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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1919
Page
1
Odd vignettes unfold from a local court and penitentiary setting. A fed witness, a cousin named Tom, and a racehorse bribe fortify a quirky ritual while a sentry questions a bath request. Inside, visitors glimpse wives and daughters. another scene follows a distractible jury, a tired manager, and an unemployed laborer with a wages claim, all in brisk, period narration.
A bustling auction room is crowded as furniture, art, and bric a brac draw spirited bidding. A loud speaker announces a lost pocketbook with 40 pounds offered for its return, while a humorous dispute erupts over freedom and opportunity. A temperance interview reveals varied drinking quantities, and a Scottish university prank ends in a minor disciplinary threat, with questions about the cost of a tailor's coat lingering.
A returning British veteran recalls four months as a PoW in Germany. He details wretched lodgings, scant clothing, and delayed baths, with hunger and disease common. He notes guards changing to take pride, paper slippers, cheese and bread rations, and the emotional relief upon seeing liberated prisoners and Allied ships.
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