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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
9
A rambling, era-tinged dialogue recalls plans for a novel amusement ride involving a long electric saddle that would skim through water, promising quick profits and crowds. Nearby scenes describe Sunday cemetery visits, memory poems, and reflections on old times, community life, and aging traditions.
The excerpt recalls historic bush sunday customs, describing a family pilgrimage to a cemetery called the Wear abode of the dead. It notes a sacred enclosure with a well kept frontage fence and hints at the otherwise silent program.
A brief item notes that a refrigerator underwent service for a single shilling, indicating a nominal charge or trial service. The report documents the cost and the appliance involved, with no further details on serviceman or location provided.
Garden guidance stresses focusing on blooming plants and potting new seedlings. It highlights replacing poor Dahlia Chrysanthemum varieties with improved types, promotes Austral Petunias for size and color, and urges careful seed sowing and soil care for a long lasting display.
SOW NOW FOR EARLY WINTER BLOOMS. The ad urges sowing now for pansies poppies stocks nemesia and lupins to bloom in winter. It promises seeds, a free packet of Winter Moweving Sweet Peas, and a combo offer with 2 shillings 0 pence. Written by Shepherd & Son Ltd, Farm and Garden Seeds, Sydney.
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