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Warrnambool Standard in Warrnambool, Victoria

09 Aug 1917

Page 7

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Warrnambool Standard

Location

Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Date

Aug 09, 1917

Page

7

Blake Alive Sparks Fresh Escape Plot at Sydney Shore

In a tangled pursuit on the New South Wales frontier Blake survives Mooney’s hut fire and evades Ross Barrington and Truscott. Captain Steel schemes a night escape for Blake aboard the Dorothea as officials chase false leads and Macquarie weighs dockside moves.

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Captain Steel Steel Clyde View-regal Bydnay Mooney John Adams Blake John Adama Rutland John Mise Clyde Hare Hiake Hooter River Steselo Adams Parramatta Jessle Vernon Miss Clyde Dlake Miss Vernon Errat Nella Clyde Mooney's Macquarie England Orer Blue Mountains Mrs. Macquarie Sydney Lady Macquarie Malcolm Ross Mocesy Truscott Barrington raMans Hoss Hows Blaka Misa Clyde Roe Deorothes Australia Ross Port Jackson Dorothea Chance Port Son Hunter River Rocks Coop Strela Biske Malcolm Rees Tn Ross Rose Bia Buretae Orp Eatphon Gydney Tome Greel Newcastle Oman Hunter Seth Old Mouney Monkey Moonry Heachland Lems Biles Clyde Macquars Dows Calyst Blake Craward Leon Tom Coast Roms Aea Winly Lempth Heast Dane Mowney du Eo Breel Heres Jobo ‘Adams Bydory Fos Bar Dorothes Bo Adame Bs Fay Farm Cove John Clyde
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Extravagance and its elusive definition in life

The essay argues extravagance is not fixed by wealth or intent but by the time spent and the effects on life. It compares spending to natural excesses like rain and sun, noting extravagance can be necessary yet harmful when it wastes time and diminishes real joys.

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Blake Ub-pris Truscott Barcetting Tertila Darrington Torrieten Miller's Point Rogs Mooney Ramatta France
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Thrifty Exchange Sparks Humorous Post Office Visit

A minister greets a thrifty acquaintance outside a post office. The exchange centers on war savings certificates and a fountain pen, with a humorous misinterpretation about purchases. An old lady questions a dirty tramp, who modestly cites a small silver watch as his only possession.

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Gandy Sandy
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Modern Love Story Amid Football Enthusiasm

A fragmented OCR style scene shows a couple discussing attending a local football match. The young man praises players Thom son and Harris while imagining his best man and future partner. The exchange reveals excitement and romance centered around the game.

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Everything Supplied Shopper Brims With Demands

A bemused customer strolls through a large emporium promising to provide all items customers need. He queries for socks gloves scarves and umbrellas and ends with a punchline about wanting money to pay. The scene features a bustling shopkeeper shouting names and items.

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John Williams Henry Thomas James
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Widow Twankey Dud Joke Stirs Pantomime Line

A subaltern imitates a colonel at a pantomime causing a row with the old man. The colonel questions the impersonation and a light exchange follows about marrying for money and love, with Father William delivering a sharp remark on the money attached to the wife.

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Altern Twankey Imp Dence William Father William Emile
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Divers dive to save foreman during dock accident

Benjamin Bosse, a foreman, slips into the river at the quayside after an argument with workers. Hefty Herbert rescues him. The incident ends without further action. A separate note mentions a restaurant cashier requesting leave as she fears aging due to heavy customer traffic.

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Benjamin Bosse Herbert Benjamin Esse Hety
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The Two Ways and a Morning Breakfast Exchange

A muddled dialogue shows a stranger and Bailie debating where he belongs as a line about Glasgow surfaces. An anxious mother worries Clara’s health and iron needs while the father jokes about flat iron as a remedy.

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Bailie Agzious Eine Orlock Clara
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