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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1938
Page
4
A. E. Yarra writes about Lone Hand Luracy noting authorial works such as The Vanishing Horsemen The Valley of Lagoons and The Man from the Gulf with all rights reserved.
Three horsemen ride to the printing office as Matthew and Sam confront mounting trouble with the Gutenberg press. Jim Slade and partner Strong visit, offering a fresh printing plant and capital to run a larger, up to date operation in Golden Valley, with a horse gift to aid the printers.
A boastful speaker outlines an ambitious printing shop expansion with two or three presses a new building and updated equipment. He enumerates fonts cases and types while promising faster work and modern furniture, projecting a bold town-wide upgrade.
In a bustling print office, Sam dreams of a modern Gutenberg and a thriving rag. Patricia arrives with a shopping basket, boosting Sam’s hopes and challenging Matthew’s hold on the project. The scene ends with Patricia’s warm farewell as the dream lingers.
West drought drives frantic call for maize fodder as 2000 bags of prime yellow maize from the North Coast clear. Graziers in drought-stricken areas scramble for feed, with Sydney supplies scarce and prices rising to 5 shillings per bushel. Government reintroduces stock concessions by rail and road to move fodder to affected regions.
Webster, Jack & McDonald Limited announce they are NSW agents for Western Electric Day’s hearing aids. They offer bone and air conduction models and invite requests for information and pamphlets. The ad notes their 20 year district presence and lists Sydney Castlereagh Street address. A note about a scarecrow moving its arms is included as a quirky aside.
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