05.03.1902 Tambo & Orbost Times The effort to clear the district of rabbits by poisoning must, states the "Standard" be almost hopeless when 305 rabbits were counted on Friday evening while travelling along the road from Omeo to Worchester's - a distance of only four miles. This piece of country was thoroughly poisoned by the shire rabbiter only six weeks ago. 04.02.1903 Tambo & Orbost Times ... In addition to the destruction of so much land by the spread of blackberries and briars, the rubbish is splendid cover for rabbits which are known to be in the district, and in one or two localities rabbits have been seen in half-dozens at a time emerging from blackberry thickets....