Postal rates and lines of transit for empire and outside
A scanned 1934 postal rate schedule lists mail classes and rates for the Commonwealth and British Empire territories, including Norfolk Island, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville, and others. It details letters, postcards, printed matter, commercial papers, and small packets with per ounce or per item charges, plus special rates within the British Empire and to New Zealand and Fiji.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Lord Hows Island
Norfolk Teland
Parus
New Guinea
Phe
Ithe i Bismarck
Aschipalago
Brit Sity Islands
Naura
Bouganville
Mae Buka Gana
Plance
New Hebrides
Banke
Corres Inlande
New Zealand
Ccc
Fiji
Secrets of Frost in Cold Storage Revealed
An article explains how precise cold storage controls determine butter quality and meat preservation. It notes a mishap when a storage chamber dropped 20 degrees, freezing butter solid, highlighting the need for stable temperatures to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life.
Golden Girdle for Earth and the Wonders of Gold
A historical note extols gold’s unique properties comparing it to copper tin and iron. It highlights extreme ductility and the ability to draw gold into fine wires sheets and even transparent films. It describes electroplating copper with gold and producing ultra thin films measured in millionths of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essily
Tesco
Monkey as Morse in Garden Tale of a Dying Man
A fragmentary old report recounts a dying man’s tale of a monkey trained to signal via a wall cement block in a Manchester garden. The creature supposedly arranged pieces as a coded message while observers described anxious care and a final, puzzling scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jonnison
Manchester
Mankey
Esuther Monkey
Cherry
Dean
Kal
Keiphoe
Steamer The Australien Visits Corowa Spurring River Traffic
The paddle steamer The Australien owned by Mc King Bros Sawmillers Muiwala visited Corowa with much local interest. The vessel tied up near the Malwaia bridge and stayed over a day as floods raised the river. travel downstream to Howling was resumed later. The event signals renewed steamer traffic aiding river commerce and local timber owners, with Mr G Ed planning future trips to secure sights along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corowa
Mc. King Bros
Muiwala
Chira
Malwaia
Australien
G. Phippe
Gorowa
G. Ed
Murray
Kine
Langport
Corows
Early River Steamboats at Albury and the Murray Adventure
The article recounts early steamboat ventures on the Murray River near Albury. It describes delays and challenges with cargo, the Lady Auguste’s failed voyage, and the first successful arrival of a steamer in spring 1655. It notes public fascination, local observers, and a growing river trade driven by Captain Cadell and John Foord with boats like the Kennedy and Lady Darling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Gouys
Aga
Ube Sjester
Wangul
Isas
Capisio Cadell
Mursy
Ang Proceeasa
Gaptein
Altury
Auguste Grog
Hyland
Quaite
Tbe Lscy
Auguste
Advinide
Albury
Walla
Boginad
Rendants
Abe Jonstravtsi
Wodange
Moray
Ubu Albury
Laihara
S ‘Bert
Kennedy
Tratne
Viewwris
New South Wales
Wahguayen
Trance
Mir John Foord
Bebooe
Wahgunyah
Leicherdt
Meer
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. Tuck
Stock & Station and General Commission
Cobram Dike
Hocking
the Cobram Bakery
E. Knight
Saveloys
T. N. Harris
Bank Street
Cobram
Appis
MR. C. Lovey
China
Coburg Avenue
Melbourne
Bock
Carram Hotel
Fenn and Bolton Opticians
Collins St
A. R. Wadeson
Main Street
Caton Trustees
Agency Coy
Mate's Timber Mills
Townsend Street
Henry Tuck
Ford Chrysler
Chrysler Plymouth
Morris
DODGE
Slignus
Richard’s
Adelaide
SEVAM
Cobram Garage
D. Q'Cansor
Uva
Sherges
Bes
Albury Ballarat
Beechworth i
Benella
Berrigan
Central & Sub
Carows Canberre Ag
Congcave
Cosgrove Boath
Deniliquin
Cookie
Ednos Geslong
Benty Invergacdos
Ferilderia
Katamecite
Lockhart Longwood Mansfield
Uv ‘Mornington Mooroopas
Murchison Nethalis
Narrandera
Numarket
Oaklands
Bushworth
Shepparton
James Straumerdon
Stenhops Ay Jgeroopoe
Toonmwal
Wodsuga Yarrewunge
Paisa Eee
Texaco
Joms
Mee
Earth
Monkey
Morse
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