Drought Stricken Lands Near Tibooburra Face Desolate Conditions
The article describes a drought afflicted northwest frontier where Tibooburra houses about 250 people with no nearby doctor and frequent deaths. It notes scarce services, sparse clergy and teachers, potential water conservation at Cabham lake, and reliance on dry blowing for local industry with last year's rainfall of two inches at Tibooburra and Milparinka.
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Tibooburra
White Cliffe
Cabham Lake
Milparinka
Why the Japs are Poor
An essay attributes Japan’s low wages to historical serfdom and cultural norms. It argues ambition is suppressed by family obligations and unwritten duties to support kin, forcing men to share earnings and preventing savings or personal advancement.
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Japan
Ita
Maitland flood tale meets Noah in Heaven
A man named Mr. Wattle from Maitland flood fame seeks entry to Heaven. St. Peter admits him and later jokes about the bearded neighbor who quips Oh rats about the Maitland flood. The punchline identifies the bearded man as Noah.
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St. Peter
Wattle
Maitland Flood
Mr. Wattle
Heaven
Maitland
Noah
Remarkable New Zealand Tale Refutes Poverty Claim
Miss Hughes a temperance lecturer from New Zealand tells a Fitzroy audience a half sovereign gifted to aid a poor traveler went unused by local church groups. The clergy could not find a recipient as no one was poor enough. the Salvation Army noted no eligible recipient, and Christchurch appeared more likely to use it. The tale highlights a region with no hotels, leaving everyone prosperous.
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Fitzroy
Miss Hughes
New Zealand
Melbourne
Salvation Army
Christchurch
Brg
Honest John Burns Rise From Poverty to Power
The life of John Burns, labor leader and future Cabinet minister, traces a hard poverty path from candle factory work at age ten to river work in Africa, apprenticeship, and late-night journeys. His grit, endurance, and drive shaped a public career marked by struggle, reform efforts, and broad recognition as London’s famed “Honest John.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B
Board of Local Government
Park Lane
Parliament
John Byrne
John Burns
Burns
Vauxhall
Africa
Engin
George Goldie
London
Clapham Common
Charlotte Gale
Europe
Atill
To Day
Trafalgar Square
Pentonville Prison
Honest John
Man
Buckjumping Contests Pledge £350 Stakes in Sydney
Three members of the new British Parliament are already dead with two dying before the House met. A series of buckjumping contests for stakes totalling £350 has been arranged between Skuthorpe and Martini for the 28th instant in Sydney. The Glen Innes Municipality officials attended worship at Holy Trinity Church on Sunday morning, and Peak Hill aldermen threaten to imitate the example set by Glen Innes.
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Skuthorpe
Martini
Sydney
Glen Innes
Holy Trinity Church
Peak Hill
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Noah and the Flood
T. Lusk
the People’s Tailor
Caswell Street
Frank E. Pulsford
A.S
E. D. Millen
O'Connell
New South Wales
Clifford
Clifford Love & Compy
Clarence Street
S.A.P
C. F. Stephens
Peak Hill, Sayers, Allport Pty. Ltd
O’connell At
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