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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1948
Page
2
Optometrist D L McDonald of Webster Jack and McDonald Sydney will view Gloucester on Friday July 8 from 1 am to 5 pm and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel.
The Gloucester Advocate reports a light rain at the Gloucester Post Office adding 80 points for Tuesday with 4 pte for Wednesday. Holiday arrangements for King's Birthday on June 14 include 9 to 10 am service, no postman delivery, and limited money order work.
The White Institute in Adelaide reports a successful lucerne development. A new type sends out runners, forming a spreading stand with interval-rooting, tested over four years. Seed enough for field trials supports grazing yields and potential pasture improvements.
Sydney market report from Thureday by Winchcombe Carson Ltd with 2051 cattle yarded. Prime heavy bullocks plentiful. vealers to 74. steers to 64. heifers to 0. bullocks to 0. cows to 0 per lb. Market firm with strong demand.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Leo Carter of Shannon Vale on the birth of a daughter at Home Private Hospital on Wednesday. Mrs J McRae of Gregson Street, staying with her sister Mr Cumming at Vaucluse, has been a victim of the flu epidemic in Sydney and is expected home next week.
Mrs. M Frost and children Pat Marie and Terry return to Tamworth after visiting Mrs Frost's mother in Gloucester. The piece lists various local people and events including boxing plans for Jack Thorpe, new president of the NSW Division of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers, births, a death in the Fletcher family, and other social notes from Gloucester and surrounding districts.
A large Gloucester Golf Club field contested the Monthly Medal last Saturday with Jim Channell and R. Portus sharing top honours at 71 and 71 on count back. Foss Street, Cuff Fraser, and George Garner posted 72s, with H. Woolford and T. Charlton close behind. Sundays 18 hole par event saw Ross Street notch his first win of the season as J. Channell and R. Street also posted strong scores. A weekend program featured Stableford 18 holes on Saturday and 18 hole stroke events on Sunday and Monday plus a 26 hole aggregate. Dungog Golf Club opened its season with good attendance, while Wal Garner represented Gloucester Golf Club.
In the Harris Cup semis Laurence defeated Andrews 31 18 and Saxby beat West 41 27. In the final Saxby defeated Laurence 31 to 20. Cock of the Walk Paira saw Laur ence and Laurantus defeat Woodward and Beattie 20 to 13. Social games included Dare and West 20 Hazelwood and Kirk 13 Campbell Fitzgerald Woodward 25 Phillips McNaughton Highfield 12. Club Championship Pairs prelims Ebbeck Beattie beat Rye Nicholls 17 135 Andrews Carolan beat Beaver Adams 22 8. Four players from Katoomba Club seek a game about July 1. May not be disappointed.
A cabinet sub committee recommends retaining the tea subsidy as a basic commodity for workers while abolishing subsidies on woollen goods potatoes and whole milk. The report notes a tea price rise would hit the working budget but ministers fear political unpopularity of removing tea support. Prime Minister Chifley withheld Cabinet recommendations.
Leader of the Federal Country Party Mr. Fadden said 11 months to May 30 show taxpayers' budgets strained to balance the federal budget. Customs receipts exceed yearly estimates by 7.444 million with heavier months likely, sales tax and payroll and estate taxes surpass full-year expectations, social services hit lower-income groups harder. The Treasurer has received 9.754 million more in taxes than anticipated for the complete year.
Mr Brian J Byrne and his two years four months old son William died after a collision on the Pacific Highway near Coopernook. Mrs Ellen Byrne and infant Ward were injured and hospitalised. The lorry driver, Stanley Garrett Newell, and Byrne’s car were the involved vehicles. William died at 2.45 pm Tuesday. Byrne died without regaining consciousness.
In a talk to the Victorian Chamber of Agriculture Mr G C Howey president of the Australian Dairyfarmers Federation said Britain was ready to double the £250000 grant provided by the Australian Federal Government for research and to boost production. Britain hoped to gain from higher exports as a result.
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