Gentleman burglar reappears in Sydney in daring return
A famed Sydney thief nicknamed the gentleman burglar RAfyles reentered his old haunt at a Randwick cottage near Centennial Park. He was traced after a Graflex camera, pawned on Pitt Street for £7, was recovered via a pawn receipt. Police recovered the camera and believe at least one thief operates as a gentleman in Sydney.
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Sydney
Randwick
Darley-road
Centennial Park
Athe
Nokarm
Bet Stuband
Pitt Street
Tl Hicker
Battle of Skirts stirs debates on length and fashion
A heated dispute grips women and fashion writers over skirt length with London and New York papers weighing in. Sir William Orpen comments that fashion should suit the wearer’s form, while critics note longer skirts hinder sitting and reveal age perceptions.
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Elvill I Tongih
London
NY l
Variona
Willi Orpen
Daily Mail
Trish R.A
Gion
Cerah
Paris
William Orpen
New Guinea Women A Missionary's Address
The Rev Wesley, a missionary, spoke at Albert Mall Br teeny about New Guinea women. He praised their heroic efforts amid fixed racial ideas and customary demands. He described schools teaching Scripture and domestic duties, and noted wives sometimes earning more as wives than men could. educated women returned to villages to guide tribes. He urged support for these mission workers and highlighted sharing books as a key aid.
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George Brown College
Tibes
Austral
Jonelines
Mission Wi
New Guinea
French Cookery. A Method of Roasting and Stewing Meat
French cookery blends roasting and stewing for economical, savory meals. Use 25 minutes per pound plus 25 minutes total or 20–25 minutes per pound for fillets. Sauté vegetables in fat, fry meat, return vegetables, season, add stock to barely cover, and cook gently, basting often. Serve with vegetables and strained stock for gravy.
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France
Engad
Dominions
Aerial Invasion of Starling Flock Over Deal England
Residents near Deal awoke to a remarkable sight as a vast flock of starlings, described as over a mile long, crossed the area in the early morning. Witnesses compared the noise and movement to steamship and aircraft roars, with the birds flying four to five hundred feet high before dispersing inland. The incident raised questions about migration from the Continent and highlighted the starling’s common, yet impressive, presence across the British Isles.
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England
Deal
Hella
Meldes
Britain
Chief
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Company Tobacco Merchants
Perry Street
A. P. Greenfield & CO. Ltd
Scientift
Rafyles
Trewkella Horsepower
Trewkella Bros. Pty, Ltd
Victoria
Queensia
French Cookery
The
Stockman
Uty
Finney, Inles & Co. Ltd
Queen Street, Brisbane
R Elliott
Peat
Beale Conve, Ltd
A. J. Draper, Ltd
Cairng, Weed Office
Queentreet
Comp, Pte
Td Almilmr
HL . Ashworth
Mareela
CT. MARY'S C._OF E. GIRLS SCHOOL
Herberton
the Sacred Advent
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