The card was sent by Hector Bartholomew to his father in Feilding. Dated May 1918, six months before the conflict finished, the card has no personal message on it, nor was that allowed. “Nothing is to be written on this side except the date and signature of the sender. Sentences not required will be erased,” the back of the card says, in thick black ink. “If anything else is added the postcard will be destroyed.” That sentence was underlined. Crossing out the options not applying to him, Bartholomew lets his relatives know “I am quite well”. Shennan said he assumed the book’s previous owner used the postcard as a bookmark. When he saw the date he realised he’d uncovered an item of WWI history.
The Spinoff: Transtasman food face-off - a definitive ruling on who the bloody hell owns what
21 Apr, 2021 01:02 AM
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In honour of the transtasman bubble, we reignite the food feuds that have defined the relationship between Kiwis and Aussies. Photo / The Spinoff
In honour of the transtasman bubble, we reignite the food feuds that have defined the relationship between Kiwis and Aussies. Photo / The Spinoff
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Australia Week: Nothing tests our mateship with Australia like the disputed delicacies both countries claim as their own. In the interest of diplomatic relations, Alice Neville sets the record straight.
Meanwhile, most Palmerstonians were just happy that life in the town was getting back to normal. On Saturday, March 5, 1921, the weather forecast predicted ‘variable and strong breezes, northerly winds, moderate to strong and freshening. Expect warm and humid conditions. Weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain following.’
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The Palmerston North rail yards about 1906. As usual in the Saturday newspaper, some more frivolous items joined the latest news and entertainment columns. Among the letters to the editor, ‘Enquirer’ had a pressing concern: “After Mr C. T. Salmon addressed the Luncheon Club last Tuesday, a friend informed me that the speaker said the Bible spoke of the age of the earth as from seven to eight thousand years, whereas science could prove it to be millions of years old.