Lands for Settlement gazetted in multiple districts
Public notices announce Crown Lands for settlement across Narrabri Gosford Parkes Armidale Braidwood and other districts. Parcels range from 40 to 20 060 acres with grazing and farming potential, rents from 10s to £1 per acre and available dates from 9th December 1909 to 20th January 1910.
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Narrabal Land District
Lavish Horal
Gosford
Mincumber
Northumberland
Trementead
Parkes
Mingelo
Narromine
Peak Hill
Homestone Selection
Armidale
Oban
Clarke
Guy
Price
Barmedman
Warri
Mourke
Batuulst
Winburn
Roxburgh
Graing Lam
Coonababagran
Oramlelbinia
County Gowen
Grafton Land District
Banyabba
County
Clarence
Grafton
Parish Lawrence
County Clarence
Port of Lawrence
Mudgee
Cooyal
Cumbo
Arice
Moolaren
Wilpinjong
County Phillip
West Wyalong
Braidwood
Parish
Wyanbene
Dampier
Arailble
The Whip Snake of North America Unmasked
A historical account describes the whip snake Mastiraphia as a deadly yet elusive North American reptile. Weaved with vivid scenes, it details its appearance, habitat, feeding, and the notorious mid summer “hoop” or cartwheel locomotion. The piece notes its potent venomous tail spur and the dramatic effects on animals, plus dramatic encounters on moonlit roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Sunlight Changes Perpendicularity of a Standing Monument
A tall monument leans noticeably as the sun’s rays strike at an angle each day. The tilt results from uneven expansion of the sunlit side, bending the structure toward the shaded side.
The Spy Trial at Mansart's Picketed Farm
A tense Civil War scene unfolds as General Mansart conducts a secretive tribunal in a ruined cottage. The accused spy Martis faces a cross-exam by witnesses from North and Confederate lines, with death by firing squad ordered at dawn if found guilty. The judge’s burden grows as a brother’s fate weighs on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Sherman
McClelland
York Town
Mansart
Tron Mansart
Martis
Pennsylvania
King’s Batteries
Tie
80Th
Big Bethel
Sabre
Leesburg
Big Bethell
80Th Pennsylvania
Tle
Mansgart
Dairy Gains Popularity as Ayrshire Cattle Expand
Canada’s Ayrshire breed grows with 376 members in the Canadian Ayrshire Breeders Association, 103 joined in 1908. Herd entries span Ontario to Alberta and the U.S., led by Ottawa’s Central Experiment Farm Ayrshire yielding about 10, so many pounds of milk and butterfat with cost-efficient feed leading to strong daily net profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
United States
Central Experiment Farm
Ottawa
Ayrshire
North America
General Botha Seen Through Irish Eyes in 1907
Stephen Gwynn recalls meeting General Botha in 1907 at an Irish Party banquet. He notes Botha’s calm, distant gaze and farmerlike bearing, contrasting with the nerves worn by last year’s negotiations, and records talks on governance, the franchise, race relations, and union versus home rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Gwynn
Daily Mail
General Botha
Ile
Ant
Aly Hind
Kotha
Gare
UNION
South Africa
Ge ‘Hagite
Unio
Botha
England
Lea
Ireland
Tam
M Botha
Emmett
Robert Homer
Temple
Patrick
Edmond
New Zealand cattle and cheese shifts amid export push
The report notes heifer calves selling at 2 shillings 10 pence in parts of New Zealand this season, down from 17s 6d last year, and discusses beef handling to keep pigs calm before slaughter. It also mentions Australia’s cheese overflow, a visit by Japan’s cattle expert to Britain, and calls for better stock grading for export markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Great Britain
Queensland
Victoria
New South Wales
Brisbane
Uniforms and rights stir debates among service and native voters
A commentary discusses objections to head coverings for waitresses and the value of uniforms in service roles while contrasting moral authority of Archdeacons and chauffeurs. It notes fears that representing the Union, natives gaining voting rights, could threaten unity and urges careful education of voters about suffrage meanings in Cape Legislature negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Colony
Co 1
Natal
Bowk
Breil
Botha
Cape Woud
Givynn
House of Commons
Pittsburg Riots End In Armed Truce Amid Violence
An armed truce ended a violent clash between constabulary troopers and striking laborers near Pittsburg. Officers seized revolvers and weapons, while both sides faced arrests and a city under martial law. Widespread fear persisted as workers, families, and strikebreakers remained tense and vigilant after a night of gunfire and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sta
Rlétin
Pittsburg
Daily Telegraph
Pittsbore
Ohlo River
English Spoken and the Portu gal King Manuel Scene
In a Portu gal procession crowd young English edirts cheer a kingly figure. Two enthusiastic girls lead the way as the king covers his mouth and whispers I know Eng lish. The moment captures wild adulation and comic tension in a single scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edirts
Portugal
Manuel
Hass
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The
Cains, Ltd
CAINS
W. G. Cains
ALE
Pitt Rr
Quay
Ali
Victor Trust
Avatraling
Galler
Victor Tromper & Co
Guarts Dean
Georgi
Street
Sydney
Angus & Son
Castlereagh Street
Batwoon Market
Park Bis
Claremont College
Randwick
Shiss Fullerton
John Danks & Sbn Pro. Ltd
Pitt Street
Electric Bells
W. N. Douglas
Ayrshires
Associaton
Department of Agriculture
First Land
Protost
Schreiner
Dinizula
Bendigo
VIO
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