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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
2
An editorial tone piece reflects on Christmas 1938 amid war anxiety and unemployment. It contrasts business prosperity with Christian renewal, notes Hitler’s Christmas stance, and urges faith, hope, and church perseverance to guide the year ahead. It laments economic strain while promoting goodwill and brotherhood.
Dr A J B Laurie resigns as representative for B Riding in Gloucester Shire after seven years of service. He cites the difficulty of balancing council duties with his private business and lack of cooperation among councillors. He thanks ratepayers for support and regrets leaving his post. Also notes local items: Mountain Maid crushing at Copeland, Dawn Reidy pass at St Patrick's College, and barrington Hall Presbyterian service cancelled for Sunday 25th.
Letter from Gloucester Football Club president David H. J. Hill arguing councillors refuse permission for a temporary boxing venue in Denison Street, claiming sport boosts business and discipline. He questions moral grounds, questions consistency, urges support for the sport and a lively town center.
Current Topics report Rev R G Turner of the Congregational Home Mission Board will conduct January 1939 services across Gloucester Tugrabakh and Copeland with further stops at Bulliac. Turner, former Australian Light Horse chaplain, has led the Home Mission Board since 1929. Also noted is danger to plate glass from large gravel in street excavations, with a suggestion to use finer Brushy Mountain quarry gravel. A Holiday Fellowship scheme enables twelve district youths to travel free to Mark’s Point Lake Macquarie for a week, coordinated by Newcastle’s Copeland Mission. The North Coast Mail notes Murwillumbah Mail timetable dissatisfaction in Kempsey, Coffs Harbour, and nearby areas and hints at reverting to the old timetable, with a likely trip to Sydney.
Gloucester beat Taree-Wingham by 33 points on Gloucester Green last Saturday. Match featured players Hobson Marsh Adley MacAndrew Anderson Boorer Ruprecht Hardy Lyne Carolan Guyatt Abbeck Ken Noakes Love Smee Munro Hebblewhite Hawdon White Debreceny McLeod Parvin N H Walker Woodward and several others with final scores 18 36 80 113.
The Newcastle side announces players for Saturday's Gloucester match, listing Bates Lambert Gill Le Young Hewitt Robards Patfield Taylor Pont O'Brien Smith Mead. In competition results, Thistles beat Waratans at Oval with Beattie Giddey Atkin Wratten highlights. Waratahs fell to G. Giddey supported by Beattie and Atkins in a tight field.
Gloucester and Stratford cricket match ended in a draw with Stratford 315 in their innings. Giddey led bowling for Gloucester with 6 83 and Brindley top scored for Stratford, while Nabiac Belbora clash featured Higgs big stand and Dorrington 130 partnership. Officials publish proposed 1939 income expenditure estimates for General Fund Gloucester Urban Local Fund and related rates to fund street works water and sewerage.
Night tennis results list scores for Boomerangs Waratahs Park I Zz Bank Nek and others. A Gloucester ladies team will compete in Country Week Tennis at White City Courts starting January 9 under Mrs Carey, marking Gloucester’s first representation in Country Week.
Sydney pig sales show firm values for porkers and bacons with slight gains for prime stock. Cattle yarded at 2708 head. calves and steers to 8 per 100 lb, heifers and bulls at various Sydney values. Next Sydney pig sale set for Tuesday January 10 with D. McDonald and partners attending at the Commercial Hotel Gloucester.
The Gloucester Advocate announces its final 1938 issue will close for holidays. The office will reopen in the morning of Wednesday January 4, 1939, resuming normal operations at that time.
Shire of Gloucester warns occupiers that augments water from Council mains may only be used for non household purposes between 6 and 8 am and between 6 and 8 pm until further notice. Noncompliance may lead to metering requirement. notice signed by Shire Clerk Harry N. Chaplin.
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