The Handymen of London and crafts of old
A column on London handcrafts tracing quill making, gold beating, locksmithing, and bell founding. It notes quill dressers, bowyers, and hammer craftsmen sustaining trades before modern machinery. The oldest London bell-founders trace back to 1570 in Whitechapel Road, with the firm preserving a long trading record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amrem
London
Fletcher
Bryan Donkin
Greece
Ameseen Orate Dee Lees
Heywarket
Bey
George II
Londun
Whitechapel Road
Origins of Automotive Components Through History
A compact survey traces key car innovations from 1837 to 1922. It notes the Levassor gearbox, Renault three speed and direct drive, Dunlop pneumatic tyre, early wheel and steering developments, rack and pinion, dash instruments, safety lamps, dampers, electric starters, overhead camshafts, straight eight engines, and Benzian fuel delivery origins with Maybach carburettor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Melhourne
EB. Levassor
France
Renault
J. B. Dunlop
Europe
Australia
G. Daimler
Germany
J Starley
England
K. Clement
Paris
Ise
Shame
K. Besch
Simmen
Co. P. Kettering
C. Benz
W. Maybach
Observer fragment shows legal penalties and car collision note
A fragment from The Observer mentions a Wiltshire man convicted for dangerous driving after a collision that killed two women. He faces a fine around £30, costs, and six months license suspension, with a prior fine and suspension for being drunk in charge of a cart. Chicago is noted for a contrasting desire to be on show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dows
Wiltshire
Observer
Mail despatches from Brisbane to many towns and private bags
A list of mail dispatches dated Tuesday 5.20 p.m. from Brisbane including Morven Toowoomba Augathella Dalby Dalby Ipewich Miles Roma Toowoomba Adavale Cooladdi Wanko Windoral Cunnamulla Gowrie Helvetia Park Mieguayah Pinnacle Keynella Reselin Yarrawonga 2 pM Bos Creek private bags to numerous locations such as Bullecourt Comban ning Clanworth Hamslow Loyola Lynton Mill Maxvale Morri Patrick Park Ravenscourt Rosewood Usakwood and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adavale
Ucherpie
Cooladdi
Qudlpie
Wanko
Windoral
Araniieid
Cowley
Dempsey
Gumbardo
Mychella
Sherwood Park
Weaner Creek
Cunnamulla
W. Morgie
Clavettes
Colombo South
Dillalah
Geolburrs
Kenmore
Kimersley
Mangalore
Murrumbab
Pam
Augathella
Barduthulla
Hlackall
Tambo
Hage
Gowrie
Helvetia’ Park
Mieguayah
Pinnacle
Keynella
Reselin
Tathummarra
Yarrawonga
Bos Creek
Lamgle Crossing
Fragmented Australian Postal Style List
A long garbled list of place names and times appears, including Brisbane, Angellala, Dalby, Mitchell, Roma, and TooWoombs, with scattered private bag references and several odd spellings. The fragment resembles a timetable or routing notice with uncertain details and no clear narrative or event.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bel
Teres
Wallaby
Dew
New Zealand
Mersantie
Edly Cot
Be, Carson Ltd
Agento
H. P
Quesasi and
Agenis Myrm Eagles
St. Sieisbac
Veness & Co
FHE Charleville Times
the Handymen of London
Sarcomo
Chicago
Brisbane
Mitchell
Morven
Toowoombs
Homa
Miackali
Bass
Dalby
Ipewich
Miles
Mo- Mungallal
Roma
Sommariva
Toowoomba
Youlbs
Miebri
Kom
Toowoomb
Authorings
Boatman
Fortland
Woolside
Middleton
Noella
Rockville
Weed
Wadeholme
Shelbourn
Forest
South Oakh
Farduthulla
Blackall
Welvetie
Miegungh
Neynetto
Reschin
Yarrawroms
Pam Adavale
Cheepir
Utlme
Wanko Private
Pac
Coongeela
Cammannulla
Wyandee
Private Bass
Ardeeur
Barriewornie
Carbean
Claverton
Colousher
Coongeola South
Mmalah
Roolburra
Guestling
Kyanersley
Ladstone
Murrumbah
Nardoo
Riverview Sandford Park
Werrina
Yanna
Angellala
Mitehell, Murven
Apm
Cosarenia Corneala
Witebel
Verven
Rema
Pe Angeliala
Himehilla
Mungaliala
Sommarive
Wallumbilla
Yeulba
Mackall
Tantin
Helvetia Park
Miegunyah
Reguelia Kovelin
Tathamnarts
Acherpie
Iooladdi
Quilpee
Wanker
Aranfield
Bicrbank
Cowle
Dempsey, Gambro
Myendetta
Sherwood Fark
Weaner Toreck
Coongoella
4Andra Private Bag
Arigoewr
Bgarrhmornie
Colombo
Coongevla South
Dillalak
Goolbarre
Kymnersiay
Moorrambal
Nardeo
Hiverviee
Somiferd Park
Werrin
Vege
Merven
Tollowoomb
Peritnnia
Mitetwil, Morven, Ky
Tore Combe
Auretian
Charleville Times
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the Charleville Times Pty. Ltd
Alfred Street
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