St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney 40th anniversary tale
The article recalls the 40th anniversary of St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney noting the laying of the first stone by Governor Macquarie on September 1, 1819, and detailing ambitious plans, delays, eventual completion in 1868, and the long Gothic design with two western towers. It covers historic milestones, figures, and related civic anecdotes, plus reflections on beer strikes and other social bits attached to the era.
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St. Andrew's
Sydney
Macquarie
Liverpool Street
Wear
Brigge
Archdeacon Broughton
Bourke
Georgestreet
Lucas Watson
Broughton
Magdalene College
St. Mary's Church
Oxford
New Zealand
Crnal
William
Charles Wentworth
HII
Zonic
London
Menk
Marry
Lengthy deadlock over cathedral dean position in 1902
The article notes a stalemate from 1555 until 1902 as parishioners refuse funds until the new dean is named while the Archbishop refuses to nominate without funds. It also salutes Mr. Baward Croker of over 50 years as head verger for the Cathedral, praised for courteous service to many visitors.
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Lillywhite
Yis
Anderband
London
Corals
Remy Partice
Haa
Baward Croker
Momn
Humors of Strikes Reported in Distant Times
An English paper surveys the history of strikes in the United Kingdom, noting serious labor disputes but also humorous episodes. It recalls a thousand Sunderland workers striking over a policeman’s conduct and references a Yorkshire town where mill firms were involved in a peculiar labor stir.
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New South Wales
United Kingdom
Sunderland
Yorkshire
Beaconsfield's Early Impression of a Lively Lady in 1822
A fragmentary 1822 meeting in Pisnials describes Lord Beaconsfield’s first impression of a vivacious woman who would later become his wife. The account recalls social circles, a noted minister and a recurring pattern of dinner partners, with sharp remarks about Mrs. Clarach and an exchange involving George Smyth.
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Disrac
Lssoms
Malastime
Lewla
Bun
Grosvenor Gate
Wiliie Gergory
George Smyth
Mra
Clarach ii
Msrael
George
Smythe
Liam Grewory
Westaei
William
Smith
Beaconsfielda
Identified. A honeymoon climb turns comic in stray tale
A young English couple on a Burspenn honeymoon climbs the Schauptelsapfeuspitzen peak. The wife stands 20 feet above her husband as she notices a long white streak trailing toward their hotel. The husband jokes that the hotel bill is overtaking them. The piece riffs on sensational panels and the telephone’s role in crime plots.
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Athough
Winge
Mmtadia
Able
Sanwalem
Fragments of Domestic Scenes and Theatrical Anecdotes
A garbled page presents snippets of family and social life including a Sunday School picnic mishap via a mother and children near a railway station, plus theatrical reminiscences by Oscar Wamamerskia at a New York dinner. Dialogues feature Willie, Widow, and a waiter with a prize anecdote about a wife.
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Suburtan
Willie
Oscar Wamamerskia
New York
Mammarein
Walter
Guvat
Lie
Unclear tale of ministers and stage romance tangled with cigars
A fragmented historical account describes a minister moved by anti smoking appeals at a young gathering. The tale includes a reverend brother, a gift of cigars, and a performer recalling backstage romance with a grease painted head and satin scarf. The narrator recounts a staged collision that damaged the dress and disrupted the show.
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Sam Roe
Hal
Marriage and manners cross a crowded city street
A jumble of vignettes recounts a statesman’s late life romance, Parisian misadventure with a frugal Ricord, a father teaching counting to his son, nurses noting last words before operations, and neighbors trading polite yet pointed barbs about visitors and propriety in a bustling urban setting.
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