Forced Landing opens three part serial by Buckingham
The feature introduces the Australian aviator author and air-pilot who lands on an uninhabited atoll after a flight over the Tieitie. Passengers include a girl, and the tale promises thrilling drama. The issue also features knitting, fashion, children’s sections, a Modern Dancing article by Dorothy Gladstone, prize money, tinted illustrations, and Esther Patterson cover design.
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E. Buckingham
Tieitie
Lion
Jill Wil
Boekiehin
Bie
Vaner Palmer
Murray Naver Verhert
Eliz
Melbourne
Dorothy Gladstone
Esther
Market moves to speed wool sales in Brisbane and Sydney
Farmers and Graziers' Co operative Day reports a joint council decision to post wool catalogues in Brisbane as early as London opening on July 3. Auctions start in Brisbane on August 15 and Sydney on August 27 to reduce carry over, with about 40 000 to 50 000 bales left for later sales. Japan buys passed-in Brisbane wool, signaling rising Japanese demand for wool amid a cautious global outlook. Merino output in South Africa is expected to fall further, with no global oversupply in coming years.
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National Council of Wool
Irowers’ Council
Brisbane
London
Therisbane
Sydney
Australia
Japan
South Africa
Giants clash as England meets Australia at The Oval
A historic 1882 Test at the Oval drew a record 20,000 spectators as Australia defeated England by eight wickets. Spofforth led a ruthless attack, denying England in a dramatic collapse after a stubborn stand by C T Studd. The Sporting Times later mourned the English cricket death with an epitaph.
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Antipodes
Australia
England
Murdock
Massie
Boyle
Spofforth
W. G. Grace
C. F. Studd
A. Lyttleton
T. Studd
Flomsby
C. T
Criecket
Rae
Jond
Evers
Hornsby
C.T. Studd
Peate
Ife
Studd
Sporting Times
the Oval
England Selects Test Team For Third Match
Woods reports on Great Peppermint Care and first aid for coughs and colds and influenza. The England third Test squad will be chosen from Wyatt Walters Allan Sutcliffe Hammond Hendren Lyland Ames Verity Hopwood Clarke Macauley and Keeton.
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Woods
England
Wyatt
Walters
Allan
Sutcliffe
Hammond
Hendren
Lyland
Ames
Verity
Hopwood
Clarke
Macauley
Keeton
Illusions on banking and social credit in postwar inflation
The Adelaide Advertiser discusses fears of banking and socialized credit mirroring Germany’s postwar era. It notes government inflation measures, price declines, bank closures, and a collapse of savings during restoration, warning extreme proposals could cause calamitous outcomes. It also reports on Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd considering a Twofold Bay pulp factory using coastal ash, with forest resources and feasibility tied to state timber and logistics.
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Hay
Adelaide Advertiser
O'Reilly
Australia
Germany
Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd
Twofold Bay
New South Wales
Sydney Wool Market Quiet Ahead of New Season Start
Schate Bell and Co report a quiet Sydney wool market with limited activity aside from Stud sheep sales. Old wool finds buyers but orders remain light. Brisbane sale opens August 20, Sydney August 3, with 624000 bales before Christmas. London wool sales begin July 3 with 99750 bales, including 8000 from this State. Tim Um and crew arrive Mascot aboard the Faith in Australia, his seventh Tasman crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schate, Bell and Co, Ltd
Sydney
Brisbane
London
Australians Fight in South America in Bolivian War
A private letter from Thursday Island claims several Australians joined the Bolivian Army to fight in South America over Gran Chace oil resources. Frank Jones and David Simbree, wrecked near New Guinea, joined machine-gun corps. Palmer of Cairns commands Bolivian infantry, and Paraguay Light Horse includes descendants of Australians in Paraguay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Thursday Island
Frank Jones
David Simbree
New Guinea
Jones
Merauke
England
Gran Chace
Andies
Darwin Named Healthiest Place in Australia
In court today Cecil Evelyn Cook, Northern Territory chief medical officer, testified Darwin is the healthiest Australian town. School children show advanced development. child mortality is very low. Dengue affects new southern arrivals, malaria and influenza near Katherine and Birdum. medical fund offers care for those over 16 at 1/6 weekly.
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Cecil Evelyn Cook
Northern Territory
Darwin
Australia
Katherine
Birdum
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J. Ee Meteros More Sons Em Cde
Adelaide Royal
Ore
Imperial” Range
Horwood Badshaw Ltd
W. Boman
THE
Australian Journal
Zabeth Powell
Laura Willard
Rex Grayson
Frank Gange
Swi
Wey Mann
Walter Smyth
Cavin Casey
Coorey
Patons
Baldwin
Atkinson
Lux
Iber
Henderson
Palmer
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