 An extract from the paper about the first Koala to be captured told of the "graveness of the visage", which "would seem to indicate a more than ordinary portion of animal sagacity".One news gathering technique that Howe used for local content was to place a slip box outside of the store where the "Gazette" was published, to let the public suggest stories.Because of the country's geographic isolation, international news arriving via arriving ships was usually printed 10 to 14 weeks out of date.