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Newspaper
Fremantle Herald
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
2
A fragmentary reminiscence outlines a shopkeeper’s advertising strategy. The speaker asserts that keeping a name in the public eye secures sales, noting that routine reminders make customers recall the trader when seeking goods and prevent them from going to rivals.
Reminiscences recount the life of W. W. Miller a Fremantle official and literary institute secretary and librarian who spent years in Levuka Fiji engaging in educational work. He describes travel to Levuka an encounter with local officials and early language learning efforts including basic Fijian phrases and cultural observations.
The text recalls a voyage to Fiji with fragmented, vivid scenes. It describes language notes, observations of local people, drinking customs around a hollow tree trunk pipe, performances with coconut shells, and the sensory climate. It mentions steamship schedules, the absence of cables, and pigeon couriers carrying news from Suva and Levuka.
A study on Wattle Day explains Australia’s national flower the wattle and its varied varieties. The article notes August 10th as Wattle Day and mentions a forthcoming geography topic on the Fruit Industry of West Australia for students at Central School.
Ray Short led the latest literary contest on Local Government and the Constitution with an 8 percent score. Other top marks included HL Steward 80 percent and Matthews 78 percent. The piece notes ongoing school sports, continuation classes, and a November evening event at the Quarry-street Culydlowninn Hall hosted by the students to celebrate education access and efforts.
A Monday evening concert at Wesley Church showcased Miss Amterson Judis and a group of young ladies. Highlights included solos by Miss Howell Miss Nicholas Miss Lagyphee and Miss Hicks, a vocal treat by Miss Brockway, a Japanese chorus Chow Kits, and a humorous tale by Miss Doyle. The program ended with tableaus and the National Anthem followed by refreshments.
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