This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
3
A humorous verse by Will Carter about telephony confusion and garbled speech. The piece features jokes on misheard words, name spellings, and characters such as Archie McPhail as the noisy exchange exchanges degrade into comic miscommunication.
In October 1850 at The Reef Adelong two medicos Dibdin and Storch faced off in a pistol duel after a dispute at Johnny Crouch’s pub. Seconds prepared, three counts were fired. Storch collapsed yelling I am shot and was saved by his second while Dibdin remained uninjured. The crowd toasted Jam for Dibdin after the incident.
In a Royal Automobile Club reliability and touring contest, F. Thatcher drives a Morris Minor to win his class and tie for maximum points among 69 entrants. R. Williams places second in a similar Morris Minor, with both cars noted for stock condition and remarkable performance on rough mountain routes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.