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Newspaper
Richmond Guardian
Location
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
6
A chaotic mix of humorous anecdotes, bits of poetry, and social chatter. The clippings reference insects, soldiers, gossip, aviation tales, and amusing mishearings, with stray captions like Table Talk and The Thirties Thousand. The tone mimics a busy editor’s carnival page.
Dreamy and the Nipper meet an Egyptian fortune teller in the desert who glimpses two women, one tall and one short, and predicts Dreamy’s long life and a future with the short, faraway love. Dreamy later serves in battle, earns a medal of courage, and dies heroically while helping a wounded man during the final push, the short girl’s letter left unread.
The article argues Australia should self supply woollen goods once war ends, recounting past imports and current Commonwealth Factory at Geelong producing 18 000 to 17 000 yards weekly with 250 workers. It envisions expansion to 26 000 yards and new mills nationwide, aiming to make Australia a world woollen trade center.
Will Irwin discusses allied wartime narratives from Italy, noting French and British troops ferrying across the Alps to aid the Piave front and Italian forces, while German propaganda and social unrest affected morale. He describes cadors as a flawed strategist and recalls preposterous peace hopes fed by forged reports in Italian and Rome papers.
An experiential portrait aboard the Hush-Hush battlecruiser and sister ships, describing the ship’s rapid readiness, crew, and wartime aura. The narrator tours the Australia battle-cruiser squadron, notes crew routine, the ship’s speed, gear, and a cameo of officers, stokers, and a seaplane lookout as warships prepare for action.
The page surveys ladies wear with hats handbags and boots in rich detail, noting covered fabrics and embroidery. It shifts to a steamship voyage with a search incident and ends with reviews of Australian theatre and film, praising performers and discussing public reaction to onstage nudges of propriety.
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