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  2. LADIES' LETTER.

    A certain Melbourne business man well known in social circles is chuckling at a joke against himself played upon him by his son—a good-looking ...

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  3. FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

    A Melbourne coroner once made the sage remark that on occasions people commit suicide by inadvertence, so to speak. He was referring to the ...

    Article : 309 words
  4. BACK FROM THE WILDS

    Two sunbaked travellers in a mudsplashed motor car returned to civilazation this week. As soon as their car stopped in Martin-place, Sydney, ...

    Article : 364 words
  5. CROSSING THE CONTINENT

    Last week was celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the hoisting of the Union Jack in Chambers Bay, on the north shore of Australia, by that ...

    Article : 857 words
  6. SIGNAL-BOX HEROINE.

    A story of dramatic heroism, reading like a tragic melodrama is told in describing the murder of a pointsman named Poullain whilst on duty ...

    Article : 445 words
  7. A REALLY BAD WEEK.

    The week had gloomily begun For William Brown, a poor man's Sun. He was beset with bill and dun, And he had very little Mon. ...

    Article : 101 words
  8. ANIMAL MATES.

    There used to be a large male cat on Tabletop station which was never so happy and contented, seemingly, as when curled up on the back of one ...

    Article : 372 words
  9. ABORIGINALS AS TIN MINERS.

    Bamboo Creek is forty miles northeast of Marble Bar, in Western Australia, and Moolyella is twelve miles out on the creek road. Moolyella has ...

    Article : 508 words
  10. OUT OF IT.

    O, see the man! In utter gloom He leaves the gaily lighted room, He hears the sound of laughter gay, He has a look of dull dismay. ...

    Article : 2,052 words
  11. Theft of Teeth.

    Burglars broke into the offices of a dentist's furnishing company in Paris and stole nearly 500.000 teeth in gold, platinum, silver, an ounce and ...

    Article : 150 words
  12. BEEF TRUST HERE.

    Under the heading "Chicagoans Tap Beef Supply in Australia," a Chicago paper publishes the following telegram from New York:— ...

    Article : 123 words
  13. Had Observed It.

    There had been a brilliant company at the home of a society leader—a woman whose husband, while a very worthy man, was noted for his wealth ...

    Article : 126 words
  14. Gold Mines in Tibet.

    According to a report received from an American consul, the view of the few travellers who have visited Tibet is that large gold mines exist in the ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. PRETTY LADY DETECTIVE

    There is a lady detective in London, a pretty girl with beautiful hair, and a charming smile, who has, nevertheless, become the bane of the ...

    Article : 429 words
  16. Studied Politeness.

    Atlantic captains of the older school were a hardened and humorous lot of navigators, and many a story of their eccentricities survives them. ...

    Article : 199 words
  17. LIVING IN LUXURY.

    Dogs worth their weight in gold were exhibited at the Pekinese show in Chelsea, and some of the sights to be seen there inspired the "Daily ...

    Article : 202 words
  18. A Rockefeller Clock.

    Mr. John D. Rockefellor, the richest man alive, insists upon the laborers on his estate on the Pocantico Hills working every minute of the time for ...

    Article : 136 words
  19. THE CHINESE DERBY

    The Chinese who have made their homes in Australia are well known to be gamblers, almost to a man, and yet only an occasional Chinese is seen on ...

    Article : 217 words
  20. Turning the Page.

    A testator, after citing the obligations he was under to a particular friend, bequeathed to him at the bottom of the first page of his will ten ...

    Article : 140 words
  21. YABBIES DAMAGE WATER CHANNELS.

    Yabbles did much damage to the Waranga-Mallee branch channels in the Rochester irrigation district during the summer months and much ...

    Article : 140 words
  22. Fortune Smiles on Wedding.

    Mr. W. B. Wilson, of Brookbank, Hyde, near Manchester, winner of a half-share, amounting to about £12,500, of the second prize in the ...

    Article : 91 words
  23. The Only One.

    "Ugh!" exclaimed the tram-ticket, withdrawing as far as possible into the corner of the pocket "you're from a pawnshop." ...

    Article : 53 words
  24. ANCIENT PLOUGH TEAM.

    Mr. James Berwick, of Scamander (Tas.) is using a pair of horses for Ploughing which should be able to claim the record for age for a pair ...

    Article : 57 words
  25. Seized the Opportunity.

    "Even a policeman can't arrest the Hight of time," said the funny man in the railway carriage "Oh, I don't know," said the ...

    Article : 52 words
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