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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1929
Page
2
A CWA branch event at Mrs A J White’s residence drew a good attendance despite bad weather. A novel competition organized by Mrs J T Hicks sparked interest as each participant answered questions naming local residents. The association aims to establish a rest room for returned soldiers.
The Government Savings Bank of New South Wales shows May deposits totaling £12,887,854 10s 11d and repayments of £12,162,858 17s 2d, increasing deposit balances by £725,007 13s 8d, with the May balance at credit to depositors at £168,698,691 1s 3d. Anglo American Co begins systematic prospecting in Northern Rhodesia over 150,000 square miles using six wheeler lorries, mapping routes and compiling field data for headquarter correlation.
Chron Chronicle reports Ken Hudson in 43 at Dungog Golf Links equalling the local record until Will Corry’s 87 on Tuesday. Hudson has played golf two years and shows promise while Budeca trucks are showcased as speed leaders between capitals. Dr Joe McElhone drives a Morris Cowley on notable speed feats. Frost hits Stroud with birds frozen to a roof, jaws of ice, and a freezing morning record. Bob Emmett of Gloucester nets a Tattersall windfall after three sweep shares. he vows to hole out in one and win Tatts. he and Mrs Emmett plan to move to Tamworth. Rabbit market firm. low grades still weak.
A Soldiers Memorial Committee meeting at Shire Hall saw Rev A W Rogers chair the session with J Fi Smith R Henderson H N Chaplin H Anderson A Abbott A J White J G Wilson and LU Harris present. Funds total £627 1s 7d with £524 9s 5d invested and £102 12s 2d added. Further £100 was placed on three month interest, and a ladies’ faerie event was planned for the Majestic Theatre.
Keith Anderson’s body arrived in Sydney on Saturday via the Melbourne Express. A large crowd gathered at Central Station with the Federal Government represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Abbott. A. V. Hillard placed a wrestle on the coffin as it was borne to the hearse for burial. The grave site was donated by Mosman Council.
Sydney reports a likely £500000 surplus in the consolidated revenue fund for the Miranda year ending today. A deficit of over £8,000,000 is forecast for the year, with June 30 falling on a Sunday delaying final figures until Tuesday. Tax receipts are expected to rise, and railways deficits may be smaller than anticipated. Treasurer Stevens and staff, led by T. D. Kelly, worked late balancing the State ledger.
In a brutal weekend storm, Lismore recorded nearly nine inches of rain in 48 hours while floods swamped the Richmond River district. A missing carter Roy Ward of Bangalow is feared drowned as a gale and fire later hit Ballina destroying a dozen businesses. Roads were impassable and power lines failed across the region.
A two hour and forty minute Criminal Court jury acquitted M A D Fitzgibbons bus proprietor and M L Jarvie M L A of conspiring to bribe Colonial Secretary Albert Bruntwell with money and a case of pipes to influence a motor omnibus route decision. Jarvie claimed the trial vindicated his character. Fitzgibbons noted prior acquittals and both men were greeted with congratulations.
Messrs FLL and A L Bragg of New South Wales, after visiting North and South America to study beef raising, sail back to Sydney aboard the Ormonde. Bragg runs 8000 sheep and 1000 cattle at Aberdeen and believes California offers a good outlet for Australian beef. He notes U S markets funnel top beef to Chicago and Kansas City before reaching Atlantic coast cities, while Westerners prefer good frozen Australian beef over midwestern second-grade chilled cuts. He also toured Peru, crossing 18000 feet over the Andes, but found the terrain unsuitable for stock.
In Brisbane on Saturday the selectors met at the Gresham Hotel and named the touring squad to depart for England on July 25. Backs include McMillan Shankland Finch Ridley Spencer Maher Gorman Fifield Upton Holmes Edwards Weissell Laws Husch Kadwell. Forwards list features Henderson Justice Root Madsen Brogan Treweeke Armbrustee Pigg Dempsey Steinhart Bishop Hingston Bellars. Three hookers urged by managers were considered. harmony noted as arbiter Russell was not invited to discuss.
Immense timber rich estate on the North Coast Lower region offers 12 440 acres freehold with convenient rail access and cattle grazing and fattening potential. For sale at a price to be disclosed in full particulars from Pitt Son and Badgery.
The Gloucester A H Association held a meeting on Saturday and received nominations for committeemen including Archinal Atkins Bignell jun Bignell Chas Blanch Boorer Boorer Chilate Corbett Crowfoot Cumming Dennett Farley Farley Forbes Higgins Lowrey Lowrey McIntosh McSwan Masien Middlebrook Miller Muddie Munro Murray Newton Newton Paff Pariah Porteus Schmilerer Shaw Staunton Waddell Webeck White Wilcom. A ballot is being held for thirty members with papers due by Saturday July 18. A report will appear in Friday’s issue.
In a muddy par handicap event Saturday afternoon only five of sixteen starters completed the course due to cold squally rain. T Ashworth finished first at four down and W Whitting was runner-up at four down.
Notice announces a Friday July 5 meeting at Shire Hall for social reunion of Gloucester Returned Soldiers with invitation to Gloucester District Repaies and Boldiera. A ladies meeting July 5 at 3 pm to plan dances in Majestic Theatre for Soldiers Memorial Fund. Impounded horse notice and trespass warnings issued by Poundkeeper Bulley and others with July 4 auction date.
In Sydney at Commercial Homebush on Monday about 2380 cattle were in yards with prime heavy bullocks rising. Competition strong from the start for prime heavy stock and prices generally higher than Thursday. Winchcombe Carson Ltd report about 2400 yarded medium to useful quality with opening sales firm and clearer. Good to prime beef made 85 to 42 shillings, yearlings 87 to 43 shillings.
About 940 yards of cattle and 875 penned pigs featured a smaller offering with a firmer tone for beef and a generally weaker market for light pigs. Prime heavy bullocks sold £11 10s to £13 6d. prime £9 10s to £11. cows £10 10s to £8 0s. porker prices ranged up to 19s 0d and 30s for slips and suckers down to 3s 6d. W Sparke and J Enright reported good yardings at top rates with buyers in fair attendance.
Tugrabakh club dominated the A Grade match, beating One Park Blues by 20 games. Detailed results list players from PT Wellard to N Staunton and Schmierer, with Tugrabakh finishing 48 to 20 in games and posting several wins across A and B Grades.
Three people killed and fifteen injured in metropolitan incidents over the weekend. A nine year old boy was struck by a motor lorry in St Chippendale and died at hospital. An eight year old boy, James Ingits, was killed by a motor vehicle at Myrtle and Pine streets City. Motor vehicles caused most casualties.
Students at the Teachers' Training College petitioned Education Minister Mr. Drummond after a fellow student Thomas Temperly was expelled for riotous behaviour during a city demonstration by university undergraduates. The minister overturned the expulsion, reinstating the student with a one month suspension and accompanying privileges starting Monday.
The Duke of York told Harrow School scholars a nervous moment before an audience about a bishop who, misread by the chaplain, received a Pastoral staff instead of a Bible. A pupil whispered a joke about the gift as the scene unfolded.
POR ALLAHABAD. CALCUTTA, Monday. Kigsford Smith and Ulm with their companions in the Southern Drome plan to depart Rangoon at dawn today for Allahabad in a 100 miles non stop flight. They will not stop at Calcutta.
Naval Mahub Sydney reports ships’ companies of the Australian and New Zealand Squadrons and the Royal Australian Naval Reserve marching in procession through Sydney streets. The Governor General saluted from Hyde Park as crowds watched. Robert Clendenting, longtime district settler from Muscle Creek, died Saturday aged 85.
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