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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
4
Notice for church events listing Mr. RRoisann Atkinson of Bunda with services at Barrington Carney's and Gloucester Church. December 30 service at 11 am and 7 30 pm events. January 4 Rawdon Vole 7 30 pm at Gloucester Church.
Local items report revised varian lease applications for Crown fid leases tied to gold mining. A list of undermen toads with names and sums follows. Gloucester to Dungog entries show various payments, then notes sports Tuesday at Gloucester with concerts and ball. Obituaries announce death of Mr. J. McLean of Copeland. condolences offered to family. Bannockburn Shire seeks an engineer at £415 yearly for road supervision. A mob of 1200 black sheep at Milong station passes through Goulburn with good wool price anticipated. R.R. Herald notes Mr. H W. Lee denied a hearing amid opposition in Grafton. A Wanganui NZ sculling race ends with Webb beating Stanbury by short margin.
About 200 yarded cattle at Gloucester sale, mostly fats and mixed young cattle. Buyers attended in good numbers and prices rose. Fat bullocks £6 to £1, fat cows £5 14s to £6 6d, steers £2 14s Od to £4 9s 6d, heifers £2 5s to £4 4d. Springers £5 10s, pigs penned. Young stock ranged from 85 to 15s.
Moonlight concert at Mrs Chisholm's yard drew a large crowd to aid Dungog Hospital. Led by Mrs T L Higgins of Gloucester River, fundraising exceeded £8 with tickets sold by Miss Jessie Higgins. Performers included Miss Taylor, Miss E Bell, Mrs Perram, Miss Landers, Mr Wes Cornish, Miss Beaton, Miss McRae, Miss M Giddey, Mr H Tate, Miss Florrie Wilks, and others.
A colonial venture linked to The Australian Agricultural Company contemplates a million pound stake and a government grant of land. John Macarthur is urged to join the board, with his relatives and allies shaping the initial colonial committee. The piece traces the selection of early proprietors, the agent in chief, and the appointment of Robert Dawson, highlighting the era's grand ambitions and the transfer of leadership from London to New South Wales.
Fragmentary OCR note shows a plea to defer to a court authority in all matters. The text references a court, a judge, and a possible continuation, but lacks clear names, dates, or places. The overall tone hints at appeals for legal deference and control in proceedings.
A letter to the editor from THOS PENNINGTON discusses shareholders views on non-suppliers holding shares. He urges Tamast and Den-stoylee to stay committed, while acknowledging deeply interested suppliers who fear exclusion. The piece argues for expanding shareholding to strengthen the factory and future dividends, urging unity among all shareholders.
The report lists livestock and produce sales prices from Bungog markets. Items include cows, calves, sheep, and grain with varied prices. entries note sellers such as Fisher and Lowrey and reflect typical fair pricing for the period.
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