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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1933
Page
3
A Health Department feature cites over 120 infant fatalities yearly in New South Wales from burns, drownings, poisonings, and other hazards. It urges vigilant parental care, fire guards, safe bath procedures, restrained cords, screen lids, and secure prams to reduce risks to children under five.
Officials of the New South Wales Golf Council fret over disputes between clubs and players. They plan a conference with club captains and leaders to promote understanding of golf etiquette and principles. The aim is educational, reducing overzealous conduct and personal clashes within the golfing community.
Curio hunters from around the world visit Preston Lancashire the provincial clearing house for antiques where billions of pounds of family treasures have changed hands to foreign buyers. Keen wits are needed amid ongoing sharp practice in squaring deals.
An unemployed Austrian driver calling himself Marathon walked on his hands toward Veina covering about 120 miles until his hands were poisoned and he required hospital care. He plans to resume the journey when healed. In Hallaton England the long standing bottle kicking custom saw five hundred villagers chase casks of beer through streets and hedges. A Delaware City man paid off a decade old debt after eleven years and spoke again for the first time. A collision near Rawtenstall involved a black cat. a motorcyclist was injured and the driver faced a damages suit. In Barnsley a pianist performed without a cast and was praised by the judge. Wichita Chamber of Commerce tested salesmen with a 2 shilling purchase challenge to analyze local business.
The article recalls a sealed envelope tale from Salvation Army history claiming a hidden successor and its destruction by General Bramwell Booth. It also profiles Mr Albert Thompson of Meriden England, keeper of a five generation bow and arrow craft that rears turkeys to source 12 feathers per arrow and uses methods dating to historic conscription for youths.
Rare opportunity for home music reform with Palings lite offer. The note promises instant instrument installation with easy terms and initial outlay, urging readers to write for full details and stressing the rarity of such a deal for family entertainment and children.
Experts describe the oban TM as five inches across and four ounces in weight, noting it is the largest gold coin in the world. The article explains how melting manipulated metals allow kite like forms in the air.
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