Optimist Public School Faces Hard Times With Confidence
Geelong College Assembly reports generous gifts including a new dining hall and modern facilities. A junior house and science lecture room are planned as the school grows its domestic staff spaces. A £10,000 bequest for scholarships supports next year’s public endowment and long tradition.
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Geelong College
Australia
Fats
Awellers
Tropics
Am Ol Collvelin
Tong College
British Film Alliance Forms to Produce On Approval
Frederick Lonsdale joins British Dominions Films Co and Aldwych Theatre stars including Miss Mary Brough Miss Winifred Shotter and Mr Tom Walla to adapt On Approval to a talkie with Edmund Breen set to star at £200 weekly Shooting begins at Imperial Studios under Ernest Turnbull for a three year alliance.
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British and Dominions Films Co
Tom Walla
Mary Brough
Winifred Shotter
Aldwych
Frederick Lonsdale
Imperial Studios
British and Dominion Film Co
Eletree
Edmond Breen
British Dominions Films
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Ernest Turnbull
Remarkable optical illusion described by F W Edridge-Green
The British Medical Journal reports a simple test using a black square on patterned wallpaper to induce colors from the surrounding area to detach and spiral into the black. The effect varies with background color and lighting, and can produce color invasion or disappearance depending on the setup.
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F. W. Edridge-Green
British Medical Journal
Ares
Village news notes and misfortunes in a busy morning
Village leaders approve buying a fire engine and form a committee. The new brigade responds to a shop fire but lacks water supply. The captain calls the operation not fully successful due to water missing. Also included are quips about a telescope and a publisher predicting plots, plus a classroom joke and a wry proverb.
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High Street
Pike prize tale and odd half sovereign joke
A Scotsman recalls fishing for pike and catching a prize after a strong pull. He describes opening the fish to find a half sovereign, while others recount finding nine stil lings and sixpence in silver and three pence in copper. A Frenchman and a skeptical woman add quips about rumor and zig zag.
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Seouman
Tasmanian agriculture and potato trade in 1920s
The piece surveys Tasmania's climate and scenery, potato exports led by Burnie Devonport and Ulverstone, and the fluctuating market. It notes high taxes on Lotteries, average yields of 28 tons per acre, and costs of production around £18 6 8 per acre with prices near £7 15 per ton. It credits the 1924 Development and Migration Commission plan adopting District Agricultural Organisers and allied experts to modernize farming and disease control.
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Taters
Commonwealth of Australia
Australis
Commonwealth
Sydney
North Coast
Burnie
Devonport
Ulverstone
North West
Sume
Development and Migration Commission
Department of Agriculture
New Zealand
Agriculural Department
Farmers Bureau Drives Rural Progress In Tasmania
The Farm Bureau active in Tasmanian districts meets monthly to hear experts and discuss issues. It helped pass the Fat Lamb bill and unites farmers to share methods and latest information, boosting production and profits.
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Farmers Own Organization
Baresa
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Wynyard
Tasmania
Australia
Amateur boxer faces pro challenger in ring clash
A local amateur boxer enters the spotlight as he meets a ready professional in the ring. The referee introduces the rookie while the pro lands a knockdown and the crowd watches a tense exchange unfold amid whispered pleasantries and a magistrate’s caution.
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Allence
Victorian Dried Fruits Recipes Series No 57
The Victorian Dried Fruits Board shares tested dessert and pudding recipes including Diplomatic Pudding and Raisin Pudding. Instructions detail bread crumb bases, raisins, citron, and sauce, with steps on mixing, proving, folding, and baking. Send for a free Victorian Cookery Book from the board in Melbourne.
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Victorian Dried Fruits Board
Hunteau
Victorian
V.C . Buildings
Collins Plate
Melbourne
Uncertain Union Tale From The Parlor To Altar
A garbled account describes a couple near an altar amid confusion and jeers. The clergyman asks the groom a question as gossiping onlookers and a photographer react to the chaotic scene in a parlor setting.
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