August rainfall exceeds normal in many districts
The Commonwealth Weather Bureau reports August rainfall well above the average across most of the state. Persistent rain from early to mid August plus late month showers caused large excesses in metropolitan and Darling Range regions, with Dandarragan at the top deviation. Agricultural districts show notable excesses at Carramab New Noreia and Wagia.
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Commonwealth Weather Bureau
Sinter
Particwar
Porth
Mumsaring
Darling Range
Foe Tala
Skeleton Found Solving 1896 Prospecter Disappearance
A long missing miner A McPhee was presumed dead after tracks faded near Trilby Bease six miles from Niagara. Search parties found a skeleton last week near Sandy Creek, with clothes rotted away, ending the mystery of his 1896 disappearance.
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Maya
X Jung
A. McPhee
E. Cogan
Thin Centre
Trilby Bease
Niagara
Malcolm Menzies
Fay Track
Stildl
Niagra
Tus
Ningira
Moores. Bright Bros
Kookynie
Sandy Creek
Ningara
Autumn phase notes hint at seasonal change
In the Laat quarter on September 6, the new moon occurs and the calendar marks the onset of fall. The entry notes a shift in season with the darkening sky and cooler days, aligning with traditional timekeeping.
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Fall Moe
Haly City Ironies In Lusty Rail Linen Loot Tale
Adelaide known as the City of Churches appears in a travel note describing a railway department fiasco. The piece recounts vast pilferage of free soup cups towels and water bottles as travellers strip carriages. Officials vow to source new crockery and lavatory supplies legitimately.
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Adelaide
Haly
Railway Department
Bermuda Peppermint Cure Puzzles Memory of Niagara Camp
A fragmented reminiscence blends 1806 Niagara camp disappearance with verses about persistence and Bermuda’s sunny climes. The text mentions a watch atop a skeleton and lines urging ongoing walking talking and growing to achieve goals, interwoven with promotional rhyme for Woods’ Peppermint Cure.
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Bermuda
Isles
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Australian Mutual
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