Holiday Trip 70 WT and Houmes Explores Fiji
A sixteen day voyage from Sydney to Fiji highlights Pitcairn Midlton Reef sighting, a sunken volcano and a tragic wreck. The article journeys through Lautoka and Naviaga to Suva, describing Fijian culture, plantations, and colonial landmarks including a sugar mill, Grand Pacific Hotel, Botanical Gardens, and Museum. It notes diverse crews and locals, with vivid scenes of villages, chief's houses, and island life.
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Sydney
Fiji
Pitt
Middlton Reef
Great Lagoon
Suva
New Caledonia
Byron Bay
Australia
Matthew Island
Lautoka
Ceil
Fidi
Lantoin
Mbra
Mira
Dauzhtoy
Alice Rokate
Mba
Nandi
Suvaia
Albert Park
Grand Pacific Hotel
Botanical Gardens
Rewa
Palma
Ardeas Ts
Enrios
Suva Street
Fijian Homes and People On a Scenic Coastal Drive
The narrator describes admiring Fijian houses with verandas and carved beams, contrasts them with white slab huts, and notes children posing for photos, mothers dressing them in grass and palm leaf garments. A journey along Tamavna village and the flax hill area reveals markets, Indian temples, and welcoming women with seed bead necklaces amid a busy wharf scene.
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Tamavna
Sova
Thair
No Job Too Big or Too Little Insurances of All Kind Effected
Local ad copy proclaims a broad insurance service offering coverage for varied needs. The wording suggests a small firm or agent promoting all kinds of policies, aiming to attract customers seeking comprehensive protection. The text appears as a simple classified note or business card.
Reasonable charges and prompt reliability in Gloucester notice
G Nash and others announce reasonable charges for services in the Plok district. Quaran Ravenshaw Street, Gloucester, provides prompt and reliable contact with phone number 119 for inquiries.
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Nash Ravenshaw ST
Gloucester
Voyage Diary Through Fiji and Noumea Ports
The account describes shore excursions from Suva to Levuka and Suva’s markets, a Marist Church visit, an orphanage and tea with the English nun, then Noumea with its convents, lepers’ island, and a native-dressed fisherman. It ends returning toward Sydney, recalling hotel scenes, alcohol customs, and the loom of Australia’s coast as the ship Moeraki heads home.
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Princes Road
Etehy
Fevoda
Ay Suva
Levuks
Fiji
Burt
Suva
Monastry
Dea Girls Orphanate
Noumea
France
T le Foundation
History Church
Gettig
Sydney
Australia
Martin Plere
Vlock
Electric Fans Boost Home Efficiency and Comfort
The article notes a GE electric fan costs two or ten cents and can run eight hours, highlighting electricity’s role in labor saving and home comfort. It mentions early waxed electric fixes and the fan's enduring popularity in homes and public spaces like theatres.
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G.E
Electric fans praised as refreshing room air agents
The Gloucester Electric Supply Co. Ltd promotes electric fans as refreshing and health preserving appliances. They note quick air changes in any room, ease of use, and low running costs with no fixing required. Details on this and other electrical appliances are stated.
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Gloucester Electric Supply CO. Ltd
Property for sale 60 acres with dairy and farm equipment
A mixed tenure farm offering 60 acres of which 15 are freehold and 45 leasehold. Promises strong milk yields from 20 cows with weekly £13 from Milk Ri plus factory supplies. Includes comfortable house, dairy, hay shed, water and light, fences, lucerne pastures, plus outbuildings and farm implements. Price £2,500 walk in walk out.
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Tarvex
Lucerne
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