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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1949
Page
1
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Fourth annual Man nin River Poultry and Pigeon Club show at Taree drew 1071 entries, the largest and best quality yet. Local champions included Australian Black-red Game Cock and Hen won by L. G. Forbes, and various Leghorn, Ancona, Langshan and Wyandotte awards with top prizes to K. Blanch, W. P. Dean, H. Hancock, and G. Maiden, plus trophies for champion Leghorn and meat-verse exhibits.
Ridgeway and Mrs Edns Ridgeway sell two dozen or more head including 10 bullocks averaging 31 18 per head, 6 steers at 27 11 with average 26 10, 11 vealers at 9 14 and Willing to accept bids for dairy cows. Bamberger Bures and Winchcombe consignments feature 44 vealers at 13 19 average 10 13 3. Auctioneer Carson's Homebus auction listings note Wednesday sale.
At a Gloucester and District Chamber of Commerce meeting residents led by Ray Adams pressed for telephone service. Deposits for connection were paid and poles erected, but delays and cost concerns stalled expansion. The chamber protested to Posts and Telegraphs and sought Postmaster General action while noting possible refunds to subscribers.
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