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  2. LADIES’ LETTER.

    The pretty idea of inviting friends to an “announcement” luncheon or tea when a daughter of the house becomes engaged is very much to be ...

    Article : 1,564 words
  3. FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

    He was on the political stump in the Capricornia electorate, Queens-, land, when one of the audience, who had been looking on the tanglefoot ...

    Article : 1,517 words
  4. GENERAL NEWS

    The coastal steamer “Moonah,” which went ashore on Snake Island, is now a hopeless wreck. The boat was believed to be but little damaged ...

    Article : 2,052 words
  5. BENEFITS OF RAIN.

    The recent rainfall is regarded by the officials of the Department of Agriculture as the most opportune experienced for a number of years. ...

    Article : 185 words
  6. IDLE THOUGHTS.

    Every woman has her day. The pity is that we can never convince a woman that she has had it. In the old days a girl used to dream ...

    Article : 400 words
  7. HOW THE BLACK WATCH WON THE “RED HECKLE."

    For over a hundred years the regiment variously known as.“the 42nd,” “The Black Watch,” and "The Royal Highlanders,” have worn a decoration ...

    Article : 446 words
  8. "BEST HUNTERS IN AUSTRALIA.”

    "I have been judging for seven days in the ring,” said Mr. H. J.Gidney, of Benalla, Victoria, the judge of the light horse and hunters at the ...

    Article : 171 words
  9. A CIGARETTE-MAKER’S ROMANCE.

    Most of the best Turkish tobacco is grown on soil which the Bulgarians, Servians and Greeks have recently wrested from their Ottoman enemies, ...

    Article : 369 words
  10. AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

    Information has,.Been, received by I the Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) to the effect that the first shipment of Australian frozen meat has been of ...

    Article : 251 words
  11. WHEAT TRAFFIC.

    Though the export of wheat did not begin until January 7, this season, approximately three weeks later than is usual, the records of the Railway ...

    Article : 141 words
  12. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.

    This is the Furniture, purchased by hire, Insured against loss by robbers and fire, That - stands - in the house that Jack ...

    Article : 228 words
  13. EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

    Mr. H. V. Hawkins, the State poultry expert (who announces his retirement from the service shortly), reports the following were the records ...

    Article : 155 words
  14. A SUBMARINE CABLE.

    There is an amusing story, told of how the British submarine cable was laid from Tangier to Gibraltar. The Sultan gave permission, but when the ...

    Article : 170 words
  15. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

    The last fortnightly list of Crownlands available throughout the State is a much longer one than usual, and includes 80 allotments, representing a ...

    Article : 205 words
  16. DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA.

    News of the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook, though his name is not mentioned in the report, was first published in Bristol on July 27, 1771. ...

    Article : 368 words
  17. If She Didn’t Know, Who Did?

    “Now, then, ladies and gents’’ shouted the rosy-faced showman, “walk up an’ see the most wonderful baby on earth! The charge for admission is ...

    Article : 142 words
  18. Tit For Tat.

    A man walking into a restaurant inadvertently left the door open. A big man eating his lunch immediately yelled: ...

    Article : 158 words
  19. PIG IN A POKE.

    The quick-witted act of a policeman resulted in the capture of three burglars in a burlesque fashion in Paris, The bufglars were passing by the ...

    Article : 187 words
  20. Sillyettes.

    Love laughs at clocksmiths. It’s a wise youth who owes his own father. A thing of duty is a bore forever. ...

    Article : 130 words
  21. The Old Story.

    "Had every penny taken last night Woke up hearing someone in the room. Reached under the pillow for my revolver, but didn’t shoot.” ...

    Article : 151 words
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