A. E. Yarra Author of The Vanishing Horsemen
A. E. Yarra, noted author of The Vanishing Horsemen and The Valley of Lagoons, is cited with rights reserved. The clipped line suggests publication details or signature in a copyright notice.
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 30, 1937
Page
4
A. E. Yarra, noted author of The Vanishing Horsemen and The Valley of Lagoons, is cited with rights reserved. The clipped line suggests publication details or signature in a copyright notice.
The scene shifts as Summers and companions probe the claypan paddock for clues. He maps terrain, examines fences and water holes, tests depths, and stalks the riverbank for tracks. Midnight praises Summers as a keen tracker while Patterson weighs the next move and awaits results.
Patterson and Barney discuss a staged murder plan and a hidden past in a remote district. Barney explains how he laid a trailless route to avoid tracks while plotting an escape after killing Old Man Patterson. The dialogue hints at further danger and a forthcoming continuation.
Cape Town reports Dr Louis Leipoldt, secretary of the South African Medical Council and dietitian, advertises for identical twins for a milk versus wine food-value experiment. He argues wine can replace dirty milk, with winegrowers backing the study and a medical committee to supervise the trial.
An advertisement by Street & Parish Ltd offers Rheumatic Remedy claimed to cure rheumatoid arthritis after one packet. Sourced from Ne A Tyson of 26 Elizabeth Street Launceston Tasmania, the note asserts two years of suffering ended with the product and a money back guarantee with a free booklet offered.
Joseph Hamlet, candidate for Warringah in the recent federal election, refused to sign the electoral expenses declaration claiming expenses exceeded £100 and pledging to challenge party funds racker in elections. He faces a £50 penalty and admits campaigning costs reached hundreds of pounds. Hamlet, an Independent UAP candidate, clashed with Archdale Parkhill and P C Spender as Labour Salter. He criticized the £100 allowance as often ignored.
Dorothy May Everett a 27 year old domestic at Broughton School for Boys was found murdered near the church walk at the school grounds. She had been strangled with stockings and possibly stunned after leaving a Hamilton picture theater Saturday night. Police seek witnesses and details of any man seen following her. The case raises two theories about whether she was attacked by a stranger or by someone known to her. Death attributed to strangulation occurred between eight and midnight Sunday, with no further clues in the investigation.
On Monday night Bishop Burgmann told the 21st Synod of the Goulburn Diocese that Australia’s fate is tied to the East and Britain’s shield is waning. He urged building Pacific friendships, pursuing fair trading with neighbours, and clearer policies, especially with the United States, as Australia steps into world politics.
A coastal agriculture report notes serious dairy losses from drought and low rainfall. It highlights 23 societies organizing fodder conservation contests with 138 competitors, praising efforts to build winter reserves and drought buffers to sustain dairying when natural feed declines.
Police trace the killing to about midnight after a man who took the woman to a Hamilton picture theater on Saturday night confirms their time together. A newspaper boy found gloves a bangle and a plot of boot steps near the steps where the body lay. Dorothy Everett, from Taree, had worked in Hamilton and Mosman before attending Broughton School seven weeks ago.
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