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!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
6
A narrator records visits to families facing school attendance issues and poverty. Mrs Walkinshaw defies the board over absent children, while Mr Whimple tries to enforce rules amid turmoil. The piece also follows the Larrapers and Walkinshaws, illustrating strain on fathers, mothers, and a baby amid social welfare pressures.
Fragmentary verse fragment recounts landscapes and wildlife with a focus on nature’s scenes around the Geelong era. Vividly lists creatures and settings while hinting at a broader meditation on place and memory.
A rare transcript recalls a school visit by a truast officer with a broad circle of mixed acquaintances. An attempted discipline ends with a stubborn reply about stepping in to curb truancy, while a polite demand to see Mrs Walkinshaw yields a sharp, sarcastic reaction from the lady inside.
South Australia faces serious grub pest in south eastern ports as oats and barley suffer damage in Mount Gambier district. Farmers report reduced yields and some prepare to store feed. despite green grasses, drought and cold hinder pasture. Exports and livestock movements affected as wheat and rabbit trades show varied fortunes and new agricultural measures emerge.
Conversational snippets weave marriage jokes lamb orders and social tension among Mrs Brown-Smith Mr Brown-Smith Mrs Younghusband and others. A minister contemplates peroration while a girl taunts the preacher, calling him an encumbrance as dialogue shifts to scientific trivia about oxygen and a moonlit rowing tale.
A Geelong resident testifies to kidney pain relief after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills from Pardey's pharmacy. The article also notes international artillery developments, England France trade, and a Paris market anecdote about a parcel of cash and securities found by a market woman.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.