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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 19, 1938

Page

2

Fire at Coffs Harbour guts six shops and damages £8000

Damages estimated at £8000 followed a late night fire at a lock up premises known as Burker's Buildings at the High and Moonee Streets intersection in Coff's Harbour. Six separate businesses were gutted. the Wilding stock valued around £2500 was partially insured. Also noted: obituaries and local notices including Annie Lynch's death and funeral details, plus regional civic items and sales notices.

Cowf's Harbour Burker High Moonee Streets Coff’s Harbour W. Buckler Coffs Harbour Hts Sydney

Gloucester Hospital Movement Faces Funding Hurdles

A Gloucester Hospital Movement meeting revealed only two residents outside the directors as subscribers with a ten shilling fee. The board reported over £4000 available, plans for a 22 bed hospital, a seven acre site, and government aid offsetting half the cost. New directors elected to fill five seats, replacing J H Smith who did not seek re-election.

Pho A. F. Moore Gloucester Sofers Attive P. H. Deards Messrs. Matthewson and Heving Lown Ari Brhe Gloucester Soldier Memorial Hospital Messrs B.D. MacAndrew M J. Landers H. A. Bignell

Book Social at School of Arts Club library social

A book social organized by librarian H Jarrett drew sixty to seventy attendees in the hall on a Tuesday night. Ladies predominated as badges depicting book titles were worn, prizes awarded for quizzing, with many sketches and humorous readings by Dr Anderson and Frank Foley. Music by Mrs Yoole accompanied supper and dancing, hosted by Mrs Hill and others.

Schoo of Arts Club H. Jarrett J. W. Hawdon D.C. Rye Indies Gents Chanailes Hill Isemp Jean Waston Anderson Monsrs Don McRae Frank Foley Kemp Faston Dr Anderson Jarrett School of Arts M. A. Newton

Developmental Road 1130 Funds Curtailment Delays Works

A government department informs Gloucester Shire Council that no further developmental road funds are available now. A Frosts deviation project will proceed once funds are provided, with plans nearing completion. Other Little Manning and Barnard River crossings will be addressed as funds permit amid many similar requests. Also notes a test finding women’s skin is cooler than men’s by one degree on average.

C. B. Bennett Mild Department of Main Resdk Gloucester Shire Cornci Frost's Little Manning Barnard Rivera Department of Councils

Local Land Board awards compensation for improvements

At the Local Land Board meeting led by Mr. Connelly, Dr. H. Kesteven seeking £276 for pasture, fencing, a new cottage and silo on a tenancy near Bullandetsit, was partly upheld. The board found notices or consents lacking for several items but approved £130 plus £3 3s costs for the cottage work, with other lease and withdrawal cases noted.

Surveyor Rekford Crown H. L. Kesteven HJ. Flannery Sabiati W. W. Hawdoh Gloucester Kesteven White Sydney A.C Blanch P. Carson Alg Wand TE. Newton Allen Taylor Amt Ca Inot Slobhingon Pascoe H. W. Hewitt R. McNaughton W.T. Payne R. E. Zeininger M. Lawrie Read Purchase Parish Womboln Tomilney Int. Coremerrial Banking Co. of Sydney Ltd A.C.P L. and V. Court Koriga G. A. Binge and Sons Craven County Troncester J. Randle CA. Redman Redman i E. M Creagh P. V. Randle Giro, Co Hawes Thomas D. Healey L. G. Carter N. J. Carter

Progressive pairs to replace games in tomorrow’s event

The green announces a change to scoring from games to points for tomorrow’s match and sets entry closes at 2 p.m. Entries can be telephoned to the club house between 1:45 and 2 p.m. A planned rink competition for the 27th was dropped due to a likely odd count and uncertain attendance.

Police locate woman after corrosive sublimate mix up

Liege police traced a woman who six hours earlier had been sold corrosive sublimate by a chemist mistaken for a vermifuge. At 4 a.m. police woke the quarter, and after two hours’ inquiries she was found waiting for her child to wake before giving the poison antidote.

Liege

Gloucester Junior Farmers movement prompts rural expansion

The Gloucester Junior Farmers club, under Mr Sims and Mr Lowbridge, grows from schoolchildren to country districts. Members engage in gardens poultry and sewing while pursuing aims to improve fertiliser knowledge, stock selection, feeding, and farm income. An advisory committee and life badge fee are noted.

My. FO. Sims HUD Dinetriet Gloucester Aiajority Sima Lowbridge Qasiat Heise Hon Cli Sims Helen Myyane Stirs Jaen Juniers District Rural School P.O. Bow Kempsey

Tenders invited for spigot with socket drawings

Tenders are invited for supply of a spigot with socket and drawings No 2 VE a6 ST. Details and conditions refer to local government notices with design name Gondi Lion. Submissions close by Monday September 1 1994.

Connell Chambers Connell Gee Seelion Rimpire Harry N, Chaplin Shine Clerk

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Aaa Draper and Mercer Hodder & Stoughton Mulford Ne Grey Seltzer Goodchild Charteris Apper Amon A. 1 Cavanough General Motors Buick Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Vauxhall la Salle Bedford Nash Fisk Mater Radiola Harvey Ivers Manning ST Taree R. S. Wilson & Coy. Incorporated Accountants Church Street George St R. 8. Wilson Auls al Asaa Association of Accountants of Aust Society of Accountants & Auditors England M&s. A. A. Lynch Mountain Home Annie Mary Lynch George Lynch W. H. Lynch Joseph Harolst Bulline G. D. Marquet Wallayobha John George Earnest Lynch W. J. Lambert Wingham Moe Tov L. Ayscough Howrard MLR. Times INIGO Nsw Queensland Inige Jones Manilla Grazieys Tamawork Inigo Jones Bien Gloucester School E. Bennett M.L.A B.C. Harkness Gloucester Parents and ‘Citizens' Association Exircation H. Gray The Gloucester Paren's and Citizens’ Association Mervyn Hazelwood East Maitland High School Church OF England Majestic Theatre Ladies’ Guild Mworth Unis A. L. Stewart and Co Tamworth H. H Capper J, Enright K. A. Fraser Meunry W. E. Sparke (Ger) Pty. Ltd Devon Hereford Durham Tom Hicks Paterson Gloucester Hospital Book Social Local Land Board Mr. T. Connelly Charman Wilson and Laurie H. Coote W. McGown L. Ste Vena J McRae L. Rye B. Wood Channel H. McLeod BH Anderson Drinkwater Chashon FR. Street Glovery Spence Branch’s Western Suburbs Gloucester Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd Barrington River Glendonald Yer Never Ward's River Craven Plateau A. Brorson W A. Nash Wockets Road Chas Blanch Teeedery Orler Tate A. L. Stewart & CO Jersey Capper Gerd Witr Rolwarra Maitland Jornright Mating BA Prashh & LO Synneve Kel Hamdiaeiy Her Shire OF Ponnet Chantiers Gloucester New Vth Gloucester Hotel Glynewstey Barrngton Burchery al Barrington Kap MRSC A -Taylor G. Penfold Street & Parish A. H. & Po Association A. H. & P. Association B P. Dawson Singer Drophenda Singer W. Bedford Pultney St WE. Spark PD Smyth Keegan Shaw Webes H. Kirk and Sons C. Griffin F. McDonall Chris James W. E. Sparke V. E. Sparee Gloucester) Pty., Ltd Haldocks Ant Memali Vmn Baty Bes North Uist Victoria Y Mot Pulteney Streets Supreme Court OF New South Wales George Arrowsmith Barrington New South Wales William John Arrowsmith T He Linder Hawdon & Hawdon Aubrey Hallorat Martin Place Nada Addis
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