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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Apr 24, 1928

Page

3

Pigs and Cattle Auctions Reported Across Markets

Matthewson and report notes a fortnightly sale selling 480 fat and store pigs with strong porker and suckers demand and unchanged heavy pigs. Next sale planned for May. Sydney stock yards opened with 2700 cattle, prices steady to lastThursday. Maitland yarded about 250 cattle with firmer prime bullocks and cows, demand steady among dealers. EB Sparke and J Enright reported strong yardings and active selling at favorable rates.

Matthewson Mebush Sydney God Maitland EB. W. Sparke J. Enright

Dungog Races Feature Heavy Attendance and Slow Times

Dungog races Saturday drew a large crowd and ten bookmakers fell to punters as rain slowed going. Local Hack winner Sweet Urine clocked 0.4.04, Flying Handicap saw Don Remy prevail by a length in 0.62, and Derby Mite won First Novice in 0.523 with several favourites beaten.

Dungog Hesultz H. Jones Jones A. Hedson Jack Walsh W. Barnes Lady May Stevens I. A Lubra Walker Miss Corinna Slattery Galvin Buiken Beha Tastersall P. Farrell Don Remy Strange G. Wilson Wirensath Sones Garouba Cellet Boy Skuttery Pop Son Colleen Boy Sun Echo Wireneath W. Thompson McKell Ey G. Wilson Pa W. Moore Léo Ran Farrell W. Partridge Sylmine Fur B. Balken Tattersalls Ferrell Collee Bay

Sovereign Hats Offer Free Broadway Tie with Purchase

Advertises Sovereign Hats inviting men to buy hats with a bonus: with every Sovereign Hat purchased, a Broadway Tie valued at 4 shillings 6 pence is given free. The offer emphasizes the tie as a free accessory included in the sale.

GENTS' OVERCOATS AND ACCESSORIES AT STUDENT PRICES

A trade list advertises gabardine or tweed overcoats for men with double or single breasted cuts and pleated backs, priced from 32/6. It also markets travel cases in fibre and leather, trouser presses, novelty goody items, ladies and children's coats, and a Kayser gloves free offer with every crepe de chine dress length purchased.

From House Question on Road Funding and Education

In a House question Mr Bonnett probes the Acting Premier on a 820,000 Tusheed peat road project toward Nelon's Bay with a 4 metre gap. He asks about parliamentarians lost in a bus incident and calls for funds to finish the road. A lengthy note by Norm Douglas from South Wind critiques political and social reforms and outlines a proposed two year study abroad and two year Europe program for a young man before university.

Bonnett Neerle Nelon's Bay Mwe Manifolds Board Mr. Wottonstuyg Teddy Betas Callaugney Europe Norm Douglas

Oddities in Reformist Tales From a Troubled Era

A garbled list recalls famed figures consigned to unlikely fates from Edison being sent home from school to a dancer’s crowd to a taxi driver becoming a brigadier general. The fragment hints at varied destinies and social scorn, including Dickens as a boy worker and Burns as a plowboy.

Edison Whhool Ag Rhodes Jimmy Wilde Thomas Boncke Robert Burns James Wait Glasgow Guild of Mammoymens Clive India

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Rifles & Ammunition Street & Parish, Ltd Gloucester IONA Sen. Harris Rosiyn Sewing Eitier Roblys Thea SE Ewing Roslyn Hele Shunt Roslyn Plan Initient World N.S.W Gloucester Electric Supply Company, Ltd HOT Point Garner W. Batger Commercial Loucester F A. E. Tall Sovereign Ueamner & Fibre Velour Coats Call Morocco J. Whatson Ijcess Sucess A.V. Mahaffey O’brien Roller Son Abeaizo Rai J. F. O'Brien, Ltd West Maitland Neti Oon Britain Douglas Waddell Gloucester Hotel W. A. Phillips W. A.phillips Government Savings Bank Messrs Russell Hall & Davies Aco Copeland Worth Abbroy Constable Considine E. J. Beaton Alara Houte Hilo Statan Selions Malllaudd Dann Post Hart & Coy High Street John Hart Ronald Braby F.S.M.G A. I. Cavanough Chemist & Stationer House For Music Gramophones & Records Moyme Comino Bros Sylvester Peter IAMS
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