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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1948
Page
2
Fragmentary report notes a visit and honours involving D.1 McDonald and Lowen of Webster, with references to Sydney and Gloucester in Tan, LAE Tum from Ham, and a possible community or commercial setting. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
The Gloucester Advocate reports the death Sunday of Mr Felix Dyron aged 57. The funeral will be in Wollongong with burial at Wollongong cemetery. Survived by his wife and three children, Eomenboon Loom polters and others extend sympathies. A local athletic event and church services are noted for the following days with planned ceremonies and community gatherings.
Factory records for March show Gloucester Co op Dairy Company processing 18 000 gallons of milk and manufacturing large quantities of butter and cream. The pay roll totaled 1847 pounds with a rate of 1s 0d per gallon, reflecting significant production and wages for the period.
A jumble of names, places, and dates references to Seana straw Angela Grothies and others with scattered phrases about homes hospitals and events. The text mentions places like Maley Santermity Forrest Suthates and Narraweenna and references a Cottage at Garberen tomorrow with unclear narrative or context.
In the disrupted text a plan to extend the milk zone is discussed with references to local figures such as Mr J Bedewele and Mr Welly. The document notes a proposed milk price, a meeting to consider the measure, and expected outcomes including a new price around 74 cents per gallon and a desire to ease current constraints.
Ras district judges and organizers praised the Bulb vos Keramoneh led Steeda segment at the coastal Tablelands event held at the Exeas ARpoutiral Blin. Placings favored Western and South Coast regions with scattered scores and miscellaneous totals across districts including Central and Downe areas.
Unclear OCR text lists bowlers and scores from a local bowling event. Mentions include names like Steck Kendotl and Chopin, with scores such as 30 and 25:4. Several garbled phrases obscure teams or exact outcomes, but references to Saturday events and a sale-like note appear amid fragmented lines.
Tennis notes report varied outcomes across local courts with Park Bed and Park Blue Park Purple winning sets over Park Barring ton and other villages. Fresh results include wins for Wares Te Alover and Stratford, plus commentary on supplies, pricing, and an inspection of local vendors and the Freshway attack on timber and engineering details.
May meeting at the course features continuing handicap heats including Maiden Handicap and divisions with stakes around £20. A strong line of events and a good field are anticipated with professional bookmakers and public sales materials available on the grounds. The program includes improvers and veterans handicaps, with racing set to resume from midday and entries closing before the meeting.
Fragmentary OCR text references Dungog Cottage Hospital and a secretary. No clear event, date, or action is discernible. The readable items suggest administrative notation without concrete facts or identifiable entities beyond the hospital name.
Brief notes record a Gloucester football gathering with teams and players listed including Jat Grate Yates Buchan Wilkon McKnneas and Mackay. Minutes set for 143 and a 3 pm kickoff, with attendance and engagement details noted alongside names like Prahan Rentwat and J. Edwardn.
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