Excellent Pictures Preview in Town and Country Journal
The Town and Country Journal dated December 25 will publish tomorrow a four page feature on the Randwick Christmas Day racing and brilliant illustrations. It includes saddling paddock scenes, a dust storm view from Broken Hill, a Moat Cooper Estate feature, Magning River vistas, a yacht pictures series, Canada related articles, and portraits of Mr Keir Mardin M P and Speaker WiCouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Weekly
AIC
Randwick
Magning River
Illawaers
Winch
Weil
Harper
Canada
New
Zosiani Pariament House
Keir Mardin
Aquarium Society prepares for annual general meeting
At a meeting of the Aquarium Society a general meeting for 1908 was announced with committee changes to be substituted. The membership roll stood at about five hundred. A travel health note advises carrying Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for Cholera and Typhoid risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquarium Society
Northern Territory mining talk by Mr Keenan in Australia
An Evening News interview with Mr Keenan highlights mining prospects in the Northern Territory. He recalls early copper and gold work, notes 18 percent yields on a Lift lease and a 125ft reef at DiMeld, about 35 miles south of Pine Creek, with fresh machinery needed for profit. He criticizes government drilling as wasteful but confirms reef existence to great depths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Din
Sydney
Amallairamer Essiera
Maf Srenam
Northern Territory
Keenan
Australia
Evening News
Port Darwin
DiMeld
Pine Creek
Keenan Eayy
Thes Teptha
Woomehi
Hai
Renee
Hitler
Eplie
Mr. Keenanapy
New Sydney tram line progress near Belle Vue Hill
Rapid progress on the Belle Vue Hill tramway during two months of construction. The project links Paddington to the city, with arches on Barcombe and Boundary streets as crews rebuild roads, raise tracks, and install poles between St Vincent's Hospital and Syamaley Street. Contractors Barrie and Cawfery aim to finish within the set timeframe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Hill
Taddington
Dar- Mugharai
Woollahra
Ube
BU Vincent's Hospital
Burton
Victoria Streets
Stanley
Pracy Healy
Wea
Burtop-ktreet
Burcombe
Boulodary
Liverpool Strnet
Paddington
Barcombe-street
Boundary-street
Bern
Burton-siew
Stami¢y-strret
St. Vincent's Hospital
Syamluy-street
Hyde Park
Elizabethmires
Tark-streat
Burton-strest Ie
Aten Ceca
Mdonald-Street
Glenmore-road
Harcrave-street
Mon Pupestreat
Bellavir-road
Ron
Waverley
Ion
Bolton-stree
Bourke-sreet
Derlinghurst Hill
Hms New
Barrie
Cawfery
Paling's Annual Christmas Cover Highlights Notables
A copy of Paling's Christmas Annual features a striking cover with photographs of Mnie, Clara Butt and Mr. R Kennerey Ram ford. The book contains 16 vocal and piano pieces including Turn Ye to Me sung by Andrew Black and other popular numbers such as Larive Smile a a Binter Kind and Sleep Piccaninny Sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paling
Mnie
Clara Butt
R Kennerey Ramford
Andrew Black
Larive
Godfrey
Income Tax Returns Simpler Filing Proposed for Low Earners
The commissioner announces a plan to ease income tax filing for individuals earning under £1600. Treasury official MT Waddell outlines a regulation aimed at providing a simple method to declare incomes not exceeding the threshold. February 1 filing deadline is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT Waddell
Valuable camera carried on Antarctic expedition
Professor David joined the Shackleton led Antarctic voyage with Grafes Stecce cameras, a rare high end instrument praised as the finest photographic re sorter yet offered. The camera, purchased at a premium, promises eagerly awaited results from an era of advanced imaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Shackleton
Shes
Assured 2 the Vocational Use of Dr Morse Indian Root Pills
A testimonial fragment touts Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a safe reliable remedy for aging health issues. It cites Mr and Mrs Mitchell of Brisbane praising mild laxative effects and digestive support, claiming renewed vigor and improved liver function. The text promotes continued use across the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Morse
Point
Brisbane
Morse
Marsa
Jottings From Japan A Glimpse At Manila
The steamer Baccera, arriving at Circular Quay from Japan, China and Manila, brought many passengers and carried reports on shipbuilding, Japanese industry, and the regional impact of Western fleets. It notes Kobe launches, a Kobe racing scene, and the approaching American battleship squadron, with mentions of Manila harbor conditions and local cholera concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circular Quay
Japan
China
Manila
Ani Hide
Capnoig M'Aribmy
Australia
Hal Alrangers
Opiuan
Finstern
Vallor
Ulus
Koha
Kobe
The
Aysen
Aldenham
Atlanta
America
United States
Philinines
Traaff
Nid
Amer
Amer Rivams
Manufacturing Precious Stones By Chemistry Hailed
Scientists report attempts to synthesize rubies and sapphires in the lab with one ruby produced for commercial sale. New York imports from Paris include artificial sapphires and rubies showing color from cobalt, while chrome-based processes yield fragile stones and details remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artificat Xapphires
New York
Parla
Torvlen
The Stowaway on the Cape to Southampton Run
A crew discovers a hidden stowaway in a sack aboard a vessel between Southampton and the Cape. After orders to leave the sack hanging, the captain and crew scoop it from the sea and open it to reveal the stowaway still aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabtaln
Southampton
Cape
Port Nolloth
Cane Colony
Masea
Kamin
Local Health Notes Hint At New Remedies
Fragmentary notes from Wagga Wagga mention medical directions and recommendations to sufferers, referencing Dr Sheldom Migestive Tarmins and a plan to advise on treatments. The text is unclear but indicates consideration of new remedies for digestive or stomach ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevemna
Urmenar
Marne-street
Warne
Alowe
A Lesson for Farmers in Bathurst District Progress
A Bathurst report argues farmers should adopt improved methods shown by the Bathurst Progress Association. It describes costs and profits, noting a potential annual profit of about £1 per acre from mixed farming and careful pruning. The piece stresses practical experiments and farmer cooperation to render the program commercially viable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anil Wu
Row
Hachurst
London Sheepskin Sales Report From Dalgety House
A cable message from Dalgety and Company Limited dated 12th notes prices at sales of merino combing and crossbred skins. It lists prices per pound for pin Czech? crossbred and other skins and states the next sale date as January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalgety Ant Company, Limited
Nstant
Calendars for 1908 with various publishers listed
The calendars for 1908 are described as exceptionally well made. Advance copies came from Messrs Anthony Hordern and Sand, the Law Union and Crown Insurance Company, and agents Gibler Bright and Company. Also noted are the State Fire Insurance Company, HT Tut and Company printers, Fire Guardian Assurance Company, Samuel H Lees, the Dumley Rubber Company of Australasia, and a John Sands tablet diary. Penfold and Company as agents for Usher's whisky. Sporting news and records are promised, with emphasis on Australian events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messie
Anthony Hordern
Sand
Law Union and
Crown Insurance Company
Mesars
Gibler Bright, and Company
State Fire Insurance Company, Limited
Ht, Tut and Company
Fire Guardian Assurance Company, Limited
Samuel H. Lees
Stalloner
Dumley Rubber Company of
Australasia, Limited
Collins Diaries From Mosars Colling JompAny
Fragmentary diary notes for 1905 from Mosars Colling and Company appear, listing pocket diary items and daily records. A later volume includes daily facts with a calendar table and betting on various aims. The text hints at an assortment of items, including a betting pad and calendar table, framed as part of a broader archival release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosars
Colling Ant JompAny
Coline and Company
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Brown
Inglis
Tngld & CO
Bowlands Soda Water
Pellisson’s Cognac
Pellisson, Pere, and Cie
Pellisson
France
Medical Authority
Enya
Peilisson
Swift & Co
O'Connell-Street
Home
Man
Blue Bell
Palmand
Jourmak
Park‘st
Ora ‘Mitchell
Era
Phaiad
Chile
Boa-Intificatiog
Manilla
Wagga Wagga
Suno
Sunol
C. Brien
Tlh
Fox Sunol
Voz Pkts
Phiels
Tabet
Mick Simmons
Nsw
London Sheepskin Sales
Collins
Conia
Caldwell and Watt
Castlereagh’st
Hunter ST
Bathuree
Casslereigh
M. Davidhon
Elizabeth Street
Cite Finance Company, Ltd
Fred M.william
OPP Sargent Factory
Taek
Phillip St
Fear
Kingtreet
Galland's
Spuset
Uslis
Agra
Mazin
Uwesth
Ernest
Marcus Clark “and Co., Ltd
Brown St
Newtown
J. G. Hanks & CO
George Street
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