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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1940
Page
2
The Australian Dairy Product Board raised export butter prices by 2 shillings and 4 pence per cwt with minimums 142/4 for choicest salted, 139/10 for first grade, and 144/7 for other salted grades. Amended prices take effect on 1 January. Saturday 20 January will be a public day at Gloucester Bowling Club with Gloucester Buffers cricketers.
The bulletin reports on enlistment suspensions and recruitment warnings from the Victoria Barracks, with applications directed to Paddington. It notes health inspector activity on sewer connections, building approvals for Mrs Witt and Dr Channon, and a warning to soldiers to guard future movements following a printed notice urging silence on transport plans.
Gloureater Shire Council heard that sewerage scheme is sufficiently complete for house connections though fencing of treatment works and pump well remains. Mr Stuckey reported on morning work and approved initial claims lists while noting unsettled claims for HM W Martin J Thomas and Mrs M A Golling. Council intends to penalize contractor Farley for delays. chair emphasized the project is near finish with final payments pending.
A special stock train departs Dungog yards on Wednesday afternoon, carrying 29 head of cattle described as mostly Herefords aged 1 to 8 years. The animals, assembled from Salisbury Stroud Road and Stroud district graziers, are headed for the Victorian market via Tarago and Cooma Monaro grazing country, on behalf of Mr B Gunning for a syndicate. This marks the third consignments from Mr Carlton's agency in recent weeks, totaling 1900 cattle.
The New South Wales railway gardens competition crowned Mount Meanye Liwi winner with fourth prize noted. Bulline Rollwuy Station filled a place, and Commissioner Hartigan shows personal interest in beautifying late fan premises. Judging occurs in autumn and spring with Hurstville Morwillumban declared state champion and second place runner-up.
The Gloucester Co op Dairy Co Ltd reports December production of 290,762 lbs of choicest butter and 5,280 lbs of second grade. Payments were 1 shilling 11 pence per lb for choicest and 1 shilling per lb for second grade, with total distribution amounting to £16,194 10s 3d.
About eight hundred lantana bugs released on Susan Island a pleasure resort in the Clarence River at Grafton. The island has natural scrub being overgrown by lantana in many places. The trustees hope the bugs supplied by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research will destroy the pest.
A Royal Air Force Avro Anson crashed near Kurr Kurri on Wednesday night. Flight-Lieutenant Griffith of Richmond piloted the aircraft and parachuted two crew members to safety as fuel ran low, then also jumped. The damaged plane crashed in a paddock near Deep Creek about three miles from Kurri, prompting witnesses to alert Kurri police.
A Hawker Demon crashed into the sea off the coast near Perth while on a training flight from Pearce. The two crew members Pilot Officer Holden and Sergeant Whelan were rescued by a shore patrol in a fishing boat as the aircraft began to sink after the wheels were torn off.
In Brisbane a large search party of more than 100 men from several stations joined five planes to locate the missing Cloncurry Flying Doctor Dr G W Alberty and Qantas pilot K C Berty who vanished around January 1. Despite searching over thousands of square miles from the air led by Captain L J Brain and A Swaffield, no sign of the missing aviators has been found.
A digest of wartime items notes Chamberlain urging unity and postwar aims, hints at European federation, and discusses Russo Finnish theater. It reports Roosevelt’s peace proposals, Barratt's new post in France, Russian troops starving near Finland, the Dunbar Castle liner mined off England, US dredging funds for Guam, and Churchill praising BEF French cooperation.
The Acting Treasurer Mr Spender announced in Canberra that sales tax will be exempted for goods donated to military and air force members. The exemption covers items donated by organizations to other groups for free distribution to defence personnel and requires a certificate for each transaction. Applies to all transactions since the war began on September 3.
A large pig yarding drew buyers who largely held firm at reduced rates due to industrial trouble and Christmas carryover. Prices slid to the lowest level in years with many entries sold at markedly lower values. numerous buyers and several sellers reported mixed outcomes across agents and brands. The report lists individual bids and prices for numerous buyers and consignors, ending with next calf sale date January 26.
Tom Hicks notes a fair yarding of calves at the Gloucester sale with full buyer attendance except Riverstone where industrial trouble limited activity. He reports good weighty calves selling well while lighter calves were cheaper. Sales included Eric Germon with one at 14 shillings 6 pence and one at 3 shillings 6 pence.
For sale purified soft chicken feathers suitable for beds pillows and quilts. Described as everlasting and cheaper than Kapok. Pricing from 9d to 1s 1d. Send for samples from Australian Feather Mills Pty limited located at St Glebe Street Glebe.
In loving memory of our dear son and brother Alfred Edward who departed this life January 13 1937. In the old home you are fondly remembered Sweet memories cling around your name Those who hold you in deepest affect ton Love you in death just the same Inserted by his loving Mother Father Sisters and Brothers.
Notice from the Shire of Gloucester states approval of the registration of two public gates along Marming River Road factional sections 503 and 504 Monning and Bartington Rivers Subdivision. Also approves Mackay gate within Tisralt Hebling. Harry N. Chaplin, Shire Clerk, Gloucester, 12 Tim8.
The Gloucester Shire notices that persons foundeMLOVINE Knihner or SoM from roads in Weabory Shire or found interfering with the surface will be prosecuted without further notice. Signed by HARRY NS CHAPLIN, Shire Clerk, Gloucester, dated 12 1 1940.
Owners of pLembes In the Glouces ley Titau Agends hetby informed Ural water for manten wae unt further notice Iy restricted to the hows of fo 8 in The sunning and from 6 to in the evening Where garden howe I found Infuse out ste of thy aloramentioned Bours at any premises the water supply at hich privamism will bee metered with out further notice By er of thy Counett HARRY N CHAPLIN Shire Office Shire Chest Gloucester 12.1 1940 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES PROBATE JURISDICTION IN THE WILL of CHRISTOPHER JAMES McRAE late of Gloucester in the State of New South Wales Retired deceased APPLICATION will be made after fourteen slays to the publication hereof that Probate of the Last Will and Testament of the above named deceased dated the thirtieth day of September One thousand nine hun dred and thirty seven may be grant ed to DONALD CHARLES McRAE in the Will called Dan Charles Mc Rae and JAN ARCHIBALD Mc RAE in the Will called Jack Me Fate the Executors named therein AND all notices may be served at The wnien mentioned address AND all creditors in the Fatale of deceas ed are heldby requires to send in particulars of their claims to the undersigned within the card period of fourteen days HAWDON HAWDON Proctors for Executors GLOUCESTER ty their Agent Aubrey Halloran Esq Solicitor 28 Martin Place SYDNEY
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