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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1973
Page
3
A troubled youth named Jeremy plots a murder by pushing a younger boy toward an oncoming train at a railway cutting. The planned death becomes a fatal accident as the 10 22 train arrives, killing the boy and shocking Jeremy who witnesses the scene and flees, later reflecting on the thrill of his act.
An account of a daytime nature ramble featuring Mr Stombar and companions. The narrator selects a dirndl outfit and notes a car arrival, a grandfather resting, singing by the lake, and a mishap when Miss McKenzie twists an ankle. The group observes wildlife, including a leech, and ends with a brief poetic toast and a gift of a wildflower stem.
In a Sunday reminiscence the narrator recalls Friday shopping with Mr Truscott and his piebald horse cab to Greenaway's General Store. The store's two departments, staff dynamics, and family drama around Charlotte Maggie and Clarrie unfold as they describe tea, bargains, deliveries, and the store’s social bustle.
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