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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
6
A collage of absurd theater notes and scandal sketches with stray legal and moral tales. A man recalls a cowboys film, a Melbourne clerk laments modesty ads, a bigamy case surfaces in Britain, and a Tasmanian joke letter concludes with humor about fruit and schoolwork.
The piece praises Colonel Goethals as a engineer of the Panama Canal threading mountains and guiding ships. It envisions him as a peer of the realm, notes a Civile Forum medal presentation, and includes a celebratory poem by Percy MacKaye extolling his leadership and vision for peaceful progress through the canal.
A fashion column surveys early spring trends arriving from Paris with Watteau and Dolly Varden influences. It notes tartan influence spreading from Paris to Melbourne, bold beaded materials for evening wear, feather trims, and new silhouettes including higher backs, looser waists, and sleeve and collar innovations. It references Sydney heat and Melbourne’s cautious adoption, along with statements on fabrics like velvet, beaded gowns, and lightweight lace collars.
An eclectic field notes style piece catalogs nocturnal birds and sounds across eastern and southern Australia. It lists the powerful owl, nightjar, dingo, kookaburra, cuckoo, willie wagtail, mountain thrush, and tree creeper, noting habitats from Lurrigo scrubs to Sil eria and Northern Territory regions, with references to calls and behaviors.
Recital recounts Sir Walter's fatal stage fall during a 19th or early 20th century production. Loud shock as actor collapses mid scene, audience gasps, fellow performers improvise, and authorities note the perilous drama behind theatre life. Other anecdotes recall prophetic lines foretelling catastrophe and past stage deaths by renowned actors.
An early 1900s guide notes the modern yet affordable shirt pattern favored by home sewers. It describes a up and down line, four well-placed buttons, self fabric waistbands, and optional extra pleats above the hip, with midweight material and side seam shaping. The draed shirt remains popular, yet trimming fabric into fanciful styles is discouraged.
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