Ambitious Brevities From the Berrima District News
The weekly notes report 4143 collected at the Berrima District hospital, labourers and farmers arriving in New Zealand, rabbit skin shipments to Orange, a November band contest in Narrabri with £100 prize, and numerous local omens including drownings, births, and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrima
Laborara
Eagland
New Zealand
A. Mitchell
Eugowra
Orange
Narrabri
Queanbeyan
Just One Plea Turns Night Back at Door
A young man pleads for just one more moment as he leaves, his voice rising on a still night. The girl’s mother from a bedroom window interrupts, noting it is near midnight and suggesting it is time to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnington
Nita Goring
Thoughla Creek
Albury
Jame Ebenezer Tonkin
East Macquarie
Legislative Assembly
Billington
Clithorp
Lancashire
Leslie Tucker
Broken Till
John Morgan
John Keane
Wellington
N.4
Gaal
New South Wales
North Island
Nathan Sargent
United States
Baltimore
Sydney
Digger
Jim
Duty
Pepperment Cary
Queensland Timber Industry Optimistic on Timber Wealth
The Director of Forests told the Tariff Commission in Brisbane that Queensland holds 410 million nerves of merchantable timber. He said forests could continually supply Commonwealth needs and sustain 40 000 workers in the timber industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Director of Forests
Tariff Commission
Brisbane
Queensland
Tre
Child abuse case ends in fine and jailed term
A married woman Sydney Ellen Downing was fined £20 or four months imprisonment for beating a one year old child Ethel Modgkiss with a pot and overworking and scolding her until she nearly lost her temper. The report notes the defendant repeatedly abused the child across multiple incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Ellen Downing
Ethel Modgkiss
Fierto
Australian Made Ploughs Impress at Burrumbeet Exhibition
At a Burrumbeet farm exhibition on May 1 Mr Robert Creehum hosted Australian made ploughs and drills from H V McKay Sunshine Works. The Sunbeam gear and Field Marshal drill drew expert praise with claims of superior performance to imports and orders were taken for more gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Creehum
Burrutmbeot
Bunbeam
H. V. McKay
Sunshine
Messrs. A. M. Greenfield & Co
Charity Crumbles as Worthless Pile Revealed in Paris Street
In a Paris street scene on Rue du Chateau des Rentiers an old man collapsed and died while a charity fund gathered from elders. Police found £120 in gold, £200 in notes, and a £520 bond, suggesting the deceased amassed wealth from charity while others contributed to his “pile.”
Eden Photo Studios Offered Portraits in Sydney
Photography notes entice visitors to Sydney with Eden Photo Studios portraits at 208 per dozen for Artist Proofs and 12 x 10 size cabinet photos at 7s 6d per dozen. If unable to visit, send a portrait to Eden Photo Studios George street Sydney for enlargement and inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Eden Photo
Eden Photo Studios
George-street
Treat it Properly Colds demand prompt remedy
A historical notice urges prompt treatment of colds to prevent weakness and consumption. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure, listing Gibasu Dios Teakili and J. W. Lees Tomingley as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Gibasu Dios
J. W. Lees
Tomingley
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Ac Eee
Agency
Robert Burns
Discreet Wint
Kirk
A.stewart & Go
Court Street
Parkes
Alee
T. Lusk
People’s ‘Tailor
Caswell Street
Peak Hill
Franz Josef ” Lager
Australia
Franz Josef
PIA
Afsib
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