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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1937
Page
3
Important alterations to the Pistol License Act take effect January 1. Concealable single handed weapons require licensing and weapons held as war trophies must be licensed. It is an offence to give a firearm to a child under 14 and visitors may need a six month permit.
The green partially closed for holidays due to top-dress will be open for play on Tuesday and Thursday nights starting next week. The committee seeks right-playing members and any member may invite friends. The local club plans a meeting with players urged to practise as much as possible on the 16th inst with rink games arranged for.
At the New Year’s Day Highland Gathering in Sydney Sir Harry Lander was an honoured guest and delivered a witty speech. He ended with a verse from his song Australia is the Land for me, provoking laughter. after cheers he joked you have had quite enough for nothing.
Matthewson and Co report light yarding of pigs and calves at their fortnightly sale on the 30th with a firm market for all classes. Prices per head and per group are listed for numerous buyers, including Ratford, Belt, Borham, Slade, Murray, Lowrey, Maddie, Easton, Grant, Martin, Hopkins, and others, with private owners offering 100 fat and store pigs. Next sale is Thursday 14th January. Calves and pig sales also noted with several individuals and firms purchasing at varied prices. Homebush stock sales noted Sydney cattle forward, market up to 10s higher, pig market higher with smaller supplies and improved values for porkers and baconers.
An assortment of clippings notes in a historical paper. It discusses Japanese influence in Northern Territory pearling areas, concerns about impacts on aboriginal communities, and Monsignor Xavier Gsell’s warning. It also reviews the Farmer's Handbook from the New South Wales Department of Agriculture and a Christmas Day report on Far West children’s Sydney camp dinner with turkeys hams puddings ice cream and fruit.
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