This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1927
Page
6
An essay from the World telegraphs near drownings in Central Park Lake and explains why bystanders misread a swimmer in danger. It details the three stages of distress and the rapid, hidden progression from bobbing to final submersion, urging awareness to prevent fatalities.
A reader observes a header equipped with a chaff-saver in Victoria or New South Wales fields. The device folds chaff and straw into a rear bin, then dumps it compactly to the ground for easy collection. The mechanism runs with no downtime, saving tons of fodder at little cost.
A humorous sequence unfolds in a general store kitchen as Little Tommy tries to keep his father’s smoking pipe alight. The crowd jokes about the “tobacco twist” while a local actor complains of a rough week and a playful town tale about a near station side lodging.
Story of justice catching a four murder suspect after years of immunity. Clyde, a young Englishman, travels from San Francisco to the South Seas and Peru chasing Billy Newberg with romance aboard the schooner and Uncle Bollard guiding the hunt.
A rambling column blends tales of a brutal husband George Palmer with mock wisdom on goldfish pets and postwar football antics. It riffs on gender, manners, and daily life from a noisy, humorous viewpoint, ending with a jab at cold weather and chilblains.
Aunt Maria accuses her husband of deceit while recounting a burglary at their home. A neighbor jokes about his garden and seeds. A passerby quips about soldiers, Bolsheviks and a dressmaker taunt about a fastener and a flapper.
The third Jeremy story shows a schoolboy entering a term with a new role and heavy changes. Jeremy struggles with discontent and a fierce dislike of rival Stake but matures through the term. He overcomes inner turmoil to rejoice in Rugger field triumph and a vivid portrayal of adolescence at a great public school.
The Equity Trustees Executors and Agency Co Ltd subscribes capital and reserves a liability guarantee fund of £ 375,005 £ 300,000 and £ 10,000 with registered office at Queen Street Melbourne. Board of Directors includes Chairman Hon Donald MacKinnon and Vice-Chairman Sir Edward F. Mitchell KC MG. The company is empowered by Parliament to act as Executor Administrator Trustees Receiver and to take transfers of existing trusts. Incomes collected funds invested estates managed or realised. Joel Fox is Manager and C T Martin Assistant Manager.
A proposed shift of Newmarket livestock sales to multiple regional yards is urged to reduce congestion and improve pricing. Mr. James Troup outlines a plan with saleyards at Ballarat Bendigo Geelong Seymour and Dandenong, arguing decentralisation can lower transport costs and enhance market competition.
Public notice-style advertisement touts Warner’s Safe Cure as a reliable remedy for kidney and bladder derangement. It urges early treatment to avoid serious health issues and lists two bottle options and retailers.
The narrative follows Peter Cardinal and Jane Craig through a frantic day including a faulty car, an audacious burglary at a fancy dress ball, a chase in disguise, and sharp detective work exposing a clever American rogue. The lively tale blends bravura crime antics with witty humor.
A traveller meets a businessman and a child while sharing quips about dictionaries and authority. Exchanges range from contempt for bookish travelers to playful pretensions as admirals, with glimpses of everyday hardship and curious classroom banter.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.