Local Oddities and Fire Fight Features in a Lively Australian Column
W.J Norris takes over the McPhail business as readers recall a Friday fire described as minor yet thrilling. The piece ribaldly notes jail break chatter, Ned Kelly references, and jokes about rains, fences, and foxes. Milkmen in the city face police court humor, with poems about milk and a meteoric Friday. The Hospital Committee invites a Meltdown concert to brighten the town.