Gloucester 1948 Show Special Prizes List
Gloucester Show announces numerous special prizes for April 10, including Class 4 Pony Foal and Champion Hack, with donors J Robbins and a J J couple. Awards cover draught horses, Jersey and Guernsey cattle, butter fat, maize, preserves, sponge cake, eggs, breakfast tray, grasses, and more donated by local individuals and societies.
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Gloucester
J. Robbins
Mrz. J. J
Bert Carthew
A Tate Hes
P. H. le Quesne
T. K Higgins
Leith Easton
Messrs
T. K. Higgins
Bid Smith
G. Mitchellsen
Country Life Newspaper Co. Ltd
Rowntree
Shepstone
Jersey
L. Davenport
Aum
Jersey Herd Society
Guernsey
Guernsey Cattle Society of Aus
Union
A. E. Moore
A. Archinal
Mr. A. Archinal
R. Andrewa
Fred Lowe
Mra
W. J. Henderon
Mra. L. Rye
J. H. Farley
H. Muddie
Agriculture Department
J. T. Hicks
Dahlia
Rose
A. J. B. Laurie
J. N. Channon
J. Farmer Bee
M. A. Newton
Commercial Homebush Stock Sales Sydney Ahureday
Pitt Son Badgery Ltd report 1946 cattle yarded with fair proportion of medium weight bullocks and general trade steady. Quabathoo Station Coonamble 21 barges and steers to £27 1s, average £21 12s 8d. Gundibri Est Merriwa 30 bulls to £24, average £23 5s 8d. R W Alison Dungog 11 bikes to £28 8d. Winchcombe Carson 1946 cattle yarded, market open firm. best dealers to 54s, steers to 54s, heifers 62s, bulls 54s, cows 54s per 100 lb. Maitland cattle sale 800 fat cattle yarded. best bullocks to £22 18s, medium to £18, light to £16 10s, best cows to £17 6s, good from £12, mediums from £6 10s, best yearlings to 19s 15d, others from £6 10s.
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Homebush
Sydney
Ahureday
Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
Cate
Quabathoo
Coonamble
Gundibri Est, Co. Pty. Ltd
Merriwa
R. W. Alison & Srna
Dungog
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Maitland
Large Dairy Farms Compete For World Herd Size
The Walker-Gordon Dairy Farm in Plainboro New Jersey claims the largest certified milk herd with 2658 head and 1550 milking cows. The Adohr Milk Farms in Los Angeles lists 5026 cattle with 8765 milking cows. Guerossy herd has 1300 milking cows. Knolle Jersey Farm Sandra Texas claims the world’s largest Jersey herd with 1200 milking cows from a 2500 head herd.
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Walker-Gordon Dairy Farm
Pliinboro
New Jersey
Board
Adohr
Los Angeles
California
Knolle Jersey Farma
Sandra
Texas
Gloucester Shire considers town planning move for business area
Gloucester Shire Councillors urged improved planning for the town business district. They invited Stroud Council engineer 8 H Stone to assess layout and advise on Church Street safety and footpath width. A proposed new back street from King to Denison Streets was floated. The Town Planning Institute was formed and recognised. Bertram Ford’s name was excluded from its certificate holders list while Stone was listed.
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Gloucester
Channon
Church Street
Livermore
Antecrara Ae Ee
King
Denison
Sparke
Department of Local Government
Town Planning Association of
N.5.w
Town Planning Association
Bertram W. Ford
Town Planning Institute
Stone
Institute
Avon Valley Electric Extension Moves Forward
Gloucester Shire Council authorized Electrical Engineer F Lowe to proceed with the Avon Valley extension to Jack's Lane, using about £5,000 available for year-end extensions. The plan aims to supply ten additional consumers, with Electricity Authority's Hughes indicating no objection to advancing the top portion.
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F. Lowe
Gloucester
Avon Valley
Lowe
Council
Jack's Lane
Hughes
The
Electricity Authority
Group 18 trial match set at Taree this Sunday
A football trial at Taree on Sunday March 21 features a combined Dungog Gloucester side versus Manning District to pick Group 18’s rep for Country Week. Two Dungog Gloucester elevens list players and reserves with training and travel arranged. public interest urged to contact Gloucester FC secretary K Buchan by Thursday.
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Taree
Dungog- Gloucester
Manning
Tares
Dungog-Gloucester
J. Jaggers
D. Hunt
L. Milne
A. Whisan
EK Buchan
D. Arrowsmith
R. Berry
K. Pile
Smith
J. Yates
R. Jackson
B. Meisnnes
J. O'Brien
C Wilson
K O'Neill
G. Hazelwood
B. Drewe
FL Drahan
C. Berry
Dconnolly
N. Berry
Garner
Tare
Gloucester Football Club
K. Buchaniphone
Gloucester
the Park Oval
Warning to Cyclists on Whitpathhe
Friday’s council meeting noted many child cyclists using the footpath in town and warned pedestrians of danger. The headmaster will be asked to warn children against footpath riding while an epidemic of broken electric light lamps will be addressed in the motion by Dr. Channon and engineer Mr. F Lowe.
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Channon
F. Lowe
Gloucester Shire Council Meeting Scheduled Before Show
The Gloucester Shire Council will meet on the Monday before April St to align with the Gloucester Show. The session aims to discuss proposed borrowings for 1948/49, with details required by the Department of Local Government by April 9.
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Neat
Gloucester
Department of Local Government
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Masonite Corporation Aust. Ltd
Raymond Terrace
Masonite Corporation
Craven
Ward's River
Londons
Gordon Dombkins
Spir-N-Span Dry Cleaners
Walsh's Fruit Shop
Down Lane
Fogg's Motor Service Pty. Ltd
Newcastle
Defart Newcastle
Forebesdale
Stratford
Saxby's
Mullen
Stove Boen
G. A. Dan Church
ST. Glouc
Gare
Bonniebelle Cafe
School of Arts
B. Hanchwood
DON Mills Bootmaker & Repairer
King ST. Gloucester
CampBell's Garage
Frank Foley Ae Ri Pea
E Spare Pty. Ltd
Boreet
Ae N Leslie
Charles Ccoburn
Oe Jolson
Chich Carter
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