Wheat price gaps fuel calls for reform in Sydney trade
A Sydney debate probes why growers receive 6d less per bushel than millers in wheat trades. Traders cite delivery risk and quality losses during transit, with notable claims by miller A Hattersley about misdelivered cargo and unrecoverable costs, highlighting systemic inefficiencies and lack of railways liability.
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Sydney
Mall
Oy‘lee
Mailway Department
A. Hattersley
Daily Telegraph
Hattersley
Darling Harbor
Rathvan
Tattersley
England's Leper Colony Quietly Serves British Patients
In a remote English valley, Britain's only leper settlement houses patients in small cottages cared for by Anglican sisters. Princess Mary Louise visits, while a strict secretive stance preserves privacy. some residents include a Brazilian-arrived child and a widow who contracted the disease. The colony features a chapel, daily medical visits, and guest accommodations for relatives.
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England
London
Daily Chronicle
Mary Louise
White House
Brazil
Howse
Australian gold shipment reaches San Francisco for New York transfer
The New York Federal Reserve Bank reports 6,000,000 Australian sovereigns arrived in San Francisco and were deposited in the Mint before moving to New York for Bank of England accounts. Officials cite settlement of international balances, while bankers link it to bolstering Britain’s reserves amid upcoming wheat and cotton purchases.
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New York Federal Reserve Bank
Australia
San Francisco
Mint
New York
Bank of England
Reserve Bank
New York Times
England
United States
Britain
London
Austral
Noble and Collins clash over cricket strategy after event
Captain Collins seeks batting advice from Mr Mary Ann Noble as Hobbs looms, while Noble delays judgment, preferring postmatch analysis to onfield guidance. The scene shifts to the cable office where Noble notes a captain’s value in the grandstand.
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Collins
M A Noble
Mary Ann Noble
Mr Noble
Lincoln and After Today in American Heroism
A reflection on Lincoln as the national hero and what he would think of a modern United States that has moved toward standardization. The piece contrasts Lincoln’s indivi duality with today’s conformity and notes his global regard as the savior of the nation.
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Ernest Street
Wangulls Street
Lincoln
George Washington
America
United States
Abe
Washington
Hannah
R. Ellis Roberts
New Statesman
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Parker
Cnet Ene Moon
Caterrk Astipation
Ulding
Rth
Lane Cove Road
Manilla
Royal Hotel
Tamworth
Caledonian Hotel
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Mrs Parker
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