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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 23, 1941
Page
4
A lone rider narrates a journey toward Sunrise, the city of colour and commerce. He recalls his restless youth, ambitions, and a hard journey across the plains with Bessie and Diamond, observing markets, cattle yards, and a bustling bridge scene as he seeks a place to prove himself.
An exhausted narrator recounts a brutal cattle sale day in a dusty yard. He observes thousands of cattle and a sixty thousand pound value in cattle sales, then narrowly escapes a charging steer as a girl calls for her father. He leaps from his saddle onto Diamond, scenes of wealth and life surrounding the chaotic street, and later relives the tense pursuit as guards drive the mob.
A narrator recalls entering Sunrise when four votes echo in welcome as D Artignon arrives. A tall, blue eyed woman with wheat hair appears in the doorway, her features described with vivid detail. A rider in Roman-nosen garb and a tumble at a steer pen cut the moment short, ending with the note to be continued.
A reflective piece traces Euphrates river history from Genesis to Babylonian law, noting canal building and irrigation shaping Mesopotamian plains. It recalls Abraham’s raid era, Sodom and Gomorrah, and legends of early governance, touching on a 1901 French find of Hammurabi era laws carved on a black stone pillar.
A reflective survey traces Hammurabi era reliefs, Ur, Nineveh, Babylon and remnants along the Tigris Euphrates plain. It notes temple commerce priestly tax records and legendary visions from Jacob to Zigurat. The piece ends with a wary question on Rashd Ad Quisling of Trak altering the unfolding historical saga.
Wingham axeworker Mr W A Eriksson and three companions narrowly escaped harm when a black car trailed them near Wyong on a Monday week. A shot from the other vehicle shattered the windscreen of Eriksson’s car as it sped away. The bullet, likely from a .22 revolver, barely glanced off, leaving occupants uninjured but shaken. Eriksson reported the event to Sergeant Loomes. the other car’s number could not be secured.
Gloucester district men who have enlisted and passed medical exams are listed as serving with the fighting forces. The note requests authentic updates as new enlistments pass into service, with details to be sent to the Gloucester Patriotic War Chest Fund. The column lists numerous names with locations and mentions RAAF and Royal Navy members, plus a note on a man killed in action and instructions for reporting embarkation details.
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