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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1929
Page
4
Miss M. EE Foster the Bisley star demonstrates marksmanship at Lisley im & King's tiret-type event using a Beret gun. She hits the bull’s eye from 600 yards, and judges praise her technique. Porter's role as a poultry carrier in Partsborough is also noted.
The piece recounts a tangled history of wills and diplomacy with references to courts, justice, truth, and virtue. It mentions a lordship, a tower, and a residence, then traces the Hoya Academy era, Kings College links, and general offices amid changing governance.
Mr Samuel Fe Rosa, a New York contractor, recently came back to Forestia on the Theron piaria. A passenger Mir Rosell occupied the Prince of Wales' Butte during the voyage. The steerage crowd included a 12 year old boy and an astonished policeman. Major Segrave volunteered during the general strike of 1499 to ferry police, driving a bergpeant from Whitehall to Mitcham Croydon in ten miles. He also delivered the astonished officer in four and a half minutes, remarking on prior strikes and urging speed.
A London father protests children using attache cases at school. A death notice for Mrs. Sarah Knowles of Cheddar Somerset notes birth in 1824, nine children and long life. Royal Army signals adopts the motto Cerla Cito Swift and Sure. other regiments cited include Ubique and Give Way to None.
English words increasingly appear in French speech and press with terms like leader week end and rocking chair entering usage. Major Charles Wakefield aided many record breakers including Bir Alan Cobham and Sir John Alcock while supporting charities and sport trophies worldwide.
The Rev Tenn Howe Norman, Master of St John’s Hospital, Lichfield, famed as possibly Britain’s oldest priest, attended a May dance at Lichfield. Born in Chichester and ordained in 1655, his career spanned curacies, vicarages, and the rectorate of Plafford before leading the hospital. He resigned to buy overcoats and leather goods in a local sale, advertised with a price list and notice of bargains.
Tallow firm and prices fluctuated across the week with mixed lots in wool types. Full wool merinos and crossbreds sold at varied rates. hides and calfskin eased. country hides and yearlings showed softer values. rabbit skins and pelts posted wide price spreads amid overall subdued activity.
The unreadable OCR lists a block of broadcasting items across the day. It mentions sessions for women and children, various music and news segments, markets reports, weather updates, and orchestral performances from the Strathfield Musical Society era, with multiple time stamps and recurring program names suggesting a public radio or town hall schedule.
Hommel Alsunds station sold a mixed flock of 2050 sheep with a generally fair quality. Wethers and lambs showed slight declines while prime grades remained steady. overall prices ranged with loperove ment not evident and buyers noting easier trade for all lines. The Farmers' and Craglers' Co op reports 27 new pens and a market that moved gradually with versatile demand.
A regional note from Cooma reports discussions on whether to purchase and maintain a private car for officials. It outlines expenses for fuel, licenses, insurance, and maintenance, comparing past costs to potential future charges. Officials weigh economy against control as inspectors prepare to decide in the coming days.
At the Burned Court William Blackman a stock buyer was fined for branding two Selfer cattle with an unregistered mark. He claimed his proper brand was in the country and he made a brand himself to prevent straying. The magistrate warned of a potential £100 fine.
The tale recalls Thomas A Edison during the Civil War era when a train man shoved the young inventor from a baggage coach near Smith's Creek Michigan. Henry Ford bought and will move the Grand Trunk Railway Station to Edison’s Tearborn museum. Edison, then a newsboy on a moving train, printed the newspaper by hand on site and set type for the sheets.
A pamphlet from the British Ministry of Agriculture envisions homeowners keeping a small ornamental pond in the garden. It argues one pond suffices for hobbyists and can be built at little cost, with sunfish ready for home use from the start. After initial setup, ongoing costs are minimal, as pond-keeping can reuse farm feeds for poultry and pigs.
The British Museum expedition to Mudatuvor, joined by American scientists from Italia, France and the United States, aims to collect living and extinct animal specimens to illuminate the lameted origin of ancient faunas. The search weighs Madagascar or a lost continent Lenuria as candidates, with Madagascar speculated to have separated from Africa.
A London Morning Post correspondent traces the word pair papa and mamma to late 17th century France where refined usage spread from aristocracy. The terms were adopted for boys and pets, with later shifts seen as schooling narrowed, replacing older terms like father and mother in everyday language.
The Czecho-Slovak government donates 40000 pounds to London University to establish a home for Uwemeta as a token of goodwill in the tenth year of Czech‑Slovak friendship. The money supports a Behe section within the university as a symbol of friendship.
The article touts De Mores Indian Hoot Pills as a Saturday night health ritual. It claims the pills cleanse impurities from the stems of health minded individuals and safeguard the body for the week ahead, encouraging regular self care to ward off illness.
A stormy session of the Parliamentary Staffs Sports Association at Parliament House saw about 40 members vent discontent with President Brolinowski after he banned ping pong in the House. The election of a new president was held but the nominated candidate withdrew, and the retiring leader briefly remained. The proceedings grew tense, with interruptions, laughter, and expulsions as members challenged procedure and questioned leadership.
Sydney reports Justice Fraser, head of the New Zealand Arbitration Court, visiting Australia to study arbitration laws and the Work Compensation Act. He sat beside Judge Perici in the Workers' Compensation Court today.
A wrestling contest at Rydney Stadium Monday between John Peser and Zarynef ended in the fourth round when Zarynef was rendered unconscious after Peser executed a luck slam. It took several minutes to revive Zarynef, who could not continue the match.
An accountant muses on the hidden expenses of marriage and a first wife’s costs, recounting receipts for medical bills nanny charges and maintenance over years. He jokes of presenting a dossier of costs to a suitor to prove the true price of matrimony.
Two youths aged 19 and 18 from Karlsruhe attempted to run away and become farmers in Africa. One was a paperhanger, the other an aeroplane mechanic. They robbed a police station for revolvers and hid at an aerodrome in Darmstadt. The plan unraveled when one boy tried to start a vehicle and was captured.
Fragmentary OCR lists dates and items including Goineh Kasha Mlannels on 4/11 and Velvelerns on 4/10. Mentions Skirt taenethcs with 70 ewes Paton Wools priced 1 askein. References Rik and Wal Home, 2/6 Joir and Chikinen's Box 1/0 at Sewse Cinent Winter Sate Adit.
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