Comeback Wheat Tops Royal Show Exhibit Amid Milling Strength Claims
The Millers Journal reports Comeback, Farrer's medium hard wheat, won the champion bag of wheat at the Royal Show. The U S Department of Agriculture notes high flour strength in dry climates and that Cowra Farm results match experimental mill findings, with 72 percent flour yield and substantial patent and straight grade flour produced. Cedar wheat reportedly surpassed Manitoba in high red class for flour strength.
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Australia
Commonwealth
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Canada
U.S.W. Department of Agriculture
England
Cowra
Minneapolis
Mixed marriage decree debate looms in Victoria
Archbishop Clarke sketches Temere decree effects on civil rights and church authority. He contrasts Anglican faith with Rome's limits on civil marriage validity, urging readers to choose between ancestral faith and possible acceptance of nonconformity in marriage.
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Victoria
Church of England
Disher
Servicetown Crossing
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Reece
Memmett
Toria
Lectures by Professor Cox urged for Geraldton visit
Readers press for the Mechanics Institute to announce the date of Professor Cox’s Geraldton lecture and discuss arrangements for a suitable hall and lanterns. A note suggests offering two lectures to ensure strong attendance and broad public reach.
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Mechanics Institute
Geraldton
Cox
Perth
Randell
Floyd Shannon
New South Wales Slums Persist With Crowding
The article recalls Sydney slums once among the worst, noting residents have not moved far and overcrowding worsens as insanitary hovels disappear. Two to four families now share each dwelling, leading to continued deaths from consumption and little effort to curb disease spread.
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Sydney
Murchison Mining News Highlights: Trials and Tonnage
The Victoria mine project at Webb's Patch failed due to weak local support. Gold returns from Cue One, Worrall and Loughman reached 39 oz 7 dwt from 194 tons, while Hanson and Shepherd yielded 37 oz dwt from 234 tons. A District Council meeting in Davy Dawn discussed contract labour in Murchison mines.
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Worrall
Hanson
Shepherd
A.wa
Davy Dawn
D. Watson
A W.A
Caledonian
Nannin
Great Fineall
Widden
Yaloginda Consols
GM. Co., Ltd
Supreme Court
What the Referenda Cost.
London Truth argues over referendum costs with figures from Lord Beauchamp £200,000 and Lloyd George £2,000,000. Australia budgets £250,000, suggesting Beauchamp is nearer the mark than the Chancellor’s Celtic inflation. The Commonwealth appeal sum in Supplementary Estimates was £4,000.
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London
Lord Beauchamp
Lioyd- George
Australia
Commonwealth
Flying Fish Feathers for Pillows Spark Quiet Debate
A small Lorancling explains to a casual visitor that his goal is not food but catching flying fish for their feathers to stuff pillows with. The exchange highlights quirky local priorities and humor in a seaside setting.
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Hua
Aes
Brisbane raid hits betting premises amid political wave
In Brisbane last Saturday night police raided five shops suspected of betting use. Many people, including prominent citizens and MPs, were present as betting ledgers and paraphernalia were seized. The city faced gas strikes with South Brisbane Gas Coy backing out of arbitration discussions.
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Brisbane
South Brisbane Gas Coy
Metropolitan Unionas
Premmier
Market Report: Fruit and Produce Prices and Late May Auction
Mr H S Mackenzie reports week ending May 22 with high prices for Jonathan apples and other fruits and vegetables. Listings include Rome beauty, Five Crown, cookers, eggs, potatoes and oranges with varied shillings and pence. On Thursday May 25 Mr W J Dixon’s furniture sold well at auction.
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H. S. Mackenzie
Jonathans
Rome
Shepherd Perfection
Nick Jacks
Clayton Permains
Ben Davis
Dunn
Joseph
W. J. Dixon
Australians Flour Under Fire Boosts British Milling Fears
A proposed 1811 competition by British Bakers and Allied Traders Society to test Australian wheat faced English opposition. Despite plans for gold and silver medals across three divisions, the scheme stalled, yet the publicity itself may aid Australian flour by highlighting its potential against British milled products.
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Bakers’ and Allied Traders' Society
New South Wales Flour Mill Owners' Association
England
Marvel Loch strike settled after majority accepts terms
In Southern Cross at Marvel Loch the strike has been settled by acceptance of the majority of men in the camp. Workers agreed to the terms offered, ending the industrial dispute.
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J. A. Marshall
Drg Dawn Hotel
Shamrock
Geraldton
Board of Health
Lam
Fothergill Morrison
A.T.N.A
Southern Cross
Mowday
Marvel Loch
Temns
Delicate chest man seeks peppermint cure and luck
A worried man visits a chemist for a peppermint remedy after declaring his card is bad then collapses from a sight he sees. He later marries the girl with the kiss curl, leaving readers to wonder what caused the shock.
Chronic Chest Complaints Woods' Great Feppemmint Fam
The note references chronic chest complaints and a notable Woods family, described as a great feppemmint clan, within a historical context.
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Woods
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