07 Feb 1933
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1933
Page
1
The ad promotes new radios available with easy terms and offers slightly used guaranteed sets at low prices. It also invites inspections of pianos for learning music, highlighting prices lower than expected.
Mr C J McLennan a Lorne public school teacher and keen fisher man reports a surprising sight at Forster near Cape Hawke A black whale 15 to 18 feet long was found stranded on the sand with eight more whales observed nearby All showed large holes in the bodies suggesting predation or injury by swordfish and the observers discussed whether sharks attack whales in the area
A fragmented narrative describes a whale encounter with sharks and dogs, detailing a dramatic battle and injuries. It shifts to scientific notes on lightning, its effects on trees and humans, including thunderstruck myths, shell shock, and the odds of being struck.
The article discusses lightning risks and safe shelter in storms, noting indoor spaces are safest and reinforced concrete buildings best due to electricity distribution. It also mentions outdoor danger from trees and says modern roofs and plumbing aid grounding, with a tangent on stained glass art in Berlin police HQ and a brief note on Russian cinema and British prison closures alongside soot levels in London.
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