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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1906
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes describe unrest and activities around a location called We Bawa with mentions of a Rev. Martett and Revlon Mr UC Withe. The text references a bakery and avoidance of detection amid unclear names and places.
Local notes from Gloucester cover varied items including Moureaus’ extended work term, E R Nowland dairy deliveries and Gloucester factory plans, and distant talks on Colchester and Rome. The piece also mentions ships, weather shifts, dairy market activity, and community visits by notable figures in early 1806.
The report details a public auction where substantial bids emerged for items from local properties. Prices reached fair market levels as bidders competed, with the sale overseen by officials at the municipal wardyard and tied to a Wednesday auction in Frbay.
Perth telegrams say the Nera arrived at Fremantle with a passenger suspected of bubonic plague symptoms. Dr Hows boarded the ship and found a man on board showing illness similar to bubonic plague.
Burglars visited the Mowers Buss jewellery establishment in San Reno Ttely and stole jewellery valued at £10,000 from the firm’s safes. The Prince and Princess of Wales sail by Renown for Burnin. M. Fallieres is favored to succeed M. Loubet as president.
London dispatch reports revolutionaries have seized Crown lands and forests in Courland with strict penalties for property crimes. Eighteen revolutionaries, including German Herr Schmidt, executed at Mowwow. Armies clash with defenders in Nitis Transvaneasid as Tartary forces attack. Elisabethal city burned, Radom ironworks besieged, stores looted in Tsitsihar. Hundreds reportedly killed and bodies dumped into a lake.
The fragmentary text references a memorial service at Weelayan Church for Mrs Delore and a series of local incidents. It mentions Mr Murray’s sister and an accident involving Monwich, a Stroud event, and a police court in Porbes where two men faced fines for careless fire. The NZ football team and invitations in England are noted but unclear.
A fragmented report describes a district event with references to residents and rules. It mentions attempts to apply community safety guidelines and a committee meeting, with unclear outcomes and a focus on timeframes reaching about 160 hours.
A reader responds to Fairplay's letter in Avrocarn 6th circulation alleging bias in the Allcomers Handicap and criticizes the committee for allowing outsiders to run. The writer defends the handicap results, disputes protest claims, and challenges Fairplay to prove better performances on Boxing Day at Hoxing Day venues.
An item notes a Billardt man staking ten pounds on a gridiron contest within minutes of a pool event. Elowen Durum of Canada declines to travel to Australia to row J Branbury for the world championship.
A historical notice from 1906 outlines obligations under the Land Tax Assessment Act. It specifies returns for the year ending March 31, details on exemptions, payment of duties, and the offices for filing at Circular Quay Sydney and related tax departments. It warns of penalties for failure to return on time and notes involvement of taxpayers and independent assessors.
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