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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 14, 1953

Page

3

Diggers' Rodeo Posts Profit of £573 0s 11d at Gloucester Meet

At a Gloucester RSL sub-branch meeting the rodeo's final receipts and expenditure were presented. Total income reached £1807 16s 8d with £300 transferred to the hall building fund and £72 0s 11d left in bank. Profit from the rodeo was £573 0s 11d, praised by RBL members for the organizer and committee.

Gloucester R.S.L Tueday F.B1. Hall Building Bank Detwla Joan Plovius Prisk R.B.L

Brisbane Here s d Sales Record Price for Narrabri Bull Prize

Brisbane sales record shows Narrabri bull prize went to Gloucester buyers with a 1000 gms bull. Bexley Bushman from India topped reserve champion at 900 to Ball Camboon Pastoral. Hays of Nurrabri sold to Herbert Higgins and Bons of Gloucester. Ennisview Emperor by E R Reynolds also sold to Higgins and Sons. Forty Hereford bulls in Dalgety s catalogue nearly cleared with average price around 392 guineas.

Bexley Bushman Ind Ball Camboon Pastoral Gog Hays Nurrabri Herbert Higgins and Bons Gloucester Ennisview Emperor E. RR Reynolds Ennisview Herbert Higgins & Sons Dalgety

Gloucester to Contest Cup Final Against Dungog

Gloucester and Dungog meet in the Dungog Business and Sporting Men's Cup final on Sunday. Both sides were eliminated in other competitions, but this local clash should attract a large crowd. All players must be on the park at 1:45 to allow team selection.

Gloucester Dungog

Beetle plague devastates pastures and crops in district

Beetles devastate pastures and maize across farms with cabbage stems stripped and heads toppled. Some farmers report control by creosote to combat swarms, as district officials assess the extent of the outbreak.

Dated notes reveal parochial, water board dealings and rabbit purge

A fragment from Dorigo Gazette recounts Miss KE M Newman writing to St Pauls parochial council secretary O C Middleto and a warden's letter from St Pauls College. It mentions Mr Fisher of the Water Board delivering notes and a resident’s reply about honesty and a later rabbit eradiation effort. By August 1803 Riverstone Meat Co reports over 8000 rabbits removed, signaling the plateau pest has begun to ease for Landholders.

KE. M. Newman St Paul's Dungog Dorigo Gazette Riverstone Meat Co. Con Landholdara

No Passengers and the Duty to the Community

The passage urges public spirited action and collective responsibility. It argues everyone benefits from the community and should contribute to the common good, performing duties for the welfare of all rather than personal interest. It emphasizes loyalty, civic duty, and remembering the whole over individual parts.

Fetter de Vatiends

Local shopper reports missing glove and shoes purchase issue

A brief shopper note notes a glove slip and missing slippers from a sale dated 12 8. The seller Hilderics Shoes is cited with a 5 unit price reference, seeking resolution.

New Shire Proposal Sparks North Coast Debate

The article reports rising interest in local government reform along the North Coast led by Forvier. Proposals include forming a Lakes Shire from Wallamba to Tea Gardens, potentially dissolving Stroud Shire, and redrawing boundaries to shift funding for tourist towns Forster and Tea Gardens. A bid to create a municipality at Tuncurry falters on population limits under the Tea Oer Act, delaying broader municipal change.

Forater Tuncurry Lakes Wallamba Tea Gardens Portia Eliminaton Stroud Walsh Gomme Forster and Tea Gardens Department of Local Government Au Stroud Shire Wocember

Big rise in Melbourne cattle market reported

Dalgety News Service notes a strong lift in Melbourne cattle values as Southern district buyers from Sydney and Albury push demand. Prime yearlings cows and heifers gain £2 to £3, bullocks £1 to £2 per head. Dalgety’s sale includes W Latimore Gloucester 71 vealers at £23 12.

Dalgety Homebush Albury W. Latimore Gloucester

Local Chicks Day-Old and Started for Sale

Available May to October with sexing guaranteed by Sexa scope method. Crossbreds and White Leghorns offered, day old pallets and unsexed stock listed with prices. Delivery every Thursday from Norling Bros at Wingham Road, Taree. Freight extra, packing free.

X-Bueda X-Breda Os W. Legh W.L Norling Bs Wingham Road Taree

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