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Newspaper
Goulburn Evening Penny Post
Location
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1925
Page
1
A historical directory fragment lists multiple trades and businesses including auctioneers and commission agents, blacksmiths, bakers, costumiers, an electrical contractor, solicitors, and a notary. Entries name firms such as Bands and Co, Model Bakery, M Beratela, Lealia L Williams, and A M Bette and Son with street addresses and phone numbers.
An aged author’s presence unsettles Goring and Peggy as a tense morning unfolds. Peggy trembles and Goring realizes he may choose to stand by Peggy and her brother, while Mr Octavius arrives with a cryptic smile amid confusion about promises and engagements.
Peggy explains that the Shadow of Ravenscliffe frightened Sir Francie and Mr Octavius during their night. Goring notes the apparition and Peggy confirms she too saw the mysterious shadow, while Octavius dismisses the idea as nonsense.
The Local Government writer notes councils rarely remove a mayor, citing Wellington council debates where a vote of censure was blocked by the mayor. It argues harmony may require dissolving the council or declaring a defaulting member, with tensions between mayor and council.
A garbled report discusses the Young Portia Club urging football to improve, criticizing rivalry and lack of support. It mentions plans for meetings in May Week and a secretary handling honoraria of 226 pounds per year to organize events, with the Geoulburm League’s role and a £10 loan mentioned to the secretary.
The Education Gazette reports a director's complaint that many Lamination candidates show poor spelling. It notes that after primary schooling many cannot express ideas or reproduce knowledge without blunders. Future exams will weigh spelling, and inspectors should assess teaching spelling success.
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