Absurd customs and Mittagong Eisteddfod notes
In a critical column the editor mocks August festival rituals and a banking-closed first Monday, then laments childless wives in labor markets. The Mittagong Eisteddfod Society is reviewed, noting a £28 loss, expanded prize money, and calls for deeper local support and program adjustments to boost future success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Otago Labor Council
Civil Service
Mittagong Eisteddfod Society
Eisteddfod Society
Back Country Drinks
Police evidence in a Rockhampton case shows a fly-grog named Stones Pick-me-up made from fly-tox boot polish and methylated spirits. Another mad drink combined iodine chloridine spirits of salts hot water and sugar. The accused were fined. author urges harsher punishment with their own mixtures.
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Rockhampton
Lost continent Gondwanaland gains scientific backing
The belief in a great eastern continent to Australia is supported by facts. Dr. Du Toit declares Gondwanaland indisputable at a British Association meeting. Sydney Harbor flora links bolster the theory, though caution is urged about overreliance on a single genus.
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Australia
Gondwanaland
British Association For the Advancement of Science
du Toit
Union Irrigation Department
Sydney Harbor
Walkom
Sydney University
India
South Africa
South America
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