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Newspaper
Pingelly Leader
Location
Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1906
Page
4
The Pingelly area lists parliamentary and local representatives, including South East province MPs and local assembly members. It details government offices, railway timetable notes for Perth and Albany routes, and court, roads board, agricultural society, churches, post office hours, and mail close times. It notes various clubs, a racing club, rifle club, and friendly societies with meeting details and officers.
The following dates have been selected for the agricultural shows in various localities. Beverley October 26. Royal Shaw Claremont October 31 and November 1. Entanning November 6. Wagin November 8. Williams November 14. Narrogin National November 6 and 21. Mt Barker November 29.
Brookton Roads Board met in Agricultural Hall amid calls to hire Mr. Harris for rate book work and to approve road closings and openings. A racecourse reserve purchase was recommended, gate removal by 1907, and tender deposits set at 5 percent. A 1d in £ rate was proposed for East and West wards with a zone assessment and a special meeting set for October 29.
Pingelly Leader Business Directory lists various trades and shops including Casa Bros up-to-date drapers and clothiers A T Prion painter signwriter house decorator and paperhanger J Toxsi hairdresser tobacconist and watchmaker M Galdovr Bon Ton Café forth and chen blacksmith D Black general storekeeper Pingelly Butchering tract T Lakein bootmaker F G White general storekeeper D AL Naylor auctioneer Jas AL Beckwith builder and contractor W McLotoch Heenape Dachange Hotel E G Monger Co proprietors Pin alonger Co pr apt Grace Brow general merchants Shilar s Karri and Jarry Co.
The fragment lists diverse trades including Nicholson universal provider J A Laurance pharmaceutical Anping Cherish Omit Kent orchardist W Williams hairdresser tobacconist newsagent A Challenter tailor P Marlow soldier bootmaker T Lambert greengrocer Lan ingelly Lanes agency Witd rent norton contractor cabinetmaker joiner wood turner G G Laviter architect engineer Adin bilder undertaker modern embalmer Perth oof Wall and Co metal ceilings Rossiter and Co weedsman nur-
A sensational account depicts Emmi Bellomo later known as Countess Della Torre as a forged political operative. Born a peasant girl she marries Battista Pisania and uses wealth and manipulation to climb to high society. Her liaison with the Czar’s circle and her husband’s return to Italy fuel a murder plot and financial schemes across Europe.
Emma Pisani Digaiist described as an alleged murderer and international spy was found dead after a violent incident. The article notes a mysterious criminal scent, mentions a hospital in Ventimig tia, and claims Emma saved her fortune for medical care while the history of a famed man charmer unfolds.
A South West Surrey scene shows a wasp hunting a spider on heathland. The wasp drags the spider to its burrow and hides the prey within, later returning to guard and seal the nest. It adds earth and dead heather to deceive predators and preserves the catch in a widened burrow.
A Melbourne Sydney free lunch counter is critiqued for offering free solid foods with drinks. Proponents warn abolition could close many hotels, while opponents label the practice an evil and question fairness for patrons able to pay for beer.
This excerpt traces chapel etymology from Latin capella to its broadened sense within churches and colleges. It notes a shift from relic sanctuaries to dedicates spaces for worship and corporate oratories, and mentions nonconformist uses and a printing house context.
The Pingelly Leader invites residents from various centers to become correspondents. Applicants should send letters detailing happenings or items of interest from their neighborhoods for inclusion in the newspaper.
A Japanese city rejoiced after Port Arthur fell with lanterns and flags hung from ten foot high lines along streets. Banners and transparencies depicted war scenes while electric light arrangements formed congratulatory shapes. Thousands filled streets as bands played and crowds moved procession like. The authorities maintained strict order with ready ambulances, yet no accidents occurred.
A Pall Mall Gazette article portrays German workshops as regimented and efficient. It notes strict instruction, steady work, regular meals, constant smoking, and the regularity of factory life. It highlights industrial beauty, locker use, washing facilities, and the blend of work with limited weekend leisure. Apprenticeships are shorter, with paid lads and emphasis on technical education.
A fragment notes that the Sultan of Sulu learned pearl fishermen earned large profits and ordered revenue collectors to seize pearls found near Sulu as slaves were taxed. Those dropped through were kept by the dwherman, while others remained in the states for the Sultan.
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