Tummy the Socialist's Christmas Eve in Dubbo tale
A vivid reminiscence of Tummy a cheerful socialist traveler in colonial Peak Hill and Dubbo. Christmas Eve drunken spree to a pub ends in ruin then a dream of home. He reforms after leaving for Victoria and later finds quiet life on a gold field until death. Old Ben recalls the tale.
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Peak Hill
Tummy
T Kevat
Booker
Tommy
Dubbo
Tammy
Victoria
Sofo
Ben
Market report on grain and produce prices in Sydney
Commercial report from Masons Harrison Jones and Devlin notes firm wheat with light stock and higher London prices likely to rise in a week or two. Oats show light Algerian stocks but good demand and firm prices. prime yellow maize and chaff attract advanced prices. Lucerne supplies fluctuate with firming then decline. wholesale rates listed for wheat oats maize chaff and lucerne with delivery terms and per bushel or per ton figures. December 20.
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Masons, Harrison, Jones and Devlin
Domanios
London
Lucerne
Tasmanian
N.Z. Gartona
Christmas Peace On Earth In Winter Family Reunion
The season brings both sorrow and joy but centers on Christendom’s real celebration. Families gather around the table recalling childhood and seeking benevolence, urging grace and reconciliation among all people during this holy time.
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Christendom
Breach of Promise Case in Sydney Court
Lenora Rebecca French Tuttle sued David H. Tasker junior of Condobolin for 3000 pounds claiming breach of promise of marriage. She met him in 1903 at Cowra Show, visited Condobolin, received a warning letter, spent about 30 pounds on a trousseau, and received proposals from others. the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
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Sydney
Lenora Rebecca French Tuttle
David H. Tasker
Condobolin
Cowra Show
Setember
Tee
Pathet
Ella Richards
Indy
Trousseau
Why Bile Beans Excel In Efficacy And Economy
Bile Beans for biliousness and indigestion promise a natural cure. The product claims to cleanse the stomach promote liver action and relieve constipation without harmful additives. Distributed by medical vendors across Australasia with a free box offer upon payment of postage.
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Wnedici
Australasia
Sydney
Language shifts spark regional nickname irritations
The text notes evolving and sometimes insulting nicknames for national groups as terms like Ji for Japanese and Cubans as Qubs spread, reflecting sensitivity to how nations are labeled in casual discourse.
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Commercial
Accorde Sydney Produce Market
Bridge Street
Hit
Siren
Lindley, Walker & Co
Australia
Mark Lane
Thos. Lusk
People’s Tailor
Mingelo Street
GOOD_SALESMEN
Hill, Glark & CO
Wunderlich
Thaautill Art Catstoxues
Wunderlich Patent Ceiling & Roofing Co
Pit Street
G.P.O
Lee
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