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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 06, 1927

Page

11

Italian worker dragged from Sydney Express near Violet Town tragedy

Toulo Perio of Wonthaggi was seated with feet outside a corridor doorway on the Sydney express in the first week of travel. He was dragged from the train near Violet Town at about 40 mph, suffering a severe leg injury including a broken leg and multiple bruises after being struck by an automatic stall apparatus. He was rescued and admitted to Wangata Hospital in serious condition.

Toulo Perio Wonthaggi Sydney Express Violet Town Meric Win Buren Wang Fata Wila Hercules Tongier Tingia Mauretania Tingitania Ita Tinga Aptaeus Herculea Strait of Gibraltar Europe Gibraltar Tan Gier Tarif Tangier Spain Tarifa Mediterranean Barbary Bhain Kanvastan France Africa Portugal England Charles Tl London Egypt Morocco Paria Crisia Germany Algeciras United States Theodore Rogeevelt North Africa

The Mark of Victory and a Distant Demolition Tale

A demolished former public house site near Dimboola and Kaniva carries a peculiar past with a 18th century transfer dispute over a license and a skull and crossbones token. A separate incident on Consola Entrance Road in New South Wales injures Mr and Mrs Blanch and two children when a car hits a detached telephone wire, sending passengers spilling from the vehicle during a steep road fall.

Consola New South Wales

Tangier and its Intrigue Lure of the Straits

A descriptive sketch of Tangier Morocco, its scenic amphitheatre lay, European and native commerce, and the spy culture that flourishes at the Cafe Central. The piece notes visitors, private agents, and the city’s role as a crossroads of international diplomacy and history.

Straita Gibraltar Cape Boariel Tangier Great Britain France Café Central Orient Aples Vermouth Petar Casun Abdel Krim Cafe Central Coust Morocco Atralta

Cookie Delta wheat grows with multiple heads at Katandra

Brown on James Sutherland's Katandra property Victoria reports a new wheat variety named Cookie Delta showing stalks bearing two to three heads. The specimen is plump and uniform with plans to sell it for seed. A separate notice recounts a Penrith man on a Sydney train using a visiting card from a clergyman to curb profanity among young men, lifting the journey's tone.

James Sutherland Katandra Victoria Sutherland Penrith Sydney

Butcher Fined for Cutting Too Much Sheep Ear

At Cootamundra Police Court a butcher named James Campbell was fined 10 pounds plus costs for cutting off more than one fourth of a sheep's ears. Constable Donoghue prosecuted. The case noted the magistrate could impose up to 100 pounds. Evidence showed Campbell killed two sheep and hung the skins for inspection, but the excessive ear removal hindered ear mark identification.

Cootamundra Donoghue Bethungra James Campbell Ionk Campbell

River Boats Race Ends In Terrifying Hobart Misadventure

A 40 mile Christmas river race near Green Island Hobart between Curtela and Togo ended in disaster as the Togo steered toward rocks after a collision with the Cartela. A boiler tube burst and steam explosion followed as passengers struggled to escape. no injuries were reported among the crowd aboard the Togo or nearby Arcada.

Green Island Hobart Curtela Canela Battery Point Togo Arcada

Canberra Canter In Canberra Northbourne Cricket Match

The Federal Territory Cricket Association resumes on January 22 with A and BB grade clubs limiting playoffs after a long break. Northbourne Oval hosts Canberra versus Northbourne in a first strength A grade clash, spotlighting rivalries and selection lists.

Federal Territory Cricket Association Northbourne Oval Canberra Northbourne

Tangier trusteeship details explained after Great War

The text outlines Tangier under international administration postwar, noting British French and Spanish judges preside over mixed tribunals while the Mendoub governs locally. It covers the Tangier Statute, the control committee, and the special status of the United States and Italy for not signing or adhering to the statute.

Italy Menae Germany Abdel Krim Cairo North Africa Mediterranean Tangier Petras Spain Curse Cherifian Empire Mendoub Tangieria United States

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