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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jan 12, 1937

Page

2

Hospital Meeting Yields Little Business In Gloucester

Gloucester Advocate notes a quiet hospital directors meeting with no new communication from the Hospital Commission on amended plans and site. Also reports Rex Skinner leaving for Mount Magnet, sewerage finance timing, and local items on snakes, a corrected GU DOF sports date, death of Frank Monaghan, and Gloucester rainfall boosting pasture growth.

Hospital Commission Plang Tew Soca G.U.D Stratford Stratfort

Child Actor for Tail Timber to Shoot in Gloucester

A Sydney freckled boy will play a tough country youngster in Tail Timber at Gloucester next week. About 500 boys gathered at Cinesound Studios for a casting, with five shortlisted after three hours of testing. The winner will join the company for about a month, living with the cast.

Gloucester Sydney Cinesound Studios Cross Crow Hall Isd

Police Court Tenancy and Axe Thefts

In Charles Eagleton v Aspinall the tenant agreed to vacate within 14 days. Archibald White pleaded guilty to an un stamped weighing machine offense and was fined £2 8s costs. Frank James Page faced charges of taking broad and morticing axes from Dillon. defense claimed intent to work and return tools. Page ordered to enter into a £20 bond for good behavior for 12 months with 8s costs.

Charles Eagleton David Aspinall W. W. Hawdon Archibald White Frank James Page Edward Dillon B. P. Cannon Constable Casey Hughes Carnonville Artcles G. Dillon Dillon Gefendant Edward Thomas Dillon Noll Agnes Getts Hoh. McNaughton Defendant Dillon's Dillon’s Stinson Dilion Hughes Defenant Dawson P.M

Motor accident near Stroud injures Mrs Thompson

Nine miles from Stroud a serious crash involved a Wall man Mr Thompson and party returning from Valla. The car driven by Mr Cubben rolled after swerving to avoid a timber lorry. Mrs Thompson was pinned under the vehicle, rescued by Mr Collings, and taken to a farmhouse with serious injuries. Dr Rogers advised observation.

Stroud Thompson Wall Coff'a Harbour Cubben Manly Judy Hall Valla Rogers Slousester

Stock and land sale notices from Messrs Matthewson and Co

Tomorrow Messrs Matthewson and Co offer Mr T Forbes dairy herd of 48 Jersey cows with springing heifers and farm stock. On Friday January 15 Mesars Paterson Easton and Co hold 1000 head cattle sale at Wingham. On January 20 500 head yarded at Krambach. Saturday sale at Baker's Creek grazing property. January 20 auction at Bulby Brush Horace Deer's dairy herd 80 cows. January 20 Gloucester special cattle sale 800 head. January 27 Tom Hicks Gloucester cattle sale. February 2 Paterson Boston and Co cattle sale.

Messia, Matthewson and Co T. Forbes Jersey Mesars Paterson, Easton and Co Wingham Krambach Mathewson and Co Baker's Creek Bulby Brush Redman

Crown Land Sale at Tuncurry and Forster

Crown land sales conducted at Tuncurry and Forster on December 30. Purchases listed include Geo Newbury Undercliffe lot 6 and Amy Newbury lot 1 sec 38 at Tuncurry, and Bert H Mitchell Claude Soden A Hendry Henry Miles Junn Forster parcel sales, with prices ranging from £25 to £305 and buyers from Taree Parkes Lakemba Fairfield and Forster.

Tuncurry Forster Tuncurry and F. G. Hele W. H. Cutelier Mesars C. H. Barnett and Co Geo Newbury Undercliffe John Thos Milligan Dyre's Crossing Geo. Ruprecht Taree Gen. Newbury Geo. Newbury Amy Newbury Bert H. Mitchell Claude H. Soden I A. Hendry Lakemba Henry Miles Junn Robert

Government Urges Fulltime Works Subsidy Plan

The Minister for Works and Local Government Mr Spooner urges councils to adopt the new fulltime works policy under the amended Local Government Act. About 150 councils have accepted the subsidy, with 218 works schemes already approved totaling £4,560,687. Projects include water and sewerage in Grafton, Penrith, Windsor, and Blue Mountains towns, plus 80 new bridges and electricity extensions across multiple regions.

Mr. Spooner Spooner Thin Weel Counclin Works Department Main Roads Board Grafton South Grafton Lismore Gloucester Armidale Mus Wellbrook Scone Grenfell Penelta Windsor Gosford Penrith Parkas Abérdean Burrowa Coffs Harbor Bellingen Dorrigo Wauchope Triverell Forbes Wagga Muswellrook Blue Mountains Katoomba Tower Towns Blackheath Mittagong Camden Begs Nowra Berry Bomaderry Terania Lis Kyozle Roands Dorrigo Shire Holbrook Culcairn Coreen Carrathool Narramburrs Ashford Bannockburn Byron Copmanhurst Hastings Peel Wellarobbs Port Kembla Shellharbor Berrigan Blacktown Clyde Colo Cootamon Coonabarabran Coroon Nattal West Maitland Richmon Mosman Randwick Manly North Sydney Enfield

Commercial Homebush stock sales report shows mixed cattle demand

In Sydney Monjlay Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd and Winchcombe Carson Ltd report yarding of 3078 and 4000 cattle with prime figures steady while light and medium grades soften. Maitland sale notes 950 fat cattle with most weighty bulls and cows strong. vealers, calves, pigs and baconers also traded with buyers present and prices mixed per 100 lb units.

Homebush Sydney Monjlay, Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd Winchcombe, Carson Ltd Maitland

Gloucester Show Dates Set for March 17 and 18

The Gloucester Show will be held on March 17 and 18, following a week after Taree. After a month of favourable weather the district now enjoys emerald green crops and abundant pasture. Cattle and stock recover from drought as farmers are urged to present their best at the show, a credit to all involved.

Carsons Northern Timber Co., Ltd Gloucester BNU Andrews & Johnston Benale Frank Monaghan Casino Glounester Scone Gloucester Road Spooner Barrington Tops

Mother of 28 Children to Marry Again in WA

Mrs Annie Brown, renowned as the mother of 28 children and later 29, the largest Western Australia family, contemplates remarriage at 69 while in good health. She wed Joseph Brown in 1801. he died in 1084. Sixteen children survive.

Western Australia Annie Brown

Church of England Gloucester 8 FLC on Second Sunday Epiphany

The entry notes a Church of England service in Gloucester on the second Sunday after Epiphany with the 8 FLC designation.

Church of England Gloucester

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