Victorian Fashion Notes and Social Scenes Abroad
A survey of women's dress trends and accessories from hats to knitted dresses, with remarks on plaid effects and wide hems. The piece notes fashion in Paris and Liverpool observations, plus a brief on the two Kashina wives en route to Mecca and seaside wear choices. It closes with minor anecdotes and a report on agricultural education and girls' physical culture debates in Victoria.
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Katsina
Nigeria
Toband
England
Mecca
Lagos
Liverpool
Council of Agrcultural Education
Dookie Agricultral
Colere Hex
Victoria
W. Kent Hughes
Gage Sara
Sir George Grey's Collec tion Exchange Moves Forward
The South African Parliament passed a bill allowing an exchange of Sir George Grey's archives with Auckland New Zealand. The Cape Town collection holds 500 Maori language books and manuscripts while Auckland preserves South African history documents and 130 drafts of dispatches. A map from 900 years ago traced the Congo's course.
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Sir George Grey
South Africa
Cape Town
Auckland
New Zealand
Sir George
Manusr Ripts
Colonial Office
Owiny
Cups
Grey
Stanley
Congo
Cats and Contentment at the British Museum
A description of the puns section during a royal visit notes Egyptian cats as crowd favorites especially for children. It recounts a London drawing room scene where a friendly cat remains unbothered by a workwoman and seems to wander house to house seeking a home or a place to belong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britishuseum
Crown Pring
Japan
London
Madam Pusa
Kalgoorlie Market Fruit and Vegetable Prices Report
Market notes show fruit supplies fair and vegetables in moderate demand with poultry short. Apples Romes Navela Stormers prices listed. oranges Navela and Valencies vary. tomatoes Best and others priced. lemons loquats mandarins and potatoes shown with assorted rates. butter prices noted amidst lines of inconsistent OCR text.
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Ehort
Yates
Romes
Albany Citizens Question Street Works and Secrecy
A letter to the editor from Albany criticizes municipal minutes noting debate over York Street drainage and demolition of houses. It warns against sanitary missteps at the town beach and urges openness, accountability, and public pressure ahead of council actions and rating meetings. The writer signs as A. Wansbrough, Albany, 30/0/21.
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York S
Albany
Muse
Ballston
KorCoune Mor
Mg Pont
York
Day Streets
York-street - Buring-terrace
York-street
Thas
Abe
Connell Committee
Rates Piyers
Hemp seed remedy in swine breeding aids fertility claims
A historical note discusses hemp seed as a remedy for sterility in sows and breeding pigs, noting higher issues in Merkehire and pigilar breeds. An American writer reports success giving one pint hemp seed twice daily mixed with bran and pollard, with variable dosage based on condition, extending to boars and gilts in some cases.
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Tamworth
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National Library of Australia
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Ladi Witte
SILK
Oxford
Australia
Bleek
Navy
Miers
Wylo
Wiblia
Wright
Press Fruit Daily
Town Hall
Phone 101
Mount Barker
Mrs. Reddin
BJ. Gormas
Mt. Harker
Royal George Hotel
Co. &. Hird, Proprietrres
A. EB. Williamson
Frederick Street
Orcas
Opals
Mary Given
Globe Motor Garage
Brade
Duke To Albany
Methodist
Motors House
Associated Fruitgrowers
Western Australia
Kalgoorlie
Growers
Oataan Ales
Kalcoorlie
Pember
Sa Oman
Scanlan Mes
Se Pier
Beltinger River
Sydney Rock
the Strand
Albany Hotel
York Street
Frank Lambert
Spirite
Freemasons’ Hotel
Stirling Terrace
Gibbons and Son
Watts
waTon
Jewel Uany
Tehphare
Oppoite Town Hall
Phage
W. Johns
Har
Alire
Mises
Yoram Street
Cearges
Albany Butchering Company
Agenta Joe Wotralian
E. G. McKenzie & Co
Robert Bell
Sceedsmen - Produce Merchants
Walkerville
Brewing CO
Great Southern KO Flour Mills
A. Yates & Co, Ltd
Tarunning, Phy Lad
Oper
Collecion
Kalgoorlie Market
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