Shogmanay Festive Night At Melbourne Burns Event
A festive Highland Society gathering in Melbourne marked Shogmanay with Burns Night tributes and piping. Attendees included notable members and guests who enjoyed dancing, multination dances, and a grand year-end panel reflecting on 1088.
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Albert
Anparva Highland Society
Burns Ak
Goulbari
Hydney Burns
Highland Society
Melbourne
Ra Orca
Cabraight
India Collapse in Calcutta Defeat to Australia XI
A damaged report describes India bowled out for a low total in Calcutta as Oxenharn and Macartney dominate with three and five wickets respectively. India struggles against Australia in the first innings with Bilis and others out cheaply while Macartney excels, and Dolsking, Nagel, and Oxenham contribute.
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Calcutta
Tuanday
Oxenhare
Macartney
Oxenham
Dolsking
Wills
India
Australia
ALL India
Bilis
Canberra hotel gala hosted by C.W.A. party officials
Members of the Queanbeyan district attended a Canberra hotel event organized by the C.W.A. to mark a festive Ball. Pogson's Orchestra provided the music for dancing in the Blue Room with a gay scene and late hours.
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Mambern
Coun- Olan
Canberra
Manbyrs
Pogson
Morse
Function
Mex A. Hy
Soak
Mra
W. Hull
Canberra Weather Sees Dry Year and Varied Temperatures
A chaotic OCR fragment describes Canberra weather with references to a dry year, rainfall totals around 2433 points, wet months like May, and extreme temperatures. It mentions January and June temperature records and general weather headlines, but lacks clear data.
Swimming Record Challenge Sparks New Effort
A swimming meet features renewed push to break the existing record set last year. Officials and athletes expect a close race as timing and technique are emphasized in the event.
Ammonia Pipe Burst Fumes Through Melbourne Plant
Ammonia fumes from a burst pipe at Mt William Anguss and Co Freeing Works in Footscray drove residents from homes on Tuesday. Few workers in an engine room escaped to the street as the toxic cloud spread, residents washed them with water while fire brigade crews in gas masks tackled the leak. The fumes drifted through Footscray for miles as officials shut down the line.
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Melbourne
Footscray
Mt. William Anguss and Co
Uber
Fire Brigade
Foul Play Suspected in Matong Death of Jack Conway
Police believe Jack Conway, 7 Thee Ey Weaad in Matong, died by drowning after post mortem found bazarius of violence on the body. Simpolis tests support foul play theory. Investigators question two men who left Matong with Conway after he disappeared on December 22.
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Rydney
Simpolis
Jack Conway
Matong
Conway
Conwey
Leongatha murder suspect in court over 8-year-old's death
In Leongatha the inquest into June Rushmere's death was adjourned as Arnold Sodeman, 24, appeared in court charged with murder. Pathologist Dr Mollison described the victim as bound and gagged with bloodstained clothes. Sodeman made a final statement to the coroner while being remanded in custody.
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s/ELBOURNE
Leongatha
Nancy Viola Smith
Emily
Jon
Leangatha
Rughiner
William Henry Money
Leanwatha
Sodeman
Tor Sodeman
Vingent Desmond Tyan
Lean|atti
O'Kesta
Deiminico
Bodemab
Cale
Dan June
Rushmere
Norhomie
Soulary Depot
Tomade
Abe
Rodeman
Dix Tading
Ponszesson
Rainfall record for Queanbeyan in 1925 shows wet months
Weather data for Queanbeyan station in 1925 notes total rainfall of 2583 points, with February and October the wettest months at 496 and 438 points. May had only 2 points, winter was dry, and the longest rainless spell lasted May 7 to June 6. The heaviest 24 hour rainfall occurred January 14 at 202 points. Noel Crohan severely injured in Monaro Birest accident reported gradually improving.
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Queanbeyan
Javier
Raim
Noel Crotan
Mon‘aro Birest
Desert Transport Lessons From Egypt Desert Trials
Descriptions of four years of Egyptian desert tests by a British Camel Corps and Proboax field teams show significant progress in cross desert transport. Trials involved four wheel drives on sand with speeds near 87 to 94 miles per hour, and seven hour runs across 217 miles, revealing the heavy challenge of soft sand and the importance of steering light, carlike controls on dune terrain.
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Camel Corpa
Cor Pabroix
Dawnor
Raye
Sandy
Coneum
Falon
Grazier Killed In Fatal Car Crash Near Yaes
Mr Charles Ladger aged 44, a married man, was killed when the car he occupied with Dr Retalluck went over an embankment from Yaes to Laigervilis about 27 miles from Yaes. Dr Retalluck sustained injuries and was treated at Yaes hospital.
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Charles Ladger
Retalluck
Yars
Laigervilis
Yaes
Retallacke
Ledger
Ledgerville
Yass
Clash in Tembien Zone Abmara
Italian Commander-in-Chief Marshal Bodoglio reports a patrol clash in the Tembien zone near the Adit Ab area. He states Eritreans suffered eight dead and 12 wounded, while eight Eritreans and 44 Ethiopian and Italian troops were wounded. Abyssinian losses are described as heavy. Marechal Badoglio notes the defeat of chief Dini Dingle with Italian air support.
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Abmara
Marshal Bodoglio
Eriteam
Adit Ab~diedlimn
Tembien Zone
Haliana
Marechal Badoglio Adda
Dini Dingle
Italiania
Holiday Wit and Humour in a fractured page
A garbled humorous column fragment features jokes and dialogue about geography, dentistry, teaching, and everyday mishaps. It blends quips on alabaster, bees, and travel with stray words and misspellings, yielding a humorous but unclear scene from a holiday feature.
Lake Mawarrar tragedy leaves two still missing
In Wollongong on Tuesday police continued a night search for two missing victims of a Lake Mawarr tragedy. Myre Knowles and another woman were among those hospitalized after the boat overturned near Goone-Derry Inland. Mrs Knowles reportedly shielded her children as she swam to shore, but panic struck the crowd and the family members drowned.
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Wollongong
Lake Mawarrs
Myre Knowles
Goone- Derry
Clive
Kei
Jenilden
Unlikely Starter May Not Run in Tattarsall's Cup
A. Melatoah, owner of sporting concern, announced there may be no runner for Tattarsall's Cup tomorrow. He stated the horse is notinjured and last raced at Randwick, finishing mid-pack in a two mile event.
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Tre
Sydney
A. Melatoah
Sporting Ocd
Lores
Randwick
Fern roots kept warm by GE underground plant heater kit
A kit by General Electric engineers promises winter warmth for teak plants. The device buries a low voltage electric cable beneath the soil and plugs into a home circuit to maintain an ideal temperature, enabling year round gardening even in cold months.
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General Electric
Wool Buying Should Improve in New Year
Sydney reports optimism from the Growers' Association General Secretary Mr J Willen about wool markets. He notes good stock positions and expectations of strong demand from the East, while Western buyers face exchange-rate pressures. A promise of renewed trade agreements with foreign countries could keep buyers active in the wool market.
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Sydney
Turaday
Growers’ Association
J. Willen
Pituse
Cotini
Bilyere
Commonwealth
Upward Trend in Wool Prices Abroad Signals Markets Demand
Prices for tops in Bradford remain above the odd mark with upward prospects for future tops in the Continent. Wool demand shows stability in Yorkshire with contracts for New Year delivery and strong activity from spinners. US, Australian, and Japanese markets influence broader trends as pastoral conditions in New South Wales and Queensland show limited production gains.
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Bradford
Winchcombe, Careon, Ltd
South Wales
Queensland
New South Wales
North West
Alec
Queenaland
Genertie
Apelighiedor
Altitude Permits Club Bans Run Expedition Test at High Altitudes
Harvard led expedition under Ur Aneeleye at Lop Bir Auswaquitehin Innother Chie tested vision endurance and mental skills of members from American and European universities. Camps ranged 9,000 to 20,000 feet over three months. Highest prior test was 15,000 feet in the Tinting Alps. Endurance varied with altitude, speed worsened at higher levels, and sustained climbing required planned rest periods.
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Harvard
Ur Aneeleye Eatahuahelt
Om Mitizue Laboratory
Kim
Tinting Alps
de Keys
Wea Heral
Electron Beams and Early Electron Gun Study
From William Harkins and Willard Gibbs medallists, a new electron gun at the University of Chicago aims to study molecular surfaces via electron beams. The instrument promises indirect observation of tires and supports theoretical work on antimatter and cosmology, with implications for transience, mortality, and the nature of space.
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William Harkins
Willard Gibbs Wold
American Chemical Society
University of Chicago
Ine
Harkine
Gavendiah
Cambridge
England
Stobart
Millikan
Ums
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Bobby
Jones
Cragg
Yorkshire
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Germany
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Dales
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Ehort
Japan
Kiven
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Rsoma
Leah Petvete
Maske Mayb
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Aras Ree
Mayes Moncomnery
Matinee Today
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Weinele
Acral
Prosperque
Harry Mane
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Lintysa
Fearie
Dalal Ke
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Daly Air
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