Britain Holds Record Gold Reserves As War-Era Claims Soar
The Bank of England holds £224 million in gold, up from £192 million the prior year, with postwar valuations and circulating gold lifting Britain’s total gold and note circulation to new highs. Global gold stocks rise as new mines come online and central banks tighten until currency systems shift, while the salvage ship Reclaimer, once involved in recovering £1 million in gold, is to be broken up at Dunston.
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Bank of England
Britain
France
England
India
League of Nations
Dunston
Cold Period Due in August Predicts Short Lows and Frost
A July cold wave progresses with a forecast of a brief frost around August 7 and frost near August 23. The pattern suggests a August sequence: heat wave early, then a significant rain wave, followed by heavy rains in the south and continued cycles to test planetary influences.
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Inigo Jones
All States visiting motorist pass issued for NSW drivers
The Commissioner for Road Transport Mr S A Maddocks announced a new all states visiting motorist pass allowing NSW drivers to obtain a pass at their local district registry and display a windscreen label. The scheme covers Queensland Victoria and South Australia from last Saturday and will later extend to Western Australia and Tasmania. It applies only to private vehicles not commercial vehicles.
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S. A. Maddocks
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Queensland
Western Australia
Tasmania
Murdocks
Death of King George's Parrot Charlotte
The parrot Charlotte, beloved by King George, died of grief after her master’s death. She rode in a carriage during funeral events and was later given to a taxidermist for display in the Natural History Museum. Also reported, the Southport Lifeboat Disaster Fund has paid £429 to survivors and dependents this year, now only two categories remain recipients. Married women 25 or over seek jobs via Britain’s labour exchanges.
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Australia
A.M.P
A.M
Diefer
Tito ‘Commonwealth Statistician
Charlotte
King George
Sandringham
Wolferton
Natural History Museum
South Kensington
Navy
Elizabeth
Piccadilly
Cowes
Southport
Hut
Britain
COMMERCIAL SIOMEBUSH STOCK SALES REPORT
SIOMEBUSH STOCK SALES AT SYDNEY AND MAITLAND REPORTS CATTLE YARDED AROUND 2380 WITH UNCHANGED MARKETS. PRIME BEEF SOLD TO 26 SHILLINGS PER 100LB. CATTLE PRICES REPORTED BIT LOWER IN MAITLAND. CALVES PIGS AND DEALERS PRICES OUTLINED. HEAVY PIGS FETCHED UP TO 90 SHILLINGS.
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Siomebush
Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd
Maitland
Food guidance for children on a tight budget
An early 20th century advisory stresses proper nutrition for growing children, detailing five key food groups. It recommends daily milk, vegetables and fruit, bread or cereal, fats and sweets in moderation, and eggs or cheese as protein sources. It also notes a wage threshold in Britain and Territorial Army enlistment figures for May.
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H. Coote
Gloucester
Grime & Small
AMP. Society
Empire
CA Elliott
FAA
Seddon
Fla
Actuary
D. E. Walker
Victoria & Pulteney Sts
Taree
W. B. G. Davidson
T. M. Breckenridge
Commercial
CARTWRIGHT'S _ ENGLISH
Elfrida Brand
Moore's Modern Pharmacy
Health Department
Great Britain
London
Territorial Army
Manches
Sale
Tolene
Bubson
LOREN
Velga
Men's & Boys
Wally
Lear
Diana
Golf and CO
Wen
Street & Parish Ltd
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