Hear hear! No floating apostrophes or "should of done it"s instead of "should've done it" either. Dawn > Ron Phillips <ronphillips@netspace.net.au> wrote: > > Don't know about anyone else but I found the style and words far far > better > than "60 killed by suicide bomber in London Underground" etc. with the > appropriate pictures in full colour of decapitated maimed and bloodied > children and people. > And what lovely use of the English Language! Again far better than a > string > of American acronyms Hollywood abbreviations and a load of modern > garbage > er - idioms that no one knows anything about other than the writer! > Call me old fashion but I'd be happy to read this in preference to what > currently passes as Newspaper Reporting any day!! > > > Cheers > Ron Phillips > Melb Vic > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "trevor" <tjwilliams@iinet.net.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:52 PM > Subject: Queen's Birthday at Logan > > > > Can you imagine a local newspaper these days bothering to report an > event > > such as the Queen's Birthday celebrations at a tiny place like Logan? > > Can > > you imagine any modern reporter writing in the florid, purple style > of > > the > > accompanying account? > > > > It is so over the top that I thought it worth sending to the List for > your > > edification! Quite a few names might be recognised by listers. > > > > Trevor > > > > > > > > THE > > QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY AT LOGAN > > > > [From > > our own Correspondent] > > On former occasions the inhabitants of this remote but flourishing > > district > > were accustomed to hold a general picnic for the amusement of the > young > > folks, but this year the gentlemen who took a part in the original > picnic > > style of pleasure-seeking were so engrossed in the affairs of their > new > > Mechanics Institute and Free Library Hall that they had to abandon the > > > idea, > > so for a time the little ones were about to be neglected; but the good > > ladies of the district, with a kindly and motherly feeling, no doubt, > took > > the matter of the children's annual picnic in hand, and provided an > > abundant > > supply of the good things so wistfully looked for and enjoyed by those > of > > tender years. There was no want of games, races, jumping matches, &c. > > > The > > most attractive game of the day was the "Tailing the donkey". This > little > > game is very simple and innocent, yet really ludicrous, which made it > all > > the more sportive for the lively youngsters. Those who have not seen > the > > "Tailing of the donkey" should visit Logan on the 24th May 1889, when, > I > > am > > informed, it will be re-introduced in a new and improved style. The > day's > > amusements having passed off splendidly, we now arrive at the evening > to > > witness a grand vocal and instrumental concert in aid of the building > fund > > of the Free Library Hall. The talent and skill not only of the > > performers, > > but also of the committee and the energetic secretary (Mr Henry Lyons) > are > > deserving of more than a passing comment on this occasion. Mr Joseph > > Quinn > > acted as chairman at the concert, and in that capacity announced the > > overture by Messrs Gilbert King and Robert Marshall, which was very > well > > received. The opening song, "Genevieve," by Messrs C.J. Marshall and > > Sons, > > was faultless, unless there were present some who cannot recognise > worth > > in > > any performance unless the performance carry with them some London or > > foreign name. "The Yankee boy" was rendered in good form by Mr A. > Burke. > > Miss Wallis sang "The flower girl's song" in such a fascinating style > that > > it has been pronounced a brilliant success. Mr C.J. Marshall's > rendition > > of > > "Let me like a soldier fall" was really good. "Advance," in costume, > by > > Mr > > A. Ross and Mrs Quintrel, was well worth witnessing, particularly the > neat > > and graceful style of Mrs Quintrel's dancing, and it was wonderful the > > length of time this was kept up, it not being an easy task to perform. > > > The > > most complimentary remarks were made on the performance. In this > dance, > > Mr > > Ross has beyond doubt met with a perfect test. Of Mr Robert Marshall > and > > the whole Marshall family a mere mention of their names as being > present > > should suffice to convey that the songs sung by them were well > rendered. > > Mr > > Gilbert King's Irish comic song caused much amusement, and proved Mr > > King's > > fitness for such characters. A duet, "The violet brave," by Mr and > Mrs L. > > Male was well received by the audience. Miss Price's (Bealiba) > sparkling > > rendition of "Barney take me home again" pleased everybody judging > from > > the > > manner she was greeted with applause. Mr H.C. Logan's recitation was > > remarkably well delivered, and cordially applauded. "Clara Brown", by > Mr > > W. > > Marshall, as before noted. Miss Collins sang very sweetly but seemed > > somewhat timid; this may only be a fancy of my own. As the programme > was > > a > > somewhat lengthy one, it is not requisite to name the many and various > > > songs > > contained in the second part, further than that special notice must be > > > given > > to the ladies - Miss Wallis's rendition of "Tit for tat," Misses Price > and > > Collin's duet, "Larboard watch," their singing being quite above all > > criticism. During the evening they were greeted with rounds of warm > > applause. Mr R. Quintrel's personation of the English teamster caused > > > some > > merriment, and he was called before the curtain for a repetition of > the > > latter part of his comic song. The members of the committee are to be > > congratulated for the in which this lengthy programme was carried out > > without a fault. This entertainment being the first of what are > intended > > to > > be annual events held in the new hall, which was crowded almost to > excess, > > will, no doubt, prove a decided success financially. The various > > districts > > around were well represented, viz. St Arnaud, Kara, Kara, Bealiba, > Burke's > > Flat, Wehla, Berrima, W.sid..,., and even Dunolly had two > representatives > > there. The ball which followed was a decided success. Messrs Gilbert > > > King > > and R. Marshall supplied the music in grand style, and Mr Thomas > Kellett, > > in > > a most efficient manner, acted as M.C. The order and decorum > noticeable > > throughout the entertainment and ball was in every respect highly > > creditable > > to the inhabitants of Logan and all those who were there. I am > pleased to > > have to record these facts. It is simply wonderful how the ball is > kept > > rolling at Logan, notwithstanding it is but recently I was present to > > report > > a similar entertainment at the opening of the new building for a > Mechanics > > Institute and Free Library, and the wonderment was on both occasions > where > > all the people came from." > > > > -"Dunolly and Betbetshire Express" > > June > > 1, 1888. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > > Searchable archives at > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Practice good internet genealogy - always be polite plus say 'thank you'