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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Feb 24, 1942

Page

3

Homebush Cattle and Sheep Sale Prices Jump

Commercial. HOMEBUSH SALES. BYDNEY Monday Sheep were 1/-, lambs to 1/6, cattle 10/ to 20/- dearer. Supply insufficient with 1228 cattle and 93,982 sheep forward including 10,226 lambs. About 370 cattle sold in store. Prime Shorthorn bulls sold £22/6, dealers 12–18 months £15/6. Market opened 10/ dearer for good cattle, improved throughout. Winchcombe Carson Ltd report: 1228 cattle yarded, market 10/ dearer, best dealers to 58/. steers 53, heifers 47, bullocks 45, cows.

Homebush Bydney Winchcombe Carson Ltd

Maitland Cattle Yard Sale Sets Prices Amid Steady Demand

About 1000 fat cattle and 64 choppers and belts yarded at Maitland on Monday. Quality down slightly from previous day with many medium to prime cattle and cows. heavy prime bullocks scarce. Best bullocks to 15 16, cows to 13, calves to 90, and yearlings to 11 5. Fat sheep 1700 penned with good demand. hoggets and lambs dearer. Pigs medium supply, bacon pigs strong. backfatters to 1 90 and heavy porkers 46 8 to 52 6. Other regional sales noted with varied but steady prices.

Maitland Sydney

Hide Board Changes Pay Rate Until February Sales

Until February 27 the Hide Board will pay the deings of 10 per cent on appraiser prices. After that date the bonus ends and owners receive appraised prices only. Sydney offerings last week showed hides with varied grades and 10 per cent bonus, tallow down 15 to 20 per ton, prime sorts from £68 15s to £76 10s, and lower grades down to £17.

Winchcombe Carson Ltd Sydney

Gloucester and Sparke Ppty Ltd of Gloucester

An OCR fragment notes W. E. Sparke Pty Limited based in Gloucester. The brief mentions the Gloucester company and its Pty. Ltd. designation, but context and details are incomplete.

W. E. Sparke Gloucester) Pty., Ltd Gloucester and Gloucester

Proposed Stock Dispersal Meetings Across Multiple Towns

All stock owners are summoned to meet the Chief Ranger at listed locations and times from February 25 to March 2 to appoint Rangers and Assistant Rangers and to organize the patrol efficiently. Attendees should appear at Rawden Vale Maudeville Berrico Wards River Stratford Heatherdale Barrington Waukivory Wallanbah Gangat Bowman Farm Upper Bowman Rockhurst Bullae School Gloucester.

J. T. Hicks Gloucester Police Patrol

Wanted a Girl No Washing or Ironing

Advertisement from Warracyeveema Hospital seeks a girl with no washing or ironing duties. Apply Matron McRae for details at the hospital.

McRae Warrucyveema Hospital

Enemy aliens to report weekly under wartime order

Henry D Wynter, acting for the Eastern Command, issues an order requiring all enemy aliens as defined by the National Security Aliens Control Regulations to report weekly to the nearest Aliens Registration Officer from the date of the order or from when they become enemy aliens. The order takes effect January 28, 1942, Sydney.

Australia John Curtin Defence Commonwealth National Security Henry Douglas Wynter Eastern Command Sydney New South Wales H. D. Wynter G.0.c. Eastern

Westley Family Thanks Friends for Kindness

Mr and Mrs George Westley and Family express sincere thanks and appreciation for the help wreaths and expressions of sympathy offered after their recent bereavement.

George Westley

Church Services and Allied Works Council Update

Sunday services listed for Presbyterian and Methodist churches in Gloucester with times and sermon topics. Also notes midweek services across Gloucester and Upper Bowman. Allied Works Council announced with E G Theodore as Director General, plus G A Hoy and L J Sverdrup as members.

Allied Works Council E. G. Theodore Queensland Commonwealth Department of the Interior G. A. Hoy L. J Sverdrup Allied Forces

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Commercial Winchcombie Carson WC. Ridgeway Nave H. G. Saxby Ave Alan Ridgeway D. Hagan Tfp. Geale Nowendoc Nowendoc Yards New England Nash & McKensey, Walcha Gloucester Shire Yards Tom Hicks Gloucester Hotel Yar Samuel Edwin Hazelwood Sec. P Bowman Street A. Grahame S. J. Bennett Rawden Vale Maudeville Berrico Forbesdale & P.m Wards River Stratford Heatherdale Barrington Waukivory Wallanbah Gangat Bowman Farm Upper Bowman Rockhurst Bulllae School EN School OF Arts The Red Cross L. Monro MLC Samuel E. Hazelwood Bowling Green R. L. Sheldon Street & Parish Pty. Limited Axminster Tallboys, Com And D. Glyn Jones Church of England Forbesdale J. A. Smith H. Uevin NSHIP Bentee Schute Bell
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