Xray Plant Established at Narraweema Hospital Gloucester
Gloucester news notes the Narraweema Hospital now has a standardised x ray plant installed by Drs Locke and Munry, reducing patient travel to distant towns and boosting local medical capability. Also updates on Constable retirements, church services, and Honey Marketing Board plans.
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Gloucester
Locke
Munry
Narraweema Hospital
Love
Taree
Focal Medicoa
Weather Tightens as Cyclone Recedes and Wage Tax Alert
The Hunter area reports improving conditions with cyclonic weather moving away from the coast. From July 1 a tax of Sd applies to all wages and salaries via a special stamp. Slaughtermen at Homebush Abattoirs strike as a 48 hour week starts Monday, noting pay loss of 4/ per 100 sheep on piecework.
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Homebush
Central Coast Floods Ravage New South Wales Coast
Chaos from torrential rain floods Hunter Maitland reach 36 ft 6 in above normal. About 1000 people homeless as low lands up to Singleton inundated. Hawkesbury Gosford and Wyong Creek surge. A family marooned on Rawdon Island rescued after boat dispatched from Wauchope.
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New South Wales
Hunter
Maitland
Singleton
Hawkesbury
Gosford
Wyong
Manning
Hastings
Rawdon Island
Wauchope
Record Flood Forces Wide Drainage and Transport Disruptions
In Newcastle region heavy rain caused floods with five inches in 24 hours, washing out tram services and submerging streets in Glebe Darby and Wallsend. Coal traffic halted between Newcastle and Maitland as lines flooded, while rivers rose to near record levels across Hunter, Hastings, Ellenborough, and Manning targets. Schools and stations saw water intrusions. boats ferried isolated families and several lives feared lost.
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Newcastle
Darby Street
Maitland
Thornton
Tarro
Port Macquarie
Ellenborough
Gloucester Flood Keeps Streets Tense As Rivers Rise
Local conditions show Gloucester narrowly escaped the worst of the downpours that battered nearby areas. The Avon and Manning roads faced high water, with minor damage to culverts and all three Barrington tributaries noted. Flooding disrupted traffic from Taree to Wingham, while insurance on fodder and winter feed loomed for dairy farmers.
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Gloucester
Manning
Avon Bridge
Barrington
Bowman
Billabong
Glouter
Dungog
Wingham
Joe Mitchell
IL Heiderson
Iso
Commercial Homerush Stock Sales Shortage of Stock
A flooded country left Flemington with 39 000 sheep listed but only 27 000 revived. Prices showed advances from 8 to 4 per head with cattle in mixed gains. Winchcombe Carzon Ltd notes beef values up to 30 to 20 dearer and good to prime grades up about 10. Private sales, including Jersey cattle and allotments in Church Street, are reported by Matthesson and Co and by J Hicks with several lots sold at favorable terms.
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Flemington
Winchcombe Carzon Ltd
Heports
Matthesson
Une
Jersey
Dellars
Ace
West
Church Street
B. J. Brown
J. Whatson
Tom Hicks
von L
J. A. McKensie
EB. Street
Agint
Robinson
Bundock
Maitland Railway Suffer Flood Isolation Delays Repairs
Railway officials report Maitland still waterlogged with No 1 platform submerged at 4 am. Repairs unlikely before Sunday, Kempsey mail disrupted, passengers bound north of Kempsey to be moved by alternate train. New England line closed between Newcastle and Maitland, isolating Maitland by rail and road.
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Maitlande
Kempsey
Pungog
Swinev
Newenaile
Maitland
Train Service Collapse Strands Sydney North Coast Route
Train services are disrupted with no departures from Sydney to the North Coast or North West since Tuesday night. A limited local service operates between Paterson and Taree, while washaways affect Newcastle to Sydney and Maitland to Singleton. Two Grafton trains were held up in Taree for days and the Brisbane Express resumed from Sydney yesterday. No times are available for restoration to the North Coast.
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Sydney
North Coast
North West
Paterson
Taree
Newcastle
Maitland
Singleton
Grafton
Binnaway
Brisbane
Tamworth
Glen Innes
Tenterfield
Australia v Surrey Test match delayed by England thunderstorm
Cricket Australia faced Surrey as a violent thunderstorm paused play after Surrey were 140 for 5. Hobbe 19 and Sheppherd 56 stood out for Surrey before all out for 162. Grimmett and A Beckett split wickets as Australia trailed with 5 down to 391 at stumps, Bradman striking a defining impressive match rally. The Daily Express lauded Australia’s late surge and predicted tough remaining Tests.
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Australia
Surrey
England
Hobbe
Sheppherd
Harwood
Grimmert
Hobbs
Sandham
Bealing
Wilson
Gregory
Fender
Sundries
Expresa
Bradman
Keerly
Fulton Cup Golf Notes Second Round Draw
The final Fulton Cup round is scheduled for tomorrow with a draw listing matches: Laurie versus Graham, Horner versus McRae, Dwyer versus Chariton, Rye versus Levick, Brrest versus Rye, Astworth versus Roddy, Whitting versus Street, Doudney versus Garner, Halley versus Locke, Isaac versus Thurlow, Hawdon versus Hawdon, Parish versus Munro, Woodward versus Thurlow, Christie versus Donnelly, McIntosh. Players not drawn will be arranged at the club house.
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A. Laurie
J. Graham
B. Horner
J. McRae
F. Dwyer
T. Chariton
D. C. Rye
B. Levick
L. B. Brrest
L. Rye
T. Astworth
P. Roddy
W. Whitting
C. Street
A. Doudney
Upper Manning Pahlwell and Presentanton Dance Night
A lively evening at the residence of Mr. 8 Bross in Tigigh brought together residents from Upper Alunningvinne for a dance. Guests included Mes Popfold and Mesans PL betIner, JAl lan, W. Toul 8, Wilko, W- Allan, Ay Nechert and D. Burns. A supper followed, toasts given, and Penfold and Penfolds presented with 21-piece es-sf. Baby! Penfold received money after dancing continued until midnight. Miss E Breese’s horse fell on the way home. she sustained an injured leg.
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Pahlwell & Presentanton
Bross
Tigigh
Alunning
Penfold
Popfold
D. Bums
Mise Proschan
Ms. Ponial
Koeller
Thery
Joseph
Me. W. Allan
W. Toul
T Alan
Toie Berims An
Messie H. Chillingworth
Ferd A. Fresse
Wy Allan
Gold Bonus Promised to Revive Economy in Canberra
A Western delegation claims a UK style gold bonus of £1 an ounce on standard gold will revive industry and restore prosperity. They urge daily use for ten years to spur capital for low grade ore work, fund the Federal Treasury, reduce unemployment, boost home demand, and improve overseas loan terms.
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Rey
Canberra
Theodore
Commonwealth
Ralph A. Anderson
Unreserved sale of Farm Stock and Implements near Dungog
Auctioneers D Abbott & Co J A Jones and Thos Carlton advertise a public sale of Mr J Barleys property at Foster town about 5 miles from Dungog on Tuesday June 24 at 11 am. Jersey cows heifers bulls farming gear hay horses harness carts and more. Luncheon provided. Terms cash. Also land board notice: Catherine E Carter seeks surrender of Portions 119 111 112 for exchange with Portions 10 and 35 in Myra parish Gloucester with objections due by July 19 1930.
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D, Abbott & CO
J. A. &C Jones & Thos
Carlton
Conyimetion
J. Barley
Dungog
Gloucester
F. N. Barkis
Property Investment Offers With Tenants At Premium Today
Two fully tenanted properties offered with deposits of £00 and £300 and £400 respectively. Weekly rents 20 shillings and 21 shillings. Mortgage money available at a premium today. Prompt enquiry urged by phone 40.
City Council Labour Defeat in Sydney Election
The Sydney city council election, first since 1934, returned Reform candidates and ousted Labour. Civic Commissioners’ term ends June 30. 15 aldermen take over July 1 for two years. Forty-two nominations were received for five wards. Five Reform aldermen were reelected and two Labour candidates elected.
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Sydney
Reform
Civic Commissioners
Civic Reform
Wedding Hear-Spicer Spouse of Frank Trgin de Bene
The ceremony at St Anne's Church Sheatfield May first united Marianne Spicer daughter of Mr. and Mrs D eer of Rustwood with Frank Trgin de Bene son of Mr. and Mrs J Hy Hear of Manly and Lismore. The bride wore a gown of Chantilly lace with orange net trim and carried a bouquet of peonies. Bridesmaids wore ivory frocks with red hats. best man was Mr. Me Hooke. groomsmen were Field Riberts and James W. Punks. The reception at Del Monte Strathfield followed the ceremony with about seventy guests attending.
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Hear—Spicer
AL St. Anne's Church
Sheatfield
J. Nesbit
Misa
Marianne Spicer
Taree High School
7. Deer
Rustwood
Frank Trgin de. Bene
NSW
Banke
Gloucester
Tale
J. Hy Hear
Manly
Lismore
Madeline Spicer
Gwen Hear
Meni Hunde
Me Hooke
Taree
Eoers Field Riberts
James W. Punks
Recep- Finn
Bell
del Monte
Strathfield
Tyille
Brasil
England Wins First Test at Nottingham in a By 98 Runs
England defeated Australia by 98 runs in the first test at Nottingham. Bradman top scored with 131 in Australia's second innings, helped by McCabe's 48. England's bowlers Grimmett and Hornerbrook led the dismissals, with low totals posted by Australia across both innings.
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Australia
Nottingham
Bradman
McCabe
Hobbs
Richardson
Sutcliffe
Hornibrook
Fair- Tak Ee
Hammond
Grimmett
Woolley St Oldfield
Hendren
Grimmett Yu Chapman
Ponsford
Sus Maninae
Fairfax
Horni Wook
Woodful
Chapman
Larwood
Kippas
Ao Richardson
Fairfax U
Oldfield
Cimmett
Walt
Eyes That Saw World Upside Down Miracle Surgery
A Sydney specialist performed a reversal surgery on Alexander White who was born with inverted vision. The operation reconnected retinal rods and cones to turn his upside down view to right side up, transforming him from a manual labourer to a clerical worker though he had to relearn writing. Doctors Miller Norman Boyle led the effort.
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Sydney
Alexander White
Miller
Manly
Norman Boyle
White
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