Annual Red Cross Conference Opens in Darlinghurst
The Australian Red Cross annual conference will open at Rose Hall Darlinghurst on Tuesday afternoon with a Guard of Honor from V A Detachments and Junior Red Cross. Delegates from many country branches including Wallsend Camden Wages Hamilton Juner Woonona Kel 0 Belltrees Berry Hilltop Berridale Singleton Young Katoomba Lawson Springwood Coonamble Glen Innes will attend. Public health talks by Dr Harvey Sutton and Dr J Purdy will be given at 3 pm and 8 pm. The Manille trots occur on Easter Saturday.
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Red Cross
Dhe
New South Wales
Berry
Hilltop-Berridale
Singleton
Young
Katoomba
Lawson
Springwood
Coonan Ble
Glen Innes
St Ort
Harvey Sutton
Education Dept
J. Purdy
Metropolitan Medical Officer of Health
Russell Sinclair
New South, Wales
Cornwell's Malt Extract Promotes Well Being and Vitality
An ad salutes Cornwell's Malt Extract as a nutritious substitute for other foods. It claims the product boosts well being and enjoyment, suitable for use in toast porridge or stirred into milk, and emphasizes it is good for all ages, including children.
Richmond River Pioneer Recounts Early Timber Trade
Joseph Greenhalgh recalls his father arriving in the Richmond area in the 1840s aboard the schooner Sallie. He details cedar cutting along the river, the first sugar mill at North Lismore, reliance on bullocks, and verbal agreements with cedar buyers. He also notes settlement moves, transport by flitch and boat, hardships, and colorful local characters of 19th century Lismore.
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Richmond
Joseph Greenhalgh
Lismore
Northern Star
Ong
Old Camp Creel
Wyrallah
Sydney
North Lismore
Robert McKenzie
Chas McKenzie
McKenzie
Numulgi
W. Wright
Yabsley
Coraki
Cooper's Creek
Dunoon Road
Wian Wian
W. T. Yeager
Oakland
Gilhooly
Hopping Ike
Ike
Lim
Balling
Jock
Church by Radio Transmits Services Across Denominations
A Hillston church broadcast from Melbourne via a makeshift aerial linked Presbyterian and Central Methodist Mission services to distant worshippers. The experiment showed clear reception though temperature changes caused imperfect contact for the roof aerial.
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Presbyterian
Hillston
Melbourne
Stewart
Robertson
Central Methodist
Outback
St. Paul’s
Justice Department Reports Prohibition Impact on Prison Populations
A London Star correspondent cites a Department of Justice statement that federal prison populations nearly doubled since 1921, with Prohibition blamed. The Internal Revenue Bureau notes a test enforcement figure of about 1.8 million pounds for the year ended June 30, while crime and intoxication arrests rose sharply. The Federal Council of Churches and related bodies claim Prohibition altered politics but failed to curb drink.
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Department of Justice
Washington
New York
London ‘Star
Internal Revenue Bureau
Department of Research and Education
Federal Council of Churches
United States
Federal Council
Incoming European Broadcasts Reach Australian Homes
Radio listeners in Sydney have begun receiving English French and German programs from major European stations. Tests at Pennant Hills recorded messages with minimal loss over three weeks and a proposal envisions Sydney broadcasting British French or German programs in the near future.
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Australia
Sydney
Rugby
England
Pennant Hills
2 F.C
Bordeaux
Radio
All Girls Should Marry When They Can Poem Fragment
A fragment of verse by Walt Mason extols marriage for women urging them to marry a sound and true man despite protest or a wary groom. The quatrain mocks cheap careers and urges rushing to the altar for security and fulfillment.
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Jemima
Walt Mason
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