Small Beer Chronicles and the O Connor Patriot Tour
In Thursday night remarks, Kogarah Town Clerk wrestled with a ratepayer letter while Daniel O Connors Empire tour draws attention to an imperial feeling movement. Patsy O Connor and a Sydney Police Court case add to the local, personal tone of the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kogarah
Ir Pangloss
A.S
Lord Duberly
Noodle
Edinburgh
Augustus Pease
Sydney
Daniel O'Connor
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Thackeray
Dan
Parrister
Patsy
Mr. O'Connor
Hunger and prisons draw comments from distant years
A columnist reflects on a recent theft case about a meal stolen from a public school and a harsh prison at Watsons Bay. The piece compares hunger to criminal motive and recalls gaol practices, Captain Cook’s landing, and a reported airship sighting with garlic sausage and sauerkraut fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watsons Bay
Captain Cook
Dunedin
New Zealand
Cook
George Thornton
Dawes Poin
Sydney
Kurnell
Botany Bay
Port Jackson
Thornton
Airship Mystery Spreads From Pacific Rumor to Local Dobroyd Sightings
A local tale from Dobroyd describes a strange aerial craft sighted near the sea as a huge birdlike form moving toward land after moonrise. The report, attributed to Mr JJ Jehosaphat Banks of Currybundy Avenue, Bexley, involves companions Obadiah W Tonkyns and others returning from fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bynk
Banks
Pacific
Daniel O'Rourke
Dobroyd
Jehosaph
Currybundy Avenue
Bexley
Obadiah W. Tonkyns
Boilabillo Parade
Carlton
Mr. Tonkyns
Notable Centenarian in London Aces 102nd Birthday
Mrs Sarah Wadsworth aged 102 in Bloomsbury reads her newspaper without spectacles and explains her long life by careful living and moderation. She signs dividends and writes to solicitors while noting deafness as her only weakness. Frances Cooke of Oxwich Glamorgan dies aged 96 with 243 descendants claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilawarra
United Kingdom
Sarah Wadsworth
Enquirer
Bloomsbury
London
William Harvey
Aldersgate
John Harvey
Fearing Hill
Kelvedon
Essex
Wadsworth
Frances Cooke
Oxwich
Glamorgan
Wall
Rockdale Club Finishes Five Mile Road Race
Rockdale and District Bicycle Club held a five miles road race on Forest road with twelve riders. T Low finished first, K Clissold second, W Midgely third, N Fletcher posted fastest time. A half day run to the Old Punt Lugarno is planned, and cyclists and motorcyclists are urged to attend. The club will award a season trophy for best attendance at club runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale and District Bicycle Club
Forest Road
T. Low
K. Clissold
W. Midgely
N. Fletcher
Lugarno
Tom Ball's Barber Shop Promises Easy Shave in Kogarah
Before seeing the best girl, visit TOM BALL'S the up-to-date barber next the Bank in Kogarah for an easy shave. The notice highlights local services in a compact ad style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ball
Bank
Kogarah
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Astridge Bros
Rocky Point Road
Rockdale
Date Store
Us Beling
H. S. Sprod
Arncliffe
Eogaran
Fred Selmon
Te ¢ Sandringham
E. W. Potter
Brickpaver
Eatimates
Bruce St
West Kogarah
French Street
Hughes’ Motor
George's River
S.is
Gg. J. Hughes
Tel. Rog
Rocky Poiut
Dimension Stone
Rubbie
Metal
Blake
and Chronicle
B. J. Robinson
J. Medcalf, Undertaker, Redfern
Redfern St
Pitt St. Redfern
Bicycle Bulletin
Settle & Diment Modern Grocers
Hurstville
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