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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1914
Page
3
Record of bullocks, cows, calves, and steers sold or quoted by prominent dealers and auctioneers. Items include Hogg, Mackay, Carlton, Maunsell Ali, and others reporting yarding values, counts, and buyer interest across cattle lots, with numerous figures indicating prices and quantities for the day.
Cattle sale at Cartiomeed reports light attendance but strong prices. Buyers bought a range of cattle including steers cows heifers and calves with notable prices for prime cows and bulls. Listings include J. A. Gorton W. Brows and S. Price among others with several lots of steers cows and calves traded.
Fat cattle market reports strong demand with large attendance. Prices held firm with many lots trading above last week. Notable entries include bullocks and heifers from A. A. Company and J. Dowling with prices around £9 to £10 per head and fat cattle firm despite varied weights.
A fragmented ledger notes weekly prices for beef, bacon, porkers, hinds, and calves. It records ranges from prime weights to lighter sorts, with per hundred weights and midmarket modifiers, reflecting mixed quality and rising rates for certain grades.
Intruders broke into a property on Welsh Brae, Kundury, Kent, overnight and stole a cheque for 90 pounds. They attempted to gain entry by forcing a back wall but abandoned the attempt and could have tried a window instead.
The iron trade faces a serious threat as iron workers demand higher wages. The union sought arbitration and attempted to set a meeting, but was unsuccessful. A conference is likely this week to resolve the dispute.
A new condition of affairs halted work on the wharves Monday, forcing employers to hire new hands and push freight handling within the union’s time limits. Passenger services remain unaffected, with advertised shipments proceeding if required, as parties call for a compulsory conference to resolve the dispute.
On Saturday eight Abbe Morris aged one year was returning from a visit when her hand was stretched from a carriage door near the city. The open door struck her face and she died later at the hospital from injuries and a hemorrhage.
An earthquake near Wellington and aftershocks disrupted Sydney on Sunday morning at 11:28. Bells rang, ships hurried to shore, and churches reported alarm among residents. The Sydney Chamber of Manufactures plans to address the anomaly. Detective John O'Sullivan, a leading Sydney police figure, died Monday morning from heart complications.
Sunday notices list multiple church services across Anglican Congregational Methodist and Baptist parishes. Names include Rev Beary W Bagers Thyrah Rev H Kitley Pastor Harper Rev Thames K Taylor Rev F G Muntioy with times ranging from 11 am to 7:30 pm across venues Stroud Stratford Wards etc.
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