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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1937
Page
1
An old newspaper ad lists double width wool de chene and other fabrics in multiple colors with sale prices per yard. It promotes dress tweeds, winceyette, blooming ladies garments, hats, bloomers, coats, cardigans, and men’s pullovers and pyjamas with marked discounts, including a leather coat and overcoats, all part of a clearance.
The excerpt shows a municipal balance sheet with revenues and expenditures across services. It notes transfers, surplus handling, public services, works, sanitary services, and asset adjustments. It references reserve movements and year end balances with figures scattered through the fragment.
The Gloucester Shire Council presents the 31 December 1936 balance sheet audited by A. W. Frazer. It includes assets, investments, and funds, with certificates dated 7 April 1937 and 1 March 1927 for leadership. The note explains access to a detailed statement at the Council office during hours.
Government reports propose a new SP betting act in Queensland aiming to curb illicit betting. Ministers expect similar moves in New South Wales and potential tax relief for racecourses if the bill passes. Some members acknowledge administration difficulties but see broader anti illicit betting benefits. Night jim: don’t give a hoot.
A tradesman and GOGOP citizen, Dward Williamson Nichols, a carpenter like his father, models steadfast financial planning. At 18 he bought a £200 AMP policy, then £300 at 21, and now aged 24 arranges a £200 policy to start on his wedding day. His father's AMP policy, now £827 with bonuses, funds a new home. The piece urges other working youths to do likewise and invites participation from an agent for guidance.
Dr Hans Luther, formerly Flying Chance and Flyine Ambassador, arriving in Auckland aboard the Mariposa for a fortnight. He plans six months travel from New Zealand to Australia Germany, seeking peace of mind and urging belief that there will be no war. Stanley Crick of Fox Film returns to Sydney aboard the same ship, warning of European tensions and the risks of war driven by finances and diplomacy.
Harry McNamara, noted sculling handicapper, forwards Wragge's long range weather forecast to the Richmond River Herald. The 1913 Pastoral Review piece links drought years to sun spot cycles and predicts a global rainfall decline through 1936 with drought in 1923 and return to normal by 1936. Moreux, director of Bourges Observatory, backs the diminished rainfall period and 1922 outcomes.
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