Pastoral Research and £50,000 Endowment Plan
The will of Arthur Sy Ney Murdekin of Tumkeld Bathurst provides a fund accruing £50,000 over 21 years for scientific pastoral research in New South Wales. Income supports the Graziers' Association, focusing on diseases in cattle and sheep. The article also notes local animal incidents and a Sydney man’s five year sentence for arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Syney Murdekin
Tumkeld
Bathurst
Burdekin
Co Tad
Wis
New South Wales
Sydney
The Doctor's Yarn in a Wartime Tale
A garbled reminiscence depicts a doctor narrator recounting a strange case involving a locked room of advice. He recalls a university year, hunting for work, and a curious letter. the anonymous missive raises a police matter and a lawyer’s stance. The tale blends medical misadventure with legal irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dane
Unclear Practice Life of A Country Doctor and Courtship
A fragment from a physician recounts struggles with locum work in a country town. The narrator describes rival doctors, the strain of practice, and a late evening visit by a man seeking a divorce. The tale hints at conflicts, patient expectations, and the doctor’s moral compromises amid modest surgery hours and mounting pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheie Weekly
Bridge
Wellington
Gome
Bia Ward
Tenia
Mtn
Acre Murat
Barrie
Ancient Mexican Cypress Aged Over Five Thousand Years
A fragment notes a Montezuma Cypress in Mexico claimed to be at least five thousand years old, with some experts suggesting up to seven thousand. The piece compares its age to eras from pyramids to Rome and Socrates, noting public indifference and cultural misperceptions about such ancient life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Beypt
Troy
Mona
Rome
Socrates
Athos
Arthur
Water Jug Starts Fire in Wongurton Town
A garbled report describes a small blaze triggered by a water jug mishap in Wongurton Town. Eyewitnesses and local offices note a spill leading to a brief fire that was quickly controlled with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wongurton
Well Trained Goldtiss Mig Suaakrout Farmer from Trebally Germany
Ambiguous OCR fragment describes a farmer from Trebally Germany facing threats and violence. Names and actions are unclear due to garbled text, but the piece centers on a farmer’s danger and potential retaliation or harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mig Suaakrout
Trebally
Germany
Goblgah
Gotyan
Anna
Annette
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Coronation London
England
Orient Line
Royal Mail
McPuie & Co
Charleville
Peo Sm Loos
Architects’ Plane
A. S. Dawkins
Fimiee Merchant
Phot
Pastoral Research
N.S. W. Grazier
Eagle Hawk
Stennett Brom
Maclean
Aneker
Towser
Greymane Warflex
Tower
Waymouth & CO. DE Viehminahip
Ces
LYS
Theo
Jen
Pal Radings
Tworthinds
Ballase
Commercial Bank
Albert Street
Grisbane
Shell
Range
Cairne
Atherton Tableland
Yates
the Gardeners Cnonce
Fruit Mart
Yates Seeds and Plants
Wes
Otce
Presbyterian Girls’ College
The
Scots” College
Sehnuts
Medarets
Wenan’s
Goldtiss
Warten
Soodward Street
Brisbane
Conagn
Comino
Comine’s
Mead Comey
Slivertam
Sue
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