Burrinjuck Dam NSW A Vast Irrigation Project Emerges
The Burrinjuck Dam site in New South Wales stands 20 miles from Goondah amid rugged scenery and hosts a major gravity fed irrigation system. The dam forms a 400 foot high granite barrier creating a 3,900 acre storage basin with water to supply the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas. The project powers a vast canal network, shaping surrounding towns, farms, and recreation with plans to hold over a trillion gallons of water and become a leading regional water and leisure destination.
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Main Southern
Australia
Murrumbidgee
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Brandeur
Hurrinjuck
Jubellon
Goodradighes
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Yous River
Murrum- Didgee
Chinaman Great Sprinter Hsieh Wins Track Honors
Haueh Hal Hsieh of the University of Wisconsin emerged as the top individual scorer across two prominent meets. He attended the University Meet in Peking in 1916, returning after graduation for a postgraduate course.
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Haueh Hal Hsieh
University of Wisconsin
Peking
Wit
Silent Tooth Lost After Night at Police Station
An elderly man, who later became mute, rushed to a Kanan Lite police station claiming he swallowed a tooth. He suffered intense pain and was sent to Bethany Hospital where surgeons, aided by X rays, labored through the night to locate the tooth without success. He wrote that he might have lost them while drunk.
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Kanan Lite
Nethany
Minister Questions Wedding Casts Inaudible Silence
The minister asked for objections during the ceremony. The bride answered with a rehearsed line, warding off any challenge to the marriage. The moment stunned the audience as the expected refutation never came.
Idaho State News Roundup From Lewiston To Pocatello
Idaho state news items cover Lewiston fruit shipments and an annual tennis event, drought and forest fires near Payette, water supply concerns, land sales in Latah and Benewah counties, a jury trial in Portland for a water bond, and local incidents in Burley Twin Falls and Boise. Notes include forest fire warnings, water shortage costs, a Fourth of July water fight in Pocatello, and civic actions on bonds and road work.
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Lewiston
Payette
Oakley County
Dee
Thi Tute
Sidio
Slumons
Fels Company
Denver
J. W. Stweking
Burley
Hoe Conte
Warner
Black Canyon
Payette River
Uintah
Bria Or
Teton
Targhee
Latah
Benewah
Peter Aguere
Porutelte
Hell
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Franki
Grandjean
Boise Forest
Pocatello
Anderson Godsey
Bay
Fred Hansen
Buhl
John W. Eagleson
State Board of Ewners
Dell Wright
Twin Palls
Alloum
Coeur d'Alené
Ory
Sylcide
Joseph Dowling
Boise
White Crom
Meridian
Ada County
Harvey Thomas
Dan IL Thomas
Malad
U. S Department of Agriculture
Batse
Americas Legion
E C. Boum
Moscow
France
Cou Nnter
Legends Of The Elephant And Royal Symbolism
A narrator recalls deep elephant lore learned from seasoned mahouts across Siam to Ceylon including Burma roundups and royal names like Silver Star and Golden Joy. The piece links elephants to Buddhist prophecy and the life of Buddha, noting the white elephant destined to herald Gauthama's birth and the great beasts tied to wisdom and power.
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Heti
Ahlkart
Siam
Ceylon
Burma
Comain
Howdah
Ms Sie Cemor
Lli
Asia
Gavitama
Nature's joke on altitude divides India and Tibet
The article ponders how altitude shapes climate and habitability. It notes India’s low elevation near sea level versus Tibet’s 12,000 feet, calling Tibet the Roof of the World. It suggests if India shared Tibet’s height south of the Himalayas, its climate might be milder and healthier, while Tibet could be more temperate despite its latitude.
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Tibet
Himalayas
Cashmere
India
Equator
Britain
Swallowed Pet Chameleon at Wakefield Fair
F. A. Sidney recounts a Boston Evening Transcript note about a chameleon named Mickey purchased four years ago at the Wakefield fair. The reptile lived with the family, aided plant care by eating pests, and even ventured onto the piazza. A neighbor's guinea fowl then swallowed Mickey, prompting a dispute over pet safety and etiquette.
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F. A. Sidney
Boston Evening ‘Transcript
Mickey
Why He Preferred Girls Opinion from Willard on Neighborhood Play
Willard explains his preference for girls over boys in neighborhood play saying the girls do not fight like boys but argue instead. The remark reflects a lighthearted view of gendered behavior in youth recreation.
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Willard
Hir
Lioness Attacks Car Near Nairobi In Night Duel
The East African Standard reports a nighttime encounter near Nairobi where a lioness attacked a moving motorcar. The chauffeur accelerated as the lioness leaped, striking the hood and being run over by the wheels. The dead lioness was loaded into the car and brought back to town as a triumph.
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Nairobi
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