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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1934
Page
2
Stroud Baptist Church hosts a boys basketball game with Stroud defeating Stratford Craven 3 by 30 points. Rav and B. Johnstra led the effort with strong interior play and sharp shooting in a lopsided win.
At the P P Board meeting the large stock assessed for 1983 reached a record 189873, higher than 1931's 188160, while rate payers rose above 2100 due to land subdivision. Elsewhere a giant dahlia bloom grown by Mrs H A Abbott wowed readers, and social events include Gloucester Cricket Club's dance with Scott’s Sydney Serenaders on February 14. Maitland Show opens February 28 with entries closing February 12, Black Head Surf Carnival on February 26, and a weather-affected band concert rescheduled to February 4 if possible.
Forbesdale announces annual sports day for Friday the 26th with a full programme and declared handicaps for the 100 yards race. listed runners include G Osbane Sydé J Matthewson J Atkins FL Everett H Parley R Atkins B Crane J McRae Edwards Paton Crane F Pile W Adkins Ron Smith Davies Bourke Wonward Forbes Andrews Sansom Slade Corbett Slade Mino Sansom Westley Walmsley Hazelwood Smith St Bridge Philips Figgins Deards Roddy West Bocham Seymour Sansom Archie White Alex Smith Turner Higgins West Farley Smith Williams Blanch Higgins Sansom Hawes Newton Johnston Crothers Laurie Robinson Atking Parish Beaton White Hitin Powell Howell West Watkins Hicks Hannan Khan. The handicaps may be altered.
About 1100 fat cattle penned the largest supply in some time with generally good quality. Market opened irregularly with prices 5 to 10 shillings lower. Best bullocks to £9, good from £8, prime light from £7. Best cows to £6 16s, good from £5 5s, medium from £3 3s. Best vealers to £6, medium from £3 10s. Optometrist visit announced for Friday 26th at Commercial Hotel from 9 pm to 5 pm, with appointments via Cavanoughs Chemtat.
Tom Handley Australia’s greatest horsem an will present riders and wild outlaws in a Friday night rodeo at 8 o clock on the green opposite Steel Puriah’s store in Gloucester The show features Rocky Ned the unrideable horse Frank Maynard the American cowboy and a £25 side bet between Mick Birrell and Maynard The event precedes a January Krambach show while the board also discusses grants for rabbit destruction dairy stock inspection and stock reserve plans with local delegates and officials.
Avon Valley won the toss and batted, with Jim and W Atkins top scoring as the innings reached 139. J Avery bowled well for 5 for 32, while J Giddey took 8 wickets as the Endeavours were all out for 86. Second grade matches saw Barrington fail to chase 139 against Blues and Upper Barrington overpowering Gangat.
Cattle buyers at Homebush Stock Sales faced heavy variation with mostly inferior quality. Competition was free for unstable late trades while plain cattle were hard to sell. Bullocks reached £10, cows £1 8s 10d, vealers £6, good to prime beef 24s to 27s, and yearlings 30s to 34s per 200 pounds.
Several applications sought permission to cut sleepers on rock reserves from ironbark and box trees. It was resolved no objection to cutting ironbark sleepers if the debrin go round is stacked into neaps. Directors limited applicants to 100 cer era. Rabbits at Girvan: C M Flannery complained of rabbit infestation at Girvan and an adjacent holding. The Stock Inspector found the complaint justified and planned a locality visit but illness prevented it. Mr Longworth suggested forming a local group at Girvan. A small reserve, about 7 acres, was noted. An inspection move was to be arranged at a later date. Conference of Moastat Boards: Stork Branch and Taemore Board will attend a conference at Coastal PP Awards near Grafton on 20th February. Abbott suggested Crystal Rennie meeting. the chairmen named will represent. (Continued on Pace 3).
Wednesday January 31 notice lists a dairy tending sale featuring 28 dairy cows in milk, a Jersey bull aged two, two young working bullocks, and mixed cattle for neighbours.
A mixed livestock sale listing bulls bullocks steers and store cows to be sold at Gloucester Shire Yards on Wednesday and Thursday with entries for quality cattle from Paterson Easton Co. Buyers and drovers expected, sale paused for public holiday Friday 26 October.
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