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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
4
A vivid tour guide describes the Illawarra region from Redfern to Nowra, detailing valleys, sandstone ridges, plush villas, and the National Park. It highlights Como estuary, Port Hacking shores, Audley, Starr passages, and notable landmarks like Clifton cliffs, Bulli Pass, Wollongong, and Lake Illawarra with golf courses, coalfields, and bays.
The port of Shell Harbour Kiama, a dairying settlement on the coast, features the Blow-hole on Diack promontory where roaring seas shoot silver fountains in rough weather. Saddleback Mountain rises over 2000 feet with vistas to Wyalla Falls 8 miles distant, while the old village of Jamber nests among foothills. The road travels through green valleys and primeval forest passages sheltering cattle.
The article lists the inaugural A M P Society Directors for Great Britain and Ireland, naming the Earl of Jersey, Sir Henry Seymour King, the Hon Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, and Sir John Cockburn. It notes their London and Sydney offices, banking connections, and roles. It also mentions Lord Jersey’s N S W Governor, King’s banking titles, Gibbs’s lineage, and Cockburn as South Australian statesman. The London office and empire-wide life office strength are highlighted with bonus distribution for 1908 to be shared by policies issued before December 31.
Immigrants from Britain arrive in New South Wales under the Agent General scheme. Young farmers and farm workers adapt to local methods, with many securing bonds and sending word to bring over friends or relatives. In six months ending June 30, about 350 arrived via referrals, proving migration inducements are appreciated.
An inveterate Woman-Hater is linked to an agricultural expert who loathes women. He chronicled dairy items for a university department, yet his printer’s header read The Beef Steer and His Sister, revealing a curiously ironic twist in his notes about livestock and kin.
A failing attempt by Bridget to serve as a servant leads to mishaps during a dinner at Mrs Binks. Bridget’s clumsy descent with a fish course causes a crash but ends with her delivering an Irish brogue joke, claiming a safe landing on her feet.
Four youths appeared at the police court in Scotland after breaking a large plate glass window while playing football in the street. The magistrate noted it was the third time they had been before the court for similar acts and sentenced them to seven days in prison despite protests that they were needed for a school match on Saturday.
Julian and his companions endure exile in a Siberian hut as a Pole named Swasi Vavasseur inspires hope. They plan to endure, hunt, and trade skins for money while defending freedom against the mines. The exiles find aid from Reuben Bight and the Jew merchants, who offer shelter and sympathy despite danger.
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