Isn't it nice ro reminisce every now and again? I have dragged out a couple of old newspaper's from my pile in the old shed. How many of you remember me posting all these years ago? Have found the odd event that I may have missed. The Queenslander 12 January 1895 Pg 89 Lost in the Bush DEATH OF MR. D. LEAHY. Thargomindah dated January 8th. Dennis LEAHY was lost on Saturday morning whilst on his way from Toompine to Thargomindah. On receipt of the intelligence here Messrs. John LEAHY, M.L.A., and P.J. LEAHY brothers of the missing man, accompanied by a large number of townspeople, including police and black trackers, left for the locality where LEAHY was last seen. A party from Soonah searched during Saturday, and the Toompine party and trackers were also at work on receipt of the news. A vigorous and prosecuted, but without result until yesterday morning, when LEAHY'S dead body was found about four miles from the place where he had camped the previous Friday night. The remains were removed to Thargomindahm and interred yesterday evening. The funeral was large. Another old resident of this district named Con GAFFNEY is reported as lost.GAFFNEY'S swag was found on the rabbit fence near Oontoo, and a search has been instituted, but it is feared that the unfortunate fellow perished through want of water. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT CHARTERS TOWERS The Under Secretary for Agriculture has received from Mr. Joseph SHAKESPEARE, mining inspector, a preliminary report concerning the fatal accident at Charters Towers on 19th December last, whereby Robert HARGREAVES was killed and W.H. POUTTER seriously injured. The article then goes into detail about the accident. http://addison.homedns.org/transcriptions/search.htm Regards Bev Edmonds