Christmas through many eyes a Geelong Advertiser slice
A reporter gathers diverse views on Christmas from a tramp, a builder, a businesswoman, a minister, parents and children. The piece paints Christmas as love, care, giving, family warmth, and spiritual reflection, with Santa and childhood faith shaping each perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geelong
Advertiser
Grace
Oman
Bethlehem
Christ
Dowce
Santa Claus
Santa
Haby Brothers
Christmas Season Prayers For Peace And Hope
A reflective verse extols the Christmas season's peace and charitable spirit. It envisions monarchs granting a truce flag, children and dreamers alike seeking virtue, and hope springing eternal as humanity strives to renew Christos spirit beyond Christovestide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monarcd
Santa Claus
Christos
Christovestide
Holiday Dangers Highlight Season Hazards and Precautions
The article warns that holiday festivities bring accidents and fatalities from firearms, traffic, fires, and unextinguished camp or home fires. It urges parents to supervise children, drivers to slow down, and shops to ban smoking near flammable toys made of cellulose. It emphasizes careful handling of guns and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagga
Renta
To Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Winged Eagle Tribute
An old friend letters praise for Sir Charles Kingsford Smith famed as the first to circle the globe. The poem hails his fearless voyage and notes his grave near the poles, comparing it with Roald Amundsen’s memorial in the ocean. The piece closes with a signature from T. Langford Torber of Horsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roald Amundsen
T. Langford Torber
Technical Education and Labor Saving Drives Concern
Parents fear for their children’s future without skilled training as labor saving devices reduce unskilled work. The Education Department struggles to fund growing demand for technical instruction amid controversy and regional opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erode
Wilte
Dntreditien
Inti
Iremine
Setenv
Canirsins
Tetley
Everest
Motor trip Horsham to Queenscliff sets record time
In Horsham Times December 24 1910 report, Mr RK J Young of Young Bros drove a large touring car from Horsham to Queenscliff in seven hours and fifteen minutes. A wood chopping accident at Green Park injured Gordon Hickson as an axe cut his arm during a blow aimed at A Carmichael. 1910 sales by Hagelthorn Bolton totaled £496 525 in property. Miss Malone resigns as senior teacher at SS Michael and John's. J BR Brown leaves Messrs Young Bros after eleven years, receiving a farewell presentation.
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RK. J. Young
Young Bros
Horsham
Queenscliff
A. Carmichael
G. Pitt
Green Park
Gordon Hickson
Pat Carmichael
Hickson
Messrs Hagelthorn & Bolton
Miss Malone
SS. Michael and John's
J. BR. Brown
Messrs Young Bros
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Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
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Omant
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Thidees
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Turing
ROWE
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Ctuvia
GT Benuga
Mulga Wood
Horsham Times
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