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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1950
Page
2
Mr J Bell of Webster Jack and McDonald will visit Gloucester at a later date and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel. Appointments can be made through Street and Parish Pty Ltd with the Gloucester phone number 5.
Rainfall in Gloucester shows 15 points yesterday and 9 am today. month total 117 points. J B Noonan named district agronomist at Taree, succeeding J M Pitt who retires September 15. both attend Grafton conference August 29 30. Hastings River Jockey Club re formed at Fort Macquarie aims to race as a primary club pending registration and dates in September. Majestic programmes highlight Abbott and Costello in African Screams with Sundown Valley and Red Stallion then The Fan shown as a double feature this Friday through Monday.
Mr and Mrs Wooley of Ward's River welcomed a son at Roma Private Hospital on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Buze Laretan of Denison Street welcomed a daughter at Roma Private Hospital yesterday. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Eric Rowney of Taree on a son born at Roma Private Hospital last night. Mr A L Farley returned home after attending the Annual State Congress of the RSL as the Gloucester Sub Branch delegate.
Gloucester hosts a football weekend with two matches at 2 p.m. on Saturday against the Golfers and on Sunday featuring two Wal lamba League sides. Gloucester’s lineup for the Golfers clash includes Milne, Tiedeman, Brunin, Monro, Parish, Wilson, Sheriff, Swinton, Barrett, Smith, O'Brien, West, McInnes, Middlebrook, Allen, and West. The Gloucester Golf Club will supply players for a Saturday game against Gloucester Football Club, including Deards, Garner, Muddie, E Garner, Wilson, Yates, Ryan, Giddey, Laurie, Dargan, Easton, Reichert, Herb Wilson, and Garner, all club members. proof available from the club secretary or treasurer.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 2165 good quality yarded at Home Bush. Market opened brighter to 10 shillings dearer. Best dealers to 116 shillings, steers 106 shillings, heifers 14? bullocks 83? cows 44 shillings per 100 pounds.
Mid North Coast councils clash over whether to retain the current Gloucester route or adopt a new path via Karuah and Nabiac. Wingham, Macleay, and Gloucester back the present road. Taree favors the new route. Deputation to Federal Government seeks funds to upgrade the Gloucester-Taree section at highway standards.
July payments to district suppliers of cream from the Gloucester dairy complex and NSW Milk Board totaled 15,137 pounds 16 shillings 2 pence. Cream paid 2 shillings 6 pence and 2 shillings 4 pence for choicest and second grade, up 4 pence per pound from July 1949. Butter output rose to 36,756 pounds, with 3,765 pounds second grade, and 89,428 gallons of milk treated, while no surplus milk was sold.
Trilene approved by the N S W Ambulance Transport Service Board for pain relief is now in use in all Manning District ambulances including Gloucester Port Macquarie and Wauchope. Superintendent C E Wiseman says results have been satisfactory. The liquid inhalant is self-administered via mask, harmless with no after effects and used mainly in maternity major accidents burns and severe pain. The eight ambulances cost about £100 to equip with the device.
Gloucester Shire Council reports new subscriptions to the Flood Victims Relief Fund. Previously acknowledged £13/4. EL Byem contributed £20, bringing the total to date to a higher figure.
The Fulton Cup rounds finished Sunday with about twelve strokes separating top and bottom scores. Warren Deards and Tom Chariton share 146 nett, followed by Geo Garner 148 and Ron Smith 149. Reichert posted 69 nett in Sunday’s Stroke event, while Ted Garner won Saturday’s Stableford with a strong score.
Doctors at Crown Street Hospital saved a newborn girl by a blood transfusion after she developed jaundice within an hour of birth. A separate notice proposes a national scheme for free milk distribution to schoolchildren starting February 1, 1851.
A meeting of Ex-Servicemen is called for Friday August 23 1900 at the School of Art Hall to form the Gloucester Soldiers Club. W W Wilson presides. A business man seeks private board and lodging. apply at the Advocate office.
The husband thanks Dr Bork Sister Forbes and Roma Private Hospital staff and all friends for help. In loving memory of my dear wife and mother who passed away August 25. Deep in our hearts the memory will live on. Inserted by daughter-in-law Shirley.
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