Brace yourselves, fellow citizens of the internet: the time has come for the glory that is this blog. I hereby solemnly swear to post only the highest quality articles from newspapers dating prior to 1955*, accompanied by the wittiest of hilarity-inducing critique. In the spirit of beginning as I mean to continue, I present to you instalment numero uno**:
My sincere thanks to Mary Roberts, of Chillicup, Broomehill, who brightened my day with her rapier-sharp wit. What's that, Mr Wolpaw? Sick of cake jokes? It's all a lie, anyway.
* That are therefore out of copyright
** This article was published in the clearly very discriminating Western Mail, on 17 November 1932, and is available for viewing along with the entire contents of this delightful publication through Trove: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37767027
I would also like to credit the State Library of Victoria for the image of the townsperson - mysterious Victorian lady, your fine fine image lives again! You can admire her in all her unedited glory at the SLV website: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/jetkins/gid/slv-pic-aab06128/1/je002149
I'm jealous. Having spent hours drooling over the old newspapers at NLA... what a cool job!!
ReplyDeleteHi Millie Ann,
ReplyDeleteYou might like to add the tale of Amy Bock (a distant relative of mine) to your series of wedding night disasters.
It made the headlines in all the newspapers of the day; this is just one example:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15055155
Mary from Italy
Hi Mary
DeleteI've just updated the blog - Amy Bock is in!
Millie
Hi Mary from Italy,
ReplyDeleteThat's gold! Consider Amy Bock in - you should check back in a few days!
Thanks
Millie Anne