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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 09, 1907
Page
3
A busy church figure responds to shared letters about services in Gloucester on January 20. He explains conflicting information from sources, notes a Presbyterian church confusion, and expresses hope for better co ordination on future quarterly visits with Revs Garbett and Atkinson.
News arrives of the Great Admiral wreck 200 miles west of Cape Flattery on December 6 in a fierce gale. Aboard were Mrs. Herbert Martin Captain Stirling and 16 others. After two days on wreckage, the cabin crew perished from exposure. the survivors were rescued by the Barcore on December 8.
An elderly man Michael Dunne faced assault charges after his wife Mary Dunne aged 56 years declined to testify citing long marriage and desire to return home. Police found her two days on the floor of their residence with a fractured thigh. Dunne was discharged after contributing £1 to the poor box.
A boy clearing fallen timber near Tent Hill road uncovered a rusty five chamber revolver tucked in a hollow tree limb. Four chambers are discharged, linking the find to the Oxley and Gatton murders of December 1898. Police stay reticent as speculation grows about a possible connection to the Gatton tragedy.
J M Sanders editor of the Sunday Sun and stakeholder confirms the third £150 deposit per side has been paid for Towns and Durnan in the world sculling championship. The race is set on the Nepean course March 2. A £200 deposit per side must be paid by noon February 27.
The report states 588 dairies registered in the district last month and 21000 milking cows in the area. Directors of the butter factory favor maintaining the status quo by not accepting a resignation, retaining current leadership.
A long advertisement from Thoms Country details same day orders prepaid to any address with free samples and catalogs. It markets a wide range of cheap fabrics and garments including black muslins, fig and lace voiles, silks, and dresses with prices from 1d to several shillings, and highlights a large millinery and trimming display with Christmas season emphasis.
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