This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
5
Badgery Brothers report at Pima Valley uro during Pant week for all vlavras of pigs. About 1200 head penned for two sale days, sold within buyer requirements. Quotations cover yearlings to heavy weights with prime and extra prime ranges. Clift and Trentath note sales to S. Melthorwn at establishment prices.
A detailed OCR fragment lists prices and classifications for various livestock types from Clark and Co. including oxen, boars, baconera, Parker lines, prime heavies, primes and lighter categories with price ranges, weights, and ages. It references midrange and small lots, calves and calves aged 18 to 16 months, and mentions odd prime rates and lighter categories with various vague measurements.
Farr yarding of cattle attracted good buyer attendance with strong selling. Numerous cattle lots and calves, including steers, cows, heifers, bulls, and pigs, traded briskly with varied prices recorded for each buyer. Prices show broad activity and a positive trend for bacon pigs on test Saturday.
Stroud market reports a varied cattle sale with many entries including steers and heifers from multiple sellers. Items list prices and lot numbers for animals such as cows with calves, heifers, and bullocks, with consignors including G Carnell J Slater Russell and McPherson and Gorton and others. The document records individual prices in old currency and notes quantities like cows with calves and single calves, reflecting a bustling rural livestock market.
Sunday notices for Congregational and Methodist churches, Gloucester, Barrington, Wards River, and Upper Avon show service times and pastors. Includes Sunday School, midweek meetings, and Anglican services with names like Rev Henry W Rogers and Rev Thomas K Taylor.
The notice lists Congregation meetings in West Miss Dulley Rawdon Vale and Invergordon with times at 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. Carney and Gloucester have schedules including a 7.80 p.m. time. Reverend A G Mackintosh Carter BA leads Gloucester events Thursday evenings.
A terse stock report notes sales in a joint venture with Northern Agouta. It mentions 450 pork items sold at a satisfactory price, with references to Armstring and On Glouces ter ang at 45 Huniter St. Syilnny.
The Maitland cattle sale listing shows multiple lots with buyers and prices. Names include G Capp, P Arnsi, L Troubridge, A Spinney, G Privathy, F Unscombs, J Fkert, CLG, J Tobin, Cann, and Cann general lots with cows, heifers, and weights quoted in shillings and pounds.
A suffragist named Elizabeth Davison leapt onto the turf during the English Derby as Anmer bore down on the finish, striking the horse and causing a dramatic somersault. Jockey Jones was knocked unconscious with concussion and a fractured rib, hospitalised, while the King and Queen witnessed the episode. Davison, a London University BA with prior prison terms, had a history of suffragist outrages, including hoisting in the House of Commons and a prison escape. A film of the incident circulated, and Queen Mary inquired about the horse’s condition. Some witnesses say the act was deliberate. others argue she sought attention through trespass.
In Memoriam notice from Stratford Gloucester area for John A McKenzie who died at The Homestead Gloucester in June 1912 aged 44. Family note a vacant place in their home and pay tribute. Also mentions invitation for new building Provisional School Stratford Gloucester with tender details and deposit requirements. Tenders to be received by 8 o'clock pm Thursday 26 June 1915.
An 80 year old extract from the Inghar Chronicle discusses advertising language and trends. It mentions burst and advertising usage, stylish cards, and fashion signals, reflecting early industry jargon and social commentary. The passage hints at the evolving tone of business writing and public notices of its era.
East Maitland May 26 191% notice of application for Special Lease directed to the Heating Board. Thurlow HC applies for Special Lease of Cowy parish of Fons Gloucestershire on Myall River site near Tea Gardens. Purpose is for a shop for ody eli and machine shop.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.