John Hawkinson wrote:
In any case, I don't think these are particularly good sources for this kind of question.
I tend to agree.
p.s.: the Adelaide 1908 quotation is:
1908 Register (Adelaide) 27 June 11/6 (heading) Daylight saving seriously discussed.
Although that quote is from an Australian newspaper, it's in an article headed "NOTES FROM LONDON / [From our Special Correspondent]" and datelined London, 1908-05-22. As such, I expect it's using English terminology rather than Australian. There's a 2015-08-08 comment about this in the "europe" file. The article also cites opinions of two ex-Astronomers Royal for Ireland. We cannot seem to escape the Irish question.... You can read the article here: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/4436792 Winston Churchill puts in a cameo appearance, in a story about him almost falling off his horse as he ogles a lady wearing a directoire dress <https://rbkclibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/margaine-lacroix-and-the-dres...>.