Camperdown and Cobden Notes From West District News
In Camperdown the procession followed Mr Enos Podger’s coffin to Reaverdown Cemetery after arrival in Victoria in 1859 and Ballarat life. Cobden Court of Petty Sessions heard William Underwood charged with larceny of a cheap double barreled gun. judge found it a minor act and fined him. Other items report transfers within offices, council recalls in Geelong, and a mix of local industry updates.
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Camperdown
Enos Podger
Reaverdown
Victoria
Ballarat
Sebastopol
Cobden
Petty Lessions
William Underwood
Newfield
Walter Cowell
Cowley's Creek
Currell
Underwood
George
Douglas Jones
Pretittice
Werribre
EB. Hecketh
Dalgethy'y Colden
Terare
Geelong
Corio Shire
Wedneeda
Ballarat Banat
Newtown
Whitwell
Aosk
A. T. Denne
M-T
Ita
Australia
Thekegon
Gewlene
Me Wellert
Rotertean
Thawl
School Boots Ad Promises Dry Feet All Day
An advertisement touts school boots for youth with dry feet claimed all day. It promotes low risks for buyers and highlights best materials and workmanship. Prices and contact details are included in the ad copy.
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Prives
Adventures of Captain F the seronaut and near death in lands and air
A whirling memoir fragment recounts Captain F the seronauts narrow escape during a balloon ascent near a seaside town. A spark set the craft ablaze and the balloon toppled into a pit, leaving only minor burns but destroying the balloon and memory. The narrator describes handling rough parcels, a failed riverside wardrobe surprise, mining danger, and a rifle dodge during a Volunteers drill, ending with a near-miss from a fellow marksman.
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Seronaut
Balloon Terminology Sparks Editorial Debate
Friday editorial staff argued over balloon terminology. A chief editor insists balloonist is correct, others push aeronaut while mockingly debating usage. The scene captures newsroom tension amid a chaotic rush and travel details toward South Africa.
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Tony
Tim
Youdeo
Madness Aboard Ship Sparks Dramatic Rescue
A hot voyage ends in chaos as a cook’s mate attacks crew with a knife and a man overboard alarm sounds. A yeomanry trooper dives after the jumper, a shark circling as a boat reaches the scene. The mad assailant is hauled back unconscious at the cape amid a storm of cheers and a collection for the groom.
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Anchorage
Ceame
Veoran
Ceer
Woo
Gromon
Sharke
Cinematograph Advances Promise Broad Police Uses
A recent champagne riots film demonstrated that cinematography can identify rioters and aid investigations. Improvements abourd cameras, telegraphing photographs, and portable transmitters promise rapid, distant, and realistic moving pictures for elections, campaigns, and events worldwide.
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France
Coleen
Howl
Grmont
Gas Explodes in City Tunnel Injuring Three Workmen
An explosion in a Nichols Street tunnel used for water regulation injured three Metropolitan Board of Works employees William Harrison Louis J Davis and William Hannan. Davis died and others suffered severe burns and shocks as gas accumulated over three weeks then ignited after attempting to dispel it. Local hospital care followed with serious injuries reported and investigations into a gas leak cause.
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Metropolitan Board of Works
Nicholsow Street
Exhibition Gardens
William Harrison
Louis J. Davis
William Hannan
Davis
Hartson
Hannan
Rt. Vincent's Hospital
Harrison
Melbourne
Nicholson Street
Latrobe Street
Melbourne Hospital
Honan
Tlome
Richard Glen
Punt Road
South Yorca
Garhi
Fae
Aml
Extreme Sherk
Comdi Fan Seriou
Tareionm
North Carlton
William Mannan
Yrloun
Ertel
Room
Ais Corlebe
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Levis LaWall
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Fey
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Mortimer F. Sampson
Ceatii i Hag i C
Ging, Foick Production
Hoube
Colac
MR Stephens
Enterprise
Stephens
W. Ek. Stephens
Ree
Price Enterprise House
Paton
Ladies’ Coats
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Horsham
Rorewood
Liverpol
Plare Mercy
Rand
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Ting
Lowejshl
Mto
Ange
Trasaport Tagun
Bouth Africa
Bnefields
Las Palmas
Farrar & Harrison
National Library of Australia
SES Motions
Sam Jacobs
E. Herbert Lewis
Wake Bros
Oater
Bualanter
Errol Street
Worth
J. F. Parkinson
Colao
Colac Stationery CO
Selwood
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Miss Sitlington
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