The Man From the Gulf Shooting of the Bunyip
In a remote camp a hunter shoots a horse believed to be the bunyip stallion Joe Hird laments losing his prize racehorse The jackaroo escapes as foremen and musterers joke about the dramatic scene The night ends with others mocking the event and the bunyip legend continues to haunt the camp
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Joe Hird
Welsby
Waslord Bunnyip
Wim
Joe
Jackaroo
Welshy
Clarence
Gilligan
Ned
Man Who Talked to His Bat Dies in Windfall
Larry O'Toole, famed brumby trainer and king of the brumby runners, was killed when a tree fell in the wind and toppled onto him. He was buried with West honors in the station graveyard at the foot of the sandhill amidst a somber procession.
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Larry O'Toole
Molly and Clarence Welsby at Red Ridges Station
In a rugged tale from Red Ridges, Molly Smith rises from cottage life to work at a Brisbane stock firm before returning to the station. Clarence Welsby, a fearless jackeroo, wins her trust through daring acts, a sharp wit, and hard trials. Their bond unfolds amid a landscape of sheep station lore and rough fellowship, with confrontations and a hinted past.
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Larry O'Toole
Molly
Pattersons
Patterson
Brisbane
Marion Patterson
Clarence Welsuy
Welsby
Clarence
Clarence Welshy
Swanee Ned
Ani
Tronstone Creek
Ned
French reformatory mutiny ends in arrest and escape
Ninety boys at Aniane reformatory near Montpellier rose in a night mutiny as guards were overpowered and a fire started in the workshops. The alarm reached police, gendarmes and mobile guards intervened. most surrendered, twenty five escaped, twelve recaptured, thirteen still at large. Damage about £3000. The uprising followed weeks of unrest and may prompt an inquiry into administration.
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Aniane
Pear Montpellier
Montpellier
Rosicrucians to Build Egyptian Style Pyramid in US
The Rosicrucians plan a modern Egyptian style pyramid in the United States to house modern scientific apparatus and 19th century conveniences. The structure will be windowless with subterranean entrances and a 65 degree interior, serving as a temple of learning with chambers numbered by student advancement. A Hall of Illumination will showcase models and diagrams of modern science as part of the order's rites. The date of construction will be announced after Dr H Spencer Lewis’s return from Egypt. Elizabeth Eltringham of Lex Gen Colchester celebrates a hundredth birthday as the fifth in her family with a living brother aged 98.
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United States
Cheops
Gigeh
Great Pyramid
Iseub-Sur
Theops ‘Pyramid
Jive Original
Ameri
H. Spencer Lewis
Lois Ji Calera
Elizabeth Eltringham
Lex- Gen
Colchester
Uving
Orphan of Flanders on Soay Island in Scotland
An Inverness Shire correspondent reports on Janet Blacklin, a Belgian girl brought to Soay Island from Flanders in 1916. Raised by Sandy Campbell and his family as a foster daughter, she is the sole foreign-born resident among sixty islanders. The tale recalls wartime escape and deep family ties, with limited island contact and weekly mail trips from Mallaig.
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Soay
Skye
Inverness Shire
Daily Express
London
Flanders
Janet Blacklin
Sandy Campbell
Sandy
Kenneth
Isle of
Soy
Mallaig
Sensational Show Ring Accident at Lismore Show
At the Lismore Show ring last week two valuable horses died in a collision during simultaneous high jump and mile trot events. Regal Star ridden by W. Wotherspoon struck Faithful owned by R. Essery as Faithful, winner earlier in the day of the North Coast District Trot, fell and died instantly. Regal Star staggered after the impact and fatally injured himself at the fence.
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Lismore
Regal Star
W. Wotherspoon
Wis
Faithful
R. Essery
Wyrallah
North Coast
Steelwood
Uoon
Night Landing At Mascot In Ambitious Flight
A large crowd gathered at the Kingsford Smith Aerodrome Mascot to witness the Air lines of Australia tri motored Stin con night landing. The Stin con carrying several passengers was delayed and did not depart Bri bine until 4 30 pm. Darkness fell between Kempsey and Taree during the remainder of the journey with Captain G. Hemaworth guiding the flight. The ship maintained two way telephony contact with Sydney throughout the flight. The incident reflects aviation operations and poses questions about night landing procedures.
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Mascot
Kingsfard Smith
Airlines of Australia
Servu
One Dose Daily Does It for Rheumatic Ailments
In New Zealand a product marketed by Street and Parish Ltd claims one daily dose clears rheumatism sciatica lumbago gout neuritis and similar conditions. It offers a six week money back guarantee and a free booklet upon request, with a nationwide sales pitch and insurance like certificate.
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New Zealand
Street & Parish Ltd
Blazing Lighthouse Keeper Severely Burned in Explosion
The Surville lighthouse on Tele Groix near Lorient France burned after an oil container exploded as the keeper Alexander Fourone aged 50 prepared to refill lamps. Firemen from Lorient to Surville rescued him while the lighthouse burned for two hours. he was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Surville
Tele Groix
Lorient
France
Coastguard
Alexander Fourone
Christmas Mails UK Postal Deadlines for 2lb Parcels
UK Christmas mail rules require parcels over 2 pounds to reach GPO Sydney by 6 pm on November 5. Parcels of 2 pounds and under may be posted as smalts until November 4. All Irish Free State packages must arrive by 6 pm on November 5. Letters to the British Isles including Ireland must reach Sydney GPO by 5 pm on November 17.
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United Kingdom
Irish Free State
G.P.O
Sydney
Trish Free State
British Isles
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