Long Ago Styles and A Gold Field Mystery on Daru Island
English veteran Philip Amory, now a trader on Papua New Guinea’s Daru Island, saves a musical actress named Gin-Sling after going overboard. He encounters Pia Laurier and learns of a gold field, while Fanshaw’s past escapes from a leper colony loom large and Amory plans to reveal the secret to Laurier as he recovers from a three week accident.
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Eastern
Waters
Philip Amory
Papua
New Guinea
Amory
Pia ‘Laurier
New South Wales
Pia
Richard Fanshaw
Daru
Spicer
Fanshaw
Bassett
Laurier
Thursday Island
Gin-Sling
Dara
Little Sydney
Jinny
Tortured romance unfolds in the Pacific mystery tale
Philip Amory confronts Sir Richard Fanshaw after learning Miss Laurier plans marriage at sea. Aboard a quarantine house in Port Moresby the two men square off over love, loyalty, and a hostage wedding gift as looming danger and personal histories collide.
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Sir Richard Fanshaw
Philip Amory
Iota Island
Fanshaw
Night Run to Port Moresby Ends at Fisherman Island
A narrator recalls steering toward Fisherman Island on a duskish evening, planning to land at the empty quarantine station to avoid delays and port formalities, while hoping to rest after troubles with doctors and customs. The island, uninhabited except for a long‑time Solomon caretaker, offers a rare refuge.
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Port Moresby
Deru
Paga . Hill
Fisherman Island
Solomon Island
Browns Break Finicky Eating With Dinner List
A New York Sun item recounts how the Brown family cured their sons Bobby and Billy of finickiness at meals by listing disliked foods and serving them exclusively until the boys resigned to the regimen. The tactic ended with the boys now liking some formerly detested foods and no longer protesting meals.
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Brown
Bobby
Billy
Mr. Brown
New York Sun
One Point of View On The Fun Of Pursuit Not Arrival
A reflective remark contrasts the journey of study with the end goal of arrival. The speaker argues learning is ongoing and progress is found in ascent rather than reaching a final destination.
Seasonal Cookery And Mountain Verse Patched In 1930 Cabinet Page
A 1930 Western Newspaper Union page blends a mountain verse about silent peaks with a section titled Seasonable Good Things. It lists vegetables for a cocktail, Chicken Terrapin with eggs and olives, Cheese Filled Biscuits with a cream cheese filling, and a Date Pie with tapioca and dates, all described as practical kitchen recipes.
Appealing Dishes and Desserts Feature Fruit Creations
An old recipe column presents fruit based entries for menus such as Apple Tapioca Pudding Burned Sugar Cake and Lemon Gelatin Salad. It details ingredients and steps for tapioca desserts and fruit garnishes with guidance on preparation and serving.
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Sir Richard
Arafura Sea
Fanshew
Ranshaw
Batiste
Milady
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Beatrice Grimshaw
Hach
WA. Kos
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