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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1934
Page
2
The Gloucester Anhaeht reports a record entry level and high quality exhibits at Gloucester Show. The event continues tomorrow with a large attendance expected and a featured ring programme. A separate note covers a bullock cutting accident injuring Mr. Jack Moffatt, details at the site.
Commonwealth Creek gains about 45 residents as gold reefs are developed. Kin San Mining Company, led by manager Boydell, improves shafts and gear. a two head battery on Craven Creek operates with water power. Copeland Mines, under manager Armstronge, takes over Southern Cross and Bridge and Newton’s leases, enlarging shafts and advancing tunnels. B J Brown’s lease shows stone preparation for another crushing. several shows hint at future profit.
Perry Bros Circus opens Wednesday at the Uinta Seation featuring The Flying Winskills Italian aerial acrobats The Flying Beaumaris in double and triple somersaults clowns dummies wire walls and tricks. Stars Tod Prty supervise performances with elephants ponies monkeys and wild beasts. Admission 2/6 3/5 and 1 with tax.
A Saturday Copeland event drew about 500 attendees with an estimated £115 to £120 raised from all sources. Organizers praised improved arrangements, the Gloucester Brass Band provided music, and various stalls and a dance in the School of Arts hall complemented the day. Funds benefit the School of Arts and Laurie Chubb.
A Gloucester Show feature showcases a skilled glass blower creating intricate pieces from molten glass. Observers marvel at 610 Dutch pipes, ship models, vases, and a glass dress, noting the artistry and precision that make brittle glass tractable and wearable, drawing crowds to witness this first appearance.
Keenplay led the pairs handicap with Street and Milne defeating Anderson and McIntyre 38 to 15. White and Turner beat Kendall and Tent 33-20, Adams and Whatson over Andrews and Alder 23-21. Andrew's rink won 87-20 and White's rink 24-16 in the rink championship as Anderson beat Street 26-6. Bundook heifers priced 24/- to 27/- per 100 lbs, Ming beef 34/- to 88/-, prime cow beef 24/-. A line of 12 heifers from Mr J A Latimore, Bundook, sold to £6 12/ avg £6 2/ at Winchcombe Carmon's sale.
At a Stratford meeting the sporting citizens decided to invite tenders for fencing Stratford Park and to have the local tennis club submit plans for two courts while the cricket club plans a new wicket. District bodies must act or Stratford may regain lead. An accident reports Max Yates struck by a horse left semi conscious. eye removed in hospital. Obituary notes Mrs Susannah Creed Towns, long-time resident of Stratford, died at Dunoon.
Builders are invited to tender for the demolition removal and erection of a weatherboard cottage at Inr Mesars Street and Pariah Gloucester. The advertisement lists contact A W Mowle Architect Gloucester and notes church notices from several denominations in Gloucester and surrounding towns. The text also records a funeral at Stratford for Mrs Towns, with numerous wreath sponsors and family survivors.
Gloucester sale on Thursday March 22 lists many good quality cattle including Hereford bullocks and steers, Durham and Devon crossbreds, Jersey and Jersey Cross cattle, cows with calves, vealers, and fat cows. Auctioneer Tom Hicks notes yarding of about 350 head and expects strong buyer interest.
Special cattle sale at Shire Yards Gloucester on Thursday March 22 at 11 o'clock sharp under permission of Mr T Hicka. Paterson Easton & Co will sell 400 head station bred cattle including Holstein cows and heifers, Devon Durham cross steers, Hereford bullocks, fat cows and cows and weaners plus mixed stores from several consignors.
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