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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1909
Page
3
A Bathurst column discusses how children should write for general readers about pressing issues in a mature voice The editor invites young readers to craft articles on topics in tariff reforms and other adult concerns while preserving a child’s perspective The piece also includes letters about Australia’s navy and choosing professions and reflects nostalgic notes on Bathurst and Empire values.
A fragment reflecting on newspapers as social and political instruments. It praises press literacy and quality content, warns editors to avoid slander, repetition, and deceptive ads, and urges upholding standards to educate readers and influence public opinion. Notable names include Thomas V. Pattureon from Bathward.
The readable portions show a dialogue about relying on friends and advising on a point, but the overall meaning is obscured by garbled phrasing and stray letters. No concrete event, person, or place can be identified for a proper news-style card.
A king with two sons awaits succession. One son seeks riches, steals a key, and perishes after a dark voyage to a hilltop. The other ventures wisely and survives to narrate an ominous tale of plunder and power, ending in tragedy for the ambitious heir.
The text extols core duties of a newspaper and editor including honesty vigor and restraint. It emphasizes providing reliable current events and avoiding libel sectarian bitterness and sensationalism while delivering clear English and strong town advertising value.
A dated note urges reporters to publish accurate reports and useful local news. It emphasizes using good machines, keeping in touch with wholesale markets, and balancing local mining and families’ news with less foreign content. It ends with a signature and an aged editor.
A fragment of a household hints column describes frying batter with baking powder sugar and fat, making pickles with mustard garlic ginger turmeric and vegetables, and methods to renovate fabric and repair coverings. It preserves practical household advice in a dense, era voice.
A humorous contemplation on dust as an ubiquitous nuisance and the eternal cycle of cleaning. The speaker riffs on dust as matter out of place, noting its stubborn return despite sweeping and brushing, and calls on timeless themes of human origin and mortality.
A historical note reports experiments by C Lah on book leather durability. It discusses leather aging with chrome alum, tanning agents containing hydroxyphenolic acids, dye preparation with volatile acids, avoidance of oxidation in base dyes, and shellac varnish as protection. Communication includes garbled personal text at end.
Jim Ellis and Molly Biworthy, longtime companions and lovers from Eglinton, face disapproval but marry after Jim wins back their home from debt through a winning race ticket and a bold plan. The tale follows village tensions, a rival, and a happier ending as Molly and Jim unite to restore the old home and start a life together.
A critical review of Liberal and Protectionist forces in Australia’s early federation era. The piece contrasts Liberal representatives from New South Wales and Victoria with Protectionist and Labour Socialist factions, noting debates over state versus federal powers, defence, and constitutional limits. It discusses ministerial shifts under Deakin, Watson, and McLean, and argues for democracy, equality of opportunity, and minority rights amid party clashes.
A testimonial from Blayney resident Mr Z H Marsh describes long lasting back pain and kidney ache relief after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills bought in Bathurst. He reports becoming symptom free and able to work again. A Mrs Aldish also confirms ten years of relief after standard remedies failed. Pills available at chemists or by mail from Foster-Aitchellan Co. Sydney.
A fragmentary geographic account describes Tristan da Cunha west of Capetown with a central mountain over 000 feet high and a clear lake at the top. It notes settlement sprawl, infested wildlife, lakes near the mountain, holy houses, and a long cemented shore.
A historic document criticizes the government for funding foreign nations from 1793 to 1815. It lists large subsidies to Portugal, the German States, Holland, Sweden, Austria, and others totaling about £604 million, with only £220,000 repaid. It notes instances of misused funds and mentions a celebration tied to a couple’s wedding.
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