Voyage Across a Vast Farmland and Desert Terrain
A fragmentary travelogue recounts a journey from Perth toward Adelaide Port Avgrum across plains and arid wastes. It notes rich wheat country, grazing lands, water sources, and a harsh colonial portrayal of Indigenous peoples, contrasting progress with perceived degradation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Adelaide
Port
Ioana
Wileona
Tarroota
Ilan
Bere
Sallahor
Troend
Pamere
Aucar
Vast Australian frontier land opened by railway prospect
The excerpt surveys land near Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta, detailing pastoral areas between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie, the West Australian border, and the potential for 2,000,000 sheep. It notes water supplies from bores, fences, and irrigation, plus government land rental rules and the promise of a great Commonwealth asset with capital and proper management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalgoorlie
Weeform Australia
Kilgoerne
Boutherm Crone
Peru
Sime Jones
Audwlance
Port Agusta
Kalgooriie
Lle
Western Australia
Ine
Naretha Station
Kalpoorna
Kalgoorie
Oder
Trams Australian Railway
Commonwealth
What rent to you pay A miracle reply
A brief dialogue notes a humorous exchange about rent meaning. One party asks what rent is, the other says they do not pay it, and the first queries what it would be if they did. The remark ends with a playful claim of a miracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lalnon
Transvaal dangers at iron ore works and rubber safety
Long, fragmented clipping details mine and factory hazards in Transvaal with rubber insulated grounds to stop dynamite leaks. It mentions engineers guarding against sparks, rubber conductors, and copper alloys amid frequent thunderstorms, plus stray comic-school snippets about punctuality and cheeky quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Hyland's Ad Targets Foultry Sales In Melbourne
An old advertisement from 4 Flinders Lane Melbourne promotes Hyland's Poultry with claims of high payments and daily deliveries. The notice mentions live weight prices for ducks and turkeys and references a commissioner’s charge, indicating a logistics or cartage fee. The fragmentary text includes several garbled phrases but centers on selling poultry to Hyland's and obtaining prompt monthly money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyland's
Hyland
Sean Cheauen
Cartage
Flinders Lane
Melb
Heeneo Introduces A Woanderful Tenis Event
A garbled social media style notice advertises Heeneo introducing a Woanderful Tenis event with mistyped phrases. It references enthusiasts, a product called nut snacks, and a tonic costing 8 shillings per bottle. The text is noisy and fragmented with numerous OCR errors.
Notable Impostors and Curious Deceptions Abroad
A series of odd tales from late era tabloids recount impostors and cons. A deceitful husband’s reveal leads to divorce suit, two street contortionists' rescue by a charitable passerby, a Paris beggar who ceases his act after authorities, and a doomful shopkeeper’s fatal letter. A Paris church card beggar finally confesses, the two-thead phrase "Two-too" inspires a shop conversation, and a singing student quips about future fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Conan Doyle
New York
Coney
Etratehion Timan
Paris
Notre Dame
State Electricity Commission plans further generating plant
The report outlines the Victoria State Electricity Commission moves to extend generation at Val Turn and Richmond to meet surging demand for cheap reliable power. It notes that future extensions will require more capital, and that rural areas show rising electricity use. The plan anticipates substantial capacity increases by 1970 to handle growth and reduce unit costs for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Podly
Crom Teatom
Nore
Dehn Moneh
Tie
Aioe
Alice Ite
Bir J Monmst
Pew
Michmond
Met
Yallourm
Val Tourn Fom
Richmond Ja
Fallkhe
Rarn Am
Mt Fm
Oftra
Valiourn
Ita
Aleta Electricity Commission
John Monash
Pallaral
Anc
Amaller Renters
Prrednetal Rentree
Vitahir
Fontien
Ion
Imerset
Victoria
Geelong
Warraamben
Rendine and Mallarat
Commission
Fragmented comic ad scene with village courtship banter
A garbled excerpt shows a coal merchant advert and a village exchange about marriage and jobs. A red headed boy, a gay Lothario in stores, and a fair maiden discuss suitors while a modest fellow is referenced. The text reveals social humor and misunderstandings in a rural setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jestrom
Gorgonsola
Untidy Fragments Show a Needing Nurse and Motor Car Threats
A rushed scene shows a child Muriel crying about a late visit, a story of a false horse doctor, and a tense warning from a spouse. The dialogue shifts to marriage vows and threats about a motor car incident, with fragmented lines and unclear context.
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J Lalth
Giliwepie
Alston
Aletog 4 Obr Ptt. Ltd
Olnd Bor
Sata Mel Poe
Melbourne
Weat Eng
Collina Birest
Raing
Board OF
Fou
Donald Mackinnon
Awe Edward FF
Mitorti
KC .Blg
Laert & Austin
Eeg
M.D. Yn
Latham
Bea
James’ Cortested
JO@L FOX
T. Martin
the Union Trustee Co OF Australia Limited
Colling BT
Sydney
Brisbane
Concersia Ibs
Pase Co
J. Mehwan Carroll
Samuel Cooke
Aleep
Pippa
Bundey School Tea Et “and Fameon
Tommy
Phyliia
Jackson
Donna
Heeneo
An ‘Alfalaval
Alfs-Laval
Weite
J. Bestrem
Sea Pry
Lad
Eoreet
Little Bourke Beret
Miche
Attentos
Dora
Viopare
State Electricity and Country Areas
Tactor Haa
Adverti
Forjhe
Philip
Bam
Fonthet
Applco
Beler Card
Pry
Viedust Buildings
Queen
STU Flinders Gurest
Malbeurns
REAT
Prin
Gray
Fs Pene Makers
Lestinp Hose
Jommmer Imeness
Scientifia Mintere
Reyeo
Alexander Spencer
Chender
Degeaden
Muriel
George
Lohoruseries
Felton, Orimwads & CO. Pty. Ltd
Melbourn
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