Lessons From Past Tree Planting Tragedies In Western Australia
Eight years after the Harvey estate was subdivided for orange growing the venture is judged a failure due to improper land analysis. The author notes shallow watercourses, clay bottoms, and ironstone in subsoil causing stagnation and disease. He urges borehole testing and expert advice before planting, citing Mundijong and Wong Gong Gorge as examples of outcomes shaped by soil and drainage.
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Harvey
Perth
Mundijong
Perth-Bunbury
W.A
Bunbury Road
Wong Gong Gorge
Welding Copper To Steel For Strong Bonds
A British welding method uses molten copper in hydrogen to form a thin copper film that spreads over iron, producing a strong bond. It enables two separate parts to be joined without screws, combining cheap manufacture with solid strength. Steam turbine blades and governor bodies have been made by this process.
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Great Britain
Doan's Ointment Promises Skin Relief Note
A Victorian era advertisement touts Doan's Ointment as the cure for skin irritation and wounds. It features Mrs P Tawson of Korrelocking West Northam praising the product after a leg injury failed to heal under medical treatment until Doan's was used. The notice urges readers to buy from Foster Mcclellan Co. at 313 Murray Street Perth and to ensure authenticity of the brand.
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Kosema
Dean
Dony
Foster-McClellan
Murray Street
Perth
Doan
Boy in Skirts From Dorakoke Finds Own Path
A Dorakoke islander born as Vera grows up as a girl for 21 years until a return to the mainland. He, now Charles Williams, writes home about preferring trousers, sewing, and female companionship, works as a maid in Baltimore, then returns to the island with a new gender expression.
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Dorakoke
Darotion
Baltimore
Charles C. Williama
Glyhan
Williama
Vera
Ocravoke
Faterfolk
Hai
Ocencoko
Vers
Charles
World
Deracoke
Trespassing Laws and Civil Remedies Explained
A landowner or possessor may claim damages for trespass even without proven loss. Trespass can be peaceably ejected and is not a crime unless accompanied by willful damage. Malicious damage may lead to criminal penalties, including imprisonment or fines.
Quarrel Over Pay Sparks Banter Between Newlyweds
A newlywed couple quarreled over pay as the husband kept most of the earnings. On the first pay night he handed £2 19s to his wife, but on the next he gave only a shilling, keeping £2 19s for himself. He asks how Sean survives on one shilling, and she retorts about a rotten lime she had last week.
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Sean
Glasgow Becomes Britain’s Second City in Census Figures
The 1921 census shows Glasgow at 1,934,069 residents, ranking second after Greater London and ahead of Birmingham Liverpool and Manchester. It notes a wartime legacy with a growing female majority across Britain, where females outnumber males by over 2,000,000 nationwide.
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Glasgow
United Kingdom
England
Greater London
City
Great Britain
Manure gains drive in wheat yields and farming practice
Agricultural reports credit manure with boosting wheat yields by about 60 percent per acre since the early century. Farmers like A V Richardson and A A Lutze describe heavier dressings and proper fallow as key to quicker growth, stronger stands, and better resilience under variable rainfall conditions.
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A. EV. Richardson
A. A. Late
Witsonia
Coromby
Selb
Lutze
Lutse
Ismart Alstricts
F.C. Dahlenborg
Faded Humour and Household Quips in a Victorian Column
A collage of whimsical exchanges and jokes about cottage pudding, wallpaper remnants, marriage dilemmas, and fashion. Cartoon captions parody the era from a London Opinion style piece, with children misquoting lines and a policeman quizzing a boy about his missing mother before a private family return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfred
World's Biggest Saw for British Columbia Mill
A British Columbia mill unveils two giant circular saws designed for giant fir logs of 15 to 25 feet girth. Each blade weighs 1,140 pounds in ingots and 795 pounds after finishing, with 190 detachable teeth. The saws reach speeds up to 130 miles per hour and cut through massive logs with ease.
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British Columbia
Dominion
Funeral mix up buries wrong body in Rookwood cemetery
An Australian funeral at Rookwood Cemetery ended in tragedy as two women were misidentified and buried in error. The undertaker buried the older woman while the younger remained at the mortuary, later discovered by a son who sought his mother before burial. The body was exhumed and reburied.
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Rookwood
New South Wales
Wonderful Old Man: Isaac Lamb Aged 103 In Ash England
Isaac Lamb, age 103, of Pinewood Road Ash near Aldershot, is described as highly capable with perfect teeth and full memory. He began work at age seven and remained employed for many decades, enjoying gardening and plane watching with his granddaughters. He recalls humble childhood in Strathfieldsaye Hampshire near the Duke of Wellington’s residence.
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England
Isaac Lamb
Pinewood Road
Ash
Aldershot
Strathfieldsaye
Hampshire
Duke of Wellington
Ancient Chinese Engineering Sea Wall at Hangshaw
A historic sea wall near Hangshaw showcases high order engineering to repel tidal bores. The 30 ft granite wall, with iron wedges and stone ledges, endures tides of 10 to 20 mph, built around 900 A.D. Its construction method remains unrecorded in the cited account. The narrative shifts to a humorous aside and kitchen-table chatter unrelated to the wall.
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Hangshaw
St. In
Victoria Riseley and Co Supply Hubber Stamp Order
A company named Victoria Riseley and Co based on Fitzgerald Street Northam is supplying a stamped order with the given intelligence article. The exact details and parties involved are limited in the available text.
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Intel
Victor Riseley & CO
Fitzgerald St
Northam
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