A Visit to Pennant Hills Wireless Station Tour
A mid summer journey from Clyde Junction to Carlingford explores the Commonwealth Wireless Station at Pennant Hills. The 400 foot mast and ladder masts stand in a valley with brick engine and operating rooms, while copper aerials stretch over 25 miles of wiring. The article notes plans for a 600 mile coastal station network to support telegraphic service for commerce and defense.
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Clyde Junction
Parramatta River
Clyde
Carlingford
Commonwealth Wireless Station
Balsiille
Pennant Hills
Melbourne
Adelaide
Hobart
Thursday Island
Fort Moresby
Fremafttle
Commonwealth
Mercantile Marine
From a Woman's Stand Point on Juvenile Courts and Hands
A column traces the evolution of Children's Courts from 19th century harsh punishments to reformative aims under the 1905 Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Act. It highlights parental responsibility, home life, and moral education, then pivots to a sociocultural reflection on hand symbolism as a language of character and gesture across nations.
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Exley Ladifer College
Univ
Bexley
Sydney
Fosscurr
Prospectus
Forboutt
New South Wales
Rodd
Ladies’ College
Burwood
Hus
Mec@iunic
Uleo
Italy
Spain
National of New Zealand Insurance Growth and Strength
The National of New Zealand, founded in Dunedin in 1873, shows seven years of rising premiums losses and reserves. Its capital and reserves total over 321,000 with a net premium income of 135,138. The editor notes its strength rivals British offices, and urges inquiries through legal agencies for details on risks and policies.
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National Insurance Company of New Zealand, Ltd
Dunedin
New South Wales
Sydney
W. A. Gibb
Shawe -Hoy
National of
New Zealand
Bulletin
Australasia
Lts
Mills
P.c
Gd P.c
Tvice
Dominion
Shakespeare and the Mystery of William
A satirical page imagines an interview with William Shakespeare. The text questions his fame and toys with rumors that Bacon wrote his plays and that his true identity was hidden. It evokes curiosity about the author behind the works.
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William
Bacon
Coulton
The Optimist and the Jolly Old World
A distressed man laments six weeks without work and starving children while the optimist mocks his misery claiming everything is for the best. The widow recounts a shipwreck that claimed her son and husband, yet the optimist persists with his cheerful refrain as townsfolk cheer the creed.
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West
Coulsyn
War scare in America and Pacific power balance
A Australian reader argues that U S plans to reinforce Hawaii with 18 000 troops amid growing Japanese influence threaten regional stability. He cites General Carter on Japanese troops, Mikado ambitions, and Kaneko on Pacific power, warning Australia to heed the Pacific war scare as a national test.
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United States
Carter
United States Army
Honolulu
Uncle Sam
Cali
Homer Lee
Denver
America
Japan
Pacific
Hawaiin Islands
Australia
Orient
Asia
China
Russia
Baron Kaneko
Pacific Ocean
Bayon Kkaneko
Hawaii
North Pacific
Janga
Poplar Butter Boxes Trial In New South Wales
Mr. W.G. Deuchar of Loftus Street Sydney announces a trial shipment of Poplar butter boxes as dairy industry expansion accelerates. He invites dairymen to inquire for full particulars price and essential information for applicants, with further shipments planned.
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W.G. Deuchar
Loftus Street
Sydney
Inauspicious Morning at New Barber Shop
A new barber opens his shop and proudly asks if the razor is okay. The first customer replies with a humorous quip about the razor being on his face, prompting a delighted smile from the barber. The exchange highlights the novelty and lighthearted tone of early business life.
Poisoning Scandal Hits Boston Pastor and Choir Girl
A Boston area case reports Rev. Clarence Richeson confessing to poisoning Avis Linnell, a church singer. The incident uncovers engagements to multiple women, an alibi dispute, and police claims of poisoning with cyanide in a YMCA bathroom. Richeson, a Cambridge Baptist preacher, faces murder charges as witnesses recount his past affairs and motives.
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Sydney
Boston
C. Richason
Avis Linnell
Richeson
America
Avia Linnell
Hyannis
Young Women's Christian Association of
Clarence Richeson
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Moses Edmonds
Poston
Violet
Mise Linnell
Edmonde
William Hahn
Hahn
Linnell
Conservatory of Music
Mire Edmonds
Baptist Church
Ticheson
Accused
Kansas City
Richison
Kansas
Jewell College
Liberty
Friends
Avis
Miss Edmonds
Young Women's Christian Association
Edmonds
Miss Linnell
Aldlfecon
Romeo
Flexby Dinner Guests A Ruse For Hunger
A Wisconsin man named Flexby plans a dinner with a supposed friend to share a meal. His wife prepares a full spread hoping to host a guest. He reveals no guest exists and suggests starting without one as he is hungry.
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Mr. Flexby
No Tobacco Day Promotes Weekly Smoking Abstinence
The piece notes a growing idea urged by doctors that a weekly no smoke day helps curb tobacco use. It argues that abstaining one day briefly makes tobacco more enjoyable afterward and prevents the habit from tightening its grip.
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Groot
Miata
Mr. Frank
Ferd
Bick P.O. Foheer
Flying machines dream in a satirical verse fragment
A humorous, fragmented verse laments a longing for a carefree land where hunger and danger vanish and daily troubles fade. It muses on modern woes, childhood, and the absurdities of life, ending with wry reflections on social and gender roles.
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