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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1944
Page
2
D T McDonald of Wobator and Jack McDonald of Sydney Ply compete in a late December vault event in Gloucester. Participants are invited to consult the committee at the local venue for details on timing and participation.
Current Topics cover community entertainments including The Major Theatre performances, notable actors like James Brown and Miss Middlebrook taking on roles, plus a feature on Mrs. Hollingsworth's wartime charity collections raising 400 to honor her patriotic zeal. Also noted are railway department sleeper inspections, racing association updates, Gloucester Red Cross events, and a social party at Roche Farm with prize distributions among attendees.
Government urges farmers and producers to contact the Allied Works Council for aid while the Interior Ministry tightens controls on spare parts and motor vehicle components. Officials promise price adjustments and continued restrictions on private materials, with emphasis on preserving essential supplies and reducing shortages.
A garbled report on Shire elections describes delays and confusion across divisions. Mentions names and places in a fragmented fashion, noting protest plans and pending returns, with scattered references to observers, dates, and locations amid a turbulent polling period.
Commercial report from Sydney and Maitland on cattle yarding totals of about 2800 at Bon and Badgory Ltd and 2960 at Winchearrine Iran Ltd. Prices ranged with best dealers to 19/13/6, bulls to 46/10, cows to 48 per hundredweight, overall trade described as good with some cheaper lines, brisk competition and a notable prime heavyweight and mid-weight run.
Reports of executive meetings detail motions on better housing conditions for tenants, trace chains for farm workers, and harness equipment rest for farms. Gloucester branch discusses cooperative county center and farm cooperation. The Raymond Terrace event is noted for February 27, 1965.
Gloucester churches announce Sunday services including Glouceater 14 and 450 Spoyar Syndgy. Lynford Smith Congregations in Upper Bostonyr Led by Pastor Graeme Smith. The Monthly Gospel Meeting to be held near Snuty with dates and welcoming notes.
Fragmentary OCR text references a man and a key item, with garbled names and places. It remains unclear who acted, what was seized, or when events occurred. The readable parts point to a narrative involving deception, a heroine, and a potential trial or revelation.
A dated political notice from Herbert Muddle of Moucaster urges support at the Shilew inction event held Saturday. The message asks readers to vote for him and pushes for turnout, signaling local campaign activity.
Office furniture sale listed for Saturday next 9 December at 2 PM. Items include sideboard wardrobe bedroom pieces, dining and living room furniture, tables chairs rugs linens crockery and household sundries. Also includes kitchenware and small appliances among the unspecified items.
Boxing Day sports at Barrington preview open lag races and maidens with names like Kade and Hee listed for a showy day. A wide program includes open bending races, a rescue race and several handicap events with entries due by December 21.
Registration of trainers jockeys and horsemen on Saturday December 30th 1944. All registrations can be made with HNC Gray Secretary G G or with Secretary M the Association. Racing Association Port Macquarie.
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