Gold was discovered in the central west of New South Wales in 1893, at Wyalong. It was feared the diggings might pollute the water supply; a dam known as White Tank. Accordingly, the official town was laid out about three miles to the east. But the miners,
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DEMON BOWLING OR DREADFUL BATTING? I recently came across the newspaper report of an 1893 cricket match between the rural communities of Exton and Reedy Marsh, in northern Tasmania. EXTON V REEDY MARSH A match was played on Saturday between the above clubs on the Exton Club’s
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