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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1946
Page
2
Optometrists and Opticians from Sydney and London plan a visit to Gloucester on Thursday March 7 from 9 am to 9 am and Friday March 8 for consultations. The event is hosted by McDonald Ply Limited and PBMC with Webster and Jack McDonald involved.
The Gloucester Shire notices list a charity appeal for gifts of money and food to aid the starving, with a meeting chaired by the Shire President to mobilize support. Other items note the Wingnam Races with special train services, a Stratford Red Cross event for Food for an Appeal, and upcoming club and cinema listings, auctions, and a dance to fund the RSC Building Fund.
Local social column lists numerous residents visiting and traveling, including Mrs. and Mrs. Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. Tang, and several military families. Notes on marriages, engagements, illnesses, hospital stays, and homecomings from Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, and Belmont. Mentions Bank events, public notices, and upcoming church and school activities in the Gloucester area.
Fragmentary church notes list a service schedule with scattered names and events. The readable items mention a morning service, a Friday prayer, and a Saturday session at Sakdey HW with a focus on singing and prayer led by local volunteers.
Gloucester Golf Club announces its annual mailing of lie and bill of arts for Saturday March 10 at 8. Attending members include Jos Charon, President, and Mhodgrs, Secretary.
In memoriam for Adio Breese with mention of her long marriage and family. The notice lists her husband and children, sons and daughters, and in laws, noting her death after years with family. It reads as a heartfelt tribute from loved ones and notes a desire to be welcomed in heaven.
The notice lists furniture items for sale including rugs, mattresses, tile, sideboards, a table, chairs, cabinets, utensils, kitchenware, and dining room pieces. Products come from W. E. Sparke (Gloucester) Pty. Ltd. with a description of stock, quantities, and a request for inquiries.
In Britain a public invitation is issued to attend a meeting at the Society of Arts in Gloucester on Thursday March with an early appointment for Rim and a quick Tata involved in the event.
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