Park Tennis Club Sees Subscriptions Drop After Tax Change
Gloucester Park tennis club reports lower subscriptions due to reduced sales tax on sporting goods. Annual meeting sets fees at 30/- men 1 for ladies 15/- juniors 5/- for schoolchildren with ground fee 1 and visitors 3. Financial position healthy with steady ground-fee collection and planned teams in the Gloucester district winter competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester Park
F. J. Smith
Smith
E. Smith
D. White
H. Hampton
Messrs. L. Beuzeville
J. May
A. L. Farley
Pnsrring
Gloucester District Tennis Association
Geale to face Blake in Glover Stadium main event
Les Geale, Australia’s sixth ranked featherweight, meets Vince Blake of Sydney in what promises to be a landmark bout at Glover stadium on the 28th. Blake sits fourth nationally with a four eight round supporting fights featuring Billy Sandy Johnny Sandy Johnnie Thorpe Tony Dallas and Bluegum Matthews from Erin McQuillan’s Sydney gym. Channel plans open tomorrow for a capacity crowd.
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Glover Stadium
Les Geale
Vince Blake
Sydney
Ring
Geale
Australia
Blake
Billy Sandy
Johnny Sandy
Johnnie Thorpe
Tony Dallas
Bluegum
Matthews
Erin McQuillan
Channel
Gloucester football club in Manning League aims return
Gloucester club plans to enter teams in both A and B grades of the Manning League Gateviay afternoon competition. Players have begun night training at Gloucester park as the new season nears, and the annual meeting elected executive officers including President Mr A Farley, vice presidents Messrs J Karikios S B Relf and G Hazelwood, secretary M Eilie Tull, and treasurer Mr Lynn Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester Park
A. Farley
Mesers
J. Karikios
B. Relf
G. Hazelwood
M Eilie Tull
Lynn Ray
Machine Scorpion Clears Infested Land Near Bellingen
Earl Preston of Gleniffer near Bellingen invented a tractor mounted machine named the Scorpion that pulls lantana and blackberry by roots. Demonstrations show ten times faster removal with a single-seat operation. In five days the device cleared six acres, selling locally for under £50.
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Bellingen
Earl Preston
Gleniffer
Preaton
Santana
Preston
Ray Hillsdon
Central and Lower Coast Racing Dates Deciphered
The Central and Lower Coast Racing Association lists race meetings from March to August. Events include Wingham Nambucca Heads Port Macquarie Hastings River Kempsey Gladstone Diggerara Taree Laurieton and Krambach with multiple dates across March June and July.
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Central and Lower Coast Racing Association
Wingham
Nambucca Heads
Port Macquarie
Hastings River
J.C
Kempsey
Gladstone
Gladatona Diggera
Taree
Krambach
Kempsey Hibernian
Laurieton
Milk Board Support Backing Mr Sedgwick Revealed
The One Milk Zone Dairy Men's Council management committee in Sydney last week passed a vote of confidence for Mr Sedgwick, the Milk Board producers' representative. They warned he could face opposition in the next term but pledged full council support if an election occurs.
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Milk Board
Sedgwick
One Milk Zone Dairymen's Council
Sydney
Coumedl
Mauled Sheep Exhibit Highlights Local Dog Cruelty
A sheep mauled to death at Sutton's Sutton property on the Western highway was shown in Sutton's shop on Main Street Lithgow to illustrate dog attack cruelty. The owner cited £2000 in district losses and identified four dogs blamed for killings: an Alfatlan, a crois bred retriever, a mongrel cattle dog, and a half bred fox terrier named Murr curry.
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Sutton
Main Street
Lithgow
Night Tennis Popular at Gloucester Park Club
Gloucester Park tennis club president F J Smith reports strong night tennis takeup this season. He lauds regular helpers L Beureville J May D White A Hazelwood N Hebblewhite L Milne and M Hampton, with special praise for Hampton’s work organizing and supervising night competitions. Other notes cover one match against Tuncurry abandoned after delays, five teams in winter play, semi finals and finals in A grade, and token trophies won by B Jory and J May. The treasurer W Gibson will step down after nearly five years, and thanks are extended to Gibson Hampton and Scomber for court prep and governance.
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Gloucester Park
F. J. Smith
Smoth
L. Beureville
J. May
D. White
A. Hazelwood
N. Hebblewhite
B. Jory
Smith
W. Gibson
H. Hampton
Gibson
EB. Scomber
Charge Dismissed In Taree Court Not Guilty Of Culpable Driving
John Thomas August ine Tull a 53 year old carrier of Ward's River was found not guilty of culpable driving on the Pacific Highway between Taree and Tinonees on May 1. The court heard his semi trailer collided with a lorry driven by Leslie Mowcatt of Oxley Street Taree causing severe injuries. Judge Storkey V C said the driver acted with judgment under emergency circumstances and could not have stopped to avoid the other vehicle.
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Taree
John Thomas Augustine Tull
Ward's River
Tull
Pacific Highway
Betwen Taree
Tinones
Leslie Mowcatt
Oxley Street
Mowstat
Mosecatt
Gloucester Pig and Calf Sale Reports Strong Demand
Tom Hicks with Paul Ryan and Jos Corbett report a small pig yard of six for auction with full bidder turnout. Pigs commanded dearer prices across all classes, porkers leading the gains in yards, cages up to 20s dearer, calves also firm with prime at 63s/106 to £4 1/6 and trade improving. Next pig and calf sale slated for 1h March.
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Gloucester
Tom Hicks
Paul Ryan
Jos Corbett
Mudford
Ft Lee
A. Phillips
Mra
J. C. McRae
H. J .Taylor
L. D. O. Martin
W. Croker
Gwenden Madden
T. Gilbert
A. Gallagher
A. Gallagher, 2 at £ 7/2/6;, Mrs. R. Farfey, 3 at £ 5/5/6; 5S. EB. Madden
Joe Corbett
Fire at Krambach mill causes £5000 damage
Trim estimated over £5000 damage from a Tuesday morning fire at Dee's sawmill Krambach. The blaze destroyed timber saws benches and equipment worth nearly £400. Fourteen men will be out of work. A sewing bench and docker owned by Mr W N Ireland in another part of the mill were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trim
Dee
Krambach
WN. Ireland
Unnamed Visitorlemma Sees Family Ties in Gloucester
Mr Slater of Sydney, uncle to Mr John Hawdon, staying with the Hawdons on Queen Street, is visiting Gloucester. Slater, formerly of Coff's Harbour, once directed workers here sixteen years ago during the installation of the town sewerage scheme.
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John Hawdon
Queen Street
Mr. Hawdon
Mr. Slater
Sydney
Coff's Harbour
Slater
Gloucester
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