Far-Flung Australian Clippings Touch on Deaths and Debates
A collage of brief notices reports a woman identified as Kathleen Squatt found in Ballarat Lake, a man named John Chapman dying at Cowra, and Isabel May Someon succumbing to illness in Bulwrin. It notes council protests against salary raises for federal legislators, a park removal, and local talk of extending electric lighting. Also covered are drought impacts on livestock, wool trade discussions, insurance experiments, and a tragic case of Mrs. Annie Gunter found dead at Ninville after wandering for days. The items reflect regional crime, public duty debates, and economic concerns from Pars, Parkes, and Western Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballarat
Limbwin
Kathleen Squatt
Fi Allingham
Omen
Bax Tee
Annie Gunter
Ninwlle
Nansworth District Hospital
Evia
Gunter Wos
Goo
Nomille
John Viiunter
New Catholic Bishop Named for Australia in Vincentian Order
Very Reverend Michael O Farrell of St John College is named Catholic Bishop of Atharuta in a surprise appointment succeeding the late Very Rev Dr Dusnye. O Farrell, born in Meath and educated at Maynooth, is a Vincentian priest noted for eloquence and scholarly work. His career includes roles at St Vincent’s, Cork, and at St Patrick’s Dublin, with missions to Australia in 1904 and ties to Halloway College Dublin. He has given lectures on the Irish question in Sydney and previously conducted retreats for priests and students of St Stanislaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Ulleially
Ve Very Koy
Michael O'Partell
iYve
Neetor
St. John’ College
Seithis Ue University
Wishop
Tathurat
Sue Sion
Dusnye
Phe Yew Minho Ie
Vincoutian Order
Australis
Father O'Farrell
Hishop
Dunwdin
Mies Uamw
Abe Bone
Mather G' Farrell
Trisha
Meath
Mowth
St. Tatrick’e Maynooth
Australia
Patbur
Reilly
O'Farrell
AU Halloway College
Dublin
Irish College
Patsy Mw Uinaionairy
St. Palur'n
Hilsborogh
St Vincent's
Corky Hyman
Astle
WMG
Kelly
Revton
Tobin's College
Father O'Purrel
Uhurst
St. Stanislaus ' College
Sydney
District News From An Involved Rural Time
District news recounts a serious medical incident, a family engagement, and local weather and farm updates. It notes Mr Bible’s grave condition, a marriage announcement for McCarthy Hugo, a worker’s accident, and mentions wheat growth and crop health amid favorable conditions.
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Bible
Gary Sorountani
Wood of
Wellington
Mawlay
Bo Fay
Mr. Bible
Anuiler
Ste. Gasphn
Uvrreadong
Madberg
Juni
McCarthy
Mra Do Mevarthy
Munhil
Arthur Jobn Hugo
Alps
Hugo
Forkwn
Spratt
Abe
The Wheat Pools Scare and Shortage Debate
A battered report on grain pools discusses rising prices and a scare over wheat, cites 1947-48 shortages of 1,119,000 bushels, notes pests damaged quality, and questions officials and independent auditors about misuse of funds and high operating costs in the pool system. The piece highlights calls for reform and greater accountability amid claims of £450,000 wrongful debt in the 1917-18 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hate Wien
Ley
Amin
Anen
Yeesent
Wort
Ti Ik
Expenditure Dispute Over NSW and Victoria Grain Pools
A fragment discusses alleged improper charging of expenses to the New South Wales pool versus Victoria. It claims overstatement of costs, inflated debits, and misallocation of grain proceeds, arguing that the true expense rate could not exceed Victoria’s and that NSW was deprived of funds while Victoria benefited from higher interbank charges.
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Poole
New South Wales
Victoria
South Wales Pool
Cavemaen
Hean’s Nerve Tonic Sold for Nervous Sufferers
Sufferers report relief from headaches insomnia and fatigue using Hean’s Nerve Tonic. The tonic claims to purify blood and strengthen nerves without opiates or harmful drugs. Available at chemists or direct from W. Hean Sydney with pricing per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hean
W. Hean
Chiemiet
Castlereagh Street
Sydney
Wellington rainfall 1894 to 1920 data dump
Historical rainfall figures for Wellington cover the period 1894 through 1920 with monthly entries for Jan to Dec. The scanned data appears as garbled OCR with numbers and partial month labels, showing totals, sums, and scattered values across multiple years and months without a coherent narrative or clearly labeled columns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cowra
John Mhapman
Isabel May Someon
Porrett Street
Bulurwin
Motmain Cottage Hospital
Cwydiy Shire Comarithme
Narrubri Coumnell
Town Hall
Te Counell
Commonweath Bank
Tian Bom
Prancy
Belgium
Ceeeee Aml Kaunim
Eric Kerts
W. ‘Karte
Holyvale
Hir
Brie
Chargyy
Wnd
Tame Toudin
Lewis Burset
Howe
BR. Tierewy
Burrangong
Mr ‘Tierney
Europe
Mitlany
Queensland
Blullan
North Queens
Ian Tha
Eyrlones
Yorkshire Post
Hughes
Meanvilly
Howe of Commons
We. Hojo
Duniar
Uber Treaminy
Britain
Thomme Mackenzie
New Zealand
Agentatieusral
Booth Africa
Avicuinatom
Joe Dash
Phrcy Street
NEW F.C. Bishop
M. O'Farrell
the Western Stores, Ltd
District News
Mumbil
Matey
Estey Pianos
Paling
George St. Sydney
EL. Wall
Humphrey Oxenham
Epsom
Metropolitan
Caulfield
Melbourne
Sydrey
Des. Total
Wolfe
Schnapps
Joemon
Sharon Bey
Ubu Brighge
Rona
Temsota
China
Lowery BI Prigra
A, C. Wilsey
Fapernani
Gladone
Ite
F. Arnold
Enderey’s
Molle
T. L. Enderby
Enderby's New Candy Store
E. A. Fulton
Java
Eider Down
Tulton
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