Burra Centenary Guests and Local Family Notes
Pricenaid rs G Buchansn and Mrs K Leh fran of Broken Hill guest their brother Mr Ralph EM. Born in Kooringa the family home recalls past. Mr and Mrs AI Gerard of Prospect visited for the Centenary, giving the address at Redruth Methodist Church. Miles Gindya Kellock left Kooringa for Sydney for holidays. JChynoweth of Nuh Adelide visits sister L Wicklam at Kooringa during the celebrations. Mrs Hlonete Steele of Adelaide regrets missing town events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rs G. Buchansn
K. Lehfran
Redruth
Koaringa
Sydney
Jas. Chynoweth
Nuh
Adelaide
Mee L. Wicklam
Kooringa
Hlonete Steele
Mery. Harris
Marriage by Lottery in Polish Village
In a Polish village a club conducts a lottery to assign husbands. Women pay a fee acting as a dowry until a man agrees to marry any participant. The process includes several meetings to introduce the suitor, then the lottery begins and the chosen number wins a husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lode
Poland
Silkworms and Cocoons Yield Silk Insect Labor
A fragment describes silkworm cocoons boiled to loosen glue, ends reeled from cocoons in batches, and a single reel leading to thread. It notes that 3 000 cocoons are needed for a pound of silk and mentions India’s average marriage age of 123 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Japan
India
The Ancient Art of Crystal Gazing Across Cultures
A survey traces crystal gazing from ancient Egypt to Asia Africa and the Pacific. It describes methods, beliefs, and regional practices including Egyptian Hathor temple crystals Maori blood drops Fiji priests and Chinese criminology uses. The piece notes varied implements such as mirrors globes and water vessels and highlights cross cultural fascination with hidden truths.
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East
Egypt
Hathor
Dendera
Nile
Tes
Europe
New Zealand
South Ameries
Ebsman
Russia
Siberis
India
Africa
Gold Coast
Ion
Pineapple Delicacies And Dishes From Fresh Pineapples
Fresh pineapples are at their best and offer a wholesome digestives rich in minerals and acids. Pineapple salad layers fruit prune whipped cream and walnuts on rings of pineapple. Pineapple Charlotte layers pineapple crumbs syrup and breading. Pineapple Fritters slice pineapple, sugar, batter and fry until crisp with a final dusting of sugar.
Britain Sets Timber Use Goals At International Conference
A 21 nation forestry conference in London pooled research and explored new timber uses. Lord Dunmore cited capital around £400,000,000 and Empire forest area near 2,500,000 square miles. Britain consumes about 1,000,000,000 cubic feet of standing timber yearly, with England felling roughly five percent of that total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Dunmore
Great Britain
England
Sound travel speed and historical candle lore
A fragmentary discussion compares sound speed to faster trains and mentions King Alfred the Great and candles with colored rings. The text blends physics with unclear historic imagery, noting sound moving faster than express trains and referencing symbolic candle forms.
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Alfred the Great
WEDDINGS At The Pirle St Methodist Church
The wedding of Mr Merch and Miss Florence Lamey took place at St. Methodist Church on September 12. The bride wore a lace over taffeta gown with a pearl halo veil. bridesmaids wore dusky pink and eel stripe outfits. Best men were Rex Walker and Hag Seeley. After ceremony, tea at North Adelaide. the couple departed for Strather iym for their honeymoon.
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Pirle
St. Methodist Church
Ick
Merch
Willem
Moveh
Kooringa
Florence Lamey
Mra
A. Lamey
Mount Gathier
Bee
J. P. B. Tilbrook
Harold- Parson
Cheelos Lames
Adelaide
Helen Mumme
Ruby Bass
Koopings
Rex Walker
Bouringy
Hag Seeley
Glenelg
Burra
Lamey
Bride
Mra Seeley
Barry
Snell
North Adelaide
March
Stratheriym
Marriage of Elsie Surfield Truster at Hallett
The wedding of Elsie Surfield Truster, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs G Surfield of Hallett, to Ernest Suvfield, elder son of Mr and the late Mrs Suvfield, was held with Rev O L Noske officiating. Attendants wore pastel frocks, cousins served as flower girls, and a reception followed with a two-tier white and silver wedding cake. The couple will honeymoon in Adelaide before returning. Guests included Mr T Surfield, Mrs Earle, Mr Bale, and others from Leighton and surrounding areas.
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Elsie
Mee G
Teus- Jey
Hallett
Ernest
Mics Jean Truster
Mises Phylis
Aileen Duneminn
Frank Suvfield
Institute
and Truster
Mre Trusler
Uride
Earle
C. T
Nake
Tev. Noske
D. Jones
Alol Wright
T Surfield
Adelaide
T. Surfield
Willalo
G. Bale
E. Earle
Roy Earle
Leighton
Sire D
The Necessity For Agricultural Extension
The article argues for broader agricultural extension across nations, noting gaps between research and practice. It highlights government and private efforts, printed materials, and radio, stressing the need to adapt research to local conditions and to train more extension workers. It cites fallowing, wheat varieties, and ongoing experiments as evidence of information's value in improving farming profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muc
Mallee
Department ‘of Agriculture
Department of ‘Aerioniture
Aspere
Whralese Broadcastinng
Tuech
Victoria
Gallipoli
Perkins
South Australia
Smust
Australis
Fong
Tuberculosis prevention notes for mothers in public health bulletin
A South Australia Public Health Notes summary urges mothers to safeguard children against tuberculosis. It links childhood infection to adult disease, stresses nutrition, rest, outdoor activity, and balanced meals, and advises prompt medical consultation for symptoms. The piece also notes a recent dramatic medical case and various unrelated health and cultural facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoelation For
Engand
Public Health Notes
Department of Public Health of
South Australia
Fisk
Cere
Tales of Police Play Alchemy Across African Frontiers
A Flight Commander recalls African native constables who prize their uniforms and duties. A Tanganyika renegade police officer and a Nyasaland plantation case highlight detectives in plain clothes, with a planter’s crowd and a deceptive disguise ending in laughter.
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Tanganyita
Nyasaland
Palice
Binish
Hanson Agricultural Bureau meets with discussants and plans
Twenty four members attend the Hanson Agricultural Bureau meeting on 28 September Weld, with Jas Crereton and W Woolflacott reporting. Michael Terry F E G S speaks on Central Australia noting limited potential for deep cattle country expansion, Lassiter's Reef called a myth, and A B Rigge reports satisfactory sheep ruggedness at Murkaby. Roseworthy College inspection planned for 26 October. contact secretary MS de N Ducas via Gum Creek.
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Jas Crereton
W. Woolflacott
Michael ‘Terry F E.G.S
Central Australia
Speatr
Musgrave Ranges
Terry
Lassiter
A. B. Rigge
Murkaby
Roseworthy College
de N Ducas
Gum Creek
Rainfall by Year and Month Data Amid Vague Totals
A dense OCR list shows rainfall figures across many years from 1880s to 1990s, organized by months Jan through Dec. The jumble includes inconsistent symbols and stray numbers, with several years partially readable and others heavily garbled.
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Sibetl
Thei Lent
Britain
Matthews
Emporium
Eee
Bilk Athletic Bingleta
OneLize
Surfield Trusler
J. Leith Gillespie
AO. Wright
A. Miller
Pf, McRae
J. and
L. Fitzgerald
A. and
B. Fitzgerald
J. Seigert
Senos
Nellie Marcum
Hamilton
Ohio
Jamaica
British Museum
Sara & Co
Ahp
Wis
Eles
Yulicetan
Bwana
Tom
Phes
Hanson Agricultural Bureau
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