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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1926
Page
3
A local poet ridicules Stratford’s water carrier in a playful verse about his daily toil and damp attire. The piece paints the man as tireless, weathered, and central to community life while lampooning his appearance and routine in a lighthearted rural voice.
The Premier faced questions on the Ayre to Dorrigo railway plan as the Putter Works Committee approved the line but Parliament had not passed the enabling bill. The Premier cited a prior election pledge to build Guyra to Dorrigo and promised the line would be constructed, though funding and parliamentary approval were unsettled.
Charles Rye public school Gloucester documents the Great White Train visit on August 31. The piece lists numerous exhibits from Caldwell's Wines to Amalgamated Wireless and Newman bedsteads, highlighting Australian Made displays, a cinema showing, and aims to boost domestic manufacturing and wartime self sufficiency.
At a wedding in India the bride stands on a large platform amid mitie and rose encrusted sweet meats. The scene highlights festive adornments and traditional confections as part of the ceremony.
Property owners warn that fishing or any trespass on the north side near Jack's June Bridge will lead to prosecution.
Reports from Meuse and Peronne describe phantom fighters guiding the final German retreat. Witnesses include M Benois aged Cure of Ailleux who saw figures resembling Highlanders marching and firing on a hill. Sightings spread awe as others claim a spectral airman and nurse fade away. explanations range from imagination to subconscious memory.
A schoolmaster named Bird encounters a grave class and discovers a chalkboard prank. The phrase Hail to thee, bilthe spirit, Bird thou never wert appears, prompting Sharp questioning. A small boy suggests Shelteyy may be the author.
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