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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Apr 05, 1935

Page

3

Waukivory hall opens amid Jubilee celebration

A large crowd gathered in Waukivory on a Wednesday night for the official opening of the new Jubilee Hall. Mr J R Higgins received land deeds from trustees Mrs Higgins and others, with speeches praising the hall’s potential and local road improvements. Supper followed, and the Melody Makers Orchestra provided music.

Devine Periera Gloucester Waukivory Jenkins Snodgrass Walcha Port Stephens Higgins Ribbons Yee Simpke Melody Makers Orchestra A W. Mowle Horton Messrs W Ribbons Ki Jenkins C. Slade A. West R. Wilks K. Wilks K. Hunter W. Brassington V. Connolly J. R. Higgins H. J Channell J. White H. Matthewson Breese B. Andrews J. Wrismant Hs, Harris

Why Send Your Orders Away A City Prices Catalog Ad

A Meseritic article extols shopping at H Coote Jeweller Glouces ter offering Yale requirements found at city prices. A trial is promised to prove satisfaction guaranteed and the full catalog kept on hand for customers.

Ly H Coote Jeweller Gloucester Yale

Gloucester League Holds Annual Meeting in Corbett's Cafe

The Gloucester Football League gathered at Corbett's Cafe on Wednesday night March 27 with about twenty members. Secretary J Hazelwood presented the balance sheet showing receipts of 67 pounds 16 shillings 9 pence and expenditures of 65 pounds 10 shillings 8 pence, leaving a credit balance of 2 pounds 6 shillings 1 pence but debts to Gloucester Electric Supply Co. carried over from the old league. Officers were elected with Dr F V Munro as patron and Frank Foley as president. J Hazelwood named Secretary Treasurer. A £1 1s affiliation and £1 6d registration were set, and funds sought for a local competition, with a general meeting planned for April 12 to attract more clubs.

Abavg Corbett Frank Foley J. Hazelwood Street & Parish Gamer's Cash Pety H. Gray Advocate Stroud OWI League C. Walmsley Electric HO. Jory Gloucester League Gloucester Electric Supply Co Old Gloucester League F. V. Munro Messrs DH Hill G. Farley J. Bignell J Hazelwood A. J. Woodward M. Newton H. A. Abbott D. A. J. Hill

Nabiac Parish Mission Closes After Joyful Anglican Effort

The Nabiac parish completed its first Church Army mission led by Captains R P Thomas S J Pearsall and G Coad at Nabiac Forster and Coolongolook. Welcomed by Rev Wm Griffith Cochran, the event drew large turnouts with schools and children involved. The fortnight featured daily Eucharists and open air gatherings, ending with a well attended forster and Nabiac service and a thanks to all helpers at the rectory grounds. Parishioners traveled long distances, and the rector proclaimed the mission a spiritual uplift and huge success. The final gathering saw about 150 attendees bidding Godspeed to the evangelists.

Nabiae Church Army Wm. Griffith-Cochrane Anglican Church Churen Nablae Parish R. P. Thomas S. J. Pearsall G. ©. Coad St. Paul's Church Nabiac

Subterranean clover boosts poor soil in Dunrogg district

Ahoren, Hunter River agrostologist, reports on farms in Dunrogg showing subterranean clover improves pastures and yields. He notes sowing 3 lb of seed and 1 lb of superphosphate per acre, with ploughing or deep renovation giving best results. Brewer’s trials on pipeclay soil prove clover’s fertility gains, cows improve, and maize yields rise. lime and superphosphate boost plots, while red clover and perennial rye grass also show promise. Renovation with a reno vator or ploughing favored to manage paspalum and maintain fertile pastures for dairy farming.

C. E. Ahrens Hunter River Dun- Rog Howard Brewer Mershdisle Brewer R. L. Fitzgerald Dungog Department of Agriculture CH. Smith Bandon Grové Hooke Wirraguilla

Sydney Stock Sale Reports Variable Meat Prices

Commercial. Homebush stock sales Sydney Thursday. Cattle buyers used free market for quality, close values near last day’s improved rates. Yardage 2622 across quality poor, prime heavy cattle scarce, prime lightweight beet sparse. Farkers dearer. Winchcombe Carson Ltd notes Tuesday Sydney sale: total 1050 pigs. Medium quality porkers common, prime porkers scarce. Baconers firm, backfatters lower. Backfatters extra prime 120 lb 42 to 48 shillings, 95 lb to 110 lb 38 to 42. Porkers 70 to 90 lb 34 to 38, 50 to 70 lb 30 to 34, 30 to 50 lb 20 to 30.

Homebush Sydney

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