As out kids grew up they had to endure many "Dad jokes" as we drove around the countryside. The most well-worn one was "That's the Dead Centre of Town" uttered whenever we passed a cemetery.
I wondered if there was any cemetery humour buried in Trove.
1909 'Humour', Great Southern Herald (Katanning, WA : 1901 - 1954), 20 January, p. 1. (SUPPLEMENT TO THE GREAT SOUTHERN HERALD), viewed 08 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146148099
1903 'HUMOUR.', The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser (NSW : 1856 - 1861; 1863 - 1889; 1891 - 1954), 18 December, p. 2. , viewed 08 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191964568
1893 'Humour.', Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser (NSW : 1874 - 1908), 14 February, p. 3. , viewed 08 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217785836
1896 'HUMOUR', The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude...(Hay, NSW : 1871 - 1873; 1880 - 1881; 1890 - 1900), 5 August, p. 5. , viewed 08 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article144646240
Having reviewed these snippets and several others I found on Trove I don't think that Mr GeniAus' jokes were that bad after all.
This post first appeared on the GeniAus blog http//geniaus.blogspot.com