Savage bushman ambush guards pass to break Wykeham’s bridge
Wykeham and two Tanna men cling to a pebbled path as a savage bushman lunges from the undergrowth. The group fights back with bamboo knives and Winchester gunfire, bullets crack the bridge, and Wykeham orders Tommy and Jacky to cut the rope as the structure snaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacky
Ira
Apur
A. Savage
Utponk
Crouth Pa Serge Snider Hela
Tommy
Tonga
Wykeham
Man Eating Mountains Expose Alpine Peril
A fragmented report describes the perilous climbs of famed routes in the Alps and Skye. It notes the deadly dangers of routes like the Grandes Jorasses traverse known as The Man Hater, with numerous fatalities and avalanches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dany
Reoustab
Paake
Skye
Alps
Les Grandes Jorasses
Oltmisk
Sovier
Cartahop Bhaterpelte
Ihe
Devel Capi Se Aunratin
Ab Jon Orseal Meador
Ouagrn
Duntroon Relic Mascot Return Amid Preparations
A long lost Duntroon mascot, the so called jawbone relic of a former Royal Military College death, is being brought back as the college resumes at Duntron. Known to students as Ban beara, the skull bearer leads processions at sporting events, with only a fourth year student allowed to carry the relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbroom
Durttroon
Nawelug
Duntroon
ASPRO
Commonwealth
G.P.O
Sydney
Tofely
Royal Canberra Golf Club Associates Donkey Race Event
Readable fragments describe the Royal Canberra Golf Club Associates organizing a donkey race or related contest. References to Duntroon members and a nine-hole stroke competition appear, with notes about Thursday events and a Great War era setting. Names and places are unclear due to OCR issues. The text hints at a local club activity tied to a colonial or wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duntroon
Berrs Golf Cld
Soudan
Slim Homestead Stock Sales Report and Chorus Girl Tale
A fragmented Sydney market report describes sheep and lamb trades with 26 000 head advertised and fluctuating prices. It intersperses a narrative about a chorus girl leaving show business after a Kruschen detox anecdote, noting improved vitality and activity despite the satire.
Children’s Original Spelling and Language Reform
A fragmentary reflection on how schooling, pronunciation, and spelling affect children. The text notes mispronunciations such as mouth of thy words and calls for better teaching, referencing a crammer and public schooling. It mentions country life and a midlet colony, concluding with a guess about Guy Fawkes being set apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramisiar
Elynoth
Wwe
Rey
Guy Fawkes
Fragmented Verse Fragment in Aged Scroll
A garbled text fragment presents a jagged notice of verse about rats and a method of destruction through rhythmic death. The piece references Reginald Scott and a distant Ta Yralana setting with mention of watch discoveries and a theory on mortality in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thyznes
Urefla
Reginald Scott Stai
Ta Yralana
Wingland
Rowling
Origin of visiting cards and their evolution in Europe
A short historical note traces visiting cards from their early use in England as small perforated tokens to mark social reach. It describes printed backs on cards for invitations, early examples linked to nobility, and the gradual shift from verbal to printed invitations amid London fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Northumberland
London
Parla
Falling Leaves and Teaves in a Gentle Autumn Poem
A fragmentary reflection on autumn foliage and luck tied to falling leaves. It notes catching a teaves as they fall, the superstition of leaving leaves in place for luck, and the cautious approach of neighbors who delay removal to avoid misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trisha
Britain drinks the most tea in a stale survey
A garbled historical note reports tea consumption in Britain rising, referencing a survey by Imperial Bow or Cammiites, with scattered phrases about 17th century ports and female sopas. The text is fragmentary, mentioning Venlec, Istter port, and Tenige milkeum, with no clear events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venlec
Spotting Difficult Words in Lydia Languist's Note
A reader quotes a garbled passage about unfamiliar words and pronunciation from Lydia Languist Jouristese. The note laments indecipherable spellings and requests a dictionary to clarify meanings and pronunciation.
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Erie
Jalinte
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Javinte
Nestle
Plete Ford
Bern
Chania
Storer
Ageander UD
York Street North
DS A Naika
Guoda Sre
Hadvertiser
Vaniahed
Pantad
Saveres
Tincéna
Lin Imber
Walt
Winchesters
Borge Enitsin
Tanne
Atrama
RELIC
Enobesra
Royal Canberra Golf Club Associates
Homebush
Kean
Kruschen
Hee
Australia
Asti
Britain
John Don
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