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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1930
Page
2
A garish fashion feature notes long skirts and the Mary Brian starred Marriage Playground outfits with white silk linings and looper shirts. A book review by Lewin E. Lawes discusses Sing Sing life, crime psychology, and prison life with anecdotes of inmates and the warden’s observations on capital punishment.
The article notes a wave of fashion revival featuring long gloves and short sleeve outfits in a Kay Francis film. It highlights suede gloves, crushed velvet accents, gray chiffon fabrics with square patterns, and the bracelet making a comeback as stylish details.
Fragmented text critiques the modern girl with short skirts and bobbed hair, contrasting her with grandmotherly ideals. The piece hints at defense of modern roles, independence, and social change, but remains largely unreadable in spots due to garbled OCR.
The article relays A J Coad citing Melbourne figures via Dr Argyle about rising attendance and spending in Australia. It notes estimates of 96,000,000 attendances against a population under six million and mentions figures from Ed and Sydney sources.
The piece recalls Charles Sturt as Australia’s notable explorer whose centenary memory for the River Murray is to be honored by public activities in South Australia New South Wales and New Zealand. It notes his Darling River discovery and expedition by water, his confrontations with Aboriginals, and his death in 1880 after a life of exploration and service.
In a remark on spending and leisure, the piece notes how governments and people seek funds for pleasure. It laments money draining from Australia through amusements, with late returns home after midnight and the Millsection’s role in the people’s amusement.
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