Australian cottage style shifts in homes and roofs
The piece surveys evolving English and Australian home trends with slate roofs, verandahs, and tiled floors, noting rising use of gas and electric stoves, fewer chimneys, lighter interiors, and the influence of climate on roof pitch and room layouts. It highlights verandahs gaining favor in England and Australian cottages shaping a distinct exterior character.
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England
Barham
Mt. Council
Eimeria
Australian domestic architecture influenced by Britain and America
A fragment discusses shifts in home design across Australia noting rooms like drawing rooms verandahs and bathrooms. It contrasts Victorian ideals with practical layouts prioritizing kitchen work areas and breezeways while noting importing stylistic elements from Britain and the United States.
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England
Lemet
Untitled health ad copy misreads bowel remedy
An OCR fragment advertises laxative misuse with garbled wording. It references a product named Laxo Tonic in pints and pills, claiming relief from stomach and bowel discomfort.
Frank Shove Lame Street Advertisement Notes
Fragments advertise second hand sulkies and hacks for hire at Ven Deiat and lair hopes on a lair street. Includes street names and generic selling lines without clear event details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lame Street
Simgle
Draper Arte Flu Hartley Hale Not Found
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and places with unclear context. no coherent event or outcome available to summarize.
Australians Observe Sydney Harbor Architecture Differences
A Sydney observer notes how local houses adapt to climate with open fronts and verandahs, criticizing imported designs and praising practical shifts. He quotes architects on structural ornament versus natural elevation and recalls specific coastal cottages illustrating changes in style and materials.
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Sydney Harbor
Enys
Sydney
D. Telegraph
Eomee
Jess
Fire and Insurance Company Capital and Reserves Notice
Extract from a 1908 bulletin shows authorised capital of 9 000 000 and accumulated funds 2. The document lists policy holders and managers including Norman Thambera and A. G. Baltmarsh. It notes last year’s figures with capital and reserves and specifies a 151 percent average reserve rate of premiums.
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Mahine
Lisbility
Elatteto
Queensland
Norman ‘Thambera
A. G. Baltmarsh
Great Britain
National
A. J. Draper
Lets! Agem
Csires
Byrne Saddlery At Munro's Buildings Cairns
T Byrne saddler offers descriptions of saddlery stock and made to order. He is known for workmanship and repair services with counter lining as a specialty. Goods include pack saddles and leather dressings kept in stock by first class tradesmen in Cairns North.
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Munro
Cairns
T. Byrne
Iarwest
Lara
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Sheridan Corner
Sheridan
Abbott & Esplanade
Dai
Dowble Bay
North Shore
Howe
Hostor
Ube
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Saraneway
Mas
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Bunacet
Geetee Oben Cers OG All Chemists & Storeneepers
L.E
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Farrier
Spence Street
Gregory
Royal Hotel
Herberton, I Wns
Torlagh
Robt. Sturt & Co
Woete Stab Lame
Stoners
Aberdeen Ling
Trustees
Lada Lif
Allisens
Manchester Fire Assurance
Preste Fire Assurance
Ocean Accident and Guarantes Corporation, Ltd
The
Dalgety & Co
Wolfram Baya
Valeator Cairne Town Council
Lake Sere
Beirne’s
T. C. Beirner Co
Rational Insurance Co
How
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Lipp
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Eribbare
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P.O
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