This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1931
Page
1
A 711 carat black opal, believed the largest and rarest, was discovered by prospectors at Lightning Ridge and brought to Sydney by W C Taylor. The rectangular gem, named Pandora, dazzles with fiery red, peacock blue, green and gold and may improve with expert cutting. The find sparked a rush to the field.
Paterson Easton and Co record a small cattle yarding at Krambach on Wednesday with fats irregular and prices down 5 to 10 shillings per head. Stores also fell about 10 shillings per head. numerous buyers and individual lot prices listed for buyers including Bidner, Easton, Pater, Hollis, Deer, Sambell, Gallagher, Saxby, Paffsen, Schneier, Wright, Bidner, and others. Also promotes radio and peppermint cure advertisements with local brand names and terms.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.