14 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1936
Page
1
A brief comparison notes mail order houses are not cheaper overall. They lure customers with specials but offset losses on other saleable items. Local traders are on the spot and know their customers intimately.
A Westland Widgeon monoplane flown from Mascot Aerodrome by R W R Hall disappeared southward after a short test flight. The aircraft lacks airworthiness certification, Hall has no pilot license, and no departure entry exists. Hall, a chartered accountant, has taken flying lessons. prior repairs followed a recent Newcastle mishap. An August bombing damaged Hall’s Maroubra home.
A Westland Widgeon monoplane flown from Sydney by R Hall skidded on a storm gust at St George, Brisbane. One wing crumpled, rudder broken, fuselage damaged. the pilot unharmed. The aircraft was moved to town for repairs as Hall described the gale’s fierce grip.
A brief quote notes a character’s calm line I am returning to Sydney by the next train signaling a swift departure and travel plan. The fragment emphasizes a decisive movement rather than context or motives.
Captain Burgess announced legal steps against R W R Hall who left Mascot in a Westland Widgeon monoplane without a flight plan and landed at St George Queensland. The aircraft, after a Newcastle crash, was not airworthy and unlicensed. Hall trained by Goya Henry despite deafness and failed the medical to obtain a pilot’s ticket.
Special orders for calfskins announced with notes on rabbit skins and price ranges up to two shillings per unit in Perth markets.
Mr. Fr F Sanderson of the Australian delegation to India Burma and Ceylon rejects the idea that simply placing goods in East markets guarantees sales. He notes real potential exists but requires active effort by Australian exporters and interpreters to understand local living standards and incomes. The interview highlights on the Nieuw Holland voyage and Sandersons role with the Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers.
The statement emphasized that expanding trade with the East depends on Australian exporters becoming more export-minded and active in seeking opportunities abroad.
The Maitland Dairy Mercury reprints 1845 notices detailing 1848 mail conveyance contracts. Entries include Thomas Breese for a one horse mail cart routes and frequencies, John Hutchinson for horse back service, Parker and Boydell horse carts, Reeves on three horse coaches, McDonald two horse cart, and Reeves with Munro on daily routes. Total values range from £20 to £125 and cover Maitland Raymond Terrace Paterson Gresford Dungog Clarence Town and Singleton.
Mr H C Williams of Farrell Avenue King’s Cross Sydney reports relief after months of rheumatic foot pain. He claims R U R cured him and praises the care, adding it is a wonderful feeling to be free from agony. The ad notes a Money Back Guarantee and a free booklet from Street & Parish Ltd.
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