Local Friendly Societies Directory and Medical Dispute
Readable fragments detail numerous lodges and secretaries across streets and halls. The article notes friction between friendly societies and lodge doctors over medical attendance limits and proposes mutual adjustments to avoid hardship for current members and guide future admissions. It also reports reorganization efforts by the Irish National Foresters branch and the benefits of consolidating funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seci Tlea
Irish National Foresters
Orange Local Gleanings Reflect Varied Summer Weather Talk
A mosaic of notes on weather in waterbags and bot houses, political quips about NSW capital site jokes, theatre hopes in Bathurst, and sports gossip about Clem, McAlister, and Buckley. The piece blends local humor with regional concerns and cheeky commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dryden
G. H. Reid
Turon Shire
New South Wales
Federal Capital
Mann
Broken Hill
Tom
Bathurst
Magelo Moore
Igeworlks
Clem
McAlister
Ben
Buckley
Orange
Victoria
European and North American Voices Reflected in Excerpt
Selections from Daily MMrail and periodicals quote observers in Canada Britain and Africa. Notable lines span politics culture and travel from Queen to The Times. The passages critique aging figures, winter tourism, governance of natives, and cross continental exchange.
The Autobiography of a Steel Rope
A steel rope narrates its long transformation from molten ingot to a giant hawser. It describes heating, hammering, rolling, drawing, twisting, and stranding processes with details of machines, lengths, and the 1200 horsepower engine powering the works. The tale ends noting the immense strength of the resulting cable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stenl
Christmas Carols Spark a Noisy Night in Back Street
In a dim back street on Christmas Eve a small boy urged a group of carolers to sing a louder verse about Peace on Earth. A passerby applauded with a sixpence and shared a tale of her man’s turkey raffle win. He warned of a loud crash as he hurried home with the prize.
Claret from North Sea trawler mystery found in harbor
A North Sea steam trawler crew hauled a 120 gallon cask of claret from their trawl off the coast and landed it at Boston. The wine is said to be in excellent condition and may be part of cargo from a wreck in the North Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
North Sea
Death of Famous Engineer George H. Birkbeck
The death notice honors George H. Birkbeck the renowned engineer who helped run the first London to Brighton train in 1842 The Manchester engineering firm where he worked built the engine and he faced fiery coal and hot axles as he ferried water to cool them His career included work on the Royal Albert and Black Sea transport projects and the Panama and Colon Railway involving challenging marsh terrain and piles laid over a tidal surface
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry Berkbeck
London
Brighton
Manchester
Birkbeck
John Penn
Royal Albert Ahd
Black Sea
Spain
Admiralty
Wesel
Birkbvek
Royal Albert
Panama and Colon
Obituary Notion Refers To An American Patriot
An obituary notice describes a man killed by a cirilu la and Indie, calling him a good citizen and upright man. The text notes limited information about circular laws and labels him an absent patriot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ap American
Ciriula
Anwo
Indie
Whimsy and Poverty Told in Scots Folklore
A fragment from a periodical recounts Lord Bute’s anecdote about a Scottish widow and her family living on oatmeal porridge. The tale contrasts charity and fear of scarcity with a child’s question about breakfast if spared and a brief discussion of apprenticeship meanings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of
Bute
Scotland
Lord Hate
Barriteh
Fragments of Wit and Courtship Across a Lively Page
A collage of snippets from a late era page features jokes about love and voice, a schoolday remark, a marriage ceremony analogy, and a humorous exchange at a shop counter. It also notes a four year old party guest reciting, an epitaph joke, a grey horse high-jump record, and Australian toll subscribers in Sydney.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Among the Friendly Societies
Oveteer
Loyal Kincora Lodge
M.A
Oddfellows Hall
J. Barham
Piper-Street
Syst Hrittannia Lodge
P.— Meats
Tucelays
Orldifellows
J. Smith
Stewart
Wichner and John's
H.A
Lambert Aireet
Western Pioneer Lodge
Lambertat
Queen of the West
U.A.C
Masonic Hall
F. Warwick
Petist St. Philomena's
Diraveh
I.N
HL Flynn
Russeblatrest
St. Mary'a
National Library of Australia
Mmrail
Huegland
Daya
New York
Canada
Fiener
Allahabad
Pune
the Times
Bigel
Atlantic Monthly
Bee
Granta
Cambridge
Mmeeling Place
Cee
Barn
Ohio
ZimCom le Tren
Beth Tree
Teach Gate
Mletrad Guicam
Betey
Bre
Andain Faiwing
Noewcastie
Dag
Plantet
Siag
Mary
Adore
Simald
Cynic
Angeli
Angel
Erat
Aindy
Utila
Add
Jack
Lester
Flease
Smith
Brown
Husbband
John James Blank
Lfe
Tenterfield
Desmond
Grey Hunter
Commonwealth
Sydney
England
Germany
Berlin
Bondon
Parlee
Barrack Street
John Broadwood & Sons
Melville-Clark and Broadwood Convestion
Apolo
Allison, Steedman
Wagner
Howick-Se
Bathurs
Edison Records
H. Fi
Shepherd
Western District
Telephone
Sussex-St
Alfa-Laval
Gallowly
Per Hilur
Wallona
Lawrence-Kennedy-Gillies
The
L. K. G. Milking Machines
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