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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 23, 1932

Page

3

Breach widens between Lyons government and Country Party

Sydney reports the Lyons government and the Country Party drifting apart as adjournment motions may be used to discuss exchange, tariffs, and other platform points. Dr Page says the party remains loyal while urging action on tariff revision, minimum wage, hours standards, constitutional reform, and deportation of communists. Senator Hardy criticizes inaction and calls for 60 country rallies to press demands.

Sydney Lyons Country Party Page United Australia Party United Country Party Page Wild Economie Committee Ottawa Australia Empire Charles Hardy United Country Movement Hardy

Gloucester Cup Trophy Exchange After Wauchope Match

Willy McNeill of Taree attended the Gloucester game between Wauchope and Gloucester Cup teams and presented the Challenge Shield to Gloucester District Rugby League. Wauchope then received the shield from Wauchope’s team as league president, with plans set for Gloucester Cup teams to visit Wauchope to reclaim the trophy. The Cundle Cup Team, Manning Camp premiers 1932, will visit Gloucester next Saturday to face the local Cup Team, noted for speed and strong backs, promising a tough contest.

Willy McNeill Taree Wauchope Gloucester Wally Gloucester District Rugby League W. Kent Cundle

New Forestry Act Regulations Amended in Gazette

Regulation 87 of the Forestry Act amended requires every person handling native timber to provide a declaration detailing quantity and description of timber, land of origin, destination, and to furnish records on demand. Noncompliance within fourteen days is an offence. In other news, William Vogt sustained a broken nose and laceration from a golf club strike at Murgon links, needing stitches.

William Vogt

Wingham Pioneer Donald Stewart Dies

Wingham loses a longtime resident and community servant Donald Stewart who guided Manning district as Town Clerk for years and held roles with the Upper Manning A and H Association the Wingham School of Arts library and local Odd Fellows branch He served at polling booths and his funeral drew a large crowd Rev S P Stewart officiated at the graveside and the ceremony.

Donald Stewart Wingham Manning Manning A. and H. Association Stewart P. Stewart

Russian poverty and state capitalism debated at congress

Melbourne economist Mr E C Dyason described Russia as state capitalist in finance and production rather than communist. He cited log huts and bread queues, noting extreme rural poverty, mixed ownership in agriculture, and low efficiency in secondary industries. He contrasted fascist Italy's order with Russia and Australia, predicting industrialised nations leaning toward fascism over communism.

E. C. Dyason Melbourne Russia Italy Economists, Statistics and Social Science Science Congress Ary Dyason Orth Australia Germany America

Dame Nellie Melba Tiara Mystery and Obscure Data

Executors give up hope of recovering Melba tiara valued at £20000 under her will. The fragment mentions Pamela Armstrong as granddaughter and theories of diamonds re-sold after breakup. Also scattered notes claim England last public execution 1808 and travel/telecom stats for the era.

Nellie Melba Melb Will Pamela Armatrong Usal

Sunday church services listed for Gloucester area

The notice details multiple church services across denominations in Gloucester on the 1st and following Sundays. It lists times for Church of England, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregational Mission, and Stroud Baptist churches, with pastors and notes on collections and Sunday School.

Church OF England Gloucester H.C Tugrabakh Berbora H. W. Rogers Presbyterian Church Barrington Faulland Home Missions A. Alexander

Native Gumption and a Maori Separator Tale

An older account recalls a Maori woman learning to operate the Alfé-Laval separator with limited English. The tale centers on miscomprehension, a trial with timing, and a clever improvised bench setup to ensure consistent separation, illustrating cross cultural workshop humor and practical problem solving.

Pirri Rua

Blacksmithing and Wheelwrighting Reopens Services

Mr. than Redman announces the recommencement of blacksmithing and wheelwrighting work starting Monday the 4th inst. He pledges to see old clients. All classes of smithing and wheelwrighting carried out. Norse-shoeing from 6d, plough shares resteld from 3d. Sulky tyres offered from 14d per pair. All other classes of work reduced in price.

Than Redman

Maitland School of Arts to Transfer After Offer

A town landmark, the Maitland School of Arts, will be transferred following a Tuesday meeting where trustees unanimously accepted an offer of £2000 minus 2 percent selling commission. The move follows decades of service as the town library and art center, with locals reacting to the forthcoming change.

Maitland School of Arts

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