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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
3
The Companies Act clause limits share selling to places of business, banning from house to house or place to place. Definitions clarify that residential portions of buildings are off limits for hawkers, while a bank in a country town with office and residence is used mainly for business.
Matthewson and Co. held a successful Gloucester sale last Tuesday with good attendance and keen competition for weighty farm stock. Most horses sold though yarding was moderate. prices included J. C. Power gelding £25, W Brassington mare £27 10, mare and foal £18 5, and several others from £1 to £20 8. Beaton, Gatton, Flannery and Parish among buyers, with Homebush stock sales noted in Sydney. Rabbitskin market in Sydney showed a weaker trend, with 74 tons catalogued and prices 2d to 3d per lb lower on average. fox skins also uneven with best to 10/2 each.
United Australia Party country members press for a concrete closer settlement scheme in the next Parliament session. They seek long lease provisions for share farmers, conversion rights to freehold, and government-backed finance via agricultural bonds or a land settlement loan to accelerate subdivision and settlement.
Weather permitting three rinks from Taree will visit Gloucester tomorrow to engage the local club in a friendly game. The Gloucester team includes Tenl Woodward Hawdon Street Ebbeck Houghton Tresidder Boorer Andrews Smith Adams Munro. A reserve game will be arranged for players not taking part in the match.
Forbesdale beat Waratahs 5 sets 29 games to 4 sets 38 games. Greenwood defeated Barrington 3 sets 53 games to 1 set 34 games. Stratford beat Teachers 7 sets 53 games to 1 set 34 games. Thistles beat Ward River 3 sets 13 games to 1 set 32 games. B Grade Presbyterian defeated Church of England 5 sets 42 games to 3 sets 36 games. Factory beat Bulliac 8 sets 50 games to 1 set 16 games. Copeland beat Ward River 7 sets 40 games to 2 sets 27 games. Gangat beat Waukivory 3 sets 48 games to 3 sets 78 games. Forbesdale defeated Stratford 9 sets 64 games to 0 sets 38 games.
A NSW scheme offers a mutual rain insurance fund to stabilize show gate takings. Contributions are 3 to 5 percent of the five year average, with full compensation for gate losses due to rain. Trustees include G. W. Walker and C. A. K. Cohen, and the plan begins September 1 with applications due by August 15.
A local pharmacy celebrates five years of operation focusing on devoted personal service. The establishment highlights cheery attention, city prices, and a single quality standard as it thrives with a healthy, thriving community and continuous customer care.
The draw for the Canadian Foursome to be played tomorrow lists matchups including McIntosh and Dawson vs Anderson and L Rye and Collins with Channell against Garner and Carolan, plus Moore and Parish versus Coote and Coates, Matthews with McRae against Snodgrass and Hahesy, Turner with Smith versus W Dawson and Easton, Oldfield with Conny Street against Rod dy, and Woodward with Leedham against Jeffrey and Charlton. In the second qualifying round stroke handicap, results include Garner 107/32 75, Parish 94/19 75, Roddy 97/21 76, Hawdon 96/19 77, Higgins 106/28 78, Parist 106/27 79, Laurie 112/33 79, Street 4/15 79, Easton 105/25 80, Middlebrook 103/22 81, Hogg 113/31 82, Munro 124/35 88, Yates 104/15 89, Azhworth 126/36 90, Dawson 117/27 90, Carolan 119/27 92, Holland 135/36 99.
Residents in Johnston street Annandale were startled as a street fire ignited by petrol gushing from a pump. Boys reportedly left the petrol tap on and lit the spill, causing flames to leap high. fire brigade and police arrived, wind was light, and the blaze burned out with two boys seen fleeing the scene.
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