Sensational Escapade: Untamed Cow Rampages Through Kempsey Street
A wild cow in Kempsey caused a near disaster on Smith Street as it bolted through shops and garages. It charged Mr. Conelly and his daughter, toppled a fence, and injured both Mr. and Mrs. Conelly with shock but avoided serious harm. The beast was finally recaptured after damaging a poultry enclosure and fleeing the thoroughfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Street
Kempsey
W. T. Cosbey
Royal Corner
Conelly
Argus
Massacre in the Barwon Sheep Run by Dingoes
A flock of 100 ewes on the Barwon were attacked by four dingoes. The animals scattered into rough country, breaking through scrubwood to a washaway. Survivors cowered as many were killed or ripped apart, a brutal canine assault evident by dingo-pads and tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barwon
E. W. Sparke
West Maitland
New Season Dress Goods In Latest Fabrics And Colors
The store advertises a new season collection including Crepe de Chine, Fuji Silks, Art Silk Alpaca, Art Silk Mordains, Georgette Voiles, Jeffro Gingham, Indian Head Linen, 38in Linens, Jap Crepes and Striped British Crepes. Notes on patterns, borders, floral and plain colors, fast dyes, and prices per yard.
Wholemeal Bread and Mental Efficiency Lecture Warns
Lecture in Melbourne by BP Philpats, president of the Food Education Society, warned that England might discard wholemeal bread for white bread, risking loss of calcium and iron and a rise in mental deficiency. He cited statistics claiming one family in seven had a member in a mental asylum, urging prevention through education and school programs while opposing reliance on hospitals for the mentally unfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
BP. Philpats
Food Education Society
England
Australia
White Australia Policy Advocated in Melbourne Speech
Springthorpe, returning from Europe and America, told Melbourne University Association listeners that travel abroad would reveal the White Australia policy’s benefits. He claimed America faced a long color question as Negroes move north due to immigration limits, noting Southern hostility and arson of schools for Black students as evidence of widespread racial tension.
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Springthorpe
Europe
America
Melbourne Universiy Association
Astralia
United States
South
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Garner’s
Gloucester
Gloucester Electric Light & Power CO
Gloucester Hotel
W. A. Phillips
E. J. Beaton
Gloucester 1
C.T.A
Fla
House
FUJI
Jeffro
Street & Parish Ltd
Sydney and
Newcastle
Booral Wharf
Sydney
Allyn River
Newcastle & Hunter River
W. N. Cuthbertson
K Sng
Kingstreet
Batger
Lonag-Wear Service
W. Batger
Church Street
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