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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 05, 1973
Page
3
Harold Jeffreys is declared premier after a close state election with postal votes deciding the outcome within hours of polling. His victory comes amid a tense campaign where he mixed local issues with strong personal leadership.
The article traces the cat’s rise from sacred Egyptian status linked to Bastet and Isis to Roman and Welsh protections, legends of Cambyses at Pelusium, and later spread across Europe. It notes myths of cats guiding lunar cycles, the mythic Great Cat Ra, and the brutal witch hunts that punished feline ownership, ending with a reflection on the cat’s modern aloof image.
A fragmentary, atmospheric reflection on sudden rain after drought. The narrator contemplates nature’s gifting, the garden’s reaction, and the mind’s machinery as rain becomes a remembered, almost prophetic event. The piece links weather to memory, science, and a mythic recycling of Earth.
A fragmented river scene follows a stroller through trees as a riverbed community, including two women and a child, the Whale family, and colorful locals. Narration recalls Trigger Morgan and Rost Davis, while a painter named Thomas captures Aboriginal life. Rain turns dust to earth as an old photograph prompts reflection on memory and age.
The fragmentary text references Watergate and an FBI claim about Kiss as a Vietcong figure. It mentions completion without injury and indicates an investigation angle with unclear names or dates.
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