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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1949
Page
3
The administrator Mr A W Dane will run the shire pending a new council election. Fresh electoral rolls to be compiled. Minister J J Cahill cited serious finances and staff arrears with about £800 owed in wages and several cheques drawn but not issued to avoid overdraft.
The completion draw for the night tennis competition will be moved to next week. A protest triggers a replay between Ganger and Rovera 2 on Monday March 7 if weather permits. HOMEBUSH STOCK SALES report cattle yarding with mixed quality and bikes and cattle values shown.
Thirty odd fishermen gathered at the School of Arts to form the Gloucester Amateur Fishing Club with Mr J Murphy as organizer. Officers elected include President P H Campbell, Treasurer J Murphy, and an Executive Committee. Members to pay 10 shillings a year. aims include ocean, beach, estuary, and river fishing with competitions. A constitution was to be drafted from a sample club rule book.
District sawmillers bemoan 41 empty railway wagons moving south through Kempsey on Tuesday, delaying timber shipments worth about 160 000 ft. Mr Fred Hamilton, Ward's mill manager, said a special permit and petrol allowance were needed to move timber by road. Pig prices rise at Sydney sale amid strong demand as Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 2200 head sold and baconers and porkers lift by several shillings.
Commercial Tom Hicka reports a full yarding at the Gloucester Shire Special Cattle Sale on Tuesday with strong demand for bulls and steers, improved rates for cows and calves, and buyers’ attendance. Multiple consignors list prices for cattle and horses, with a note that the next sale is planned for Tuesday 29th March and 300 cattle already booked.
At the last Apsley Shire Council meeting the shire engineer noted ongoing works on Hogno s Woolshed Road with £194 8s spent since resumption. He urged maintenance and culvert construction be done by Nundle Shire, as damage has increased due to neglect. The Forestry Commission rebuilt Black Gap to Hanging Rock but gravelling is incomplete and delays hinder traffic. Timber trucks have needed a crawler tractor. the council asks the Forestry Commission to speed gravelling and to agree to dedication of the Hanging Rock Road Black Gap section to ensure future maintenance by Nundle Shire. The engineer recommends endorsement. Gloucester Shire’s request for no cost share and supplying the council’s plant was not granted. Walcha News.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports cattle yarding of 202 head with useful quality. Grown cattle sell from 20 to 30 shillings, prime vealers 10s lower. Best yearlings to 80s, steers to 66s, heifers to 2 guineas, bullocks to 61 shillings, cows to 65s per 100 weight.
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