Daring Barrel Feats and Unusual Wagers Across Paris
A Canadian girl in Paris sought to roll inside a barrel from a convent to the street, interrupted by police, then redid the stunt in a public square to win a bet. The report recounts bets and dangerous stunts including a cyclist descending the Eiffel Tower stairs, a chimney steeplejack balancing atop a 90 foot chimney, and other wagers involving racing ponies, cafe antics, and a touch and go endurance race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Ealmly
Ute Crystal Palace
Mai
Queensland sunshine state tour opens vast civic pageant
A detailed account describes a Brisbane visit by the Lord Mayor and delegation to inspect a grand two acre municipal complex, noting its circular concert hall for 2,600 and extensive marble interiors. The tour then travels by rail to North Queensland, visiting Maroochy Shire and Nambour, highlighting citrus, pineapple, banana and sugar industries, farm tech, and rural school developments amid scenic mountain and coast scenery.
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C. B. O'Reilly
Ald Jones
Hell
Greater
Melsbane
Brisbane
Cannon Hill
Queensland Meat Industry Board
E. F. Sunners
Australian Meat Council
Gerald Pope
South Australia
Briebadle Abattoir
Abstrale
Bsky
Herth
Queensland
Aps Cin Trem
Ceil
Palmwoods
Maroochy Shire
R.ac.q
J. T. Lowe
Paty
Euderin
Maroochydore
Coset
Blackill Range
Montville
Whey
Nembourn
Maroochy
Sill
Marouchy
Mount Lofty Ranges
Blackall
Montevillo
Country Women's Association
Moreton
Nemboor
Mor Intabee
St Buderim
Melbourne
Department of Agriculture
Sydney
Maroschy
Nembour
Gympie
Nambour
Wsual
Bundaberg Sugar Industry Tour Report Continues
A Queensland trip details Musings through Gympie and Bundaberg with praise for sugar industry growth. Descriptions cover cane mills at Millaquin and Fairyland and Bingera, Bundaberg’s boulevard and war memorial, civic receptions, and the region’s diverse trades, including dairying timber and machinery for sugar manufacture.
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Bundaberg
Luger
Bourbon Street
King William Street
Adelaide
AU. Buss
J.A.C.Q
Queensland
Woongarra
Nielson Park
Te Bargeara Golfhouse
Millaquin
Fairyland
Bingera
Giant tyres for air liners at Fort Dunlop
The article describes seven and a half foot diameter balloon tyres under development at Fort Dunlop for new large aerial liners. Each tyre weighs about two hundredweight, with wire cords rated to eighteen tons breaking load. Inner tubes weigh about 9.8 pounds, far heavier than usual car tyres, and hubs on the air liner wheels measure about twenty inches and weigh nearly a quarter ton each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Duntop
Proportional Representation Rally Moves Saddleworth Forward
Saddleworth Branch of the Proportional Representation Group held a public meeting at the Saddleworth Institute on Monday August 6. Voters from Auburn Manoora Riverton Waterloo Waterval e Rhynie attended to oppose single electorates and back proportional representation as a means to ensure parliamentary control by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saddleworth
Proportional Representation Group
Saddleworth Institute
Auburn
Riverton
Manoara
Waterloo
Watervale
Rhynie
Sadeleworth
A. J. Marrett
Western Australis
Fred Coleman
Messrs
S. G. Dawson
Pred Kelly
Manoora
S Dennison
Eleeters
Pesmania
Fatal Cheapness and Australian Trade Policy
Paul Cheyne argues that reliance on imports undercuts Australian industry and employment. He warns that cheap foreign goods reduce factory work, threaten national safety, and undermine defense, urging continued British trade and domestic production to grow an independent economy.
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Commonwealth
United States
Australia
New South Wales
Britain
Australis
Paul Cheyne
fooDS Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds
A product headline touts fooDS Peppermint Cure as a remedy for coughs and colds, claiming relief from influenza symptoms with a notable claim of effectiveness. The ad-style item emphasizes peppermint flavor and health benefits for general cold and flu discomfort.
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Texaco
Harve S
EXACO
R. C. Lott
Kooringa
the Texas Company
Asia) Limited
Taylor Bros. Baller
Ice
Gawler
Eudunda
Mrlootpa
Shire Council
Chamber of Commerce
Gympie Fruitgrowers’ Association
Comino & Co
Gympie Timer Pty, Ltd
Comino
Tte
Golden College
Whittney & Tiver’s
Virginia Cigarette
A.M.P
Itizene
Ihe
Emergencien
King Willian Street
D. McRae Wood
Fd. Barrett
Forgan
Forgan Ltd
Crystal Brook Port Pirie
Sara ©Co
Drew & Crewes Ltd
Burra O A. & L. Pearce
Booborowie
Morgan's
Monumental Masaps
C. J. Pearce & Son
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