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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 08, 1947

Page

3

Poultry Show Special Prizes Awarded At Gloucester Club

At the Gloucester Poultry Club show last weekend several especial prizes were awarded. Winners included F Carpenter for Mr A Tate's trophy, H E Green for a 1/1 prize, Darrell McInnes for best opposite sex in Junior Farmers with a white Leghorn hen, W Grenhorn for best game with an Indian cockerel, and Fred Carpenter for best Austra jorp. C V Hardes won best Barred Rock with a Light Plymouth Rock cock. Les Relf claimed best Leghorn male and best Leghorn female, H E Green won an egg setting prize for Light Breeding Trio, and C Middleton won a bag of corn for Heavy Breeding Trio. A Shelton won the 1/1 prize for best Rhodes Red with his hen. G Winnicombe won 10/6 for Minorcas with his pallet, Wal Ribbons won 10/6 for Antena cockerel. Cage Birds: Tom Stanford won a for pair of stock pigeons donated by F Cook. G Maiden won 5/- for best canary. L Irwin, I Belcher, Bowman Farm won best cage bird, and Les Relf’s 5/- for best parrot or cockatoo with Crimson Rozelle. Junior Farmers honors went to Hancock Australorp male for best Australorp female John Rel. Don Shaw’s white Leghorn eggs for female. and Gordon Masien for best male. Bantams: Martin & Knight won 10/6 for Old English Spangled female. Waterfowl: Don Shaw won 10/6 with Muscovy drake.

Gloucester Poultry Club F. Carpenter A. Tate H. E. Green Darrell McInnes Barrington W. Grenhorn Aberdeen P. le Quesnne Fred Carpenter P. le Queane C. V. Hardes Lansdowne Mr. le Quesne Les Relf Mr. &. Jones A. Madden C. Middleton G. Winnicombe Coopernook Wal Ribbons Tom Stanford Stratford F. Cook G. Maiden Les. Relfs L. Irwin I. Belcher Bowman Farm L. Farley Hancock John Rel BH. Hancock Bret Gordon Masien Don Shaw

Cattle sales report from Sydney market week

Commercial HOMEBUSH STOCK SALES SYDNEY, Thursday. Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. report 2933 cattle yarded with small selection of food bullocks. Prices vary: Wyaga P/ship steers to £18/2 with averages. cows and vealers show mixed gains and declines. McKenzie Caroona and Munro Moree consignments feature multiple cows and vealers, averages noted. Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 2933 cattle yarded, market opening firm, top vealers to 62, steers to 1, heifers to 84, bullocks to 60, cows to 4T per 100 lb.

Homebush Sydney Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd Wyaga P Wearne AL McKenzie Caroona A. G. F. Munro Moree J. Saville

Golf Notes Win Fulton Cup Play-off And Laurie Cup

Ross Street won the Fulton Cup play-off and captured the Laurie Cup with a 68. E B Harris annexed the Horner Cup with a 131 net. Championship play and flag and par events are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

Ross Street E. BH. Harris

Abbott undertakes five week touring trek through New England

Member for New England J P F Abbott completed a lengthy five week itinerary visiting Glen Innes Glencoe Ben Lomond Lis ngothlin Guyra Tingha Bundarra Armidale Uralla Kentucky Woolbrook Wala wa Tamworth Maitland district Largs Hinton Woodville Bolwarra Paterson Vacy Greaford Clarence Town Raymond Terrace William Town Anna Bay Nelsons Bay Medowie L Turner's Creek Stroud Road Ward's River Craven Stratford Gloucester Scone Aberdeen Muswellbrook Bunnan Merriw Manilla Barraba meeting many constituents and receiving warm welcomes as he discussed personal and general issues.

J P F. Abbott New England Glen Innes Glencoe Ben Lomond Lisngothlin Guyta Tingha Bundarm Armidale Uralla Kentucky Woolbrook Waleha Tamworth Scone Aberdeen Muswellbrook Bunnan Merriw Manilla Barraba Abbott

Stratford Red Cross annual meeting notes finance and officers

The Ver Stratford branch of the Red Cross met at Stratford Hall on Thursday July 24 at 2 pm. Members present included Mrs James Blanch, John Rather, J. Winham, E. Bowen, J. Rudkin, Mrs Martin, Robinson, G Yates, and Elanch. apologies were received from several. The secretary and treasurer reported year ending June 30 1947, with 145 sent to Headquarters, Flood Relief £10, Red Cross Day £2 8 6, Handicrafts £6 30, total raised £64 2 4, and balances of £30 4 4 start and £14 5 8 end. New officers elected: President Mrs E Blanch, Vice-Presidents Mrs J Rudkin and Mrs C Martin, Secretary Mrs G Yates (acting), Treasurer Mrs John Batley, Barronesses Mesdames James Batley and Durbidge. Afternoon tea followed.

Stratford Stratford Hall Thoradas James [Tatley John Rather J. Winham E. Bowen J. Rudkin Marlin Robinson G Yates Elanch Sirs. Blanch Red Cross

First Percheron Stud in New South Wales

The Department of Agriculture will establish the first Percheron stud at Wagga Experiment Farm led by the imported Kilham Commando. The 17.1 hand dapple grey stallion will breed with selected mares at the Clydesdale stud and in surrounding districts to boost high class draught horses in Australia.

New South Wales Department of Agriculture Wagga Experiment Farm Clydesdale Stud Wagon Experiment England T.S.A Canada Scotland

Train the Young to Take Your Place in Wisdom's Way

A compact poem urges guiding the young to pace progress with pride and instruction. It emphasizes sharing wisdom and daily knowledge, noting the value of calm discipline and the steady transfer of understanding to eager minds.

Wanted to Buy Palings and Second Hand Frame Pianos

Full value paid. Call, write or phone Ei za8. Palings, 130 Hunter Street, Newcastle.

Hunter Street Newcastle

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