How Joy Came Back With Xmas Morn At Valga
An Australian homestead tale set at Valga in the bush. Jim, eager to join the Boer War, leaves with his father and mother awaiting his return at Christmas. Years pass with war news and quiet days until a hoped reunion is eclipsed by absence and longing, as the old couple endure Christmas in a home shadowed by their soldier son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Ladysmith
Valga
Walga
Wala
Africa
Rachel
Dad
Green
Mrs. McFuddle
Mr. McFuddle
Deas
Santa Claus speaks to children about a magical toy palace
A serialized plea by Santa Claus invites children to be his deputies, describing a snow palace filled with dolls, drums, and toys while urging kindness to poorer children. A second narrative follows a bereaved father and mother awaiting a missing son, Jim, who is later revealed to have died in Africa, with a mistaken burial and a homecoming misperception on Christmas Eve.
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Santa Claus
Mies
Lord Roberts
Santa
Sonnie
Grandson Samuel Spankensop to Inherit Grimble Grove Tale
A humorous Christmas tale centers on Samuel Spankensop junior, a practical builder, and his shrewd wife who run a corner shop. Grandmother Grimble dies leaving Samuel the sole heir yet instructing him to aid his many siblings, as their family lineage and social rise hinge on prudent choices and hard work.
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Samuel Epenkeneul
Jane
Samuel
Samuel Spankensop
Grandma Grimble
Samuel Junior
Christmas Humor Sketch With Slurred Dialogue
A humorous Christmas dialogue features a group including Mike Pete Mistah Johnsing and Mrs Prim. Characters trade garbled dialects and comic misreadings of events at a holiday gathering while lamenting over pudding, drink, and family chaos. The scene ends with a barmaid and inebriated guest planning a festive, if tipsy, cake.
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Mother
Walter Dibbs
Santa’s Palace of Toys
Heaven
Grandma Grimble of
Grimble Grove
W. T. Goodge
Sydney
Summer Hill
Ryde
Port Hacking
Balmain
Marrickville
Spankensop
Samuel Spenkensop
Widow Grimble
Ermyntrode
Sarah Jane
Miss Ermyntrude
Ermyntrude
Ermyntruder
Grandma Grimne
Meee
Granda
Izis
Shopang
Airdee
R Ad
Horace
Claude
Sam
Santa Claue
Mike
Pete
Ike
Mistah Johnsing
Jesus
de Pahson
Missus Johnsing
Rhodaah Johnsing
Mrs. Prim
Willie
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