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Newspaper

Geelong Advertiser

Location

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jun 23, 1924

Page

6

Bargain Filled Direct Day Wool Coat Frocks and More

Direct Day sale notes huge discounts on ladies wool knits furs and coats with prices cut from 5/ to 70/. Items include all wool knits, velour coats, silk fiber costu mes, flannelette nights, bloomers, hose and socks, plus men and boys wear. Numerous articles emphasize clear out and reduced prices at 106 E. Ago.

Sali Govs Ward Arsart Gaharine Young's Young Enije

Solar furnace used to melt metals and evaporate water

The article explains Archimedes style solar mirrors concentrating sunlight to form a small furnace. It describes a 25 lens and mirror setup creating a cone with a dome, concentrating rays to a working area of about a quarter inch. Tests claim metals melt and substances evaporate in vacuum, suggesting temperatures high enough to melt previously infusible materials.

Archimedes Marcellus Juha Ericsson Kricsson Harnons

St Georges Girl Guild Debates Dickens Talk At Meeting

The St George's Girl Guild held its weekly meeting with Mia Young presiding. Miss Wheyer spoke on Charles Dickens life and influence on his early works, while Miss Dwyer read from Nicholas Nickleby and sketched Mr Micawber's father. The session closed with costumes and tea.

ST. Georges St. George's Girl Guild Mia Young Miss Wheyer Charles Dickens Misa Dwyer Dickensalton Micawher Thery Mina Dwyer Nicholas Nickleby St. Andrews Church Theelong Beth Wear Inveringh Batesfot Andrew Tev DB Green Eco India Sli Tomershyy Tee Wong Hontun Od Venters McClure de Sige Mop Maguire

Village Life in Russia The Imperturable Peasant

An excerpt describing rural life in a northern village, detailing peasants daily routines, economic strain, and social dynamics. Mentions local markets, work shifts, and community rituals amid harsh conditions and limited resources. Names and places are rendered obliquely in this OCR fragment.

Community Page Crossfire of Costumes and Clubs Recap

A sprawling social update lists prize winners for a costume event with many participants including Mary Healey and Joe Bray, plus a long roster of contestants and judges. It also covers diverse society notes from Herne Hill Methodist Ladies and Yarra Street Boys Club activities, a Baptist Guild meeting, and temple-linked reports. The piece preserves local life tone with multiple group names, events, and scattered theatrical notes.

Jessie Bray Cleves Mary Queene Bray Temperance Ciglurs Bless Shite Jean Smith Mkscyption Guh Dons Connox Ivy Tournier Bers Ashmore Nethe Kearns Lily Beay Vern Ratty ‘Hamblin Rose Grace Roberson Percy Hendy Yall Morrison Stockman Tos Hepturn Martin Ryan Poothaller Stan Selby Len Jonce Bushian Frank Crowty Bros Reg Kitchen Harold He L.niel Bros Len O Niel Ray Leyland Bree Hamblings Mary Healey Joe Bray Clever Mary Frank Crotey Martin Ayan Jexie Jay Cleter Mary Bily Winter Donaghy Crotty Perry Hendy Bre O'Niel

Sunday cinema idea sparks religious debate in Kingston

The Rev E P Woollcombe, former head of Oxford House in Bethnal Green, urges limited Sunday cinema opening in Surrey as a last resort to curb Sunday dangers. He argues youth need a constructive outlet on Sundays and that entertainment should rival church services, though he doubts Sutton’s rector has trialed such measures.

Sutton E. P. Woollcombe Oxford House Bethnal Green Woollcombe

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