Soldier settlers seek relief from government on farm debts
A deputation led by the Beller Subbranch president met the Minister of Repatriation to press for easier terms on soldier settlements in the district. They cited heavy losses, high liabilities, and the need for capitalized lease terms, interest reductions, and options to ease annual instalments to keep farming viable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogan
G. Powell
Tin Burra
Hallett
Rockorowie
Farrell's Fist
Hanson
Black Springs
Minion
Diggers TaE Ice Pines League Activity Uneven
Fragmentary OCR notes mention league activities and deficiencies in coverage. The text references dates and events vaguely, with unclear names and places, making specifics hard to determine.
War costs and the call for reconciliation in postwar society
Mr Scullin warns that vast war expenditures drained the Commonwealth and harmed the young. He argues peace must be secured by a reconciled public conscience across nations, with funds redirected to social improvements rather than war. He recalls a soldier’s despair and urges nations toward unity.
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Scullim
Gnister
Scullig
Leving
Scullin
Schoolboy Phrases and Peculiarities From A Misread Text
The fragment lists odd language notes and garbled references from a reading exercise. It mentions misused relative pronouns and distorted Shakespearean attributions, along with nonsensical phrases about celery and a mock grammar lesson. The tone is didactic and highly garbled, reflecting OCR error.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Prove Worthy, Readers Say
A Peterborough reader claims Doan's Backache Kidney Pills relieved a family member's long standing back and kidney pain. The testimonial notes rapid relief, lasting three years with occasional doses to maintain health. Product sold by chemists and stores. Foster McClellan Co. advertises the pills.
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Dosn
Mra J. McGuire
Railway Terrace
Peterborough
Gasa
Dean
bin An
McGuire
Doan
Foster-McClellan Co
Hamilton Street
Sydney
Hawke and Co. rent payment and district council actions January 1981
Minutes show council resolved to write Hawke and Co. for reply to letter, approve rent for a telephones at Dr Lanner's office, and reserve future works for distressed ratepayers. Reports note hospital subsidy, road subsidies, boundary repairs, and stubble burning date set for March. Next meeting February 28.
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J. A. Heinrich
K. Chester Sandland
W.son
Alw. Farley
Sot
Bebap bin
W. Lanner
Hawke and Co
Cr. Bandiand
Dr. Lanner
Clek
Landa Dept
Syetjod
Boundary Road
Buntley
Bright
Achmire
Gomplaine
Merk
Cra Parley
Schappan
Gra Launer
Noske
St Roberta
Planets in February Sightings in the Evening Sky
Jupiter and Mars dominate the February skies near the Milky Way with Jupiter retrograding and Mars following a retrograde path. Venus shines as the morning star while Saturn rises around 2 20 a.m as part of the celestial arrangement across the Milky Way.
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Jupiter
Mars
Perth
Gamtern
Milky Wey
Mary
Venus
Jong
Saturn
Canning Wid Dog Stamp Through Covern Across Country
Fragmentary text mentions a dog and a stamp with potential travel or movement through a large country area described as hay covered. Details are unclear and no names or dates are identifiable.
Baby and car theft misadventure ends with safe return
A family left their car and infant in a street over a weekend. The thieves fled with the vehicle but abandoned it near the owners’ home after the crying baby drew attention. The baby survived unharmed and police recovered the car hours later. Similar anecdotes show thieves pursued by police and mistaken ownership misunderstandings.
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Tende Acgg
L Andowner
Oughts and oughtn'ts echo in a Dickensian tirade
A garbled narrative riffs on the word ought and its social meaning. The text laments unemployment and asks who should work and how wages should be set, referencing Mr. Myers and generic authorities. It laments workers misled by leaders and predicts a hard road to reform.
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Myer
Vision of wireless ten years hence by Marconi
Ten year forecast from Marconi describes wireless expanding from telegraphy to television. He predicts electromagnetic transmission will span oceans and connect homes, transforming music education and commerce. He notes imperfections will be resolved, secrecy remains essential, and beam technology will advance for faster, more extensive communications.
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Marchese Marconi
Fssete
Wireless
Rome
Peeve Wireless
Aare Hoey
Strange Yet True Bacteria and Shipwrecks Highlight Unusual Facts
A quirky note explains that of 2000 known bacteria varieties only a few hundred are harmful. It also hints at ships patrolling remote districts removing goods from Jurren islands where wrecks scatter glass and fumes.
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Jurrén Islands
Encounter with a Giant Shark During South Seas Expedition
The narrator recalls a perilous fishing day near the outer reef while attached to the Bishop Museum Bondale Expedition. A giant shark devoured their catch revealing a steel blue fin, sending the canoe reefed and the crew into the sea as Terii shouted for help.
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Bishop Museum of Bondale
South Seas
Pacific
Thad
Teri
Abiahi
Terii
Pally
Iesp
Benes
Toad
Verli
Ifern
Rescue and tragedy amid river ordeal described in old diary
An account recounts a near drowning where Terri saved a friend by shielding him as a struggle occurred in a pool of blood. Rescuers reached the pair, one man lost both hands, and elders chanted a diege of disaster as the canoe neared shore.
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Teri
Terri
Deathny
Who Owned The Goose Treasure Tale From Hills
A fragmentary tale describes a goose said to have found gold pieces in the Pool of the Hills. A worker reported discovery of irregular gold fragments and notified committee members to map grazing areas, though the source remains undefined as supplies arrive from many centers.
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Gawler
J Snow
Torosity
Athens
Unemployment, Suffrage, and Economic Reform Echo Across England
A circular tale of 19th or early 20th century England shows textile workers facing unemployment as women like Adele join sewing circles to clothe the poor. It notes profiteering by textile makers, suffragette activism, and debates on money creation to fund unemployment relief, with a nod to League of Nations plans emerging.
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Aucia Peathurst
England
Adele
Tesa Watklear
Mstmeéy
League of Nations
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Reotland
House of Commons
Scotland
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