Magnetic Island A Summer Paradise Guide
The article extols Magnetic Island as North Queensland’s seaside resort, detailing easy access from Townsville, varied accommodations, and key spots like Picnic Bay Hawkes Point Nellie Bay and Arcadia. It notes Arcadia as the island’s premier village with beaches rock formations and calm bays attracting visitors for boating fishing and picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnetic Island
Townsville
Royal Mail
Cleveland Bay
Picnics Bay
Tsland
Shady Valley
Picnic Bay
Pienig Bay
Picuivesque
Hawhine Point
Walla
Hawkins Point
Nellie Bay
Mandalay
Fayon
Arcadia
Japanese Lady in Europe travel diary review noted
The piece reviews Haruko Ichikawa’s travel diary translated into English, detailing her keen observations on British life and Western manners. It highlights the author’s frankness, intelligence, and cultural insights gained through the Albert Kahn Travelling Fellowship, while noting occasional critical views of British society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ichikawa
Japa
Europe
Haruko Iesukawa
Viscount Subusawa
Japan
Imperial University
Tokyo
Albert Kahn
Great Britain
United States of America
France
Germany
Kabo
Slice
Eton
Bret i
Britain
Launch Tragedy as Six Drown After Voyager Washes Ashore
Six men drowned when the 32st launch Voyager was washed ashore near North Head Tree on Sunday. Occupants were rescued at the cliff foot amid tremendous difficulty raising two of them. A third man was saved by lifesavers in a surf boat after clinging to a plank for about three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnetic Island
Geoffrey Bay
Alma Bay
North Head Tree
Arcadia shores promoted as safe seaside holiday site
Observers describe Arcadia as offering ample facilities for a beneficial seaside holiday with many visitors and examinations of botanical and geological specimens. Magnetic Island is set to boom as a renowned waterside resort with Arcadia Nellie Bay and Picnic Bay protected by a shark proof fence ensuring safe bathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Magnetic Island
Nellie Bay
Picnic Bay
Ocean Island Life on Banaba During the Pacific War
An account of living on Banaba Island in Tabwewa settlement after a voyage from Sydney aboard the Wanganella. The writer details drought impacts, home comforts, palm and pawpaw growth, constants of supply, social life with officers and island residents, and daily routines amidst Pacific colonia era dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makatea Island
South-eastern Pacific
Sydney
Equatorial Ocean Island
Pacific Phosphate Company
Central Pacific
Wanganella
Ocean Island
Banaba
mid-Pacific
Phosphate Isle
Kempsey council debates impounding officer over own horse
At a Kempsey council meeting last week stockowners criticized the impounding officer Mr Freeman for not impounding a friend's cow and for not impounding his own stray horse. Freeman said his horse was found on the street but he was away. his wife moved it to the paddock. The deputy mayor and Aldermen debated fairness and the need for consistency, and the council deferred further argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Ten U
Kanrava
Tina Au Tama
Protectorate Constabulary
Banaba
Tabaian
Tabwewa
Kempsey
Ald. Warhurst
Mr. Perrin
Couplaining Deputation
Sveangle
Is The Modern Woman Upheld By Aunt Marys Baking Powder
An essay discusses modern women and home roles but promotes Aunt Marys Baking Powder as a valued helper across generations. It touts purity with no adulterants, a patented lid and parchment seal for freshness, and recommends Aunt Marys Cookery Book with 400 recipes, offered by Tillock & Co. Ltd. for one shilling and two pence.
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Mary
Tillock & Co. Ltd
Kent
Liverpool Streets
Sydney
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Mrs. McDonald
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Queensland
Cook
Greece
Hermes
Mercury
Newcastle District
Neweandl
Waratah
N.A
Ovk
Hae
Newcastle
AbaTtoir Board
Scottish House
Hunter
Pagifia Island
Uma
Stumpietty
High Command
Metropolitan Water Board
Quayle-Dickson
D.B.C
Channon
Americal Board of Foreign Missions
Tabivewa
Kayel
Nancy
British Resident Commission
Oceania
Commonwealth
Papua
New Guinea
Radiola
Tocal Radiola
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