Old Australian Hearer Tales and Rural Anecdotes
A collection of humorous rural vignettes from Gatton and Bowen districts, featuring a milkman entangled with a professor on holiday, a redheaded Bowyang hero and a comic exchange about galago gu and cows, plus stray lines about Magnets and embezzlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge
Trollope
Malfit
Timbuctoo
Isa
Gatton Agricultural College
Galton College
Bowen
Bowying
Bowyang
Weilring
Townsville
Judge Offers Help as Jury Breaks in to Question Prisoner
The judge paused as jurors prepared to retire and offered aid to resolve any issue delaying the trial. A juror asked whether the prisoner truly handled the money, prompting the judge to invite a direct question about the defendant’s involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Guinea
Remarkable World of Shipwrecks Reveals Salvage Feats and Oddities
Cora Sands recounts famed wrecks from 19th and early 20th centuries, including the un christened British submarine R13 later renamed R22 sunk in Scottish waters and salvage operations that delivered a card pack via a pipe to the crew. Tales span the Mermaid, Swifture, Governor Ready, Alma Cumming, and Roodet with dramatic rescues and vast salvage profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garloch
Scotland
Chang
North Australia
Toome
Torres Straits
Swift Sure
Murmaid
Jupiter
Port Rat Oe
Alma Cumming
Cape May
France
Ashani
Azores
Panama
Manila Bay
Heenzo Cough Remedy Endorsed by World Figures
World famous names such as Bir Harry Lauder Peter Dawson Gladys Moncrieff and Captain Frank Hurley use and recommend Heenzo as a quick acting economical cough remedy. A bottle of concentrated Heenzo costing 2 shillings mixed with water makes one pint of a family cough remedy suitable for adults and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bir
Harry Lauder
Peter Dawson
Gladys Moncrieff
Frank Hurley
Adul's
FOR SALE One Ford B Mode Utility in good order
Classified item offers a Ford B Model utility vehicle in good running condition. For sale, apply this office.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barney Long
Advocate
P.O. Box
General Motor
Oprperg
GARE
Irg
Post Office Hotel
R.A.C.Q
ATR
Pabbenger House
Qantas
Ake x
College For Boys
T. Ross McKenzie
F.C.P
L.t.cl
Charters Towers
Blackheath
T. Ross McKenze
L. Tol
M. A. Sawtell
Charters Towers 110
Lel
Presbyterian & Methodist
ST Andrew's Church OF Church OF England
Cloncurry
Presbyterian Church Services
Julia Creek
Clonkurry
Federal Methodist Inland Mission
Rey, G. H. Fletcher
Bunday
D. J. Toohey
Es.c
LDQ
G. C. Milligan
Barton
Mindie
Conaueyrd
Ailroot
Simart
Nevkiline
Ut Grolleries
Brisbane
Navy
Army
Air Force
Merchant Navy
Fisk Radiola
Australia
Radiola
Amalgamated Wireless (Asia) Ltd, Asstrette's National
S Wiralers Orgisication
Queensland Radiola Distributors
Chandlers Pty. Ltd
Cora Sands
Mount Iya
Office
Ray
Jupehapes Contaima
Aunt Mary
Fred Butt
J. and
W. Drury
Butt
Thib Hotel
Sid Ramages
Ramage
Tattersall's
Sid Ramage
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!