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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1933
Page
3
A fragmentary poem about Christmas with angels guiding shepherds to the newborn Jesus in a manger. It mentions the guiding star, gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh, Mary worshipping, and peace on earth. The text reads like a devotional carol excerpt.
The article discusses uncertainties in animal population estimates from keepers and scientists, noting counts of red deer, elephants, bison, wolves, deer and other species across forests and reservations. It cites observers and experimental counts, including bees, ants, termites and wasps, highlighting the difficulty of precise totals.
An Empire contributor jokes about mislabelled Empire products from Woking to the Canaries and California, noting prosecutions for misleading marketing. He pokes fun at geography taught by retailers, cites misused Empire branding, and ends with quips from a party and everyday scenes.
An old account details Aboriginal trackers in Australia famed for tracking skills. It cites Brisbane episodes, such as Perkins tracing a governor’s steps, and other feats across New South Wales towns like Brewarrina Moree and Rutherford, noting the trackers’ fame, methods, and a fading tradition.
Roderic Quinn in New Nation Magazine notes Christmastide invites all ages to pause work and seek merry travel or peaceful countryside escapes. The poem calls people to be kind neighbors and helpmates during the holiday season across Highland, lowland, lakes, and seas.
A witty dialogue frames an inquiry into responsibility for a disaster as a father explains an investigation to his son. Laughter fills the courtroom as counsel argues no crime was committed, only a technical omission, while the judge notes the defendant was not caught red handed but caught in the act.
A poem recounts Augustus’s ill fated gold mining scheme in Goldengibbittee. A drunken stock of characters includes Brown Jones Smith Robertson Co and Aunt Matilda supporting a bottle washing venture that ends with Gus broke yet rich in folly. The tale ends with a caution to seek wealth via legitimate means rather than gambling on mining dreams.
A man marries his first wife s step sister s aunt and the puzzled dialogue explores kinship. A child asks what a civil servant is as the mother jokes about long absence of officials. The brief, lighthearted exchange creates a slice of domestic humor.
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