Gloucester Dairy Co. Meeting Addresses Overtime and Expansion
Mr W P Reichert defends office suitability while noting its temporary origin, as Gloucester Dairy Co directors push overtime to meet demand. The letter discusses plans for a new office costing about 15,000 to 20,000 pounds, to be part of the butter factory build, and urges year round exports beyond London to serve northern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Reichert
Gloucester Dairy Co
Gloucester Dairy Co. Ltd
Tam
London
Maijor
Murray
Easter at Forster Sees Record Holiday Crowds Amid Pleasant Weather
Front a Correspondent reports Easter at Forster drew large crowds from across the state, filling guest houses and camping reserves. Weather was splendid and fishing decent with cream, flathead, and whiting common. many stayed longer but some found accommodation elsewhere. Anglers hope for rain to raise river and lake levels for better fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harnawr Rice Ag
Forster Wold
Everg
Thrift on the Dole at Brighton Public Assistance Meeting
Brighton public assistance committee discussed dole recipients who saved large sums. Mrs I Wellman, relief sub committee chair, cited cases of three years on 30s weekly dole with savings, some £200 to £800, and others receiving extra pensions. The panel explained transitional payments and limits for ex service pensions and savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
England
Brighton Public Assistance Committee
I. Wellman
Reliet
Mr. Wellman
Labour Exchange
Prices and facts from a brittle market note in Britain
A colonial era snippet notes polo ponies in Britain cost 100 to 600 guineas each with a recent price of £4200. It mentions over £2000 raised in Shanghai for dependents of victims of the Poseidon disaster, and claims Ben Nevis as Britain's highest peak while asserting Everest is nearly seven times higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Shanghai
Posaidon
Bon ‘Nevis
Everent
A Peep into the Past of Cooplacurripa Riders and Blacks
Richard Hinton recalls Cooplacurripa station life with Blackstockmen and horsemen, naming families and figures. He mentions Nancy the river diver, the野abody Gularie, tribal punishments, Spring Heel Jack, Jacky Lobban, Giro Jimmy and Giro George, their races, cricket, and hunting customs, with vivid reminiscences of early Wingham and Barrington events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Barrington
Jacky Lobban
Lobban
Wingham
Taree
Bungay Road
Hinton
Blackfellow
Whitefellow
Jack
Jacky ‘Lobban
Barwon Jimmy and Norman in Aboriginal Tales at Coopla curripa
A fragment from a colonial era reminiscence recounts encounters with Aboriginal men at Coopla curripa, including Barwon Jimmy a spirited rider who sang and was famed for tribe songs, and Norman from Normanton who learned English and was sent back to Queensland. The piece also touches on small-town white figures like J K Mackay and Dan Ross in the era, and promises a follow-up about stockkeepers and local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooplacurripa
James Hinton
William Barnes
Jack Riley
Billy Morris
Tom Brandley
Ack
Nancy
Cooplaturripa Station
Manning
Giro Jimmy
Tigtah
Jimmy
Barwon Jimmy
Johnny
Cooplacurripa Station
Johnny Andrews
Dan Ross
Barwon
J. K Mackay
Canyon
Dungog
Norman
Normanton
Queensland
Giro Sistion
Corbeil
Husst
Bon Norman
Giro
Geo Balloo
Bil Corbett
Stilion
BI Corbett
Corbett
Taddre
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Firderk
Spaldings
Spaldings Crescent Woods
Spaldings Crescent Irons
Ewellery
A. I. Cavanaugh
Gloucester Pharmacy
Csi
L Harris
Gloucester
Ainstaer
Gloucester Electric Supply Company
Leds Church ST. Gloucester
Gloucester Dairy Coy., Ltd
Forster
Thrift ON the
CASEN
The
Wingham Chronicle
Richard Hinton
Hils
Gulatie
Nowendoc
Coneac
Giro George
Ema Ae
ATL
Gree Rhine
Gett
WEN
W. A. Dan
Bargain Arcade
Trent
Beeston
Nottinghilla
Swinnerton
Gloucester Rubber Works
Wjish
Graham Timber Co’s
I. G. Kent
Jing
T. Hannan
Trait Kei
Majestic Picture Palace
Church Street
Capper
Leige Arms
D.B.B.L
Masserell D.B
Masserell
D.b.bl
Bayard D.bb.l
Bonehill D.B.B.L
Lonehill
D.bb.l
Ivor Johnson
S.bb.l
Remington Repeating
Winchester Repeating
Winchester
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