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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1924
Page
1
A long reminiscence on rare solar rainbows seen at night, describing how sunlight refracts through moist air to form a rainbow and its reflected, silvered appearance during full moon conditions. The writer recalls two past sightings near Duckmalai and reflects on the mystic and poetic sense of such skies.
A Doncaster style racing scene unfolds with Lord Clifden winning after a late surge as spectators wager heavily and a Tyke jockey pockets bets. The tale blends with a science column praising the eye’s complexity and announcing a visit by optician Mr. Glick to Perth, offering sight testing and spectacles.
Fragmentary notice notes a 9 o'clock committee meeting of the Vic League amid reference to former soldiers and tensions within the group. No further details available on date or outcome.
A returned soldier, employed as a signalman near Clifton Mill station Victoria, suddenly attacked a colleague and disrupted the passenger train system for several minutes. He later recovered and left the station claiming fatigue while shell shock is cited as a factor. Police report another similar incident and delays across multiple Melbourne centers.
The article compares termite mounds and ant nests to human populations. It cites Sir John Lubbock estimates of ant nests up to half a million individuals and reports on bee and wasp colony sizes, noting beehives may house about fifteen thousand and a queen lays roughly a million eggs in four years.
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