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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 30, 1937
Page
3
A German photographer sought portraits of a beautiful girl using orthochromatic plates. After proofs showed blemishes on her skin, outside causes were found. Two months later the girl had smallpox, revealing skin changes the plates detected. This spurred him to study photographing invisible cues and detecting forgeries.
Church of England notes the second Sunday in Advent with services at Gloucester and HC Bow man Farm including Porchesdate and Westminster references. Presbyterian and Methodist listings appear for Upper Barrington Stratford Gloucester and Craven with scattered times and place names.
The Department of Agriculture reminds growers that fruit fly regulations will be strictly enforced this season. Address apathy, ensure traps are fresh and charged, remove and destroy infected fruit, and pick up fallen fruit within three days. Destruction methods include boiling, burning, or sealing in a protective pit with a covering. Noncompliance carries penalties.
A correspondent in a London motoring journal advocates hearty meat before travel as a cure for car sickness. He claims hard suspension cars reduce sickness compared with softer suspension and that driving is best for the sufferer. The writer notes personal sea sickness experiences and urges practical steps to prevent distress.
Dairyman J Peel of Gladesville and Baulkham Hills reports remarkable results from top-dressing pastures with superphosphate. He expanded from 25 to 200 acres, claiming rapid pasture growth, clover and rye establishment, and improved soil fertility across Cumberland's poor land. He advocates timely, heavy dressings, proper harrowing, and distributed dung, warning against overlarge paddocks and undersized herds.
In the Legislative Assembly Mr E Bennet UAP Gloucester asked the Health Minister to consult with the Milk Board or arrange a scheme aiding dairy farmers who cull stock to ensure tubercule free milk for city consumers. He also sought compensation for farmers when stock are condemned after testing. the Health Minister said the matter would be considered noting responsibility on those conveying food and on dairy farmers sending milk to the city for herd health.
Mrs E H Bryant and her husband visited Alan Westray's grave on the Macpherson Range recalling the Stinson plane disaster. They arrived in Australia by the Orcades and traveled from Sydney to Queensland by train. They plan another visit this weekend for a memorial unveiling.
Auckland Provincial Farmers Union begins plan to hire farm labor from Australia. An advertisement on November 6 invited Australians to apply. Ninety applicants have responded, some listing several men. Transport remains a hurdle, with the Government to be asked to arrange passage. Australian applicant details are disclosed to interested farmers.
The Barrington Cricket Club posts its B Grade lineup for Saturday with players R Webeck B Martens Cyril Taylor Chas Taylor Chas Merchant J Moore T Dare Cook D Cook Ted Higgins M Berry J McRae. A Grade will resume the match started last Saturday.
Leaders of the Sydney based search party for the missing Lockheed Altair flown by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and T Pethybridge believe the aircraft crashed into a cliff at Aye Island off Burma. They say the engine ran at impact, the pilot failed to see the island, and the seabed near the cliff is ten fathoms deep. Divers and native fishermen will assist if weather allows a search near the cliff edge after the monsoon season.
A young patient at Kyogle Hospital nearly died during an appendectomy when the heart stopped beating for seven minutes and breathing ceased. Doctors instantly opened the chest region and massaged the heart until it began beating again. Remarkably the patient is recovering satisfactorily.
Practical Christmas gifts aim to provide enduring value for the home. Paling's promotes labour-saving appliances, refrigerators, radios, pianos, and other musical instruments on its trusted terms. Write to W. H. Paling and Co. Ltd., 338 George Street, Sydney, for details.
Out of a mob of 230 cattle traveling from Tamworth to Maitland owned by Mr. Frank Farrell, 80 were found dead on the stock route between Murrurundl and Wingen on Wednesday. Stock Inspector and veterinary surgeons visited the locality and believe death was caused by cattle eating herbage sprayed to combat the grasshopper pest. Many other cattle in the mob show signs of sickness.
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