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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
3
Sydney readers hear of Kneke's Comet and Tebbutt’s astronomy zeal, but derision for intellectual pursuits persists. The piece contrasts cricket glory with science, mocks governors’ rewards, and notes a sports dominated society while musing on astronomy’s importance and a New Zealand test defeat.
A local column laments low Australian politics and calls for a rural revival. It urges young men to take wives, settle on the land, and rebuild a stronger nation, noting winter ailments and fashion folly. It critiques Victoria’s leadership, financial figures, and Labor tensions while praising violinist Jan Kubelik’s visit and noting social commentary.
A reflective, satirical piece explores fashion, nudity versus lewdness, and the lineage of famous artists and writers. It muses on cultural taste, child prodigies, and social roles, joking about nature and human control while wryly noting ordinary tasks like washing up.
In a crowded shop a barber argues with the shoemaker about rent and fairness. The shoemaker recalculates the barber's claim, revealing overpayments by Smith and praising prudent conduct. The discussion expands to critique of Wade and federal State relations, condemning hypocrisy and urging honest behavior.
London reports Burns Canada, world champion, defeated Australia’s Squires in Paris after an hour-long bout. Squires led the early exchanges, Burns delivered a strong sixth round showing, and Burns finished with a knockout in the eighth. A syndicate plans Burns’s Australia tour with a proposed Sydney bout.
American report details Burns defeating Squires in a stockade ring after a protracted bout watched by about 20 000. The piece notes Burns 51 fights since 1900 with 32 knockouts, including losses to O'Brien and Sullivan, and that Squires was undefeated until meeting Burns. Squires later knocked out Jem Rohve in four rounds.
June 2008 events include the N E W Sheep Show on 24 25 27 July 2008 Deniliquin 14 1 Peak Hill 20 and a0 Av ter 1H Vurbea 12 13 Wagga 25 26 47 Next Visit. Mr A Bancer and a Viennese London ophthalmic optician will visit Wellington quarterly. Mr Basser toured optical colleges London New York Vienna Berlin Dresden and holds credentials as a master of the British Optical Association. Eight corrected glasses and ocular headache relief devices will be offered. Consultation free. Mr Hamer available. No travelling agents used. Sole agent for the So Easy rimless glasses.
In this period piece from Sydney a writer lampoons fur fashions and the city’s gala preparations. The narration veers from critiquing luxury animal skins to satirizing boarding house ads and August visitors, noting society’s reactions to the fleet and to evolving dress trends in lace, pleats, and hair styling. The tone blends whimsy with social commentary, centering on women’s adornment and urban spectacle.
A fragment discusses fashion as seductive and becoming while noting the hard work behind creating results. The tone hints at longing for the trend to remain.
A playful dialogue contrasts Henry’s letters driving to the dictionary with Jack’s letters provoking a trip to the bank, highlighting differing authorial tones and predictable reactions to correspondence. The exchange depicts two mothers reflecting on how letters from sons prompt varied searches and actions.
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