Warner's Worries and Australian Cricket Chaos
Warner laments troubles in the Bugland scenario as Australian selectors attempt to pick a team. The piece describes scrutiny of Warner Yyhene and Agatha Lan amid restless crowds, with focus on Australian bowlers and a tense selection process. The article, brimming with names and places, frames a chaotic preselection atmosphere affecting fans and players alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugland
Aly
Eypred
Warner
Agatha
Bagland
Tnt
Darin Vathe
England
Laanelone Chapman
Lrilianer
al Aristol
Houye
Mir Austal
Lee
Andrews
Tate
Iris
Joe Goleraee
Prisons sold amid mass closures and population drop
The article reports widespread prison closures over twelve years, with many facilities unused or sold. It notes low sale prices for remaining sites, auctions for several prisons including Carnarvon and Newcastle, and a broader shift as housing and probation reforms reduce inmate populations. It cites 1924 25 conviction counts and related figures to illustrate the drop in felon populations and non indictable offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tase
Ronses
Rhiawe
MNT
Carnarvon
Carlise
Carmarthen
Newcastle
Howe
Wireless Wisdom for Australia Sparks Rural Radio Growth
An article extols wireless as a boon for rural Australia, urging every country center to have a relay station to broadcast music and stories from the capital. It notes government interest, mentions a Royal Commission on wireless, and recalls an exhibition incident where radio helped locate a missing child, highlighting wireless as a unifying, public pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Victoria
Wireless
Faet
Premiee Allen
Sydney
Mel Hayrue
Ferest
Rev Artie Brown faces uproar in Kentucky church
A New York message reports in Frankfort Kentucky the Rev Artie Brown faced disruption as a girl Miss Bates allegedly tauntingly styled her hair. Patrons rushed to aid the pastor and police investigated as Miss Bates was briefly detained then released on bail amid a tense scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frankfort
Kentmcky
USA
Artie Brown
Martha
Rise of Newcastle Iron and Steel Works History
The article charts early Australian iron discovery and the Newcastle Steel Works. It covers initial ore finds at Mentha and the first blast in 1915, with rail rolling starting April 24, and notes the industry’s growth, subsidiary plants near Newcastle, and the shift in ownership from prior firms to G and Hoskins, highlighting the sector’s impact on Australian wealth and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Mitta Wong
Eekhiow Valley
New Sut Wales
Ba Bok
Sydney
W. Samsford
Ford
Messrs G. and Hoskins
Iron and Steel
Kent
Newcastle
Australis
Uatvaaien
Enemies of Temperance Debate Prohibition Effect
A Washington correspondent in the Birmingham Evening Despatches notes that Prohibition does not stop drinking and cites growing admissions at an institution in Boston. Superintendent Dr Hugh Barr Gray reports 1254 admissions in 1925, with fewer patients than the prior year, and comments on persistent lawlessness and widespread bottle use amid a temperance debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Howe
Boston
Washington
Birmingham
Hay
Hugh Barr Gray
English tourist finds old hardships linger in remote Australia
An English traveler named Mr. Canning, part of Captain Barnes party, reports scarce provisions on a distant leg of the journey. A tank keeper jokes about shortages of venom? crates and hints at a 700 mile supply gap while callers dream of a calmer fate. Woods' Great Pepper Insurance announces new rates to meet the Workmen's Compensation Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Mite Springs
Canning
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Ge Lid
Ketel & Cnawn
Leings
George St. Sydney
Cynberry
Wit
Commonwealth Bank
Bank of Nsw Cos
Wrigley's
Wrigleys
Australig
Aavour Basta
Wirdom
Watiner
Etrawans
Algernon
Ayeurion
Electric
Lighvinn
Ste
Ford Motor Company OF Australia Pty. Ltd
Liberal
Sno
Kot L.cudmore
Manacen
Chas Hope
Asst
Manacte
Tao Miles
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