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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1948
Page
3
The Kempsey Municipal Council plans immediate representations to the Department of Railways for improved service between Kempsey and Grdney and support from Shires along the Worth Coast. Dissatisfaction centers on old carriages on the Kempsey Day train at 6 am and lack of buffet facilities before Taree. calls include at least one first and one second class carriage.
Passengers on the Kempsey to Taree run faced a three hour wait for tea after boarding at Kempsey. Attendants only took over the buffet car upon arrival at Taree, with tea finally provided about 30 minutes later. Ald. Hennessy noted the Morin Coast line lacked the Sydney Armidale service standard as the hostess did not travel on this train. The council resolution seeks representations and support from Mr R. Vincent MLA and southern councils.
Commercial Sydney and Wingadee Station updates show 2064 cattle yarded with firm markets. Best vealers reach 15 pounds, steers to 4 pounds, cows to 55 shillings per hundredweight. Gloucester consignments at Homebush and Maitland yarded entries include bullocks to £18 18s and cows to £13 13s with varied averages.
The Sydney Public Library hosts bound newspaper volumes tracing local and world history from 1803. It preserves early titles like the Sydney Gazette and N.G.W. Advertiser and the Australian, with copies dating to 1828 onward. Visitors can study relics and current issues, including Gloucester Advocate, at Macquarie Street near the Botanical Gardens.
The Leader of the Country Party Lt. Col. Bruxner warned in the Legislative Assembly that road and bridge work costs have surged 60 to 70 percent and 100 percent respectively since the war. He cited high petrol taxes diverting funds from road maintenance and urged the government to press the Commonwealth to keep petrol tax relief and financial aid to states for roads.
The document lists the Saturday draw for A and B grades with pairings like Park Purple versus Barrington V and Barrington versus Park Red on the second named club court. It also shows Div 2 and Ladies mid week setups, plus a holiday mixed doubles handicap tourney in mid June with entry deadlines and contact names.
At last Wednesday's Sydney sale rabbit skins totalled 130 tons with a softer market. Prices fell across categories from first incomings to fawns, with numerous grades listed in pence per pound and several damaged lots noted.
A seasonal notice from the Division of Animal Industry warns that contagious swine pneumonia infects pig districts in New South Wales. It details lung inflammation, bacteriological causes, and conditions that worsen disease, urging owners to report outbreaks and obtain the department pamphlet for control measures.
The Presbyterian Variety Concert at the Majestic Theatre on Thursday night features the Estonian Male Choir. In Australia they have given charity concerts, radio programs, and performances, with members drawn from the Estonian National Choir of 25,000. The choir, based near Stroud, includes university lecturers and teachers and has been praised for rich voices and wide melodies. The Estonians claim over 40,000 melodies and 105,000 popular songs.
The governor and Dr Townsend urge better local roads after the Clyde refinery opening. Townsend notes councils rely on rates, estimates 2 million annual, needs 45 million upfront and 5 million yearly to maintain roads. He argues petrol tax should fund road use, condemns current general use of 94 million per year as unfair to local government.
A NSW Agriculture booklet advises on making liquid manure by soaking 8 kerosene buckets of fresh manure in water for seven days and using successive week dilutions. It recommends large containers, weekly applications of 4 gallons per 18 feet of row, and pre-watering of dry soil before use. The booklet is published by Rural Bank of New South Wales via the Department of Agriculture Information Division.
Weather notes from Ingo Jones of Crohamhurst Queensland describe cyclical rain expectations tied to active sunspots. Observations report large, complex depictions on cyclical charts with twice daily sightings, though European reports of record storms are disputed.
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