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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1926
Page
3
A Sydney market report notes a wire demon with mixed cattle quality sold in the afternoon. Prices showed 233 and 500 shillings figures, prime stock scarce, wasteful stock and better cows bidding up to 395 to 6a per 100. The market opened keenly with strong competition and best rates held into Thursday.
At Maitland stock sale a brisk attendance pushed demand for cattle. Prime heavy cattle and yielding stock sold better with prices rising from 40s to 1s per pound. Prime cows and bulls showed gains while inferior stock remained firm. Packers with good consignments and a few prime lots drew strong competition, lifting overall values.
Sydney market notes include prices for various produce such as beeswax, oats, potatoes, onions, and onions with figures like 94 per four, 2/7 for rail and river items, and pork or other items listed with shillings and pence. The terse OCR entry lists grains, fruits, and dairy items with scattered prices and units.
Alunite output in New South Wales totaled 534 tons valued at £8124. Output from Bullahdelah division Port Stephens by Amy M S Company Limited was exported to England where it was heated. Total mineral production value to ships reached £206,475.
An ad from Webster, Jack and McDonald Opticians Pitt Street and Martin Place Sydney invites readers to write for advice if their eyes are defective and to send repairs. It notes specialization in repair work and to watch the paper for the date of the next visit.
Two young bushworkers, William Crawley and his ally Joe, imitate Ned Kelly era banditry in 1887. After failed fencing jobs and mounting poverty, Crawley arms himself at Bendemeer and robs a hotel. Constable Bowen shoots Crawley during the confrontation. Crawley dies, ending the last bushranging chapter in New South Wales.
A catalog style listing shows a mix of bed linens blankets blankets and clothing items. Includes white twill blankets aqua grey blankets silver grey blankets and various men's wear such as tweed trousers sweaters flannel shirts and cotton socks with prices and sizes. The text references blankets beds sheets and shirts with multiple color options and price points.
A bushranger collapsed after drinking a bottle of dark brandy during a break in the second act of a drama. He was found semiconscious in a front room and buried in a civilian grave. his partner received a 15 year prison sentence. Officials completed an investigation into the incident.
All the injured are recovering. Four deaths previously reported. police identify a victim as a woolpresser from Greenwich, Sydney. Repairs finished, through train service expected. authorities near final inquiry findings, not yet announced.
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