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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
6
A Dungog Chronicle letter exchange sees a local medico and the paper clash over mudslinging in public columns. The critic defends open comment on any public issue, while the response vows to keep the paper free of personal vindictiveness and dirt, despite sharp words.
The piece argues Gloucester voters should back J. Fr. Young of the Reform and Liberal Party over R. A. Price, who proclaims independence and risks supporting the Labor Party. It warns nonvoters would stultify their protest and urges every elector, male or female, to vote at the nearest polling booth on Tuesday next.
Local Gloucester and Stroud notes report a major horse sale to be staged by Carlton and Abbott at Dungog on the 13th instant. Sellers urged to book early as it promises a record turnout, with buyers from surrounding districts expected to attend and compete for top stock.
A Paris customs inspector at the head of a carrier firm and his clerks were arrested for defrauding the Customs of about £30,000 to £40,000. The United States is spending about £80,000,000 on the Philippines with annual upkeep around £6,000,000. Harold Smyrk of East Sydney has captured a diving title in England. A man walking along a foreshortened street suffered a near fatal injury after his windpipe was damaged in a street accident.
The State Premier praised the belated potential of New South Wales North Coast districts in a Bellevue address. He cited high rainfall, fertile soil and vast 50 mile wide coastal lands able to support 1.5 million people, arguing rail access will enable self‑employment and home farming rather than city trades.
A Gloucester Estate worker writes urging employees to oppose Mr Price’s campaign attacks on Gloucester Estate Ltd. He notes the firm pays wages that sustain hundreds of pounds monthly and asks workers to vote for Young as a protest against the tirade. He asks businessmen to consider who sustains livelihoods.
Banks in Cumberland and Newcastle district granted a half holiday next Tuesday polling day. A young miner Henry Reid shot dead his sweetheart Lydia Gibson at Nightcaps New Zealand and then attempted further violence by firing a bullet.
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