Advance Australia poem on patriotism and legacy
A fragmentary Australian verse fusion celebrates national spirit and ancestral memory. The text hails Britain and Ireland while urging future pioneers to uphold duty, honour, and loyalty to God country and Queen, ending with a cry to advance for Australia.
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Mogland
Scotland
Tyne
Erin
Green Brin
Blythe
Dunne
Torget
Bald
Ireland
Toni
Sud
Jaine
Australia
Odd Tales and Pranks From Aged Papers
A fragmentary column recalls a diverse mix of old anecdotes. A beadle defines a broker oddly, a child wonders if God created a drunken man, and London beggars provoke charity with a dog labeled blind. Jests include a trunk protection joke and a tale of a cunning thief in a merchants circle.
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London
Charity
Mull Gazette
Inia
Scientific Press
Biakre
Jiammeat Harton
Gentleman's Magazine
Political Disappointment and Cabinet Appointment Debate
The article denounces a ministerial appointment by Mr M'Culloch as an insult to loyal followers while noting Stufle's uncontroversial qualifications. It critiques elected ministers who gain office without broad support, praises the public display of indignation, and argues that party loyalty has limits. It frames the episode as a test of independence and accountability within the House.
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Legislative Assembly
M'Culloch
Stufle
M’culloch
Higinbotham
Jones
Britery Committee
House
Ory
Gillies
Hallarat Siar
Lent sermon shocks Vienna crowd with monk tale
A Capuchin at St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna recounts a fabled monastic decline in a duchy. He describes a wealthy abbey where wine flowed, feasts never ceased, and penance was ignored, ending with a dramatic knock and a gaunt man at the door.
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Germany
Haunted Monks Feast Vanity Then Repent at Ghostly Gate
An antiquated monk in a threadbare frock seeks entry to a monastery refectory. Ghosts of gluttonous abbots confess their sins, prophesy mercy, and depart as the abbey vows reform, charity, and healing. Thomas Jackson notes the spectral tale as pulpits illuminate vice and repentance.
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Rama
Thomas Jackson
Diamonds and Poultry Plot in El Dorado Daily Telegraph
A spoof news item reports a bizarre revolution where poultry yard diamonds and gems become preferred by fowl and bankers alike. It humorously envisions roosters and pullets adorning themselves with stones while aiding digestion and stoking an odd chase for purest rays amid a satire of El Dorado’s era.
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Qveng
Stoberts
All Nations
el Doro
Huandaditeh
Gray
Turkey
Avery
Rome
Daily Telegraph
Horatio Ross Premier Sportsman Biographical Sketch
A biographical sketch of Horatio Ross the celebrated ride pigeon and game shot from Baily's Magazine extols him as a model of true sportsmanship. The piece argues he combines every quality that marks a superior sportsman and deserves high standing among living sportsmen.
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Horatio Ross
Baily's Magazine
Horatio Rae hunter of sport and steady peacemaker
Horatio Rae born 1801 at Hoame Castle Fosfarshire, excelled in horse riding, shooting, and sailing. An early army cornet he became famed for steeplechases, pigeon shooting, and long treks, earning recognition as a premier sportsman and peace-maker. He served in Parliament 1831 before retiring to Highland life to pursue rod, rifle, and gun and to write on wild hill sports.
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Horatio Rae
Hoame Castle
Fosfarshire
Horatio
Lord Nelson
Melian Mowbray
Phalans
Maxse
White Ann
Seville
Marry Goodriche
Barsewan
George Orbuldeston
Rountey
Barl
Vauxhall Bridge
Hammersmith
Ross
Southampton
Solent
Duchess of Kent
England
Scotland
Thef
Lord Macdonald
Red House
Remon
Lord Kennedy
Andrew Lert Hay
Dee
Inverness
Colone Anson
Norfolk
Candan
Europe
Texs
House of Commons
Aberdeen
Mortrave
Arbroath
Hisself
Dlighlands
Hineelf
Fieet
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