Maitland and Sydney Stock Sales Report Cattle Calves Pigs
Sydney cattle demand strengthened with good beef prices up to 14s per 100lbs and 5s to 10s gains on top lines. Maitland fat cattle yarded about 870 with prime bulls to 12 and show bulls to 17 5 6. cows to 5. calves about 200. Pigs around 350 penned with best heavy hogs to 120s and baconers to 60s. slips and suckers in high supply and advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omebush
Sydney
Ventera
Maitland
Gloucester Team Named For Taree Hockey Match On Saturday
Gloucester selects Afigies Cox Garner Mrs Conn Mrs King Miss Green Parish Gillham captain James O Yates B Penfold Jones J Penfold emergency to face Taree Business Girls at Taree on August 19. Team meets at Garner's corner at 1 pm. Dental surgeon David H Hill advertises unbreakable plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Taree Business Girls
Taree
Afigies
Garner
Conn
Sawmills and shipyards shaped early Wallamba region history
The reminiscence details John Wright and partners at Myall Lakes around 1875 to 1877, Wright establishing a sawmill and store at North Shore Tuncurry, his shipyard producing the Marion Mayfield tug and many steamers including Tuncurry and Glenreagh. It notes workers like Abe Mills and the De Lore brothers, Wright’s son Ernie lengthening the Tuncurry steamer, and the dangers before the tug’s arrival. Breckenridge later moves to Fairford with a sawmill, bringing staff and rivercraft, while roads were scarce and a bridle track linked Krambach to Tuncurry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallamba River
John Wright
Alex. Croll
Jas. Croll
Dungog
E. Rogers
Camden Haven
Myall Lakes
Wright
Tuncurry
North Shore
Abe Mills
de Lore Brothers
Andrew de Lore
Marion Mayfield
Stanley
Bellinger
Nambucca
Our Jack
Buccra
Ernie Wright
Marion ‘Mayfield
Marion Mayfeld
John Breckenridge
Forster
Messrs. J. and
T. Miles
Fairford
Felix Mead
Sam McGill
Long
West Maitland
Hunter
Morpeth
Paterson
Hinton
Moree
W. J. Ritchie
Fred
Hadley
Wylie Breckenridge
Miss Breck
Fallford
Larry's Plat
Avalon
Krambach
A POSTAL PEST Chain Letter Nuisance
A Victorian style notice condemns chain letters sent through the post as a nuisance. It explains how letters urge recipients to copy and circulate to many others, multiplying rapidly and exploiting superstitious fear for revenue. One such letter recently reached postal authorities.
School calendar for the year with dates and exams
The notice lists dates for holidays and exam entries. August 25 marks Nationa Day and Bird Day, September 1 begins spring vacation and the Intermediate Certificate entries due, September 12 school reopens after spring break, October 4 is the final date for annual University Examinations entries and Leaving Certificate reports, October 11 closes applications for Junior Clerks to Teach Office of Public Service Board, October 26 Wentworth Anniversary, and October 40 notes Superior Public Schools second year examinations begin. The schedule includes term starts Michaelmas and course related deadlines for exams and permissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nationa
University
Permissin
Office of Public Service Board
Burnariea
Wentworth
Superior Public Schools
Chain letters warned of disaster and postal penalties
The article notes letters promising dire fates unless forwarded, estimating rapid multiplication if kept, and explains postal rules that ban such chain letters. It details fines for those sending them and states suspected letters are sent to the Dead Letter Office for destruction.
Sunday Church Services Across Gloucester and Town
The notice lists Sunday service schedules for multiple denominations in Gloucester and surrounding areas including H C Barrington Church Rev H W Rogers in Gloucester and various other churches. It notes a fellowship cancellation for tonight and details times for Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational Mission venues and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF England
Gloucester
H.C . Barrington
H. W. Rogers
Presbyterian Church
Rawdon Vale
Invergordon
A. Alexander
Also Mentioned on This Page
David H. J. Hill
Corbett
Wallamba
Methodist Church
Makester
School of Arts
Forbesdale
Mr. Marsh
Congregational Mission
Shannon Vale
Upper Craven
Barrington Hall
J. Buttle
Dan’s Winter Sale
S.W
S.S
W. OS
Indiana
W. A. Dan
Bargain Arcade
Gloucester and
Advocate” Office
Hoyparelle
Hoyle Co
Glass
Turstan
Ceda
Blue Bird Superior
Blue Bird
Dell Town
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