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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
7
A New York Herald report states Belainat Park racecourse in Paris was burned for a second time, with about 28 thoroughbreds perishing including The Kanocker. Investigations consider German sabotage. prior fire in April caused near 1 million dollars in losses.
The report describes steel barb wire shipments totaling around 12 000 tons, stretched into long lines to shield trenches in France and Russia. It notes two main types, heavy military wire and standard variants, with painted olive drab to blend into battlefields. The wire is often coiled for rapid deployment or woven into precise geometric patterns to block enemy advances while still permitting troop movement.
A mammoth sale begins this morning at Dale's Bon Marche and Bethive Store as shoppers flood the doors of both locations. The event promises drastic reductions on thousands of items with crowds likened to a flood as buyers rush to take advantage of the unprecedented bargains.
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