Red Lion and Dunach Annual Picnic Highlights
The Red Lion and Dunach annual picnic was held October 2 with perfect weather and a large turnout. Events included boys and girls races, handicaps, peeling potatoes, eye and spoon race, a thread the needle sprint, nail driving and quoits, with Red Lion winning Rounders against Dunach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Matthews
John Hall
Robert Large
Norman Gorrie
Albert Matthews
Tom Matthews
Frank M.cleary
Percy Williams
Tom Wolfenden
Len. Large
David Pepper
Camille Gorrie
Mary Sandland
Rebecca Stone
Nancie Large
Esie Ford
Gen. Matthews
Douglas M'Cleary
Jack Tyers
Miss Pearce
Clunes
Nail
Miss Clark
Quoits
Heatherbel
Gorrie
Rooster
Belle Wooleoden
Rounders
Dunach
Red Lion
Talbot School Committee Plans Open Day and Sloyd Class
The Talbot School Committee met Tuesday with Chalmers chairing and Albert treasurer. They discussed reopening details, ministerial visit, cyclone fence at the school, and presses for the building. Albert proposed a Talbot sloyd class, noting 23 Talbot boys attend Maryborough and pledging to push for local attendance if the minister visits. A caretaker was hired Miss M. Kelly at 15 shillings per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R
Albert
Talbot
Maryborough
Savings Bank
Messrs
Salmon and Albert
M. Kelly
Nname
Department
Local cricket club holds annual meeting amid player departures
The annual meeting of the local club, with President J R Deans presiding, reviewed Maryborough District Association performances with Marg Reed Were noted as successful. Departures included T Baker and J A Long plus two officials, while new arrivals, possibly cricketers, are hoped for. The club opened with £5 16s 2d and closed at £338. Long and Howard led batting, Eaves and A Deans the main bowlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Deans
Maryborough
Margreed
Sun Lees
T. Baker
J. A. Long
A. J.stodart
W. E. Rogers
Long
Howard
Tom Baker
Talbot Cricket Club
Maryborough Railways
Newport
Williamstown
Hawthorn
Baker
Caulfield Cup Fancies Listed by Amateur Bettor
For the Caulfield Cup to be run this afternoon the amateur tipster names Uncle Sam or Gurlin as first choice, St. Carwyns second, Anna Carloona or Syl vanmore third, with Beast regarded as an outsider and Owen Ros mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Gurlin
St. Carwyns
Anna Carloona
Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills Sell Widely Across Australasia
The advertisement claims Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills are a vegetable blood purifier and remedy for biliousness constipation headaches skin issues and female ailments. It asserts the pills purify blood and prevent disease, with nearly one million bottles sold annually in Australasia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australasia
Morse
Morning wake up call to write for a Diamond Tiara prize
A playful exhortation urges girls to rise early in Sydney and write to the Secretary of the Eight Hour Art Union with a shilling for a ticket. Prizes include a Diamond Tiara worth £850 and 400 other prizes totaling £4000, offered this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Eight Hour Art Union
Sydney
Maid of Honour Duties Through State Ceremonies
The article describes the role of a maid of honour serving at state and public ceremonies including drawing rooms and royal processions. It notes she must attend events, assist with correspondence, and perform music or reading tasks if asked. It also discusses selection from noble families and the prefix of honourable attached to the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiling
Treely
Clarke's Blood Mixture Promises Marvelous Cures
An advertisement extols Clarke's Blood Mixture as curing scrofula scurvy eczema bad legs skin and blood diseases by cleansing impurities from the blood. It claims thousands of cures, warns against substitutes, and notes the product sells everywhere at 28 or 249 (currency and text may vary).
Soldiers in Reserve Drawer Opens for Emergencies
A satirical item describes a drawer labeled Soldiers in Reserve in a home quarters scene. Doors are opened and shut, rooms searched, yet nothing found. The idea of ready-made remedies and tools implies a tongue in cheek inventory of makeshift solutions for various needs.
Evolution of the Wedding Cake Through History
The article traces wedding cake customs from ancient times to modern forms, noting wheat and grain tokens in bridal rituals. It describes bearded wheaten wreaths, corn showers, and the shift from rice to wedding crackers, plus Scottish oats over the threshold and toasts with whisky for the bridegroom’s clan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Secrets of a long life in a gentle heart
A tribute describes a woman known as Mi ek Gite whose years reflect calm cheer and kindness. It credits virtues like forgiving, enjoying simple pleasures, keeping nerves steady, helping others, and speaking kindly as the secret to a long happy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Jie
Lin
Carrie
Pearl in the Shell: Hidden Gem Grains Light in Darkness
A fragment describes a lone pearl forming unseen in darkness until divers take it for a royal ornament. The pearl laments its fate as it dreams of remaining in silence, wondering why it must shine for a court’s gaze instead of staying hidden.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Gortle
Geo. Wolfenden
Tom Ford
Joe Gordon
Dingwell Gorrie
Gordon Weatherton
Steve Stone
Hudson Wolfenden
Harry M'Cleary
Harry Ford
Willie Wolfenden
Balle Wolfenden
Nellie Ford
Linda Matthews
Florria M‘cleary
Maud Stone
Trembatl
Arthur Matth Wes
Alex. Bell
Weickhardt
Charles Rock
Gladen Street
East Brunswick
Melbourne Tramway Company
Tonig
Clements Tonic Ltd
Clements Tonic
Joo
Pai
Cairns
Clements
Clements Tomic
Chern Norte
Sey
Messrs Chalmers
Salmon, Hemmerdé
Monk
Gale
Corre
General Business
Sporting Notes
Cricket
Mmorses
Leanne Ats
Wusean
Buldiers LN Beserve
Golimde
Taggart
Taggart’s
High Street
Mdryborough
Hearne
Boye
Phelan & Sons
Bride
Wilks and Son
Jewellers
Ballarat, Ben
DIGO
Melbourne
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