Word: perthes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When Amy Johnson, England-to-Australia flyer (TIME, June 2), arrived in Perth on her triumphal tour of Australia's cities, a youth climbed aboard her motor from the cheering mob, tried to kiss her. She narrowed her eyes, drew back her hand, bloodied his nose...
...Born in Perth, Scotland, he went to London 45 years ago, entered politics, graduated from the House of Commons to the House of Lords in 1919. Rich, he bred winning racehorses, dogs, poultry; brilliant, he was sought by socialites, banqueteers. Dewarisms: "The most recent method of testing whiskey in America is to drop a sledgehammer into it. If it sinks, it is poor. If it floats, it is good. If it dissolves, it is perfect...
From Broome, the party went to Perth, where it stayed for about three weeks gathering more specimens. Then after brief stops at Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, and Brisbane. Professor Clark sailed for home...
...liked Australia best of any place I visited. Perth is one of the most beautiful cities, I have ever seen, and is as modern as any American city today. And," he added as an after thought, "I learned not to call the blacks of Australia natives. The English consider themselves the natives of Australia and so when referring to the original natives, one is supposed to call them either blacks or Abos, an abbreviation of aborigines...
Engaged. Esta, daughter of President William F. R. Murrie of Hershey Chocolate Co.; and James Logan Clevenger of Perth Amboy, N. J.; at Hershey...