Nurse Cavell Executed as Benn Reveals Details in Berlin
Dr Gottfried Benn recalls witnessing Nurse Cavell's execution in Berlin. He describes Cavell facing two firing platoons, her stoic message to her mother, and her death from bullets to heart and lungs. Benn notes Cavell helped 300 others cross the frontier and mentions Dawn film censorship and producer Wilcox pursuing its production.
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Berlin
Gottfried Benn
M. Broque
England
France
Cavell
British Board of Film Censors
Mr. Wilcox
Nurse Cavell
Absent minded man learns barber’s warning at lynch cut
A memory lapse leads a husband to consult his barber for a haircut. He notices a cotton thread on his finger and recalls the reminder, only to be told by the barber that he is cutting hair at lynch time today. The exchange ends with the barber’s dry remark.
NO WATER Famine Hits Grafton As Floods Worsen Shortages
The Grafton region faces a drinking, washing, and sewerage crisis after days of excessive water input into a reservoir intake line. Rescue efforts continue as floodwater blankets 200 miles of countryside in Almarra district. A man named Victor Jones endured three days in a loft before a perilous exit via horse, rope, and a telegraph pole rescue. Reluctant relief convoys push to isolated Bogan settlers, while a curious Bungendore sky crayfish event amuses locals.
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Grafton
Telegraph Pole
Almarra
Victor Jones
Jones
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Garners
Garner
Laines
Garner’s
Gloucester
Fton
Cyril Gillett
Cecil McGregor
Powell
Powel
Bogan
Nyngan
Mudall
Orayfigh
Bungendore
Goulburn
Chinnery
Ladies & Childrens
Amalgamated Wireless (Aus) Ltd
Jarrett
Musical Supplies & Service
E. W. Sparke
Campell
SH Hill
Lew
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