Why Kaffirs Won’t Work In South African Labor Opinion
The piece argues South Africa's native population remains idle due to cultural allowances and land rents tied to hut and dog taxes. It claims many families rely on poultry, milk, vegetables, and informal wage support, with large families benefiting from systematic idleness and misaligned incentives. The author notes dogs and fowls as rent-like assets and cites gender roles and child labor as sustaining dependence.
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South Africa
Howe
Childern
Weddings Like Funerals In A Chinese Ceremony
A fragment describes a Chinese wedding as solemn with little talk and much crying. The bride wears red, is veiled, and seated with bridesmaids as a procession forms and rice is thrown, signaling the groom taking her to his home.
Uses and value of sawdust in industrial history
The piece surveys sawdust uses from street sprinkling to packaging protection, noting its commercial value beyond free distribution. It highlights distillation yielding acetic acid and wood chemicals, fuel applications, explosives potential when chemically treated, paper making demand, gas production, and briquette fuel while acknowledging excelsior as the preferred protective material.
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Excelsior
Quick Thinker Inaeger Impresses Tomlin
Mr Tomlin praises Inaeger as a sharp mind, noting he quickly calculates routes and spots details. The remark includes a memory of Tugger's reporter and a playful description of cautious sense for boarding and saluting. The passage ends with a historical reference to the 1817 treaty limiting warship piers on Lake Ontario.
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Inaeger
Mr.Tomlin
England
United States
Lake Ontario
Recruits from the district join Australian Expeditionary Force
A public list honors district volunteers who have joined the Australian Expeditionary Forces. The roster notes many already in Gallipoli or en route to the Front, with a request for further names from recruiting officers to ensure all accepted men are recorded and sent for active service.
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Australia
Gallipoli
Obscure Names Surface In A Murky War Time List
A fragmented OCR list names many individuals including Jarrahdale Honour Jack Cotten Cecil Curtis Leslie Turner and Charlie Barnett along with others such as Willie Rowe Kent Fred Halliday and Patrick McKenna. The closing line notes Denotes killed and mentions Kepreen’s killed and a few missing, signaling wartime casualty references.
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Jack Cotten
Cecil Curtis
Leslie Turner Alen Thomas Jie Trevann
Yee Langher
Williams Coffe
Alexander Barnett
Patrick McKenna
F James Kirke
Frank Halliday
Willie Rowe
Kent
Charlie Barnett
Fred Howard
Willie McCalla
Luke Liford
Willie Rigby
Percy Fleming
Angus Lind
George Scrivener
Charlie Bird
Ales Wowle Egbert Reeves
Tom Rice
Alfie Gates A. Gale
Joe Anderson
Duck Buckland
Tel Ben
Fred Pierce Herbert Ronan Maurice Reginald Lewis Arthur
Jack
Thomas Sheehan
Ernest Mathews
A. Myere
Cyril Woodlands
A. J. Hansen
Don Huggens
William McKenna
Jack Halleke
Alt Bert Crean
Reuben
Brneat Chisholm
Linden Brady
Mark
William Thomas
Jump Clonghart
Ablon
Len Cheater
Ted King
George King
Fred
Willie Little
Percy Henretti
Patrick Brennan
Domes O'Brien
Ted Trin Moore
Walter Cattack
Wille Merocktan
Bill Bovell
Victor Berry
Cookernup Recruits Names in Local Notice
Stanley Merredith Luton Merredith Irwin Merredth Alfred Hitchcock Jack Adams Felix Mayer Ambrose McQuade listed in recruitment notice. Subscription price noted as 10 shillings per annum.
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Stanley Merredith
Luton Merredith
Irwin Merredth
Alfred Hitchcock
Jack Adams
Felix Mayer
Ambrose McQuade
Call to arms Australia seeks 56000 more men WA quota rise
Australia calls for 56000 more volunteers as Western Australia must raise a higher quota beyond the 25 men daily already sent. The notice lists ages 18 to 45, height and chest standards, and daily pay from 6d to 21d plus allowances. It outlines pensions for widows and dependents, and directs recruits to Perth recruiting offices or local officials, with Pinjarra district contact details.
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Australia
Western Australia
Pinjarra Telephone Exchange Opens Daily Hours
Pinjarra Telephone Exchange operates daily from 9 am to 6 pm and holidays 9 am to noon. The trunk line charges are listed below. All calls from public phones incur an extra charge of one penny.
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Kaffirs
Tugger
Pinjarra
John Allen
A. KE. Laslett
R. B. Blyth
Roas McLarty
Victor Barber
James Montgonery
Harry Ball
John Molyneux
Vengins Baker
James P. Norse
An Butcher
Norman A. Cappe
Frank Materson
Gen. Cappa
Fred Paterson
Joan Cappe
Cedric J. Paterson
F. Conk Paterson
SH Downey
Pattison
Doherty Arnold
Ray Farmec G
Promec
George France
Robert Robinson
Wea
Gilbert Y. A. Soote
Hasnay
Mickie
Boots Henry Hart
Alfred Tathew
Warthos
Willa Tatham
Walter Wethersill
Levise White
Fredk. I White
Walter Watts
Gibbings
Mandurae
Joe Mair
Rewton
Fred Newton
Arthur Rogers Rhodea
Scrivener
Harry Scrivener
Frank Slee
James Smart Jr. Smart
William Sutton
E. Wilkow
North Dandalup
Wnlf
Phil Alea
Aten MW. Baldwin
Baldwin Fow Kearhar
Jus. Couetley
W. Davenport
Wat Truckworth
Ernest McGresor
Merbeth Warkbill
Wengelly
Robinson Fredk, Tromblett
Dwellingup
Actin Perey
Harman — Panpetr
Johanson
Kornwena
Meghwe Keltl. Davin
Pesusis FW
Dixon Kawermet
Fanthiar
Havin Faulkner
Othur Green Fc Green
Alfred Fowern “Tethers
Holyoake
Mashall UC
Connall Plunkert
Sadues
Fraser H Gardiner
W. Wilding
Waroona
Walter Bulyeuat
R. Krennan
P Cruken
TF Frekan M G, Hamman
Marrinup
Frank L Eacott M. Hower
Albert E Jenkins B.C Miles
Nange Brook
F. Sickert
C. H Chivers
Waraming
Clifford Stenton
W. Bevis
Yarloop
Don Giddes
W. J Ferua
Serpent
Walter Gayner
William Heath
Keyabrook
W- Mathews
Robert Walker
Hranewick James Ryan
Bodington
Harvey Honor
Empire
Hurvey
J. Lowes
L. Lowe
D. Leite
J. Brown
Brown
J. Sinclair J. Charan
Charman
Gibney F. Wyatt
M. Wyatt
H. Palmer Cot
Palmer F. Morriss
W. Lee L
Rovener
B. Roebuck
R. Taylor
G. Woverense
W. Martin M. Fallon
Snell
H. Smith
W. Comper
H. Apling
Fomniben Lofthouse
J. Hepton
AL Ireland
W. Kilburn
J. Mair
Bornee
A. Hloom
Hi. Hurley J. Mic Mi
C. Anthony
B Anthony F
Billet
B. Gilbert F. Tules
Pelt Ali IL FE
Kirby W
Woodall
Bhure
V. Langdon Bun Marriott
Jarrahdale
Kepreen
Cookernup
Bis Cao
Pensions
Francis Street
Perth
Secretary of Roads Board
Lynes
Fort Ev'ry
Armadale
Beenup Benger Bridgetown
Tod
Bupur
Busselton
Conkernup Coolup Collie
Donnybro
Itamel
Harvey
Marrinup al
Manuljony
Nyal’s
Nyal
Luxacold
Carr & CO
Bunbury
D. Hay
South
Laslett’s
J. HH. Provat
South West
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Ts ‘Orrice
Docket Books
Dodgers
R. S. Sampson
Augber Stamp Maker
Mgy and
Pu William Thomas Pring
Bank Buildings
Pinjarta
Propriever
Richard Branney Sampson
Parthy
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