Spanish Fork Press | 1906-08-23 | Page 3 | Australia's Rabbit Plague

Australias Rabbit Plague The last spell of heat cleared off a multitude of rabbits directly around Broken Hill and although there are still many about they are not nearly so plentiful as a few weeks ago However apparently there has been no diminution on the holdings a few miles from Broken Hill At one well known station the lessee has been trapping tho rabbits at the tank when they como to drink In this way no fewer than 35000 rabbits have been exterminated at one tank In a fortnight fort-night A cartload containing 700 rabbits rab-bits was put on tho scales and weighed one ton Melbourne Argus