Don't quit the country for city shops beware the get rich scheme
A Sydney Guardian contributor warns country residents against selling rural homes to buy city shops. He notes many agents target farmers with promises of instant fortunes, but many city ventures fail leaving sellers with losses. Mayor Preston exits office after a productive year of park, water, lighting, and swimming improvements. Grasshoppers threaten crops. without native insectivores, landowners may need poisonous sprays to control the pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Cow “Guardian
Lise
Preston
Connell
Hy Council
Conea
Ald
Fin
W. A. Miller
Evolution of Harvesting Machinery Through Time
A historical overview traces farming progress from reaping hooks and straw bindings to modern reaper-thresher systems. It notes the shift from horse to motor power, the invention of the stripper and cleaner, and the harvester, highlighting local industrial potential at Wellington and Goballon for agricultural equipment factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallington
Ates
Mindern
Larmor
South Australia
Egypt
Stoppur
America
Huusins
Fortune-Tellers and Forged Cheques Charge in London Court
Edward Roebuck and Robert Delaney faced Westminster Police Court amid a tangle of fraud and bankruptcy. Roebuck fled detection after passing checks and wasting a fortune, while Delaney stood bound over as a former captain with a family link to £23,000 debt. A separate case involved a driver injured in a northern town, and a curious horse mishap at a rural outing. A tragic Burning accident in Peak Hill left six year old Katty M Keown severely burned after clothes caught fire while fetching hot water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Ernest Roebuck
Westminster Police Court
Robert Augustue Delaney
Delaney
Hiv
Lincolnshire
Ete
Katty M'Keown
Verond
D. M'Keown
Buckle Street
Peak Hill “Express
Jack
Ule
Notes and Comments on Weather, Christmas, and Old Tales
The writer ribaldly muses on a thin summer, droughts in Dubbo, frosts at Bathurst, and water woes in Sydney. It recalls a Wellington drover and a remarkable dog Black Bess, then jokes about teaching as a profession and ends with expectations of a snake season and March invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Dubbo
Wellington
Bathurst
Sydney
No Water Board
Civic Commission
Winter
Aldo
Abe
Black Bess
Tvo
Tom Little
White Cliffs
Booligal
Old Maida
Xman Parcels Delays Warned for Absent Friends
The Acting Postmaster urges sending parcels early to avoid delays caused by holiday rush in all post offices. Eleven parcels remain as the last week approaches, risking late delivery and disappointment for recipients during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elades
Romiind
Thorr
Sats
Hoey cough remedy sale by local chemist and undertaker
An OCR fragment describes a cough remedy marketed by Joseph Thompson and Ben, undertakers, on Maughan Street. The note urges buying HEENZO and mixing with water and treacle to yield a large family supply at low cost, with prices quoted and a request to ask for Jubex. Phone contact provided for day or night inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Thompson
Ben
Usdertakers
Maughan Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercury
Eetec
Wrigley's
Ooorn
Hinton-Holme
Maryvale
Nixon
Boe
G.P.C. Sydney
Gobollon
Faetorice
Abel Wilkins & Co
Lme
Gunning
Roy Johnson
Pudman
Johnson
Loy
Yass
Blackfellow
Koscivako
Equestiienne
Rich & Jones
Percy
Maxwell
Ata Fency
Barcelona
Brazil
Tesseit's
Bee
Aeaeie Eenbury Sparkling Hock
cMe Uaa
Vest Markosto
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