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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1921
Page
1
The writer laments metropolitan congestion in Sydney and its toll on rural life. They urge shifting teacher training to provincial centers like Muitland to strengthen country schools, stem rural depopulation, and lure population growth to rural areas while easing city overcrowding.
At the Armidale PLP Board meeting the Apsley shire Clerk noted that blackberries and briars on Nowen doc road have been cut back. The Hobbit Inspector reports little effort on rabbit control lately with three kitten growth stages seen on many holdings. Prosecutions will follow if effective steps are not taken to prevent burrowing. Main roads from Urata to Kentncy and to Kingstown via Balala show extensive rabbit damage and overgrown vegetation.
The Cowra farmers association annual report criticizes the government and parties over agricultural policy. It accuses the Florey Government of profiteering, faults wheat pricing and freight costs, and laments tax rises while salaries rise, arguing leaders lack land and agrarian knowledge.
A retrospective on Robert Burns, noting shifting critical opinions of poets from Pope to Wordsworth, while praising Burns as the singing soul of his people. The article reflects on his life, loves, and enduring memory, marking his birthday anniversary and the timeless magic of his Scottish verses.
A blast at Croydon Junction near Marl Borough Q last Friday afternoon killed invalid pensioner Marty Morgan in his tent. The railway master heard the explosion and Morgan’s body was dragged from the tent with his head shattered. No firearm was found. investigators suspect a dynamite or gelignite charge caused the explosion.
Fragmentary text notes a salmon producing 10 000 000 eggs and magnetic sand rich in gold. It mentions investigating a din amter in an English provincial town and seven different ventures. Inspectors were at the event, none aware others would attend.
The discourse surveys Robert Burns through Wordsworth and Arnold, praising his heart striking poetry that speaks to life and humanity. It contrasts uncritical enthusiasm with informed critique, noting Burns’s range from love and religion to satire, and his lasting impact on English literature through memorable lines and universal accessibility.
The report notes steel imported into Scotland from America at about £5 per ton. It compares animal cold tolerance between Arctic and Britain. It also covers the muffled peal at Sandbach Church for Cheshire’s oldest ringer, Thomas Johnson, 365, with a tenor bell weighing 18 cwt and an oak beam crash, plus a broken heavy bell wheel.
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