Town and Country Gossip and Arrivals at Gordonvale
A jumble of arrivals and departures fills Gordonvale and nearby towns with mentions of Lambert, Nalder, and Magoura Station. Notes on church appointments, travel routes to Sydney and Brisbane, and several local dignitaries are interwoven with social notices and advertisements from Malanda, Cairns, and Atherton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter. Lambert
Agning Dor Magoura
Nalder
Lamisil
Gordonsvale
Masriz
Hew. W. Metaren
Bee Baigh
Gordonvale
Mosiere Kein
Brisbane
K. Senith
Kara Milt Cosby
South
Tommy Short
Beating the Bookie Exposed by Shady Schemes
A historical account outlines schemes used to beat bookmakers, detailing elaborate ruses by gangs. It describes how color coded signals via wool threads and prearranged bets manipulated outcomes, plus a method involving forged correspondence to pressure bookies into paying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Impr
Rainmaker
Ng Bet
Ieakmakers
Aro
Vey
Anaious Pot
General Henrys French Commander in the Ruhr
An observer recalls General Henrys as a plain, unimpressive figure amid Allied discussions of the Ruhr occupation. The London Daily Mail profile notes his blunt, lucid style and lists his role in Macedonian operations of 1918, with glimpses of his interactions at a table where others discuss Allied actions and fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hey Cowl
Henrys
Suiet
Ne ‘Elfen
Ruhr Eine
London
Daily Mail
General Henrys
Maredoulay
Tan
French Armee d'Cent
Ing
Macedonia
Wereral
Henrya
Elurade
Budapest
Hanes
Seine
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Harley-Davidson
de Luss
Perfection Cycles
Pattern B
Bhp Eee
P. E. Wilkinson
Abbott ‘Street
Cairig
Clark & CO
A. Villiers
Cairns
THE
Vulcan Foundry & Engineering Works
Urensland
MacPherson
Enginade
Nada
Smellie's
Smellie & Co, Ltd
Townsville
Ingham
Ayr
Mackay
Alfred Taylor Ltd
Lake Street
Carne
Dunn
Geaney
Deenbar
Price
Atigmond
Idea
Pittamd
DLACK
Sellen Anents Snd
Tome
Yapreeb
Brading
Che
the Daily Mail
Queen-Strest
Bosanko
E._BOSANKO, ea
Atherton Bros
Taree
Magenien
Poceien Fine
LA Miller
Shields Street
Walter B Brown
BOS
Uni. Destal Surgeom
Atherton
Town and Country
A. J. Mackwick
Sydney
HG. Selby
Mourilyan
Walsh
Adelaids Shipping Company
Isha
G. Randell
Robert Stewart
LDQ
Malanda
Thos M. McGrath
Ant— L. O'Brien
C. G. T. Murray
Lurley, Grose & Long, Solicitors
C.D. Lynch
FLA
A.M.P. Chambers
P. Montgomery
Richard Hill
taRoe
H. J. Bulcock
Farmers’ Machinery Depot
Spence Street
Rome
McMahon
WM. Murphy
RE Merchant
P.O
Lowe
Lake Eacham
Fungabubra
Gelling Brothers Ltd
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