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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
2
A fragment from a Sydney periodical notes at length about fashion and social scene. It mentions theater figures like Nellie Stewart and Mrs Bland Holt, describes hat designs with tangerine silk and Copenhagen blue ribbons, and observes evolving menswear in greens and striped shirts. The piece blends fashion critique with gossip about stage personalities and public tastes.
The passage discusses popularity shifts among groups described as pahamas and Nantor Jim, noting sailors' straw hats as a fashionable remedy. It implies a social trend where specific headwear signals style, with sailors cited as a trendsetters and straw hats easing certain fashion discomforts.
The piece denounces a proposed compulsory military service plan as a foolish overreach by Deakin and Lewin, arguing it harms education and family welfare. It mocks invasion fears, extols voluntary service, attacks Chinese and other immigrants, and ridicules officials while weaving in political satire and colonial tensions.
An odd disturbance erupts at a Portland gathering as attendees shout Mr Benjamin Bullocky and Mr Monjamin Bullocky in a noisy exchange. A bystander’s patience sours and the crowd settles with scattered, grade school style taunts about the host’s attire and surroundings.
District news from our fiwn correspondent describes a friendly matting meet at Bodangora butte on January 27 between Gourie and Bodangora clubs. The event includes a lunch and a dance, with teams named Capt. Kally, L Patten, A Kerr, W Gibbs and others, and promises a lively afternoon as young players form a club.
Sporting MEMS reports the Orange Yockay Club program for its annual meeting. Events include Opening Handicap Warrendins, Flying Handicap, Kangaroobie Trial, Orange Cup, and Nandillyan Handicap with various prize amounts and entries. Earlier results from Rosehill and Lithgow feature horses such as Tammy Braken Malaterdee and Simple Simon, with multiple handicaps and placings noted.
Fragmented text references delays in a tour program across multiple regions and dates, with distorted place names and personal references. It notes impaired vision and unspecified medical or legal terms, interleaved with dates in January February and March. The readable entities include Western Australia, New South Wales, and South Australia, and mentions Maver, Hanna, and Clab Minide Havel.
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