Tree Planting Tragedies Lessons From The Past
A Perth to Mundijong journey reveals failed orange ventures on clay bottom land. Shallow watercourses, poor drainage, and untested subsoil caused stunted trees and financial losses. The piece urges bore tests and expert advice before orchard planting to avoid similar ruin and notes patchy WA land.
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Harvey
Perth
Mundijong
Perth-Bunbury
W.A
Bunbury Road
Wong Gong Gorge
Welding Steel with Copper
A British welding method uses molten copper on iron in a hydrogen atmosphere to fuse parts. Copper spreads into the iron, creating an intimate bond without rivets or screws. It welds machine parts, steam turbine blades, and governor bodies, combining cheap manufacture with strong, solid joints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Doan's Ointment Claims Skin Relief for Irritation
A local notice extols Doan's Ointment as unequalled for all irritating skin troubles. It cites Mrs P Lawson of Horvelocking Northam describing a leg wound healing after using the ointment, urging readers to obtain Doan's from chemists or order by post, 2/9 per bottle.
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Doan
Dean
P. Lawson
Foster-McClellan Co
Array Street
Perth
Boy in Skirts Returns to Ocracoke After Twenty One Years
A North Carolina island tale follows Charles C Williams aged 21 who was raised as Vera, worn girl’s clothes by his mother, and lived as a girl in Baltimore before returning to Ocracoke with plans to embrace manhood, sewing, and companionship with Trianda.
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Oorakoke
North Carolina
Baltimore
Charles C. Williams
Mach
Williams
Vera
Ocracoke
Ja Port
Charles
Trianda
Trespass Law Summary: No Excuse for Violations
A trespass on land is entering without permission and against the owner’s will. It may be actionable even without damage, with damages possible nominally. A trespass can be ejected. criminal charges arise only if accompanied by wilful damage. A mere trespass is not necessarily criminal. key exceptions involve property damage, fences, or growth. The law warns trespassers to desist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnivat
Husband Keeps Wages After Brief Married Life
A couple, married about two weeks, quarrel over pay. He kept the shilling on the first payday and then retained the entire sum plus £2 19s on the next, prompting her to exclaim she cannot manage on one wage. He admits a rotten time last week.
Glasgow Rising as UK Second City in Census
The census places Glasgow as the United Kingdom’s second city behind Greater London, with 1,034,069 residents, surpassing Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. The 1921 figures also show females outnumbering males across Great Britain by over 2,000,000, the largest gap on record.
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Glasgow
United Kingdom
England
Greater London
City
Great Britain
Manure and Fertilizer Practices Boost Wheat Yields
Agricultural notes describe farmers increasing manure and superphosphate use to improve wheat growth. Trials show heavy fertilization with fallow and good seed selection raise yields, with reports of quicker early growth, stronger plants, and profit when managed with proper fallow and manure levels.
Wit and whimsy mingle in 19th century weekly column
A collage of comedic snippets and quips on marriage fashion and family scenes. Observations include cottage pudding versus home smells, a soliloquy on wedlock, short dress debate, a cartoon police questioning a boy about his mother, and humorous exchanges about typos at the theatre and a private peeing remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfred
World’s Biggest Saw Built for British Columbia Mill
A BC lumber mill unveils two massive circular saws, nine feet in diameter with 190 detachable spiral teeth. Back blades cast from 1140 lb ingots, finished at 795 lb each, engineered for uniform steel and precise balance. The pair can reach 130 mph and cut through giant fir logs up to 25 feet long.
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British Columbia
Wich
Dominion
Wrong body buried at Rookwood Cemetery tragedy
An exhumation revealed a grave mix up at St Josephs Hospital morgue in Auburn. A younger woman aged 29 was buried instead of a 68 year old woman, discovered by a son before burial and the correct body later reburied.
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Rookwood
New South Wales
Bt. Joseph's Hospital
Auburn
Wonderful Old Man Isaac Lamb Aged 103 In Ash England
Isaac Lamb, 103, of Pinewood Road, Ash near Aldershot, recalls a long life marked by work from age seven. He helped his tinman father, watched planes in later years, and speaks of frugal childhoods, with memories of Steathfieldsaye Hampshire and the Duke of Wellington nearby.
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England
Isaac Lamb
Pinewood Road
Ash
Aldershot
Steathfieldsaye
Hampshire
Duke of Wellington
Ancient Chinese Engineering Wall Defies Tidal Power
A historic Hangzhou Bay sea wall near Hangzhou or a similar site shows engineering prowess to hold back a twice daily flood of 10 to 20 mph tidal waves 10 to 30 ft high. Granite blocks linked with iron wedges form the wall with stone ledges and piles for reinforcement. The wall dates to about 900 A D and remains a monumental water control feat, though construction details are not recorded.
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Akill
Hangshaw Bay
Haining
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Valer of
Mawere
Mbo
WU Ag
Chee Wage
Germere
V_ Richardson
Tim Mverarce
Ateut
Inces- Lee
A A
Wilcomia
Cromby
Lutee
Atubbbes
Lotae
C. Dahlenburg
Jimmy
James
Commonwealth Gig Bank
Australa
Aspee
Shamerteang
Savings Bank Department
Arneente
James Kell
Deniwon Miller
OMG
Depadty Gover
Foreman
Houghton's Wines
Fitzgerald-street
Northam
Bank OF Australasia
Baker's Dress - House
Assam
Fitzgerald Street
Mechanics’ Institute
AVON
Wellington Street
W. and
W. M. Bodycoat
J. M. Russell
White
Australia
O.K. Laundry
Fitzgerald St. Northam, Jones and Russell, Proprietors
Parrell
Mervyn Carter
E. J. McKenzie
Pugh
Kart Northam
Peel Terrace
W. A. Ruediger
Hoube, Ead Commussion
Salk Loans
J. M. Drummond & Go
Bulloin Northa
BR. E. Birkin
Avondale Qate
Desiger
Hay St
Steedman
Palace
Phillips
Milit
A. E. Shaw
Goomalling
Dowering
Noe
Victor Riseley
Fitzgerald St
Owen Jones
Victoria
E. Tegan
Victa
Thenarly
Melbourne
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