Main Roads spendings in New South Wales year end
The Main Roads Department spent £2,291,357 on New South Wales roads under its jurisdiction for the year ended June 20 last. Of this, £1,542,583 was on country main roads, £646,888 on Cumberland County roads, and £70,655 on roads affected by the Federal Aid Roads Fund. Expenditure on construction and bridges totalled £1,100,014, with loans £286,648, survey and design £130,901, and miscellaneous £60,579. Cumberland funding included £124,475 for construction and £244,358 for maintenance. Country funds show £459,585 for construction and £286,458 for maintenance. The Harbour Bridge costs totalled £26,600.
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New Benth | Wales
County of
Cumberland
Federal Aid Roads Fund
Chrysanthemums and other garden highlights for late season
The article offers fall gardening tips with chrysanthemum care, pruning, and staking. It covers Zinnia varieties, Achimenes flowering plants, and general soil, watering, and frost protection guidance. It also discusses vegetables like tomatoes, carrots, parsnips, beets, and beans, emphasizing soil quality, spacing, thinning, and weed control.
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Achimene
Svedaman
Error found on the new ten shilling note panel
A Briabene Courier correspondent disputes a 10 note engraving showing the anvil point on the right side. A local blacksmith supports the claim and suggests the artist may have reoriented figures, possibly placing Columbus with a telescope dated posthumously.
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Briabene “Courier
Brixbane
Khown
St. Kitts
Columbus
Monks Reach Tibetan Border for Monastery Outhouse
Three St Bernard monks who sailed from Marseilles in January to establish a monastery and travellers refuge at 14000 feet have reached 13000 feet on the China Tibet border after two months of hardship due to cold. They set up a temporary hospital and now treat Tibetans, Indians, and Chinese, while using medicine with success. Mrs Susannah Mansfield of Darwin, aged ninety, recalls Waterloo and Tasmanian days, Eurka riots, Lola Montez, the Blanch Barclay nugget, and Welcoming Sir Charles Hotham on goldfields.
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St. Bernard
Marseilles
Tibet
Sila Paws
China
Labouary
Indiana
Susannah Mansfield
Darwin
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Tasmania
Susannah
Lola Montez
Sir Charles Hotham
Goldfields
Wills
Kingsford Smith's Prophecy of 1000mph Airliners
Kingsford Smith envisions airliners at 1000 miles per hour flying 60 000 feet up with 100 passengers in hermetically sealed cabins. He predicts London to Australia in 12 hours and America in 3, with jets boosting crude oil fuel, gyro controlled navigation, no pilots, and weather immune operations.
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Ant
Charles Kingsford Smith
Daily Express
Heston
Sir Charlew
England
Australia
Weedy auite fractal attacked in early crop stages
A fragment notes that weedy auite fractal resistance occurs early in growth. Cultivation is described as beneficial for crops, improving soil aeration and conserving moisture. The passage emphasizes early-stage vulnerability and soil management advantages.
Dahlia tubers sale offer from Shepherds in Sydney
Advertises dahli a tubers at 2/6 per dozen post free with mix of decorative colors including maroons reds pink whites yellows and lavenders. Orders of 50 or more offered post free for 9 shillings, notes seed-grown stock and no variety names.
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Shepherds
Lost 13 Pounds of Fat in Nine Weeks
A garbled training note outlines a nine week plan to shed fat with emphasis on diet and exercise. It mentions Kruschen and pie del eters, with unclear references to products or costs. The text is fragmentary and delivers little concrete information.
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Commonwealth Savings Bank
Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia
Islands of Torres Strait People Described in 19th Century Sketch
A vivid travel portrayal of Torres Strait islanders near Cape York, detailing daily life, dress, and housing. It notes their resemblance to New Guinea tribes, their languages, customs, and shy welcomes to white visitors. The piece describes traditional food, fishing methods, village architecture, and the impact of missionaries on culture.
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Cape York Peninsular
New Gaines
Toren
Cape York
New Guinea
Thursday Island
Samoa
Tahiti
Australian
Queensland
Barrier Reef
Matnika
Mother Hubbard
Fandera
Torres
Tropick Island
Janis
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Pilsener
Pitt. Sone i
The
New England North and North- West Producers’ Company, Limited
NENCO
Newcastle
Newoant
C. Wilshire & Co
Honolulu
University of White
Ereen
America
Japan
Happy Isles
Goldsbrough House
Amacquarie Place
Sydney
U. H
Tro
Stonee
C. Vewess
Graigoldsrad
Kingsford-Smith's Prophecy
BP. L
Shepherd & Bow Ltd
Trew
Parker Bt
Aubtealia
Wil
Ses
Alton Richmond McLeod
Manilla Newspaper Co
Manila Express
Manilhe Street
Manilla
New South Wales
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