Be careful or he'll pay you out says next Christmas
A stream of humorous vignettes from wartime Australia and Britain recounts tales of temperance reformers, rabbits inspectors, and comic misunderstandings. It notes a Tasmania theater memory, a Victoria temperance scare, a New York hymn writer, and a Flemington race meeting drama as social life hovers between satire and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgs
Corser
Andrew Fisher
Finlerson
Hrisiame
Bill
New York
Hawkesburyiver
Fisheries Department
Sydney
Fred
Coen
Destrnoy
Recud
Fife
Bo Seauwe
Clgdric Beye
Lee Ahom
Lie Pupl
Séachgar
Jonn Yous
Crete
Hiei
Laure
Shea Winch
Deep Sea Divers Work for the Navy
A Windsor Magazine article extols naval divers, detailing their gear, training, and perilous tasks. It notes depths, pressure dangers, famous wrecks like the Lutine, and divers’ roles in surveying ships, repairing hulls, and recovering treasure, with vivid anecdotes of accidents and heroic responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avro
Whale Intend
Portsmouth Harbor
Working for the Turks Australian prisoners of war
Australian prisoners of war in Turkey and Asia Minor are reportedly better treated than those in German camps. They receive wages and some food via Red Cross parcels, with about 108 Australians believed held, many toiling on the Baghdad railway at roughly a quarter per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henson
Flemington
Commonwealth
Mir Rt
Sbooksakers
Garland
Lt. K . Mackinnon
VILC
Theodore Marks
Sydney
E. A. Connolly
Christmas Bay
Metropolis
London
Scotland
Turkey
Agia Minor
Brothers-In-Arma
Campa
Bagdad
Australian Red Cross
Boom in Photux ALL SOLDIERS HAVE TAKEN
A wartime portrait business by a photographer named Li gure has surged as soldiers depart. He captured images for families and friends, delivering large formats to honor those serving and the missing, with orders flowing from home and abroad amid a strong demand for keep-sakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Gressung
Willis and Gillie Argue Over Extra Help in Early Edition
Fragmentary dialogue shows Willis and Gillie debating extras in Tot's early edition. Mis Willis mentions Miss Oldbud and Gillis says the extras are not. Bead work noted amid casual exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Gilie
Gils
Jen Willis
Miss Oldbud
Gillis
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Oto
Tommy
Windsor Magazine
Victoria
Tig
Aonuial Eart
Inez
Fedness
Rose
Gamk
Andy Roe
Conk
Vice
Mod
War
Sun
Mr Brown
Hobart
Brown
Sherty
Tasmanian Mall
Coe
Europe
Hungary
King Cole
Bell
Hell
Old England
Gawd
Jones
Pir
Frits
Frite
Reginald Arkell
Booth
The
Hawkes
Lancashire
San
Weill
Edwin Push
Katherine
Margaret
Molly
England
Inman
Stevenson
Ghand-Pere
Jamie Haymes
Red Cross
Hebert W. Service
Permis
Amsterdam
Puck
Charlie
Mia Jamieson
Bhimeel
NAVY
Jobn F. Rendall
Abyss
Gliweind
Ming
Alermuer Lambert
Allense Alll
Cartagena
Midgard
Penkom
Harilla Mitchell
Westratia
Torres Straits
Tele Sheeviky
Saat Pence
Earan
Denry Tou
Aries
Deal
Winkur
Uadabs Bibl
Dvotas
Alltival Palduno
Cigarettal AliorWares Db
Apyealia
France
Ted Stall
Damdice VC
Helland
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