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1882 – Thirty-three year old Irishman Thomas Belford, sodawater and cordial manu-facturer was thrown from his cart after a morning of delivering his product to four hotels in Gundagai. Unfortunately, and possibly contributing to his death, he had imbibed at a number of them and his sobriety was questioned at the subsequent inquiry. Belford wasContinue reading “Not-so-sweet demise for cordial maker”