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  2. Local Jottings.

    The annual general conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was attended by delegates from all parts of West Australia. The president, Mr. Monger, said he trusted that the ...

    Article : 194 words
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  4. NOTES FROM ABROAD.

    Petrograd is one of the few European capitals which have never been besieged or captured by enemy forces. On May 27, 1703, Peter the Great founded the city by building himself a ...

    Article : 95 words
  5. Another Piece of Hyde Park to Go.

    A number of workmen under the Sydney City Council have started operations in Hyde Park running along Park-street from Elizabeth street towards College-street, doing the ...

    Article : 85 words
  6. Known as "Sneeze-Wood."

    Among its many other peculiarities South Africa includes the "sneeze-wood" tree, which takes its name from the fact that one cannot cut it with a saw without sneezing. Even in ...

    Article : 109 words
  7. Railway Refreshment Rooms.

    In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly last week Mr. Gardiner asked Mr. Holman: -- 1. Is it a fact that he is doing away with the system of leasing railway refreshment-rooms ...

    Article : 354 words
  8. Country Social News.

    The residents of Austinmer entertained Private W. Rhoden, and presented him with a wristlet watch. ...

    Article : 599 words
  9. A Clock Made From Straw.

    An ingenious mechanic has made a clock entirely of straw. The clock is six feet high and two feet square, but no cardboard or glue has been used in its construction. ...

    Article : 146 words
  10. Country Weddings.

    Ulph -- Toshack. -- A quiet wedding was celebrated recently at the residence of the bride's mother ("Whodhills," Garland), when Mr. John Ulph was married to Anne, eldest daughter of ...

    Article : 345 words
  11. Wyangarie Village.

    Wyangarie Village, as the local residents modestly call their flourishing little centre, promises at no distant date to be able to claim a higher sounding, title (says the Casino ...

    Article : 140 words
  12. A "Hen Deceiver."

    There has been invented a machine called a "hen deceiver," for the purpose of promoting industry among the ladies of the farmyard (says a contemporary). The apparatus is simple, ...

    Article : 109 words
  13. N.S.W. State Brickworks' Profit.

    The Minister for Works last week received from Mr. S. E. Hutton, manager of the State Brickworks, the balance-sheet of the year's operations. This gives the gross profit as ...

    Article : 82 words
  14. Newtown Cemetery.

    The Newtown (Sydney) Council discussed the old Church-st. Cemetery, which is still open for burials, though situated in the centre of a dense population. It was decided to inquire as to ...

    Article : 86 words
  15. The Phonograph as an Industrial Coach.

    There exists a dry-cleaning establishment in Cincinnati, Ohio, that gives its employees music at frequent intervals, with the object of speeding up the workers. There are some ...

    Article : 111 words
  16. South Coast Railways.

    At a meeting of the Wollongong Citizens' Association a communication was received from the Railway Department stating that the proposed route for a railway to connect the ...

    Article : 333 words
  17. Port Kembla Railway.

    At a meeting of Wollongong Council a letter was received from the Railway Commissioners stating that as no provision for passenger traffic had been made on the new line to Port ...

    Article : 79 words
  18. The Tobacco Habit.

    The tobacco habit, as the story of Kut has once more shown, has added terribly to the privations of a siege in its last days, however much consolation it may bring at earlier ...

    Article : 125 words
  19. Governor-General in Brisbane.

    The Governor-General and Lady Helen Munro Ferguson arrived in Brisbane by the mail train on August 10, and were met at the station by members of the Queensland Government. Their ...

    Article : 76 words
  20. The Faith of Forbes.

    There is at least one town in New South Wales which believes in the predictions of the meteorologist. When the people of Forbes read in the newspapers the official forecast ...

    Article : 117 words
  21. Does a Wet Rail Retard Trains?

    It is well known that slippery rails -- that [?]s, those covered with a small deposit of moisture -- materially increase the inefficiency of the locomotive, because the driving-wheels are ...

    Article : 167 words
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