Time Changes the Meaning of Words Across History
The text traces how English vocabulary evolved from ancient roots, tracing parsley from Petra to Petersilie, pea from pisum to pease, and spice from species. It explains shifts in warp cast throw and thread, noting how words travel through languages and acquire new senses over centuries.
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Australia
Petra
Peter
Savons
Blackheath Miners to Resume Today
Ipswich report notes Blackheath colliery Brindumta idled for two days will resume operations today after inspection of working places by the Coal Reference Board chair Mr JA Murray and union representatives.
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Ipswich
Flackheath
Brindumta
Ani
Coal Reference Board
JA. Murray
Two Short Stories For The Little Ones A Wet Day
A rainy day prompts the Buster Gang to brainstorm a charity scrapbooks concert for hospitalized children. They plan posters invites and a dress up show while fitting in time for a scrapbook entry won by Easterly Southerly and Northerly. A zoo visit is skipped as they improvise activities.
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Hosptal
Westerly
Susie
Southerly Bitter
Baby
Bate
Busters
Baby Buster
Buster Gang
Southerly
Northerly
Easterly
The Three Naughty Monkeys in a Zoo Cage
A large zoo cage houses twenty monkeys of varied sizes and ages. Three naughty ones named Snatch Scratch and Screech swing to beg for peanuts, provoke each other, and cause a stir as children watch. The keeper eventually frees them but removes the trio to another enclosure.
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Scratch
Snatch
Soatch
Compulsory TB Examinations Sought by Shire Council
Cairns Mulgrave Shire Council urged the State to press the Federal Government for compulsory tuberculosis examinations for all ages. They sought provisions for transferring TB patients to sanatoria and noted isolation gaps at Gordon Vale and Cairns Base Hospitals. Cr C A R Harris and Dr C F Evans led the motion, recounting past resistance and urging action.
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Cairns
Mulgrave Shire
Cr. C. A
Tasmania
Queensland
Harris
Gordon- Vale
Ozone and its curious discovery in the early air
The article traces ozone origins from the 1775 smell near electrical machines and 19th century experiments by Sehenbein and Andrews. It notes ozone as O3, heavier than oxygen, formed during electrolysis and ozonised air, with remarks on its odor, health effects, and uses. It also references a Queensland Symphony concert and an appeal for support, intertwining science and cultural notes.
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Moon
Sehenbein
Andrews and Tait
Pari
Cecil Berry
Queensland ‘Symphony
Offenbach
Pope
Warwick
African Jackal Nature Notes and Pack-Hunting Traits
Nature Notes discuss the saddle backed jackal in Africa as a clever, fearless predator. It contrasts its bold, tail endangering pursuits with other carnivores, noting its sneaky hunt style, formidable speed, and pack behavior. The piece highlights its opportunistic meals including chickens and calves, and mentions rivals like the sidestied jackal in pursuit during hunts.
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Africa
Nackal
Brett Nee Dent
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