Two Young Heroines Rescue After Breeza Tragedy
A sobbing schoolgirl stood by the body of 10 year old Lorna Hale after a cliff fall at Breeza near Gunnedah. Her sister ran for help to Breeza Station while Gloria Poole and Valmai Moore aided the scene amid fear and fatigue. Rescuers later retrieved the body, with local workers and station staff assisting. The incident drew praise for the girls’ courage and composure during the distressing affair.
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Breeza
Gunnedah
Lorna
Valmai
Treat
Goran Lake Road
Valmet
Gloria Poole
Tien
Consuvatio Risk 10
Valmat
Gloria Moethrizh
M. Clift
Messrs
Male Ail Poole
Gloria
Dog Kelpie Rescues Sleepy Man At Cessnock Station
A black and tan kelpie saved a man who had fallen asleep on the railway line at Cessnock station. The dog barked from the platform edge to alert a woman on a seat, who then found the man with his head and shoulders on the rails. He was moved to the platform and remained unaware of the danger. The man’s movements onto the line remain unknown, and the dog spends much time at the station with locals.
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Cessnock Station
Araste
Whaste Liatte Ig
Vasel
Church Services Sunday 25th April across Gloucester
Sunday schedule lists multiple Church of England and Presbyterian services in Gloucester and surrounding areas. References include an Annay Service in Gloucester, Rev Hy Wy Rogers Nabne, Rev Cage on FV Drake Presbyterian Rockhurst Barflngton Hall and Mathindia with various 7 30 p.m. or 11 a.m. times, plus a Wed Craven 7 and Ward's River 7 40 p.m. details and a note about Mr Hector Melon Bugler Mr Nichols.
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Church of England
Exster
Gloucester
H.C . Waubury
Annay
Rogers
Hector Melon
Nichols
Mathindia
Bulfort
Stemtford
Craven
Thurs
Ward's River
Mr BR
Pereira
Conpreestional
the Rocks
Cotny Grove
Mt. George
B. Martens
Australian gold industry gains fuel as production rises
Australian gold output climbed from £6.5 million in 1933 to £10.123 million in 1936, with employment increasing from 31,000 to 40,000. Senator A J McLachlan praised the three year metalliferous mining scheme offering £500,000, crediting it with absorbing 9,000 extra workers and boosting output, though officials cautioned not all growth was solely due to the scheme.
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A. J. McLachlan
Canberra
Pruning Guide Urges Early Start For Orchard Work
The Department of Agriculture urges early pruning to extend the season and protect spring orchard operations. The handbook Pruning details treatment of fruit trees grown commercially in the state and stresses how poor pruning reduces productivity. It is available from the Department of Agriculture, Box 364, GPO, Sydney, price 3s. 4d postage included.
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Department of Agriculture
GPO
Potatoes for Winter Storage
The article describes aging and storing potatoes by pitting on lava, with two parallel saplings four feet apart forming a trough. Potatoes are layered, covered with straw and sod, then sealed from rain with earth and beaten down. A drainage ring around the pit helps moisture exit. for small pits a cone shape is best.
Story of Mother's Day and Flannel Flower Emblem
The piece traces Mother's Day from its origin by Miss Anna Jarvis in Philadelphia to its national status by 1913 and global spread. It notes a NSW Benevolent Society appeal selling white flannel flower emblems for sixpence to benefit the Royal Hospital for Women and other institutions, with government rights granted to the NSW Society.
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Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
C.S.A
Congress of the
United States
Benevolent Society of
New South Wales
Royal Hospital For Women
Benevo‘lent Society of
Nsw
Never Borrow a Paper Warns Against Neighbourly Theft
A veteran Arkansas editor retells a cautionary tale about borrowing a newspaper. A stingy man’s son is bitten by bees, injures his face, and ruins pants. a cow eats green corn and dies. cream spills cause kittens to drown. a woman injures herself and loses teeth. the baby ruins rugs. the daughter elopes with the hired man. The moral urges readers to buy their own paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Wnman
Rheumatic Remedy advertised by Cartineate Street firm
An Australian newspaper ad promotes Rheumatic Remedy by Cartineate Street & Parish Ltd. It claims severe rheumatic pain from shear ing wet sheep can be cured, offering a money back guarantee and urging readers to request a booklet. The snippet mentions Byfield and The Cedars in Cassiluis, New South Wales.
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Rua
Byfield
the Cedars
Cassiluis
N.S.W
Street & Parish Ltd
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Grime & Small “the Specialty Store
Jones
Texaco
Mplain
Australia
A.A.A
Texaco Motor Oil
Brian Carolan
BIG
Benevolent Society
G. H. Griffin
D.B
Caraval” Union
Paton and
Baldwins
Cardigans
Deal AT
Seoul
Korea
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