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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
3
Fragmented obituary snippets honor numerous relatives with dates around December and 1940s. Names include Forbes Wilkinson Forbes Smith Arthur and Charles, with lines of remembrance for spouses, siblings, and children. The page features affectionate verses, shared memories, and expressions of enduring love across generations.
Advertisement for cutting blocks available to skilled cutters to split timber. Mentions contract loans and timber purchases by Stroud Allworth and others, with delivery terms and factory price specifications. Includes names such as FE RUICHINSON and SW. MORGAN as general manager and timber supervisor, with terse contractual notices and advertorial language.
The report covers poultry and hog trades with prices and times from Sydney. Prime and heavy porkers sold firm to higher with prices up to 29 pounds per head. lighter weights and feeders showed mixed results. Buyers and sellers were active across the Birmingham and Gloucester regions, with mentions of specific farm outputs and sale days.
A Christmas message from Mr and Mrs Gloucester expresses gratitude for customer friendship and staff loyalty. The note thanks rivals for keeping their focus and looks forward to better service next year. It invites recipients to remember holiday joy and well wishes for the coming year.
The Shire Engineer reported progress on a road and drainage plan including pipe culverts, gravel, and culvert placement along Willow Tree, Lambton, and surrounding roads. Work covered drainage improvements, concrete suncrete, and costs. survey maps and contractor coordination were noted with plans to extend to sections near Kemp and Tov.
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