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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1914
Page
2
A garbled listing shows fabrics and commodities with per yard or per piece prices. Items include Turkish Towelling, Damask, Twill, Cotton, Fancy Mats, Netting, and various garments. Mentions of colors, patterns, and wholesale values appear amid unreadable phrases and odd spellings.
The May or of Dince was re elected for a fifth year as the local council discussed water bag transport to trade routes. The Board of Health approved the Gloucester Cottage Hospital site and a new committee was elected for the subscribers meeting.
The letter from Mrs Gauntlet of Newtown details rapid relief for a child’s croup after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Reports of swift improvement are noted as evidence of the product's effectiveness. A Molbery man discusses current wage conditions while local election updates and a Royal Agricultural Society president election are mentioned.
A Caledonian Society event in Gloucester drew over 500 attendees to celebrate Scotch heritage with a concert and public gathering. Dignitaries included D. M. Beaton, J. B. Laurie, and J. Cameron while pipers, a drummer boy, and local committees organized the program. Funds raised supported future Caledonian Society activities in the Central North Coast region.
Fragmentary note describes an audience and attendees offering thanks after a concert and a dance following a formal gathering. Names and exact actions are unreadable, but the scene centers on a closing function and audience appreciation.
Prominent Stroud resident John Foson aged 74 dies Wednesday morning after illness, brother of late William Hay. A local rowing team selected to play at Yew Park on Saturday. Prograt Association monthly meeting held with low attendance. chairman Britcar presided. trustees for the level cemetery to be appointed. special meeting planned for February 21 to address business. Mr Murley tasked to interview the railway ganger about Varrow crossings.
Official correspondence from the Department of Public Instruction Sydney dated 7 February 1914 notes ministerial approval of accepting a tender to create four Tavilli classrooms at Gloucester Public School. The matter is referred to the Department Architect for necessary action.
A Brisbane woman, Mrs Mose Firefox, was shot in a hotel by a man who claimed to love her. The assailant, named Walden, supposedly shot himself in the mouth and is reported to be a commercial traveller from Sydney. he was taken to hospital in serious condition, while Miss Fitzroy, a name in the report, remains care at the scene.
An ordinary May train suffered a mishap when the water tank ran dry after a miscue with Bringages. The engine halted at Thlina Siding V1 niles from Hay, requiring uncoupling to fetch water. Passengers endured three hours as crews improvised water supply, and the track only reached Hay four hours past schedule.
Hubert Pheeney aged 17 had his forearm severed below the elbow by a planing machine at Gould Bros and Co joinery works Bingleton. He was taken to Dangur Cottage Hospital where an elbow amputation was performed. The accident occurred despite guards and the machine being busy. A doctor quotes Chamberlains tablets as helpful for pain and relief.
The Shire held a Friday meeting with Councillors Higgins Moore Ghed Lowrey Corbett Lawrie and others. They elected J W Corbett as President and J H Shedden as Deputy President. Plans covered cemetery dedication, street lighting, a park purchase, and bids for road and bridge works along with a request for a special grant to repair the Craven Plateau road. The balance sheets and appropriations were laid, and tenders for metal supply were deferred for reassessment.
A special meeting of Stroud Shire Council on Tuesday February 10 discussed electing a president for March 1 and temporary president to February 28, plus appointing committees and handling road works and rates. Councillor Gramt was declared president from March 1. meeting covered correspondence on sanitary plant delays, road access, bridge funding, and shire administrative matters.
A hundred year old resident, Mr. Diamond Osmond, marked his milestone at Wallarobba with nearly 200 relatives and neighbors in attendance. Speakers praised his sober industrious life, noting his four living grandchildren and many great grandchildren, as well as enduring community ties. His wife and one son predeceased him, but he remains active in the garden with four sons and two daughters surviving.
On Sunday night a fire consumed an old home owned and lived in by Patrick McCarrigal at Wheel Flat. McCarrigal had a small selection and built a shed college there where he slept. He returned that evening and found the house ablaze. the flames could not be checked. At Wingham Police Court on Tuesday morning John Flannery Carter faced a charge of maliciously setting fire to McCarrigal’s property. Accused remanded until Friday for further hearing before the P.M.
The drought slashed butter yields in the district, with supply strains from Sydney brands barely meeting demand. Agents raised prices by sixpence per cent, causing a hike to a per cwt delivered in box.
An eight year old Bavarian girl named Julia Kohan arrived in New Lexington Ohio by mail after traveling from Bavaria under the care of a post office official. She was found among mail handed to Federal porters on a New York bound train and delivered to her guardian John Kohan at Box 117 RED No 4 New Levington Chin. The postmaster at New Kensington expressed astonishment at the delivery.
An inquest in Dublin examined the death of Frivale John McCarthy aged 23 of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers. Evidence showed he left the guard room Saturday night to go to his quarters and was found hanging by his tunic from a wall bracket early Sunday morning. The cord apparently caught on a coningstone as he tried to cross the wall.
The chairman and several members heard views on foxes and their effect on rabbit numbers. The inspector cited foxes destroying rabbits while others doubted foxes helped or harmed and debated whether to pay for fox control.
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