Seaside Reveries and Fire News Dominate Old Chronicle
A seaside holiday essay recalls sunlit days, beachside fashions, and a tattooed sailor story before shifting to dramatic reports of a major blaze at a Devon farm. The Dooen Farm fire destroys hay, stable and chaffhouse while other small incidents and a 1909 Dunlop Bulletin excerpt reflect on transport history and progress.
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Neptune
Peroff
Christ
Seven Seas
Sol
Ernest Levitzke
Devcn
Horsham Fire Brigade
Dunlop Bulletin
London
Dior
George
Dunlop
Sun bathing fad faces medical caution and fish deaths
The article discusses sun burnt body cults and views on violet rays with claims of health benefits and cancer risks. It notes moderation urged by physicians and contrasts sun exposure with cold climates. It also reports trout and Murray cod mortality at Hume reservoir linked to heat and copper sulfate release.
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Beaufort
James Williams
Main Lead
John Lamb
Pomonal
Ron Herbert
Herbert
K. Anderson
England
Tropics
Hume
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Wimmera
J. Langlands
the Horsham Times
Agem
Big Blaze
Dooen Farm
Levitzke
Baillie Street
Horsham
TNS
Lele
Isle P
Collins Stree
Docket Books
Horsham Times
Australia
Hal Penny
C. Baschen
Minyip
T. Ingletons
W. Westerndorf
Dimboola
THE
Ballarat
Lading
South Astralia
New South Wales
Avon Butter Factory
Pitt Street
Carlton
Lancefield
Melbourne
Laurel
Housewives
Vacuum Oil CO. Pty. Ltd