Interview Insight on Soldier Settlers and Politics
A settler recounts a long meeting with state legislators in a grand hall. He argues government action, fair contracts, and settlers rights, noting the gap between public promises and reality. The piece praises the Victorian Settler's Union for educating people and presses that the settlers struggle under the so called perfect act. In a multitude of counsellors there is wisdom but the task to harness it is terrible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eough
Victorian Settler's Union
Ladies and Gardens Split by Social Duty and Perennial Borders
A discussion blends women’s roles in settler society with horticultural guidance. The article extols women of refinement and sacrifice, then shifts to detailed instructions for planning and planting a six foot wide herbaceous perennial border, including soil preparation, plant selection, spacing, labeling, and maintenance for year‑round display.
Interest and its role in investment and cricket lore
The article argues interest is essential to finance productive effort, comparing it to wages and taxes. It cites cricket lore on historic batsmen and risqué anecdotes to illustrate time and thrift as drivers of capital, savings, and risk management, noting early practices and notable matches from 1827 to 1837.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sussex
William Lilly
Kent
Lords
Ceney
England
Morley
Napper
Edgar Willsher
Surrey
Jimmy Dean
Lord’s Ground
Lordship
Fuller
All England XI
Scythe
Pileh
Weasion
Wenman
Clarke
Day
King’ College
London University
King’s College
Donkeys in High Office An American Parable
A concise parable about adapting to surroundings contrasts stubborn officials with a humble setting. A boarded shack wall frames a tale of practicality, resilience, and the need to adjust to environment rather than resist it. The piece uses allegory to critique governance and self-change.
Far West Pianos and Pemmican Parable in a Garden Note
A quirky tale about flower gardens and border digging contrasts with an American parable. It mentions pruning shrubs, the wisdom of pioneers, and a court weather man, ending with a joke about a king and a donkey. The piece blends rural gardening lore, self reliance, and humor from a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plante
Sathy
Church Notices from Numurkah and Surrounds
Church of England notices for the tenth Sunday after Trinity list multiple locations with numbers in brackets and ministers named. Presbyterian and Methodist items follow with services at Numurkah Drumanure Naring Wania Baulkamaugh Wunghnu Congupna Bunbartha Marungi Youarang Katamatite Chin culbalane and Yeuam ite, led by various ministers and lay readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Numurkah
H.C
Tallytaroopna West
Martins
Wanghau
W. E. Boylden
Drumanure
Smith
Methodist
Naring
Taylor
Wania
Baulkamaugh
W. J. Hunkin
Crowded Out
A commercial traveller signs the hotel register and, exhausted, sleeps. He is repeatedly awakened by an intoxicated man with a key in hand. Six attempts follow, the traveller grows furious, confronts the drunk, and the incident ends with the intruder muttering inane phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saled Pardon
Best
Aeep
The Art of Kissing Notions from Curious Texts
The fragment discusses kissing, desire, and etiquette with odd phrasing and garbled words. It hints at opinions on romance and behavior, mentioning restraint and propriety while musing on what makes an intimate act tasteful or ill advised.
Fragmented notes on a chaotic event and people
Readable fragments mention several names and places in a chaotic scene. The text references a bevy of individuals and improvised terms, with no clear sequence or outcome. It reads as a scrambled, OCR damaged record of a gathering or confrontation lacking coherent details.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mey
Berlei
Lady May
TNE
Bitcon
Numurrah
F.B. Amor
General Electric Radio
Shamrock Hotel
Brown Corke & Co
R. Stewart
Australia
Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australa
Commonwealth
DenNys Lascelles Ltd
Geelong
Melbourne
William Street
Kilpatrick, McLellan and CO. Pty. Ltd
Dennys Lascelles
Newmarket
Arthur Stringer
Morrison
Morrissy
Deane
National Mutual Buildings
Collins-Street
Malbourns, Shepperton and
Mathalia
Tevet
Rata
W. Bryceland
Farmers’ Arms Hotel
J. F. Fortey
Ate of My
U.S.A
V. Rebinson
Ormond
Pehcinly
Lisbon
Marsh
Enfield Market
Milan
Royal Mail
Kissing
Greuil
Bento
Aed Sane
Lockes
Kruschen
Perecseranen
Austin
Waite
Assur
Archibald Currie, Esq
Arthur Robinson
K.C.M.G
Alex
PL Bell, Esq
C.M.G
C. Abstot
Hag
Sir Frustlara, Kbe
New Zealand
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