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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
2
A 1950 item notes rainfall after a wet spell, with details on mail and freight transport between Sydney and nearby regions. It mentions road tram transport, mail schedules, anddauered passenger movement, plus an appeal process and ongoing programs. Names include Gloucester Advocate and local agencies, with references to schedules and postal services.
A historic obituary and service update details the former Rector of Glourweter, Beva, who received a burial after an operation for appendicitis. The event lists attendees including local clergy, families, and friends, and notes a church gathering at Ragsau Bort with readings and tributes.
The Gloucester Rotary Club held a charter ceremony in Witt Wenlvella with many visiting Rotarians and community members present. Government district officials were expected to attend this important event signaling district support and ongoing service initiatives.
Flood effects damaged land and private property along the river with muddy access and a partially washed bridge. Officials discuss plans to divert traffic, reinforce a highway, and possibly reroute toward Dewhain Street and Bucwrtts Road while awaiting a council meeting decision.
An inquest was opened into the death of Mr Tom Wharton. The family and witnesses described a sudden collapse after a verandah incident. The inquest will be conducted by the local coroner with details pending at Gloucester. Interment will take place at Closter Cemetery with service at Tang land Church. Mrs Wharton and children Cecile May, Mira Kam, Buchen, Wen Neher, and Bill mourn his loss.
A garbled golf recap mentions key players and a fluctuating match at a Nile Cup event. Efforts to trace leaders and wagers appear tangled with stray phrases and unclear scores, but the notice hints at ongoing play and notable staking.
Fragmentary report notes voting occurred in several centers with returns showing incomplete counts. Names of officials and locations appear distorted but reference Gloucester and nearby areas. Further details of the subdivision vote were not provided in the readable text.
Fragments show Stroud Baptist Church announcing services and notices. References to Sunday duty at 7 pm, May 43.8 r, and individuals like TL Walker and ROB Walker appear in the readable text, with mentions of Stratford and Stroud. The OCR yields unclear dates and phrases.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a penal action at Gloucester related to TeviLLe and a Boars Serf, with unclear context and damaged wording. No complete facts for a reliable summary are present.
A truncated notice mentions a marriage, names unclear, and a Thursday date. The fragment references Mian Val Middidaras and Mr. T. Maddle with faint place cues and timing, but essential details remain unreadable.
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