New Evidence May Lift Mystery of Papua White Woman
Australian oyster farmer supplies new details about a white girl seen in 1944 aboard a RAAF lugger off New Guinea. E W Emery recalls a 19 or 20 year old girl with blue eyes aboard with native wives, suggesting she may be a descendant of a rumored white shipwreck survivor near Misima Island.
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New Guinea
Gippsland
E. W. Emery
Misima
Emery
Milne Bay
Kwaipomata
San Roque Passage
Mr. Emery
Baer
Lane Passage
Luckiest Bombing Fluke of World War II
Colonel William Consadine recalls a 1944 Japanese balloon bomb that drifted to Hanford Washington. The device triggered a power cut when it shorted high tension wires, though the bombs did not explode, prompting a switch to reserve lines and a dramatic wartime near miss.
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William Consadine
Nippon
America
Otsu
Japan
Hanford
Bees Face Bold Black Market In Sydney Hives
Australia reports a strange theft wave as beehives are stolen at night by an organised gang. The Commercial Apiarists' Assn offers a 50 pound reward for tips leading to convictions. Beekeeper Jim Wilcox warns hives are scarce and must be dry and light to resist thefts.
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Australia
Sydney
Assny
The
Association Journal
Association
Jim Wilcox
Engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Lieut Mountbatten Celebrated
Engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Lieut formerly Prince Mountbatten drew greetings from Western Australia country districts with many rural bodies planning celebrations and loyal congratulations.
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Elizabeth
Prince Mountbatten
St Cyril’s Parish Celebrates Mortgage Payoff
Pittsburgh parishioners celebrate final mortgage payment with a cheerful party. The document was burned in a ceremonial gesture and a small portion of the paperwork was also incinerated.
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Pittsburgh
St. Cyril's Parish
Wool And The Nation
Valuable publication for Australian woolgrowers is now available. Prepared by Goldsbrough Mort and Co. staff, the compact analysis traces wool growth from early flocks to last year’s 3,175,618 bale output. It covers history, composition, shearing, treating, disposal, and processing.
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Goldsbrough Mort and Coy. Ltd
Phillip
Australia
Police Woman McCarthy Never Missed Her Man
Chicago patrolwoman Alice McCarthy, a brash and level headed officer, joined the force in 1925 and built a record of arrests. She shot or killed attackers in 1934 and 1946, and in a Grant Park incident this month fired a single shot to stop a man who grabbed her.
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McCarthy
Alice McCarthy
Chicago
Alice
Grant Park
Restore His Health With Dr Williams Pink Pills
During the wartime to peacetime transition a man shows fatigue irritability and low mood. The ad claims Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuild blood and nerve strength, restore energy, and ease nervy spells, promoting a return to the old self. Available at chemists and stores.
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Dr. Williams
July 18 1947 Issum Supplement Note
A dated note lists numerous regional newspapers as supplements and mentions the July 18 1947 issue. The text reads like a stamp of publication cross references among the Wheatbelt and northern districts with no local story details.
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Boyup Brook Bulletin
Bridgetown Advocate
North Midland Times
Northern Times
Coolgardie
Avon Argus
North Eastern Courier
Preston Mall
Dowerin Guardian
Goomalling Gazette
Harvey-Waroona
Eastern Recorder
Dampler Herald
Manumop Mall
Midlands Advocate
Southern Sentinel
Mullewa Mail
Norseman-Baperance News
York Chronicle
Pemberton Post
South Western Advertiser
Southern Cross News
Toodyay Herald
Wongan-Ballida
Wheatbelt Tribune
Leonora News
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R.A.A.F. Planes
Lister Excelsior
Malloch Bros. Ltd
William Street
Perth
Ambulance PLC
Apella
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