Memories of Antu and voyage from Landen to Australia
A fragmentary diary recounts a voyage aboard a ship named Antu from Landen to Australia. It recalls shortages of food, including weevily pork and worm-eaten biscuits, and describes harsh conditions, crowding, and conversations about survival among the passengers. The narrator reflects on life in Victoria, gatherings, and the uneasy atmosphere as they near their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landen
Alanchester Guardian
Ion Antu
Australia
Sean
Bath
Native cunning iv the Bolomons mam traps laid
Wartime notes describe Sukomen men using poison laced needles and jungle traps against Hossianne warriors. Individual accounts claim arrows and spiked devices cause slow deaths, with tactics including camouflage and coerced ambushes. Observers mark guerilla warfare and native ingenuity as central themes, amid colonial rivalry.
Fighting Fish and the Acrobat of the Sea
A vivid account of a dangerous sea encounter featuring a ferocious moray eel. The narrator describes the creature’s speed, teeth, and lethal power as it battles on deck, causing injuries and a brutal struggle amid a wrecked vessel. The scene captures the peril and ferocity of deep sea fighting fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Auckland
Ely
Dade
Ion Almont
Tally News and Dance Event Report
A local Tally News brief covers a CW AE run dance by the Tally branch and notes a rough Sunday weather pattern with intermittent showers. It also mentions a traffic accident on Yardwell Road where a young man named Mills collided with a railway area, sustaining injuries and vehicle damage.
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Mills
Peat
Akon Yardwell Road
Milly
Tatruto
Kennelly
Cally Wythe
Dr. Mafwan
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Mr. Howen
Fetore
Varyl Gan
Collingwood
Melbourne
IME & Newell Ltd
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Hossianne
Ambueh
Arin Aloviev
DC New
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Arcanal
Iver
Shields
Bos
TALLY_ NEWS
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QMART
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Soland
Boland
Lin
Ile
Bach
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Uke Heber
Sky
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View Koa
Crange
Boland Price
Boland’ Price
Poland
Polamd
Rome
Iewich
Koch
Havard
Egland
Lydian
Hani
Sivattty
Gran
Tien Gente
Velvee Boland
Ann
Wikdoine
Erinatien Wetinstrum
Boland's Price
Wit Boch
Nottingham Valance
Follanos
NS Knaki
Lawt Colin
Gates S
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Foe Cuanplehin
Xo Tonto Boland
Inch
Madras
Shaun
Mercia
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Hell
Childrems
Cairns
Cairns Post
Valiorilan Creek
Dregasland
Daneusland Tin and Metals
Return Creek
Cin
Meturu
Crook ‘In
Ment Borman
Pahner River
Ord
Palmer River
Sland
Tialand
Jowen Consolidated Coal
Alene Eves
Skoda
Wba
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