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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1926
Page
1
Fragmented report outlines Prime Minister pressure for constitutional changes as ministers push for action in the Upper Chamber. Reforms appear tied to parliamentary confrontations, with the government facing internal dissent and questions about pace and method.
Readers are shown a chaotic report on state and local highway issues. The piece references road revaluation, funding debates, and transportation planning developments. It mentions government roles, municipal efforts, and potential impacts on travelers and communities.
A weathered report describes widespread tomato crop damage across the district due to disease and cold. One farmer expected to harvest 1000 crates now fears a much smaller yield as crops wither and plans falter.
At Torwood last week buyers filled the rings as fat calves and heavy cattle drew keen competition. Prices rose for prime and heavy calves with improved demand for veal and skin values firm to higher. Tallow markets softened with lower rates for prime and Father grades, while yearlings and heavy cattle posted modest gains overall.
The Daily Mail cites old men who drink privately as Prohibition softens public drunkenness yet reveals a wave of quiet intoxication. Medical claims link tremens and blindness to the era, while advocates claim youth will reform as the nation dries. The piece notes hidden vice and moral danger behind Prohibition.
The 1663 act levied two shillings on each hearth in houses paying to church and poor. It proved broadly unpopular and was finally abolished in 1689, reflecting chronic resistance to this tax.
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