27 May 1916
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 27, 1916
Page
1
A garbled report discusses future wars, electric devices, and weapons. It mentions exploration, dogged campaigns, and reconnoissance with munitions. The piece hints at electric apparatus expanding destruction and the potential of wireless power.
In a drive to expand production capacity and improve freight and sale efficiency, cattle federations unite across two main breeds, Simmenthal and Hereford, aiming to strengthen markets and promote better breeding standards.
The Gloucester Advocate explains subscription details and advertisement access. It outlines how readers can subscribe, the services offered, and how to manage delivery and billing options.
An advertisement extols Doeane liniment for piles noting its cheapness and claimed permanent relief lasting two years with no recurrence. It includes testimonials and a dramatic delivery by a supposed Mrs Herman, and urges readers to buy from Fraten WeCleltan Co with price details.
A fragmentary account recalls General Smuta in England being shown a late night royal audience. It mentions a witty exchange about South Africa, a claim of surrender, and notes the last man to leave a ship during Gallipoli evacuation, Petty Officer Selih. An X ray martyr story highlights a hospital fit for a medical hero aiding nerve recovery.
Fragmented text discusses women clerks in South Africa, mentioning Johannesburg banks and government policy. It references General Bank, a paper headline, and debates over reducing women workers where possible, highlighting labor and gender roles in the era.
Fragmentary report notes Herbert Heller enlisting for war service from Guelph Ontario with reference to farm stock and equipment, mentions a 18rd Battery and a battlefield loss at Brarighert, unclear details and dates.
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