Aboriginal Names For Flying Boats in Airmail Fleet
Brief survey of world happenings notes five new flying boats for Australian English airmails to receive aboriginal names such as Cool Rangatta and Cooee. Also reports on currency returns to Canada, freight data for Canadian planes, Montreal women gaining municipal voting rights, and notes on various wartime relics and anecdotes.
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Cooee
London
New York Times
George C. Beresford
Turk
Rudyard Kipling
Stalky & Co
U.S
Montreal
Province of
Quebec
South African War Veterans’ Association
Australia to Invite Immigrants Under New Scheme
Prime Minister Joseph Lyons announced the cabinet is studying a plan for assisted passages for special immigrants. The proposal targets 7,000 Britons annually with priority to domestic youths and skilled artisans to address shortages, aiming to start early in 1999.
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Australia
Joseph Lyons
Commonwealth
Pattern 4724 offers frock or housecoat choice
Anne Adams pattern 4724 presents a trim wash frock or housecoat with ric rac trim and zipper options. Available in misses and women's sizes 14 to 42, the pattern uses cretonne or synthetic fabrics and includes illustrated sewing instructions. Send 20 cents, with name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Ahne Adams
Planning a Year Round Garden for Longevity and Color
The piece urges methodical early spring planning for permanent plantings including perennials, shrubs, trees, and fruiting vines. It stresses plotting the garden to accommodate mature heights, spacing rows for vegetables, and sourcing hardy, fresh stock from reliable Canadian nurseries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Bulletin oFine
Moat
Averaham
Island Falls a Century Old Community Hall Story
A fragmentary account describes island Falls near Flin Flon, Manitoba, highlighting community life. It lists local shops and products, mentions the town hall built by men, indoor tennis courts, a Brunswick bowling alley, a talkie theatre, a traveling book library, and winter indoor activities. The piece notes limited transportation, winter warmth by electricity, and sparse cooking facilities with two wood stoves.
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Island Falla
Euwardsburg
Buckingham
Winchester
Island
Falls
Winnipeg
Flin Flom
Shank
Sunday School Lesson March 13 Reflects Feeding Multitudes
A Sunday School lesson on Mark 6 37 44 highlights Jesus compassion for the crowd at Capernaum teaching first then feeding them with five loaves and two fish. It notes Jesus blessing the meal before distribution and the lesson that caring for bodily needs aids moral and spiritual growth, with a takeaway on divine blessing guiding action.
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Jesus
Mark
Dovad
Jergus
J. G. Greenbough
Hens Carkle After the GX in Fowl History
Hens carkle after the gx because their wild ancestors the jingle fowls did it before them and the jungle fowls did it after laying eggs to signal their whereabouts to the flock. More births and deaths occur at night than in daylight hours.
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Big Ben
Alberta
Saskatchewan
House of ‘Commons
Trans-Canada Air Linen
Philip G. Johnson
Canadian Club For
E. J. Hodsoll
Eastleigh
England
Ay Anne
Flin Flon
Manitoba
CNR
Ng Hotel
Lea
Harry Pearson
Sydney
Nsw
Sydney Botanic Gardens
Apacan
S. Mscullough
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