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Newspaper

Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jul 14, 1906

Page

4

Orange Blossoms Wedding in Gloucester River

Miss Mary Pariah of Gloucester River and Mr. George Monro of Barrington wed at the bride's home with about 30 guests. The ceremony featured pale-blue voile attire and a breakfast reception with toasts and gifts including silverware and china sets.

Mary Pariah Gloucester River George Monro Barrington R. Atkinson Ruth Saxby Beryl Wratten J. Parish A. Pariah T. Shelton Beryl Mile Wratten Maud Weastley Weatley A. and N. Rudkin Wales Minves R T. Saxby L. Meyers Te Parish D’oyr T. Parish D'Oyle D. M‘donald J. F. Saldy F. Monro

Local Timetable Fragments Show Odd Schedule Entries

Fragmentary timetable notes list places Simla Av on July dates with times 11 p.m and 2.40 p.m. plus entries for Barrington Rawdon Vale Carney's Avon and Thursday July 1 7.30 p.m. indicating a disrupted or partial travel schedule.

RaginaLy Atrixton Simla Barrington Carney's Avon Rawdon Vale

Local News and Notices from Gloucester 1906

Saturday edition reports road works tenders open on 23rd for area projects. Visits Gloucester by J D Jenner J P of Sydney, father of postmaster H L Jenner. Announce a large sale list by M Mackenzie for 20th and notes absences of R Atkinson two weeks starting 23rd. Death of J D Wratten aged 45 from Dungog Hospital, funeral to Gloucester with many locals paying respects.

Gloucester J.D. Jenner J.P Sydney H. L. Jenner Dlvction Sares M'Kenzie Nora Bane R. Atkinson J. A. M-Kenzie Dungog Henry Wratten Single Robertson

Jew Eller-Bonanza Renamed by George Saidy After Win

Ex-Australian jumper Kiora, wrecked at the Cape and later injured at Hexham races, is reported destroyed in England. Kiora, once in T. Lamond's stable and raced by Captain Bott in England, was bred at Turanville near Scone by Thomas Cook. A Raymond Terrace sculling match saw Thoroush Good of Stockton beat Worboys for £100 a side. Ghent Tow ing Club won the Henley eight-oar Grand Challenge Cup, defeating Cambridge.

George Saidy Jew List Kiora Cheaney Cape England Hexham T. Lamond Captain 8Ott Turanville Scone Thomas Cook Thoroushgood Stockton Worboys Rallyenl Raymond Terrace C. Towns Parramatta Henley Ghent Towing Club Belgium Cambridge

Gloucester School Football Club Faces River Schools Match

The Gloucester school team plays River Schools today at 2 p.m. with players Cox Reichert M cluskey Lostroh Fry Wilkins Mitchell Banks Evans Moore Single Morris. A second match Gloucester versus Avon follows at 3 30 p.m. The Gloucester side to be selected from Elliss Ewen Ninness Chadman M Kinnon Dewberry King Donnelly Buckley Clancy Allan M Dowell Gillett Mewett Pennington Reichert Higgins Conolly.

Gloucester River Cox Reichert M‘cluskey Lostroh Fry Wilkins Mitchell Banks Evans Moore Single Morris Avon Elliss Ewen Ninness Chadman M'Kinnon Dewberry King Donnelly Buckley Clancy Allan M'Dowell Gillett Mewett Pennington Higgins Conolly

Correspondence Note on Opinion Distinction

A correspondence note clarifies that the writer does not identify with the opinions expressed by correspondents. The statement emphasizes editorial independence and separation from reader submissions.

Settlement of the People on the Land Draws Ire

A reader lambasts government plans to settle people on the land, criticizing land acts and policies. He highlights high clearing costs, land access limits, bureaucratic delays, and harsh laws that deter settlers, urging reforms and clearer living-area allocations.

Shires Tom Prn

Football match tale with clash of referee and scrums

A humorous narrated account at a river ground where spectators misread a football match as a swimming carnival. The scene includes a referee, offside calls, terms of the game, and a comic exchange about beer payments. The narrator recalls old Donnybrook days and a riverfront gathering near the Ooraki Jockey Club's river ground.

Terence Anastasia Shure Marquis of Queensbury Ara Omadham Donnybrook

Barrington Public School Teachers' Association Holds Annual Meeting

The second annual meeting in Barrington celebrates a prosperous year with officers elected. President Marshall and Hon Treas Hughes named. meeting moved to the fifth Saturday at 10 am. Present include Dyer Weber Perram Innes Bell Atkinson and others. retirees honored with gifts. thanks and gratitude voiced.

Barrington Public School Teachers’ Association Messrs. Dyer Weber Perram Kohlhoff Hughes Marshall Peak N. Bell A. M.innes Atkinson Treas Hughs See King Messrs Bell M'Innes Messrs. Dyet Dyet Messrs. Kohlhoff M‘innesa

Stroud District Public Works Tender Notices 1906

Government notices invite tenders for road works across multiple contracts in the Stroud Gloucester Bullahdelah Dungog districts. Tenders addressed to the Clerk of Petty Sessions Stroud, endorsed Tender for Road Work, must be received by noon on July 28. Details listed at courthouses and post offices.

Department of Public Works Stroud Limeburner's Creek Kramback Bullahdelah Larry's Flat Bullah Gloucester Cobark H. N. Taylor Court House Krawback Dungog Ai. M. Baldock

New Home Sewing Machines and Attachments Offered

Gardem of Taree, agent for the New Home Sewing Machine, offers Famous Treadle models with complete appliance sets for 8 pounds cash and instalments. Samples and demonstrations available at Mrs Corbett's Gloucester and Barrington. Delivery options include ten years, with prices for treadles and accessories listed.

RB. Gardem Taree Maoninn H. R. Gardem

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