The General Servant in Australian Christmas Tale
A humorous tale follows Mrs. Brown Jones a weary Australian housewife as she searches for a light general in a Sydney marine suburb. She braves cross examination by earnest applicants while facing Christmas pressures and family quirks, including a mischievous child and a busy household. The chase ends without a suitable match as prospects prove too near the harbour.
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Mr. Brown-Jones
Maria Jane
Mr. Brown- Jones
Hght
Batson's Bay
Batson’s Bay
Gatson's Bay
Eart
Desert
Tilsay
Esty
Sargon’s Bay
Marriages and community notices from Sydney suburb pages
A long list of social items and weddings from Petersham to North Sydney, featuring the Collins Alexander nuptial at Great Synagogue, a Waverley bazaar for the orphanage, church ceremonies in Cobar and Mittagong, a Temora police send-off, and numerous local society events with details on performers, personalities, and venues.
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Petersham
John Nobbs
Perry
W. R
H. J. Owen
M. Fitzgerald
C. B. Nicoll
Mark Collins
Joseph Collins
Dowlingstreet
Saldee Alexander
William Alexander
Paddington
Great Synagogue
Flowers
Burnett
Minnie Atkinson
Mabel Sanders
Fancy
Arnott
Florence Arnott
Gladys Vider
F. Czerwonka
B. Westbrook
Fortune
F. Hunt
Czerwonka
Alice C. Goddard
Messrs
R. Isaacs
O. Czerwonka
Messis
Baker and Rows
H. Beauchamp
M. Czerwotka
Gipsy
Neville Vane
Miss Harvey
Green
Misses G. Harvey
Sylvia Combs
Maud
Winifred Czerwonka
A. C. Goddard
Greta Peck
H. P. Czerwonka
Temora
Thompson
Bega
Edwin James
James
Cobar
Wesleyan Church
Wesleyan
Mittagong
Lancelot Taylor
Robert Taylor
Outtrim
Victoria
Clarissa M. ‘Vries
Thomas Wiley
J. Bereini
Branxton
Minnie Berelli
Presbyterian Hall
Clouston
M‘innis
Bruce
Beck
Millar
Drewett
Chats Wood
Holliday
Wahroonga
Tully
Small
Harrigan
North
Reeves
Kershaw
W. Morley
C. Havens
Scottish Rifles
M. Young
Lily Havens
Milas Elsie Havens
Etthe Young
Collins-street Independent Church
Melbourne
Edgar W. Walker
W. F. Walker
Customs
Misa Muriel Bevan
Bevan
Stainer
Cana
Peake
Gwiadya
Sibyl Bevan
Dorothy Leigh
G. H. Walker
O. R. Walker
Howard & Clair
Edgar Walker
Sydney
Cabramatta
B. Cooke
Stone Henge Lodge marks 27th anniversary with tribute
Miss Lily Wilson boosted finances by selling flowers as Stone Henge Lodge No 68 United Ancient Order of Druids celebrated its twenty seventh anniversary with a Paddington concert on November 25. A large attendance included Grand Lodge and district officials. A testimonial gold watch and chain for long serving secretary J Williams was presented by the Grand President and P.G.P. Williams spoke of twenty five years of lodge progress. The program included songs and recitations. Ladies urged to bring four cloves feathers and other items.
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Glebe Presbyterian Church
R. M. Smith
Lower Portland
Hawkesbury River
Aggie M
Andrew M'Bride
Forest Lodge
Clouston
Lizzia
Mr. S. Smith
Mr. Parkinson
F. M.bride
Smith
Katoomba
Rowley’s
Bombala
Sim
Rotherham
Coulson Murphy
Sleigh
Frank Curran
Sergeant Nolan
White Cliff
Tomlinson
Nolan
A. E. M'Dermott
Carcoar
City Bank of Sydney
City Bank
Young
M'Dermott
Carcoar Council
St. Joseph's L. and D. Society
Catholic Young Men's Association
St. Joseph's
Hedford Street
Newtown
Yass
Lodge of Concord
Masonic Order
J. W. W. Yeo
P.M
W. Jermyn
W.M
F. N. Oxley
Lp.m
Milera
S.W
D. Fenton
J.W
C. H. Curll
Tyler
F. Eglinton
W. Ellis
Brother Yeo
Woollahra
Arthur
Mme. Romani
Renshaw
Hayter
Norman Sang
Leplastrier
John M'Namara
Wilson
Lily Wilson
Stonehenge Lodge
United Ancient Order of Druids
Smpire
Paddington
Grand Lodge
Board of Directors
Royal Arch
Lodge
P.A
J. Williams
G. T. Broadhurst
P.G.P
Ellis
Williams
Dean Swift On Clergy Men From Harley Papers
Dean Swift correspondence published from Ireland contains sharp jibes at Ireland and England. He boasts not being poor, dining alone, and spending six hogsheads yearly on prebendaries while other cler gymen sponge or rely on laymen. He describes riding with a servant, carrying meat and wine to a rural parsonage.
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Dean Swift
Harley
Ireland
England
Lord Oxford
Cure for truancy device from Gainsborough
A Gainsborough father bound a square board to his son’s leg to deter truancy. One side warned Run away from Gainsborough, the other Truant from St John’s Schools. The device limited the boy’s movements. he wore it to school, removed it for short walks, and kept it as a curiosity.
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Bla Son
Gaineborough
Gainsborough
St John's Schools
Nelson myth and the Copenhagen signal myth debunked
The article argues the famed Nelson Copenhagen legend is likely false. It cites Knox Laughton’s research showing Parker sent a permissive signal via Otway, leaving the decision to Nelson who chose to continue action. The piece contrasts this with the enduring heroic inference and notes U.S. street railway history amid declining horse operation.
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Nelson
Alfred
Copenhagen
Southey
Knox Laughton
King's College
Parker
Otway
Stewart
Beecham's Pills Promised For Female Health and Cough
A vintage advert claims Beecham's Pills restore health for females of all ages and correct irregularities. It extols remedies for weak stomach, liver digestion, and a powerful cough cure, urging trials with a stated number of pills and nationwide druggist sales.
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Beecham
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Australia
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Moscow
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