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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1921
Page
3
Fragmented wires describe miners and transport workers canceling a strike while other factions push for negotiations. Reports mention the Miners Federation planning a conference, predictions of a breakdown of the Triple Alliance, and various industrial tensions across Belfast, Tralee, and Fifeshire. The piece notes political and religious reactions, labor dissatisfaction, and economic impacts including wage and production concerns.
A garbled report notes political tension within a party and fears over employment and loyalty declarations. It mentions protests by unemployed workers, a bank seizure, and a capital steamer incident. It references a court ruling on a murder appeal and upcoming Canterbury Park races with betting activity and a South African cricket squad selection. The piece also refers to prospects for an England cricket match and road bowler reports.
An OCR fragment reports cattle auction lots offered by 14 owners including Guy mers Canalier, with prices listed per acre and per unit at multiple markets. It mentions England related names and a church service announcement for Abies County, with a public service event next Thursday inviting attendance.
A historical account recalls the Kalmyks a peaceful nomadic people famed for Kibitkas and ornate temples who sided with Denikin against the Bolsheviks. The ensuing purge left about 200000 Kalmyks dead or dispersed with only 100000 reaching the Black Sea and 70 ships to ferry survivors as Bolshevik forces seized the region. The text contrasts Kalmyk losses with a broader note on historical references and other topics.
A father counsels his son at a dinner as candles rise to three signaling excess. The son, skeptical, asks for guidance and suggests his father fetch his hat, prompting a quiet, puzzled exchange about restraint and wit.
A historical clipping describes a known medical man receiving a package of cigars with a letter claiming the sender read them on their own initiative. The doctor replies by sending five prescriptions and notes a charge for a prescription, commenting on the cigars.
A genial farmer meets a downcast clergyman on a country road and learns that a fire at the parsonage destroyed ten years of sermons. The farmer jokes the sermons would have burned well, noting they were very dry.
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