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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
8
An OCR fragment describes clothing and color details from an auction near Monroe. It mentions white and brown items, and references a mixture of colors such as yellow and green. The passage contains multiple garbled place names and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
A garbled report describes a covert operation in a city setting with mentions of surface activity and a divert-current maneuver. The text references timelines, locations like malls and spies, and a period around mid day with observations of material and peace prospects.
A reconstructed report describes deep sea expedition plans with a schooner from San Diego and a six day voyage to a Mesioe site, plus a note on a World’s Record Elephant skeleton at the British Natural History Museum. It recalls Royal Engineers findings near Hathom and hints at Kant forest fauna.
A report describes 250 coins found in a near ancient hoard, a complete issue set featuring Roman emperors Trajan through Hadrian. The text notes engraved names, a gaming board motif on the reverse, and speculation on ancient play objects and counters used in a form of board game.
A historic locomotive used for a regional exhibit traveled from Minnesota to Mississippi under daylight rules.Officials from regulatory bodies visited Union Station to review safety compliance while public plans detailed a future display in London. The journey drew interest from the public and a local theatre owner, with discussions on funding and refunds continuing as authorities weighed legalities.
An OCR fragment bundles varied items including a pipework and damper design description, a NSW comic writer’s prize tale, a French tax case about Captain Lalu, and Victorian England electric lighting churchyard plans. The jagged text names individuals, places, and institutions with unclear chronology.
An Indian weather expert, Mr Hanidas of Karachi, explains oil slicks on ocean surfaces affect evaporation and rainfall. He notes world average rainfall has declined about one percent over the past fifty years and New Zealand's rainfall this year shows no significant variation.
Fragmentary report from New York outlines a Mexican rancher in Sherlan Wooing who promised to feed his children and was involved in a court order. The item mentions Julian Chaves and a man named Chave ron arriving at Theewurt and a formal count of children, with uncertain discharge and undisclosed numbers.
A wide overview traces red rubies from royal towers to crowns and coronations. It recalls the pigeon blood rule, famed stones linked to Henry V, Elizabeth I, and Catherine the Great, and myths of the "Bloodstone" and other medicinal uses.
Description of Jerusalem as a sacred city facing encroachment by modern building and the Mount of Olives. Notes Sir Ronald Storrs and the Jerusalem Preservation Society, British efforts to preserve sacred sites, parks, and museums, and a push for government support. Mentions water supply improvements, telegraph and telephone, and a new railway from Jerusalem to Egypt.
A bush worker with a cutting job on a property left a young butcher bird in a ground cage. He returned to find the bird dead with injuries and a snake involved in the incident, a grisly scene witnessed near the cage.
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