Variety of Old News Snippets From Parkes and NSW
Numerous items note economic activity and local issues: gold yields, Bank of NSW loans, Parkes tender for a People’s Institute, and WA dividends. Weather, governance, and agricultural chatter mix with social notes on weddings, divorces, and parish life. A quirky column on rural drought, city hypocrites, and a bell history closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkes
People's Institute
Queensland
Lord Carrington
Commonwealth
House of Representatives
England
Boxing Day Races and Sports Notes From Peak Hill
Reports from Peak Hill Boxing Day events note nominations closing for principal races on December 8 and a plan to build a grandstand costing £150. Other items include racing entries for December and New Year meetings, prize-money mentions, and cricket and gambling anecdotes across Australia and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill
Traugie
Poseidon
Orcus
Dave
Narroming
Cutler
Dudley
Fla.c.b. Society
Australia
Troniddor
Webb
J. Freeman
Parkes
Forbes
Cowra
Rio Grand Railway
Hind
Min Monay
Prizis
Ransford
Ure
Leu Hill
Hit
Hazlitt
Bin
Aurion
Pini Doolan
Juliff J
Arkansas
Doolan
Fle
Telegraph Delays Prompt Post Master General Explanation
Deputy Post master-General explains telegraphic mass delays and announces a new flaw between Orange and Wellington and a duplex line between Orange and Sydney to speed western trade
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Wellington
Aydney
Fragmentary Legal Satire Note with Jumbled Text
An OCR fragment joking about lawyers and law compares barristers to paid weavers and questions justice, mixing stray words like jaw law and twenty per yard. The passage appears as a warped satire or stray editorial fragment with unclear full meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wamart
Relief Items Open to Spectales by Geneult Chemist
A garbled note mentions relief in Spectales and references Geneult, a chemist, with unclear sequence of words. The text seems unreadable and lacks a clear event, date, or place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneult
B. Srevusios
Oie
Fragmented Narrative Surges Through Unclear Text
A long, garbled reminiscence unfolds with names like Clemence Pont and Connie, interwoven with disjoint memories, societal notes, and scattered references to trials and declarations. The piece blends personal recollection with legal and civic fragments, yielding a mosaic rather than a clear event.
Frootoids Promote Rapid Relief for Indigestion Complaints
An 19th century medical claim extols Frootoids as a universal remedy for indigestion and bilious attacks. It asserts rapid liver cleansing, relief of constipation, and cure of complex ailments with small doses, warning against counterfeit pills and urging daily use with meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parfort
Alugeial
For sale by leading Chemists and Storekeepers Geelong Victoria
Retail price is 1/6. If your chemist or storekeeper has not got them, ask him to obtain. If not available loyally, send direct to the proprietor W. G. Hearne, Chemist, Geelong, Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Hearne
Geelong
Victoria
Notice Fragment From The Very Best Yet Waning Text
Fragmentary notice appears with references to an organization and a phrase about free attendance. The readable portion mentions a group abbreviated as NWA and hints at a dramatic description of natural life and activity. Further details are not decipherable from the fragment.
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Nyngan Ouseievek
Bank of New South Wales
Lismore
District PP Board
Narromine
Marquis of Linlithgow
St. Matthias Church of England
Bombala
Sydney
Phillip
Bas
Bousbala
Weill
Bas Bewn Auld
Moorefield
Orange Hors
Truetight
Willie
Bork
Meuse
Elias Eon
Connie Withee
Aires Dan
Winnie
Ariel
Helionie
al Worthen
Clemence Pont
Brindius
Tomah
Ruatitort
LION
Wrertens
Waddington
Siisenly
Katlowa
Sheldon
Thos
Wut
Fancy Goods
Sid Barnett
Ntimte
Pea Hill
Mire M.D. Hutas
Dai Papore
Austenlanan
Weeklion
Pertodynia
Ni Vobacconist
Caswell Street
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