Insurance Society Reports Growth and New Buildings
The society reports stronger income and investments, with new buildings completed in Adelaide Bendigo and progress on Christchurch New Zealand. Policyholder services and bonus scales rise as total assets near nine million pounds. The chairman notes ten year growth in income new business and payments to policyholders and lauds wartime loyalty across Australia and New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
He Inn
Australia
Newasha
Dolders
Itio
King William and Grenfell
Treets
Adelaide
Society
Bendigo
Christchurch
New Zealand
Australis
Salt the visionary who built alpaca cloth from odd wool
A long excerpt traces Sir Titus Salt’s rise from a stray bale of odd camel wool to a global alpaca fabric empire. From the initial gamble on unpromising wool to massive production and international demand, the narrative celebrates Salt’s innovation, growth, and Bradford mills expansion through the 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ules
Liam
Sir Titus Salt
England
South America
Waa
Liverpool
Advertising and Fire Dangers in Holiday Country Areas
A wartime style editorial warns holiday advertising lures city dwellers to scenic seaside districts near Melbourne. It stresses the risk of grass and bush fires from careless campers, smokers, and picnickers. It notes that country residents and authorities urge vigilance, extinguisher use, and refrain from discarding matches from trains or lighting fires near roads. The piece cites a real fire near Den Valley that ravaged forest and tracks, underscoring the need for responsibility among tourists and landholders alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melburne
Hnd
Catoa
Forestry Department
Railways
den Valley
Launching Place
Heslesville
Grase Isle
Oat
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Santa Claus
Glovers
Xomas
A. & P. Glover
Horsham
F. W. Grabsch
Wilson Street
Windsor
Re World
Oldsmobile
The
Chevrolet
F. W. Grabseh
MacTown
Thompson
T. Smith
C. B. Merrett
Saltaire
Bradford
Balfour Cathcart
Young Bros’ Auction Rooms
Telephone
Weldon Power & Bennett Solicitors
Pynsent Street
Mr. Bennett
NAW
Fablic
Isea Savini
Bape Baprene
Othe Ae Aidavite
Suqieee Nah
Sara
Roe Nee
Edison
Fiscorte Oy
R. Palethorpe
Tirebrace Street
Vorsitay Eee Rhee Efine Tees
J. Crase
Evers
Bond
Reliance Motors
Nash and
AJAX
Exide Batteries
Eas
Essex
Hudson
Budson
Wilson Bolton & CO
Bes
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