Bush humor mocked by papers stirs bushman rebuke
In a vigorous critique of city press cartoons about rural life Australians denounce misrepresentations of bush folk. The piece defends miners, athletes, and performers from the bush who shaped national culture and ridicules sensational depictions while explaining adder venom and dangers in plain terms.
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Bill Head
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McCabe
Allsopp
Wolfie Ridley
Troweeke
Metin
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Weather Talk and Odd Insect Tales From A Bygone Day
A farmer asks a lawyer about tomorrow’s weather and the answer predicts rain within a day. A cucumber seller receives a bill for legal opinion on the weather dated May 2, 1928. A trapdoor spider hides as a hornet paces its hole but never lifts the lid. the spider escapes after the hornet leaves.
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Tomrow
Prediction Primes 1930 With Europe Europe Faces Shifts and War
A German soothsayer Mme Sylvia warned guests on New Year’s Eve of 1930 upheavals across Europe Russia faces a religious split and a shaken ruling house A man with a sword will appear in Germany aiding an ex-officer and an anomaly in politics women gain influence and a Far East work war involves Russia A cancer cure is foretold.
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