04 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
1
It will cost you less to dress better at Garner's where a good suit can be had with Crusader materials from £3 10. Each suit is crafted by expert tailors and backed by a guarantee of style quality and a perfect fit.
Garner's advertises Crusader materials for next suit purchases ensuring good quality. The message urges customers to request Crusader fabrics when shopping for suits.
A vivid portrait of Rabaul in Mandated New Guinea, its harbor and volcanic peaks, local life along Mango Avenue, the mixed cosmopolitan populace, markets, Chinese quarters, and the Lakunai racecourse. The piece notes tourism, administration, and the crater near the town, ending with a sunset moonlit harbor scene.
A new crater burst from Vulcan Island in Rabaul Harbor at 12.40 p.m. on Tuesday, with three volcanoes erupting simultaneously. Vulcan Island now rises from the sea while ash and pumice blanket the area. many buildings are ruined and the town is deemed uninhabitable for weeks. Admin Brigadier General McNicoll says evacuation and refugee care at Kokopo proceed, with ships from Australia expected over the weekend.
John Rose of Norea Co-operative Ltd. claims to have assembled over 5,000,000 boxes in 36 years. He says the boxes packed butter and goods, once made 60 boxes in an hour for a wager, and has driven a nail machine for 34 years. He aims to work eight more years to reach half a century in the factory.
The German fleet shelled Almeria retaliating for plans against Deutschland. Civil Governor's office cites about 40 killed and 150 buried beneath ruins with many wounded. Five German battleships approached at 6 30 am, smoke screen obscured their line as shells and collapsing buildings unleashed a chaotic nightmarish scene.
A London message says 14 Italian warships gather at Naples while Hitler reinforces his fleet in Spanish waters, yet tensions ease superficially. Germany voices contentment with retaliatory bombardment of the Deutschland. Another sailor dies, bringing the ship death toll to 26 as German shells devastate Almeria harbor and much of the town.
A brief dialogue reveals one man unable to answer directly. The other notes the first’s stammering and politeness as the cause. Subtle public demeanor marks the exchange and hints at social etiquette in tense conversation.
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