Mrs Macquaries Chair Shark Tale in New South Wales
An 1870 Sydney yarn recounts a migrant and a wool broker forming a fortune from a shark capture near Mrs Macquarie's Chair. A London diary proves authenticity, as the immigrant tricked the broker into a wool corner that later paid out, netting the killer broker millions while the immigrant rose to tavern keeper status.
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New South Wales
Sydney
Mrs. Macquarie
Macquarie
Australia
Water
London
Europe
France
Germany
Army of
Berlin
Wool Exchange
Pluck and Bravery in the Transvaal via Bobby the Trooper
An excerpt from Collier's Weekly recalls Irish youths in the Transvaal. A sixteen year old trooper named Bobby, famed for riding and sharpshooting, shoots an officer near a camp and steals a horse, escaping under fire. The tale ends with Bobby smiling at our laager amid shelling.
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Trans~vaal
Transvaal
South Africa
Bobby
Collier’s Weekly
Handy Woodworking Skill in Siberian Mining Camps
The article praises the Russian workman for mining operation needs in Siberia noting abundant wood and low fuel costs. It claims high aptitude in timbering and building with wood, citing the peasant’s skill in pick timbering and log construction as unmatched.
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Siberia
Reading fragments of a news item quotes on labor, cattle disease and a quiz
Fragmentary excerpts note Russia bans child employment under 12 in state or private industry. New Zealand and Iceland share freedom from cattle disease. A dialogue about best aid for hires mentions the city directory and a Dill collector in Syracuse Herald.
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Russia
New Zealand
Iceland
City Directory
Syracuse Herald
Regulation Orders Quarterly Linen Burn At Ceylon Hospitals
A government official conducts a quarterly linen inspection at Ceylon hospitals on the noted date condemning worn sheets towels and similar items. The regulation requires all old linen to be burned every three months to dispose of unusable textiles.
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Ceylon
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