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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1942
Page
2
Optometrists D. I. McDonald Honours F.B.C.A. London will visit Gloucester on October 10 and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The visit is organized by Webster Jack and McDonald Sydney Pty Limited.
Gloucester Park hosts a patriotic sports meeting by Gangai and Bow man Farm V D C with a full programme. Track improvements include fencing and parking. crowds期待 a lively day with officials busy. Also euchre party and dance at Majestic Theatre by Returned Soldiers' League. Personal notes report two Gloucester boys listed as missing in the latest casualty list. Engagement announced between Joyce Barry and Ernest Wisemantel. Health inspector appointment hiccup at Gloucester. other candidates considered. Pioneer Mr Robert Pritchell of Stroud dies aged 78. long-time North Coast Railway worker. Sydney pig values show varied market quotes for baconers workers and packers.
Oak State M L A R L Pitzgerald visited Gloucester on Thursday regarding parliamentary duties. He has nearly recovered from his injured leg and plans to attend the forthcoming VBC Spars.
Dangers of playing near railway yards urged as schools close for holidays. Railway officers are busy with traffic, so parents and social groups must help keep children away from tracks and crossings.
An elderly boy Alfie Worth, 74, was struck by a stump when a tree he felled toppled another tree at Bullahdelah on Friday. He suffered a forehead bruise pelvis injuries and skinning to an arm, and was taken to the MRD Hospital for treatment. He is reported to be recovering.
Mr. C Debenham of Coff's Harbour butter factory reports twenty eight dairy farms have closed and sixty percent of remaining farmers cut herd sizes. Calves born were slaughtered at a very high rate, half of which were heifer calves. Causes cited include call up of manpower, low dairy prices, migration of farming families to cities for wages, and farms shifting to small seasonal crops. Lieut. Cutler V C received a motor car funded by public servants' subscriptions.
A commercial note records a clearing dairy sale at Bowman Farm on Thursday the 27th attended by a large and representative buyers group. Cattle and farm implements moved at satisfactory prices with cows reaching up to £11 12s 6d and a saddle mare at £27, plus numerous entries across cows heifers calves and farm equipment. Various buyers including named sellers and bidders are listed with individual bids and outcomes.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports from Sydney on a cattle sale with 213 head yarded. Prime cattle sold unevenly, with best dealers up to 66, steers to 52, heifers 48, bullocks 46, cows 42, and lighter cattle around 100 lb.
Minister for Agriculture Mr Dunn plans a bill to amend the P P Board Act placing pasture protection boards under ministerial supervision. He says the change will transfer leasing powers to the Government, streamline management, and adjust board scope across the state.
The Commonwealth Government plans drastic steps to curb pig rush buying across Australia. Commerce Minister Scully cited buyers paying 50 percent above baconer prices guaranteed earlier. He warned baconers were inflated for conversion to pork, risking bacon supplies for service and export. He will consult price authorities to set maximum prices at or near government guarantees. The government is also monitoring prices for other meats.
The Minister for the Army said on Wednesday that the Australian Council in Tobruk performed extraordinary feats of surgery and endurance under siege conditions during the hardship of the Tobruk siege.
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