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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
4
W. W. Hawdon, at Porrey, Solicitor, and Conveyancer, operates from Stroud and Gloucester. The notice outlines his professional services and geographic reach for legal work.
Gloucester district reports hail storms and heavy rains, noting farm work and dairy shipments. Local actions include land subdivision near the saw mill, road improvements, and a court fine for drunkenness. Parliament long discussion ends with a split vote on the North Coast Railway measure amid expectations the bill may be dropped this session.
Public notices list devotional hours and events across Gloucester Barrington and surrounding areas. Includes references to Rev W Powell Church of England funder and local devotional services with times and locations.
In Texas a countryman tries to sell fresh butter to a Dallas merchant. The merchant, via telephone, jokes about his wife having enough butter and cautions the seller not to fool him, calling out the countryside trader's bluff.
BH, Davey and a third party secure gold mining leases in Gloucester. Hindera and Craven receive parcels. A sizable nugget reportedly found near the promising town as stamping works start up. Miners eye Barrington river dredging amid chatter of gold along Kurrapit and Bowman rivers. Boxing Day events note Barrington. New Zealand footballers beat Cheshire.
The School of Arts xporta day on Saturday drew small crowds but produced lively racing. Officials including Mr Lines Gorton and Mr F Munro led the day with judges Messrs Buckley Higging and others officiating. Finan: a good day with several heats and a dead heat in the sprint races, culminating in a two horse finish by Donnelly and Landers as the fastest of the day. Local notices include a court verdict for Charles Gurnell and a complaint by local fishermen about slow fishing.
Copeland News mentions events at Bell tithe nee and the Feetivn henson with Morr Noumnay and Walsh returning. A new collage nears completion and a School of Arts project finishes. Anniversary Day planning, cricket club pavilion updates, and ornamental tree work at Nitowen are noted along with cemetery fence discussions and a minor fire incident.
The obituary notes the death of Lady Rawson on Advent Sunday during a voyage through the Red Sea. It speaks of family sorrow, the widowed husband Sir Richard, and the anticipated deep mourning by Lady Rawson’s relatives and peers. She was buried at Ais.
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