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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1938
Page
4
A travel diary recounts a patrol with Egyptian police and coastguards, topics include crime, murder, and daily life. The author tours a village, visits a school, and observes an Omar mayor in a sugared scene of Egyptian winter amid palm groves and orange groves beside Lake Karota.
In a Levantine garden the omdah recounts tales of justice, smuggling, and a hooped crown. A coastguard interview reveals simple crimes now, past cocaine busts, drug tricks, and a tale from Solomon about a hoopoe and a crown. The scene closes with a desert road return and a teaser for next instalment Sunshine Valley.
A reader from Ciifton Queensland describes severe rheumatic pain and reports improvement after altering treatment. The item promotes Rheumatic Remedy from Street & Parish Ltd Ank, touting a genuine money back guarantee and offering a free booklet.
Lucerne sown in autumn should not be cultivated until the following spring at the earliest as young plants are tender. Harrowing should be light on friable salt and roots must firm before heavy cultivation. Frequent mowings keep spring weeds in check. two mowings suffice. After establishment, lucerne keeps many weeds in check but needs cultivation with a rigid tine cultivator or springtooth with designed harrow tines. A July or August deep stirring aids moisture retention. A written complaint by three neighbours will bring a Bristol wireless set owner to court.
An Australian coastal tale recounts Broome’s pearling boom and decline. It notes historic finds such as the Southern Cross and Duckett’s Pearl, smuggling links, and the shift of fortune from dwindling fleets to new discoveries that revived hope for the industry.
A lament on the decline of the horse as modern life shifts to motor cars. The speaker notes discomfort with change, the horse’s replacement by speed and convenience, and the fading joy of the old craft as machines dominate the landscape. The piece decries the longing for bygone days and the ruthless advance of modern transport.
A Paris student is expelled from his school for causing an explosion in the laboratory. He should count himself lucky not to have been sent up. A motorist criticizes drivers who hug the left edge as a menace. A pilot notes unsettling aspects of flying and parachutes. An angler boasts of a three hour salmon fight. A woman shoplifter is arrested with two stolen parasols.
The readable fragments describe a distressing scene involving a baby and a mother named Mrs C Nobel. The text is garbled, with references to an attack by a ferret and mentions of a two month old infant, unclear location, and incomplete statements about the mother’s absence and the baby’s condition.
A notice announces an optometrist event at the Commercial Rate in Blairoter on Friday. Attendee McDonald of Wehr Tavir and McDonald is expected to visit from 9 am to 7 pm. The schedule lists Honours F SM G London as attending.
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