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Newspaper

Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Oct 14, 1938

Page

3

Pigs Eat Primroses and a Wide World of Rail and Rain

A curious note on pigs reportedly eating primroses. The Hague orders 18 Dornier flying boats for East Indies Navy. London church repairs cost 128000 pounds over seven years. Flooded soil loses earthworms, then worms return after years. Germany to spend 1.75 million pounds for Austria housing. Dublin by law forbids littering with five pound fines. England’s fatal road crashes and nonfatal injuries are dominated by 20 mile per hour limits.

Hague East Innes Navy London Essex Austria Dublin City England Howe Roy

Church Services in Gloucester and Surrounding Areas

Church of England and other denominations list service times across Gloucester Barrington Stratford Craven Nabiac and Forster regions. Dates include October 12 and 19 with various hours for morning and evening worship led by Rev. H. W. Rogers Rev. D. Glyn Jones and other pastors.

Church of England Gloucester H.C . Barrington H.C Faulklands H.W. Rogers Upper Barrington Radford Stratford Ebersi Bowman Farm D. Glyn Jones Mograni Creek Forster H.C. Nabiae Wang Wayle Dyer's Crossing St. Luke's Day Nabiac Coolongolook E.R. V Hanniffgten

Obelisk From Aswan Quarry Reveals Ancient Ingenious Craft

In Aswan a journalist recalls Cleopatra's Needle origin, describing the quarry where the obelisk was cut and split using lines, wedges, and heat expanding wood. He muses on the needle’s journey to London and the marvel of ancient Egyptian engineering.

Egypt Aswan Sudan Nile Luxor Cleopatra London Rofn Brittain Grenk Cis Alexandria St. Paul

Ancient quarry tale of Cleopatra's Needle and an unfinished obelisk

An elderly narrator recalls Egypt’s quest for monumental stone and a remarkable unfinished obelisk in a quarry. The quarry reveals a massive, unattached shaft larger than Cleopatra's Needle, cut from granite miles away, a testament to ancient engineering and travel. The piece ends with a teaser about exciting Suez in the next installment.

Thames Egypt Suez

Tragedy Dooms Dogs At Bridgnorth Kennels

Laura Leonard founder of Stropshire kennels faced a dog epidemic with 44 dogs killed after her death by apparent suicide. Inquest heard narcosis overdose. coroner recorded verdict as suicide while mind was disturbed. Her mother described the strain over ill pets and a quarrel over a Sealyham.

Bridgnorth Stropshire St. Nicholas Kennels Eardington Laura Isabel Leonard Miss Leonard R. 4. Haslewood Laura Leonard Uttle Sealyham

Frontiers Opened to All Currency Across German Austrian Line

Travel restrictions at the former German Austrian frontier have been lifted allowing any amount of money to be carried across in either direction. This change ends earlier controls and eases cross border movement for travellers and traders.

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