Noxious Weeds and Weather Mark Gloucester Holiday Notes
Manning Shire Council warns about Noogoora burr smothering Barnard River. Gloucester faces unseasonable cold after heat, with rainfall totals 135 points this month. Christmas New Year post office hours listed. Church services planned for Christmas and January. Polling day chatter discusses Bob Menzies and Labor bringing changes to Japan and Stalin.
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Barnard
Manning
Summerville
Gloucester
Church OF England
Barrington
Vno
Bulline
David R. May
Bank Portus transfer to Queanbeyan leader noted
Mr R B Portus manager of the Commonwealth Bank Gloucester branch has earned tentative notification of transfer and promotion to Queanbeyan. The Portus family are well liked in Gloucester and Mr Portus was a key member at Glou centre Golf Club. Another item notes Mr Neville Houston moving to Lithgow branch after Christmas and a light anecdote about a workman’s sweat igniting ether in a British plant.
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R. B. Portus
Commonwealth Bank
Queanbeyan
Mrr. Portus
Gloucenter Golf Club
Porws
Portus
Joe Turmer
Gloucester Dairy Company
George Arrownmish
Arrowsmith Arer
John
Coffs Harbour
Waukivory
Clarre Slade
Clarre
Margaret Atkins
Barrington
Neville Houston
Lithow
Primary count update with preferences distribution
The latest primary count shows Cordner 1055 Eggins 10208 Hain 2205 Hayes 10149 Lucock 6083 Mackay 6104 informal 1252. Cordner excluded his first preferences went to Eggins 790 Hain 4 Hayes 78 Lucock 63 Mackay 40. Hain eliminated his preferences Eggings 1080 Hayes 274 Lucock 587 Mackay 448. Mackay next eliminated Egging 2788 Hayes 489 Lucock 3304. Lucock elimination favoured Eggins 21 Hayes 1511. Final note lists EGGINE and HAYES as last count.
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Cordner
Eggins
Hain
Hayes
Lucock
Mackay
Eggings
Mackey
Egging
Eggine
C.P
Lab
Fairhall Wins Paterson Election in Liberal Victory
Final Paterson figures show Liberal candidate Me. A. Fairhall with 21,730 votes against Labour’s C L. Robinson who had 15,413. Majority for Fairhall was 6,737 after elimination of Doraman who left 9,573 votes to be allocated and 536 to Robinson.
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Paterson
Country Party
Me. A. Fairhall
Fairhall
C L. Robinson
Labour
Doraman
Robinson Lah
Inspection of River Bank Erosion Gloucester Visit
Mr A Reddoch an officer of the Department of Conservation and Irrigation inspected river bank erosion with Gloucester Shire Councillors along the Gloucester River including properties up to Mr J A Farley. MLA R L Fitzgerald accompanied arguing for costly erosion works and a River Improvement District as a funding mechanism.
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Ficer
Gloucester
A Reddoch
Department of Conservation and Irrigation
Gloucester Shire
Gloucester Park
Gloucester River
J. A Farley
Revidoch
Sydney
R.L. Fitzgerald
Gloucester State Council
New Australians For Rabbit Eradication Work
The Minister for Lands Mr Sheahan announced plans to employ New Australians for rabbit destruction on soldier settlement estates. Trials will run on Berida Estate near Gilgandra and Cunningyouk at Moulamein with ten workers to Berida and eight to Cunningeuk, using tractors, ripper, poisoning, fumigation and other methods under supervision. If successful more groups may be used on other estates and a prickly pear destruction project in the Scone-Bye Valley is also planned once equipment arrives.
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Sheshan
Berlda
Eatete
Gilgandra
Cunninyouk
Moulamein
Steshan
Berida
Cunningeuk
Mrr
Sheahan
Scone-Bye Valley
Advocate Arrangements for Holiday Issue
The message outlines the Advocate test issue before the New Year with presses omitted on December 7 and 30 and January 3. The first 6 January edition will appear after the holiday break with office reopening on Thursday 5 January and copy changes to be left in the Advocate letter-box.
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Advocate
Thureday
Lyne Electorate thanks electors after election
Lyne thanks to electors for support during the recent election. Best wishes for a Happy Christmas from E J Eggins.
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Lyne
Aleo
Ings
E. J. Eggins
Commercial Cattle Sale Highlights Strong Yarding and Firm Prices
W E Sparke reports a good yarding at a special cattle sale with strong demand and firm prices for fattening bullocks and store cattle. Multiple consignors, including Laurie, Henderson, Sutherland, and Whitford, posted varying high prices across calves, cows, and fat cattle, with buyers attentive and forwards noting improved outcomes. Next sale set for January.
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W. E. Sparke
Ger.) Pty. Ltd
J. E. Laurie Eat
Henderson
Geo. Rutherland Hat
Bales
Geo. Sutherland
J. EB Laurie
Mra. M. BM. Laurie
Bles
G. D. Laurie
Mrs. N. Yates
Miss Trene Laurie
H. Laurie
RS. Henderson
Harris
G T. Germon
J. J. Campbell
Stra
Dire
D. Whitford
DB. Whitford
Archer Whitford
Upton
W. R. Ribbons
Etra St
Cow
AL Wilka
Bull
R. Rheinberger
Hfr
Wilwon
J. G. Moore
Lee
M. M. Moore
A. M. Gorick
J.B. Germon
McRae Broa
G. W. Murray
D. J West
J. B Crotty
W. G. Dombkina
G. H. Germon
Cmye
W. & Andrewa
Mere EK V. Merchant
Whatmore Bros
Archinal
D. Staeckman
Vates
RA Wilks
Wilks
V. L. Connally
Pras Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Sydney
In Memoriam Listings Across Families and Dates
Memorial notices detail losses from 1645 to 1945, with names such as Ethel James and Ivy Banks. Phrases recall loving memories, passing dates, and family tributes by spouses, children, and relatives. The obituaries note burial sentiments, prayers, and eternal peace across generations.
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James
Ethel
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ST. Gloucester
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Krambach Stock Sale
P. Easton
W. E. Sparee
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UW AM
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Glouce
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