The Black War Proclamations and a Colonial Line
A long extract details martial law aimed at aboriginal natives, public proclamations, and the controversial line tactic in 1830s Van Diemen’s Land. It describes Governor Arthur’s measures, violent depictions on painted boards, and the mobilization of thousands of soldiers, convicts, and settlers to drive natives toward the Tasman Peninsula, with broad social tension and press/public opinion shaping strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Governors Tail
Law
Oyster Bay
Big River
Waterlow Point
Eeho
Tasman's
Buckingham
Peninaula
Lake Echo
Dee
Dermont
Assady
Lahilly
van Dieraen
Tom Hibury
Arranging Flowers and Japanese Floral Art
A newspaper fragment discusses flower arrangement, noting Japanese mastery and symbolic meanings in designs. It mentions several examples like arrangements named with mythic elements and describes how each piece reflects time, season, or the gardener. The text highlights simplicity and symbolic depth in the art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maeters
Ax Learen
Barth
Hades
Engaged Couples and Home Ties in Society Advice
The piece offers cautions for long engagements and emphasizes staying connected to family and home. It advises suitors to be respectful to a partner’s parents and to maintain chivalry. The text blends social guidance with a quirky due to an advertisement for a hair product near the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Tho
Fee
Untitled fragment on worms and intestinal disease remains
Fragmentary query discusses children troubled by worms and intestinal infestation with Reepertars I Tentats, lacking clear context or source details. The garbled text implies medical or health concerns but provides no concrete events, dates, or identifiable entities to verify.
Symptoms and blamed cures for a winter flu epidemic
The passage claims influenza recurs each winter and targets weakened bodies. It promotes Bile Beans as a universal remedy addressing constipation, debility, headaches, indigestion, skin eruptions, rheumatism, and nervous troubles while allegedly bolstering energy to fight influenza and colds. It cites a product pack containing three juices priced at 4 4 7H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis
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Havelock
Somner & Co
IML
Swanston Street
Melbourne
T. H. Waite
Seson
HA. Waite
Joot
Speske
FEF. & Heh. Grubb, Tinsmiths
Franklin Street
Traralgon
Manseu
Charles White
New South Wales
van Diemen's Land
Daniel
Akespassers
Cairhrick
Sunny Soutit
Starr Bowkett Building
Boctety
Aviso Mosey
R. H. Brooks
Westate
BROOK
Woh
Tee Edit Yue Oy Tet
Pean
Mykael
Skylight
Pratt & Co
Bran
Pollard
Ford Batley
Boller Best
Cale Fi
Wy Sass
Newtaiort
Seed Algershire
Stephens, Pratt & Co
J. Florant
Wolfe Boi
D. Geo. Wolfe
Franklin Sereet
Jay
Ken Keears
D. G. Wolfe
Clporland Sewellery
Ror
Rasawafts
Resisteel
Siz
Galvan
Compartven of Weights
Wana Ky. Iy
Belea
F. & E. Grubb
Weake Sierk
Ren
Berohan
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