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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 17, 1926

Page

3

Stumps Fly In Fifth Test At The Oval

Remarkable bowling by Arthur Malley for England kept Australia to 60 at stumps in the first day. Malley’s five wickets punctured the English innings while Hobbs and Sutcliffe offered the only substantial stand for England. Australia closed at four for sixty, with Macartney and Callin among the early scorers.

Fae Arthur Malley the Oval Malley Hobby Sutellite Sutcliffe Chapman Hendren Woolley Stevens Talantera Grimmeth Gate Bardsley Macartney Gregory Melt My Cartney Aiphardaan Australia Woonfall Murdsley

Divining Rod Experiments Skeptic Sheds Doubt In Cornhill Style

Rowland Burgess recounts water-diviner tests with an architect friend, showing how two people sharing a circuit could make a divining rod move over a buried stream. Attempts to replicate with one person failed until linked touch produced telegraphic reactions. The duo note varying motions and conclude the phenomenon follows a natural law, though later effects faded.

Rowland Burgess Cornhill

Maitland Markets Show Mixed Cattle and Pigs Trade

In Maitland market reports, cattle yarding totaled about 4000 head with prime and heavy lots steady for quality, while lighter grades eased. Vealers and calves traded briskly with prime prices firm. cows quoted up to 9 and 10 shillings per pound equivalents. Pigs saw strong demand for prime bacon pigs, with heavy weights firmer and stores and slips improving. horse consignments from multiple districts were sold despite some lower-quality lots.

Maitland Krom W. Starke J. Earigit J. Buright Toowoomba Mungind Scone Buggabri Emerald Hill Jerry's Plains Denman Wingham Taree Toca

Market prices for draught and farm animal sorts

Auction notes show heavy draughts priced £24 to £32 and farming sorts £11 to £41 8s 10d. Aged lots from £9, artillery and cart sorts £9 to £16, other items £4. Best light charges up to £11 and other entries from £4.

Church Services Across Gloucester and Nearby Towns

Sunday services listed for Gloucester and surrounding areas include 12th Sunday after Trinity with details for D H Cuerabakh at 7:30 and 2.80 at Bar rington Hall, plus services at Invergordon Berrica and other churches. Special farewell and Bible class times noted, with congregational services at Craven Stratford and Mount George venues. Reverends TL Willings and H Harman referenced among multiple denominations including Presbyterian and Congregational.

Guualu England Trinity Glouceater H.cuerabakh Barrington Hall Gloucester BRY H. W. Rogers Methodist Church Craven Stratford

WEATIES SPRING PROMISES WARMER DAYS AHEAD

From our correspondent the weather改善 notes frosty spells easing as days lengthen and temperatures rise. Personal items mention Ken Corbell improving after a week in care and Mr Higgins and Hines hoping for a speedy recovery. J W Corkett plans to buy an Akuddin lamp for his home and family while the Barrington Hall incoming committee is urged to update the present meeting system.

Ken Corbell Higgins Hines J. W. Corkett Wolf and Family Barrington Hall

Unclear Text Fragment on School and Library Project

Fragmentary OCR mentions a school, teachers, and a library project. It references The Mathers Club, Wistrie Mural School, a white duty library, and a public room possibly for the library. Details are garbled with multiple misspellings and stray numbers, making precise events hard to determine.

Mathers Wistrie Mural School Bengull

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