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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1919
Page
2
A mangled OCR portion describes the Emergency Relief Committee coordinating aid for Geese and nearby communities. It mentions support for victims in Delran and a need for resources to assist families, with references to medical and welfare aid programs and ongoing pledges.
The readable parts mention official preparations and potential events but contain many garbled phrases and names, making a concrete report impossible. The fragment references assistance, salaries, processes, and a future timeline without coherent context or identifiable entities.
Unclear artifact lists players including Willie The Pure, Birdies, W Stewart, Roger J, Dirk Varley, Jel Fartey, Jack Mellor, Town Seitson, Am Ane To Vek Lawrie, Sh Geile. Mentions way to refer to a local game or team. Data readability compromised. no clear event or outcome.
A fragment discusses the Commonwealth Electoral Roll and wartime eligibility. It notes the Commonwealth Electoral Act and rules for service members, with references to dates around 1817 and wartime continuance. The text mentions roles like Diverter General and military forces while outlining entitlements and admissions to the roll.
Commercial sale results from Galle on April 20 show strong demand for cattle. Prices ranged with best bullocks up to £28 and cows to £47, vealers from £4 to £44, while overall turnout included buyers from multiple counties and districts.
A garbled report notes international football links involving New Zealand and Australia with a London schedule and talks of a joint match against diverse curiosities. It mentions park conversion plans and cinema ventures tied to material, plus a separate item: Farmlands for soldiers at Ronynmede Station subdivided into 20 farms priced around 2,000 pounds.
The Chronicle quotes an interview describing Leninist policy shifts on celibacy marriage and state registry. It notes abolition of caste barriers, age-based registration at 16 for women and 20 for men, compulsory marriage within six months, and official oversight of unions by the people’s authority.
A distorted OCR fragment describes a minister or official praising a badge and a ribbon as symbols of self sacrifice. It mentions work and volunteers, warning of danger and loss, with unclear references to Kiel, Wonphile, and a civic or institutional context amid wartime duties and stretcher-bearers.
A garbled OCR item hints at a night incident at a military prison. One individual was affected and an altercation occurred, with unclear names and details remaining readable. Safety and precise details are unavailable in the fragment.
A Saturday afternoon meeting convened by J W Corbeil established a sickness relief group to study building a temporary hospital and planned subcommittees to manage care, with aims to prevent disease spread and organize crowding, staffing, and supplies for a pneumonia influenza response.
A damaged OCR fragment lists prices and names unclear in a public notice. It mentions cows, privetels for H. McPhereun, amounts like 8214 and 210, and references to locations and individuals in a dated style, but readable details are sparse.
Fragmentary Stroud market item lists various calves cows pigs and hogs with unclear readings. Mentions names such as Geary Hopkins and Manning River cottage area Stroud, plus odd terms like howlerra and Prive.
The text discusses imagined wartime conditions where soldiers’ families receive protection and comfort as tradeoffs. It questions the moral cost of obedience and suggests provoking fear about a “German soldier” occupation as a hypothetical price for safety and sustenance.
A lengthy, blistering letter from a returning soldier criticizes politicians and the public for neglect and ingratitude after Amiens and the war. He recalls battles, orders readers to remember sacrifices, laments delayed demobilization, and denounces postwar mockery while urging true support for veterans.
Professor Schuckling said Germany favored real negotiations and hoped for an acceptable preliminary peace in the next weeks. He noted the National Assembly must sanction the Poasn Treaty despite possible lingering doubts and delays.
Mixed telegraph items report on a pending surrender request to a government for trial and on Bolshevik actions in the aftermath of a conflict. It also notes German political maneuvering with a special committee to Berlin and Noske's moving forces. Also announced is a visiting Australian eye specialist to Sydney and other cities with timings and venues.
A Friday sale in Sydney featured strong bidding with high prices for thoroughbred yearlings. A full brother to Minmork sold for 1100 guineas, underscoring demand for well-bred prospects.
A chaotic report details an influenza outbreak affecting public cases in the Moor Health District, noting hospital deaths and rising weekly totals from January through April. It records 900 to 1000 deaths overall to date with slight improvement but continued severity, including hospital tallies of 454 on Saturday and rising acute cases.
The fragment notes anticipated continuance of current inflation control rules with little prospect of relaxation. It mentions possible limits on marking returns and references authorities and entities involved, though the text is garbled and several details are unclear.
The Government forms a Country Influenza Board with members Mess en Weare and MLAs Vicars Weert Poller to coordinate local committees for a temporary hospital and relief depots. It urges rapid, orderly steps for emergency facilities, funding approval, and insurance schemes while preserving fiscal oversight and ministerial authorization.
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