Port Melbourne Pipes and Scots Pride Rally Preview
A jumble of wartime vignettes spans scenes from Port Melbourne streets to Sydney pubs, with poems, jokes, and local color. It recalls military life, public notices, and community humor, including a Scottish lament for home, bowling talk, and an honest fisherman returning a diamonds claim from a long-ago sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Melbourne
Glen
Scotland
Highlands
Cauld Killierankie
Kinsale
London
Union Insurance Co
Over the Top. A Soldier's Day in the Front Line
Excerpted letters from British Army officers and soldiers describe the dawn of an assault. The narrator endures mud and fear, assists a wounded captain, and fights through trench and shellfire before the safety of relief and billets. The piece contrasts brutal combat with the comfort of civilian life after a long day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilk
Glande Parnell
Norman G. Thwaits
4Th
Royal Irish Dragoons
Civilife
Reading the Patriot fragment on character gauges by jaws
An American expert claims you can tell a man's character by the habits he forms. The brief fragment mentions a father and son dialogue in a patriotic newspaper page, with unclear context and garbled text about empire and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tambellup
Appleby
Perth
Bill Grenikke
Glm
Bill
Sam
Kalgoorlie
Twenty Thousand Aeroplanes In War Aviation Drive
Washington correspondent reports Secretary Baker outlines progress under the 20 000 aircraft program. Contracts let, airframes and motors in production, most aircraft built domestically. Liberty motor praised, Allied experts loaned to aid rapid, economical production and scale. Ground schools expanding, volunteers and young men urged to join, aviation alliance strong and expanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central News
Newton L. Baker
United States Army
Congress
France
Aviation Service
Air Service
Army
Navy Air Services
Ald Im
Vols
Magzinalen
Patriotigm
Bb Today
Olilog
OUF
Ug Ty
Signal Corps
War Department
Proper Period To Select For Warm Period Fashion
The piece contrasts Victorian seaside dress with modern minimal bathing attire, praising shapely calves and silken garters as daily fare. It notes a shift from arduous travel to access, and hints at a humorous Old World commentary on fashion and morality. It also mentions Caruso in Berlin during Kaiser's opera plans and a nod to Carmo as a great producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruso
Berlin
Kaisar
Wilhelm
Carmo
Bride and Groom Art at End of Seeming Court Capes
A chaotic wedding record describes vows and rituals with archaic phrasing and odd capitalizations. The text mentions Jane Matilda, James Jones, and other names, with fragmented lines about witnesses, solemn agreements, and a departure of the bridegroom. It preserves a sense of a ceremonial page from a bygone era without clear modern details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Melbourn
Wiali
Jane Matilda
Lo Wu
Jones
Dryden
Poates
Bouril
Jamie Wr
Gees
Smith
Juan Dames
Toma Brown
Bayo
Gulag
Paz
Ate
Dono
Dames
Jane Matis
Pon Mangusta
Brie
James Jones
Bastres
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Lueir
Tie
Will
Abeentes
Joodve
Cremp
Weech
Lt. Lange
Bala
Victoria
Tle
White
Grey
Brown
Iedd
Misa Violet
Ureen
Bellegis
Athens
Barien
New York
Barteg
Borsa
New York “Times
Hyde Park
Haypeed
Souls Park Bowling Green
Seebee
Adelaide “Mail
West Perth
Sol
Forth
Sunday Times
Prowsty
Uls
Dubbo
V.C
Margaret G. Hays
Tina
Abe
Nile
Tawe
Prue
Aberdeen
Clarence
Eden
Leicester Square
Matey
Othcer
Csr
Bierite
Tony Lire
Crise
Lwoken Trench
America
Uae
Kryw
Ile
Fred
Lee
Bo H.ce
Geremony
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