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Newspaper
Prahran Chronicle
Location
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1916
Page
3
A garbled era overview mixes mentions of a three parallel tuner vessel, early film devices, and metalworking experiments. It references a 167m ship, speed measurements, and inventors, with scattered anecdotes about shell plate, silver copper plating, and the creation of new alloys.
A fragmentary report discusses a storm record said to match a hurricane that swept over the West Indies in 1898. It claims trees in Mundious Wisconsin show wrinkles from a wind event, with mentions of palm-like flora and Java swallows cited as curiosities, though the text is garbled and uncertain.
War time analysis describes motor vehicles as versatile military assets. Armoured cars, with steel shielding and portable hinges, are praised for mobility and protection, capable of carrying drivers, gunners, and stretchered wounded.
Mrs Bassett holidays at a farmer’s house and contemplates poultry as a modern investment. She mails a flock home, but on arriving the husband finds the birds escaped after the door was left unhinged. He rebukes sending more poultry while recalling the chaotic result.
Restrictions on alcohol access for South African Forces at Wallach Bay create a small grave with a glass cover holding empty beer bottles. A wooden cross bears a humorous inscription mourning the beer as a departed companion with cork wreaths and distressed captions.
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