
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Bellingen, Thursday.
The late Mr Andrew Buchanan, of Deep Creek, who died in his sleep as a result of heart failure, was the second man to take up land on Deep Creek. He was the youngest son of the late Colonel Buchanan, and brother of the late Nat Buchanan, explorer. Deceased was 77 years of age.
Bourke, Thursday.
At the Bourke Police Court to-day Frederick Howard, aged 15, was committed for trial on a charge of committing a serious [unnatural] offence.
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 6 Aug 1909, p. 4.. Emphasis added.