Miscellaneous Early 20th Century News Snippets
A mosaic of brief notes covers labor, pensions, local taxes, deaths, accidents, and trials. Items include Riverview Picnic Race Club funding, a jockey's retainer, Danish pensions after 60, Parkes Hospital taxation, a fatal flour-stack accident, and a Melbourne war machine price claim. Also noted are butter district outputs, skin remedies, Volga famine reports, and a sensational European slavery tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Riverview Picnic
Hewitt
N.Z
Switzerland
Narrowing
Milla
Poole
J. W. Parsone
Coradgery
Wyalong Bakers
Balcombe
Bogan-Riverview
J. L. Whitmill
Progressive land tax risks financial ruin for Australia
A letter to the editor argues against Labor Party’s proposed progressive land tax. The writer warns it would depress land values, empower banks, and trigger a banking crisis like past busts. He contends Australia differs from New Zealand and urges voters to reject the policy to protect rural producers and national industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extaxas
Labor Party
Nto
Australia
Farma
Banka
Ing
New Zealand
Iyahe Labor Party
Bone
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets PROMO
The ad touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets to wake sluggish organs. It claims they refresh the liver and bowel, restore vitality, and let the whole body feel young again. Sold by A. W. Taylor & Co, Peak Hill, and J. W. Lees, Tomi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Gil Box
A. W. ‘Taylor & Coy
Peak Hill Zand
J. W. Lees
Tomi
Carlisle dean condemns broad attacks on the rich
The Dean of Carlisle asserts that no one else suffers as the rich do from sweeping criticism. He argues that many non rich people feel entitled to aim harshly at those viewed as wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volgaia
Caucasus
Clacton
Peggy
Durban
Ballarat
Australia
Congress
Green
Victoria
Conroy
Jos Switch
George Singer
Singer Manufacturing Co
U.S
Eval
Harnelf
Carlisle
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.C. Dawes
Tomingley
W. Roach & Co
Produce Merchants
Peak Hill
E., Ae
C. &V. Richards
AVING
Ines
Metcalfe
Inda-Bt
Willie
Parl Dentiate
Peake Hill
Wildie
Western Queen Flour - Mills
Parkes
CASIT
Dalton Street
McGee & Co
W. Smith
Monumental Mason
Brisbane St
Dubbo
Sydney
the Parkes Dairy Company, Limited
Aledown
Ad Ae Y Ager
H. Stafford
Enuchie Street
Joseph Jackson
A.stewart & CO
Court Street
A. Stewart & Co
J. F. Nicholas
Miners’ Exchange Hotel
Alectown
W. H. Bruce
the People's Tailor
George Streat Haymarket
Australi
TOR R. Hornsby & Son, Lap
Stenss
Wolesley
City Mutual Merrsantile
Ace
R. J. Parker
Caswell Street
Peak Till
Cambridge Club
Labor P
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