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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1937
Page
2
Last Tuesday's Gloucester lottery brought fortune to Garner's Cash Store employees with a 150 to holders prize. The piece notes staff reactions and keeps to local routine, while also detailing real estate sales in Bandon Estate subdivision and the Bowman farm auction.
Australians for twenty years have made a family repugt and influenza remedy with HEENZO. Add one bottle of concentrated HEENZO to water to create a large cough remedy equal to about 11½ worth of ready-made products. Purity makes it suitable for babies and adults.
School notes report weekly results in writing spelling and arithmetic. Mixed doubles in tennis won by Eric Young and Joyce Dargaville. remaining finals to be completed this week. Procedures for Gloucester Public School high school course and travel passes outlined. intermediate certificate exam begins Tuesday with nine candidates. Combined Schools annual sports meeting slated for Friday at Holly Center Park with about twenty schools expected to participate.
The will of Kenneth Mackay, grazier of Cargin Pungog, who died February 17 at age 78, leaves £1900 to his wife Helen and instructs £100 immediate payment. Horace Ayling to manage estate with a £21000 yearly salary and £44000 due February 1, 1911. Several £100 legacies to friends and the Gungal Cottage Hospital Presbyterian Church Dungog and others. Remaining estate to nephews John Kenneth Mackay Jr and Robert T Mackay.
A Gloucester Aero Club meeting at the aerodrome elected C W Street and M Laurie as officials with Mr Munro as Vice President and Mrs F Ponte as Secretary Treasurer. The club agreed to maintain members miles with the Newnastly Aero Club and planned a masquerade on October 5 to raise funds for aerodrome improvements and to settle a debt to Gloucester Shire Council over a faulty telephone line incident. An auction on a note was also planned for February.
Gloucester will meet South Newcastle next Sunday with a young 20 year old lineup led by M Shiells and J Gibbs in the forward ranks. Back row stars include Rowling Pitzsimmons Hall and Isenhowd. Gloucester No 2 faces Carsonville for the Landis Challenge Cup in the early match, while a Grand Masonic Ball with Newcastle Orchestra tops events at the Masonic Theatre on Thursday August 19.
A touring Australia act of thirty young entertainers performs at Gloucester Star Theatre next Tuesday August 17. The group features Colin Croft and George Nicholls in cross gender sketches, Ron Morris and Gordon Price in music and comedy, with a fourteen year old band conductor Charles Stanton. The programme, staged in South Africa six months prior, promises lively musical numbers and humorous sketches, with tickets 3/ 2/ 1/ and 6d for children. reserves available at Channel's newsagency.
Stratford and district held a largely attended social to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Ryan and family after five years of service. Speakers praised Mr Ryans civic, social and sporting work with the Progress Association and local clubs. The event included gifts, speeches, a supper and dancing, ending with fond farewells and thanks to organizers.
The Blaque Competition draw lists matchups such as McLeod versus D Rye and Channell versus Spence. Gloucester Golf Club hosts Open Championships August 24 to 27 with entries closing August 15. qualifying winners advance to 36 hole match play and consolation events, with several players posting par and near par rounds in stroke handicaps.
Last Saturday's results show A Grade Barrington defeating Fortesdale 1 set by 20 games, Fas tory 6 sets 45 games over Tee chers, and Park jiint with multiple matches. B Grade Park 1.7 sets 44 games. Teachers 2 sets 27 games. Uppland 7 sets 48 games over Bylline. Presbyterian 0 sets 88 games defeated Barrington Village. Factory 7 sets 48 games over Park TL. Stratford defeated Miyamiya 6 sets 37 games. Cai gat received a forfeit from Barrington.
A meeting of the Gloucester Branch of the P PIP will be held at the School of Arts on Wednesday next August 18 following the Special Meeting of the Gloucester Dairy Co Ltd. M Newton, Secretary.
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