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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1948
Page
2
A notice states Webster Jack and BicDomala (Sydney) Pty Limited with Optenetrats ant Opticians will gather in Gloucester on Friday at the Commercial Hotel for a planned meeting or action.
The death occurred that night at her home in Denison Street at the age of 78. The funeral will be held the following afternoon at St Pauls Church of England with interment in the Gloucestershire portion. The service will be conducted by Reverend Horton.
A scanned Gloucestershire period piece notes teaching permissions for a school subject, visits by Reverend Father Shaney and MacEwas to Gloucester venues, plus arrivals at private hospitals and congratulations for newborns. It lists conference attendance, local society figures, and a few residents traveling between Gloucester, Melbourne, and Hobart with brief health and social notices.
The item appears as an OCR fragment about a peppermint product linked to Bean rotten 7 Woods. Readable text is insufficient to confirm a concrete event, date, or organization. No clear names, places, or actions emerge to form a factual card. The passage remains fragmentary with limited context.
The Eggleston Shield contest takes place at Taree on Sunday with Glow Comer veh noy not playing. Two Gloucester A Grade fixtures feature concise lineups including D Deards WF fade and Renorvy 4 O Brien, with Gloucester Boerve Grade team set to compete alongside Mundie Metones Wilson Wearns Se Ps and Ar QWUILEE Corey in a busy weekend of football and local matches.
The article notes the opening of a cheese factory at Moderickton on Wednesday April 1. It highlights long effort by the community and lists performances by notable figures including Sit Parle Pane, with various trade and production details mentioned in a period newspaper tone.
A fragmented OCR item reports cattle sale activity with figures referencing stock numbers and prices. Names and places are unclear, but the text mentions bidders and possible weights and lots. The damaged phrase suggests a farming community auction at a local fair with standard catalog entries.
Fragmentary text from Stroud Shire Council references a person named Gene and a program at Counds ton Prograce with unclear dates and details. Readable parts suggest an official notice or meeting reference without clear actions or outcomes. Further readable context is needed to identify the event, participants, or deadlines.
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