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Newspaper

Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jul 11, 1939

Page

3

Inspection of Motor Vehicles Unlicensed Radio Sets

The scheme for vehicle inspections starts August 1 with renewed registrations requiring certificates of roadworthiness. Service station licensing is handled by the Department of Road Transport. A German census on May 17 tallies Reich population at 68.0 million including Memel Bohemia and Moravia, with 1933 figure at 69.2 million. Fines totaling £556 and costs over £112 were imposed in Broken Hill on 218 wireless set offences without Listener’s licenses. magistrate warns harsher action ahead.

I+ Department Roa Transport Memel Bohemia and Moravia Reich Hitler Airee Broken Hill A. B. Collins S.M Fuvure

Yass camping reserve on showground with full facilities

A survey notes the Yass camping reserve on the showground enclosed by a fence. It features a community kitchen and dining room with an interior fireplace, brick outside fireplaces with bars for billy, ample firewood and water, kiosks, grassed clean grounds, and a caretaker’s cottage with a garden. The area appears inviting and well kept.

Yass Weltes m Matorial Dunsng “Chronicle

National Census Demands Extensive Details From Males

The government approved man power and property census questionnaires for July 17 to 28 require detailed personal data. Males 18 to 65 must declare birth country parents, nationality, employment status, industry and grade, and skill level. Property cards demand assets above £500, including cash, bank deposits, shares, mortgages, livestock, furniture, and vehicles. About 10 million cards will be distributed at post offices nationwide within two weeks. residents of Australia must register, while those in external territories are excluded. travelers arriving by sea must register within 30 days if staying over a year.

Chamber of Commerce Shi Vra Wiike Chamber of Commeres HM Importanit Dubbo Chamber of Commerce Yale Ol Ributhe Awe Lalla Australia Papua New Guinea Norfolk Island Commonwealth

Royal visit to Australia to include limited ceremonies

Canberra reports that the Duke and Duchess of Kent will arrive in Australia in November with planned ceremonial welcomes at Melbourne and Sydney while capital city greetings are restrained. The Strathairn liner will dock Fremantle on November 18, escorted by two Australian destroyers, with formalities across Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Governor General to reach Canberra on November 23, with Parliament possibly adjourned to allow the Duke to address open chambers.

D. E McDonald F.B.C.A Fsm.c London Webster, Jack & McDonald Sydney Optiviane Commercial Hotel Gloucester Canberra Duke of Kent Austra Attie Ina G Fremarille Melbourne Federal Perth Adelaide Elaet

Wounding With Intent Plea by Stroud Road Youth

Albert Henry Gordon Gentles aged 15 pleaded guilty at Maitland Quarter Sessions to maliciously wounding Lindsay Douglas Caldwell at Stroud Road with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Previously in Sydney Children’s Court he faced theft charges and was committed to Gosford Boys’ Home from which he was released to work at Stroud Road. Judge Nield noted lack of authority to send the boy to an institution and asked Parliament to consider child welfare bill provisions. The case was remanded for sentence with a request for a copy of the welfare bill.

Albert Henry Gordon Gentles Maitland Stroud Road Lindsay Douglas Caldwell Gentles Sydney Children's Court Gosford Nield Lnw

Scout Leader Killed at Armidale Police say van driver charged

A panel van struck a returning scout party near Armidale injuring three boys and killing troop leader Colin James Robinson. The long-serving leader, a former Hawkesbury College student, died after 50 minutes at Armidale hospital. The driver was arrested on manslaughter charges. The injured include Rosa Cox, John Hays, and Neil Lang with abrasions, shock, and a concussion. The group of over 20 scouts was walking along New England Highway when the accident happened shortly after 9 pm.

St. John's Colin James Robinson Borkysile School Armidale Rosa Cox Grafton John Hays Mungtindi Neil Lang Weemeelah Cox New England Colin James Robinson Hawkesbury College Armidale Teachers’ College New Fingland Hospital Alice Rinkinson Glen Innes

Parishes Reorganised in Maitland Diocese

Diocese of Maitland reorganises parishes under Bishop Edmund Glensyn. Stroud joins Dungog parish. Bullahdelah losses due to long travel. Mass to be held monthly at Stroud and less often at Albanyth. Dungog parish now covers Dungog Clarence Town Limeburners Creek Stroud and Gloucester. Confirmation in August by Bishop Gleeson. 70 to 80 children to be confirmed in Dungog Brookfield and Gloucester.

Stroud Albwryth Dungog Clarence Town Limeburner’s Creek Gloucester Ty. Gleeson

Appointment of Superintendent of Agriculture in Territory

The Commonwealth Government intends to appoint a superintendent of agriculture in the Northern Territory. The candidate should be a university graduate with agrostology training, to introduce fodder grasses and forage plants. Salary ranges from £500 to £750 per year with a £20 married allowance. the appointee will inspect agricultural conditions across the Territory.

Northern Territory Commonwealth

What is a Commercial Sign in NSW Law

A court case clarifies that a general advertising poster on a building counts as a commercial sign if it simply describes goods and urges purchase, while a broader overlining structure requires a license. The decision hinges on whether the posters promote products or merely describe them.

New South Wales Supreme Court Packer Westgates Amusements Lui Westgates Leki Mag Rate

Torturing pain from lumbago drains daily movement

A damaged OCR item notes severe back pain affecting mobility with garbled phrases and scattered names. It mentions M. Clarke and a street address together with a request for a free booklet. The readable fragments imply a medical or advertisement notice without clear context.

Satthar Reyk Gat Nor Seep M. Clarke Street & Pariah Ltd

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