Exodus Imminent for Canberra Havelock House Guests
Longtime resident Mrs Peggy Mantle, war widow and public servant, among three guests who have lived at Havelock House since it opened, faces relocation as the Commonwealth Hostels move to close the Northbourne Avenue site for economic reasons. Staff cuts and tariff increases shrink demand. Reid House is slated to close, while Havelock remains under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock House
Peggy Mantle
Commonwealth
Northbourne Avene
Turner
Mantle
Black Mountain
Mehul Sipeet
Maria Olsen
Peg
Major Olson
Havelock
Canberra
Havelock Siice
Northbourne Avenue
Commonwealth Hostels Dt
Act
Reid House
City
Ecconom
Reid
Ir Dowk
Gorton
Dave
Havelock Tal
Peggy Mantles
Wally
Mars Mantle
Ainslie
Ainslie Rea
Canberra Alpine Club
Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Australian Institute of International Affairs
Canberra Historial Society
Rome
Maria Niemann
O'Connor
Niemann
Giga Barrs
Mirs Anna Popko
Irene Butavicius
Emily Wit
Havelock Hostel Guests Face Closure Across Dining Rooms And TV Rooms
The article describes meals served in a dining room at the Havelock hostel with varied menus and tea in the lounge after dinner. Guests, including long-serving staff like chef Mr John O Rourke, reflect on the staff and memories as the hostel faces closure, with staff recalling past delays and a plan to buy a second television set to share viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mavelock
Mra Mantle
Dani
John O'Rourke
Havelock
Commonwealth
O'Rourke
Althea Cook
Ron
David
Watson
Downer
Dickson
Mantle
Wintle
Miss Southern
Scotsmen of the nineteenth century and the Home medium
A concise account of Daniel Dunglass Home, an heir of the Home family, famed for levitation and seances. The article recounts his childhood in America, London fame, reports of burning red coal, moving furniture, and self elongation, and details a 1868 Westminster incident with Lord Adare and others. It considers possible explanations for the phenomena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Dunglass Home
Wistowrate
Earls of Home
America
London
Hall
Home
Napoleon VI
Eugenie
Tuileries
Napoleon I
Mare Antoinette
Queen Hortense
Rousseau
Pascal
Russia
Prussia
Holland
Ashley House
Westminster
Lord Adare
Charles Wynne
of Lindsay
Adare
Wen
Homer
Storm Night on the Island Cigarette Bond
An unnamed couple shelters from a storm on a deserted island. They share cigarettes as the weather worsens, exchanging silent signals and gestures that reveal their unspoken connection. After a night of coughing fits and quiet longing, they awaken soaked and plan to reach land while clinging to the idea of consolation and continuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
A Matter of Conscience in a World of War and Wealth
A dated verse laments government cowardice amid civil war and widespread suffering. It criticizes aid to the rich and costly projects while condemning relief to the starving. The poem argues the conscience is bought when aid remains insufficient for those in need.
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Harry Beeren
Perth
R. L. Dowok
Writers’ World
Danny Kaye
Kowski
Emily Witkowski
Anna Popko
Anna Huismann
Mrs Mantle
Messrs
Roh, John and
Dave O'Rourke
John Court
Mr Home
Mr Halls
Florence
Earl of Crawford
Lindsay
Daniel Home
Jem
By Norma Hall
Geur
Mie
L Duley
Sita
Li Renenger
Turen
Bru
Persia
Jervis Bay
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