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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
1
More than 4000 members at a special stop-work meeting in the Town Hall basement Wednesday unanimously decide to maintain the policy of loading and unloading overseas vessels amid threats of an end to the strike.
Prime Minister Bruce announced election for the federal House of Representatives on Saturday November 14 with writs return on or before December 14. Parliament to meet mid January 1926. Weather and labor tensions rise as the British seamen strike maneuvers unfold amid government plans.
The British Home Office moves to deport 50 French and Russian communists and prepares a blacklist as anti communist measures tighten. Aldershot deploys detectives to curb propaganda amid army maneuvers while a permanent unit targets communist wells. Labour MPs voice pro Soviet sentiment as talks of an Anglo Soviet trade treaty emerge.
Reports say Mrs Macfie wife of a Sydney actuary and leader of society was murdered in Batavia Java after arriving from Singapore. She planned to visit Borobudur and return to Australia next year with her husband. Room shows signs not matching suicide. valuables remained, small items missing. An arrest leads and a suspect coat bears possible bloodstains. European funeral held. case shocks local residents.
A dramatic fire at the seven story Proderick Ast. Ltd. bond store and warehouse on Harwood Street raged from early Tuesday morning. Fire brigades from multiple districts fought the blaze for hours as a wall collapsed, bricks and debris showered the area, one man sustained minor injuries, and the building was left a total ruin though two sections remained standing. Insurance covers the loss and business efforts will continue.
Colours of flowers attract various insects with different preferences. Honey bees show preference for blue and purple blooms while butterflies visit a wide range of colors, though some favor bright scarlet and orange blossoms. Night moths are attracted to white and pale yellow blooms.
This notice urges Housekeeper clients to purchase goods now to avoid upcoming duties. It highlights fabrics like calico toweling hosiery and cotton tweeds, noting tariffs ranging from 20 to 30 percent will affect many lines. It stresses beneficial pricing for those acting quickly.
Patrick Grant of the PPU explained the Paterson scheme to farmers at Woodford Island Clarence River rally. He described exporting one third of butter to raise export parity by 2d per lb, lifting London parity and domestic prices, while aiming to push producers for more export sales.
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