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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1954
Page
2
Fragmented OCR notes describe events at Gloucestershire on Friday including optician sales and a tennis committee update. Mentions names such as Mr Gaule Craven and Reg Andrews with limited legible details about times and venues.
A ballot drawing conducted by an official in a local room drew lots for a house and two bedrooms. Ten members of the public watched as Mrs. W. Bausioe Comlation and others presided. The minutes recorded the process and the final entries, including Mrs. BeGueen drawing the last names.
A garbled police filing of local sports and medical notices mentions footballer Ron Bron in an implied accident at a hospital in Glouveater with concussion and injury risks. It references Mrs McGreggan and Mrs Ted Mulligan and names several patients in Rama hospital with severe injuries and recent operations, and notes a well known loan businessman by May Twomey admitted to Nay ra Wéema hospital this week.
A city meeting debated the service charge issue with deputations urging payment and reporting on the pervading arrears. Figures cited showed a portion of consumers had not paid, while councilors warned against misinterpretation and called for a formal report to clarify charges and obligations.
A jumble of notices lists a Gift Evening anchored at a residence in Wallanbah on Saturday May 17 with handicap tournament details for men and women doubles, church fund appeals, and a Shaw production announcement for next Wednesday at CWA Rooms. Also included are a Presbyterian Sunday school fund note, a May sales plea, a monthly association meeting on April 18, and a trespass notice about removal of items and permits.
A noisy listing details a clearing sale with livestock including cows calves and heifers, various ages and breeds, plus machinery and items like manure tools. The fragment hints at buyers and lots though many words are garbled.
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