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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1921
Page
1
The narrator recalls a vivid dig at an old pier where a vein of clay hid gold pieces. Arthur Connor, a laborer, exults as a shovel reveals a nugget and a frying pan filled with gold worth about £95, with the potential value if solid estimated at £709,000.
A first person reminiscence travels from Long Creek to Temora recounting a gold prospecting era in New South Wales. The narrator recalls choosing sites, debating mining gear and orchard plans, and describes barren ground, a failed dig, and fond memories of the Turon rush era alongside familys past journeys and towns.
Lucy Moore once the world’s heaviest woman at 47 stone 10 pounds died in Bristol after a malignant growth was diagnosed. Born in Lexington Kentucky to an English father and American mother she traveled the world for exhibitions, moved to England 21 years ago, and died at the Royal Infirmary after nine men carried her to an ambulance due to the size of her bed and transport needs.
In Aberdeen Ben Tillett MSP secretary of the British Dockers Union and Labour leader argues against prohibition as a mere moral and economic bluff. He states poverty stems from systemic factors, not drink, and condemns prohibitionists for hypocrisy and class prejudice in the Scottish Local Option campaign while affirming civil liberties.
The union leader argues the new commission should represent producers and consumers, warning the Anti-Profiteering Act may target producers. He cites butter price issues and a plan to risk the Crown’s Terres Waller inquiry, while noting a French wine firm produced a 300 quart champagne bottle.
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