Black Mountain trails and a plea to preserve its wild beauty
A Canberra reader extols Black Mountain’s untouched beauty beside a stream, noting wild gum forests, views across the city, and diverse tracks. The piece laments litter and vehicle dumping, criticizes the Interior Department’s management, and urges preservation for future walkers and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Tidbinhilla
Botanic Gardens
Department of the Interior
Black Mountain
Mora and Iguna
Diack Mountain
Dryandra Street
Belconnen Way
Actus
Fossil worms unlock medieval Winchester history
Archaeologists led by Dr A W Pike at Winchester uncover fossil parasites in Roman and medieval sites to reconstruct daily life. Worm studies reveal health, wealth, occupation, diet, and living conditions, with plans to trace parasitism to dinosaurs. Researchers also examine cesspits, coins, jewelry, tools, crops, and animal breeds to map social history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Pike
Bureau At Helminthology
Pike
Winchester
Owlesbury
Alrea
Gees
Martin Diddle
Biddle
Commonwealth
Cesapite
Sewuller
Biddles
Cure for ulcers found in liquorice based therapy
A new liquorice based treatment named Caged-S shows promise in curing ulcers with fewer side effects. Trials at Wakefield and Glasgow suggest healing of duodenal ulcers, spasmlolytic action, and safety for long term use, with ongoing 30-40 patient long term study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Russell
Department of Medicine
Glasgow University
Wakefield
Hosepitals
Yorkshire
S. N. Tewsir
F. © — Trembslowicz
de Russell
Swhcich
Uime
St Thomas's Hospital
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Woden
Gilly
Byron Ford
Dryandra
Bick Mountain
Lave
Sam
Belconnen
Pokour
Alfred
London
Christine Pickard
Jens Sler Alenl
Syn Lanai
Liquorice
Pairfatl
Tares
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