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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1949
Page
2
D L McDonald a Fellow of the Australasian College and partner at Webster Jack & McDonald will visit Gloucester on Friday from morning to afternoon to consult at Cammert’s Hotel. Appointments can be arranged through Street & Parish Pty Ltd Gloucester.
Public meeting to discuss the dismissal of W Cleve land from Yellowest Shire employ is set for tonight at 7 15 pm in the School of Arts. Gate takings for the Gloucester Show are not yet available but thought to be near the previous year’s record. Amatuer cameraman Mr Charles Harrop shot scenes for a documentary on the 1948 Show and exhibitors displayed Baltic Machinery and saddlery. Majestic programme highlights include Night Mare Alley with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell and Frank Borzage’s I’ve Always Loved You with Half Past Midnight as support. Part of Gloucester Show report held over to Friday’s issue. Mixes Margaret Abbott placed second in Open Cart Draft with 85 points, not Ruth Abbott as stated.
Visitors at the Gloucester Show include Mr L Attwater of Cangal and Mr J N Laurie of Rawdon Vale buying Herefords, with coverage by Al Gibson of Country Life. Others listed are Reg Paget of Singleton with Regs Dollar trotter, A H Bowen of Stroud Show, and local officials and residents attending events and hospital notes. Ambulance Stall postponed due to week’s entertainments.
Drunkenness at the Gloucester show led to one arrest at the Showground on Friday while three others were taken into custody during the period. Police also retrieved several lost children and returned them to their mothers. Court actions followed with Thomas McAlister forfeiting bail on a drunkenness charge and Sidney Lionel Wells fined for damaging a bus window. William Gordon Cox was fined for indecent behaviour and drunkenness in Denison Street.
Gloucester Fishing Club members, fifteen in all, will embark this weekend on an outing to Tun curry. J Murphy elected captain. Depart Street Parish corner 1 30 p m Saturday, return 3 p m Sunday. fish weighed in Sunday afternoon under captain Murphy. Two trophies: bakelite hook box for most fish and nylon line for largest fish. Chub to arrange bait.
Weights for the Gloucester Race Club meeting on Saturday March 26 were announced across divisions. Flying Handicap first division lists Bright Lit Warrah Lad Speltho King Dagworth Royal Escape Callingham with weights. second division includes Batchelor Boy Some Lord Ross Top Speed Melvalis Concord Hobast Darkplaus. Improvers' Handicap names Concrete Mixer Flying oe B10 Burrawan Brookfield etc. Gloucester Handicap features Bright Lit Warrah Lad Speltho King Dagworth Hoyal Escape Collingham Batchelor Boy Some Boy Lord Ross Top Speed Melvalla Concord Darkplaus. Moderate Handicap items include Mark Time Mel Prince Concrete Mixer Hobast DarkolausWashington Brookfield Bir Collingwood Burrawan Curator.
Gloucester rivals Rovers and Wanderers contest the final on the turf wicket over Saturday and Sunday. Rovers lineup includes W Atkins K Oldfield W Deards C Merchant K Wilson M Atking C Ross D Yates J Wratten A Isaac N West. Wanderers feature Lea Atkins Laurie Aikina C Hamberger H Ross D Beards A Wilson J Monro Les Wratten W Thomas J McIntyre Rt Boorer M Taylor.
Commercial Homebush stock sales in Sydney show 1905 cattle yarded with market firm. Best vealers to 86s, steers to 14, heifers to 64s, bullock to 68s, cows to 61s per 100 head. Local Gloucester sales include bulls to 24 15, cows to 18 11, higher prices for cows and heifers. Campbell's Hill saleyards: yarding of 1000, prime bullocks up to 37 7/6, cows to 21, steers to 21, yearlings to 17, bulls to 22, choppers 3/10 to 5.
Gloucester Ambulance had its busiest Show day with only two major injuries. Coomber, 18, from Berrice Creek, sustained head injuries and a slight concussion after being thrown from a bullock but was not admitted to hospital after treatment at Dr. Sork's. Jim Moore of Barrington broke a rib tip while riding, treated at Dr. Channon's before going home. Minor abrasions and cuts occurred around the crush. An extra ambulance aid joined from Manning. A small girl was knocked down by a horse but was not injured seriously.
The Church of England notes a visit by Right Rev Bishop Fortescue Ash of Rockhampton Queensland. Former bishop, now Commissioner for ABM, seeks 100 recruits and 100000 pounds from Australia. He has visited many dioceses and aims for ABM centenary needs. He currently travels Newcastle Diocese and will attend the parish on March 30.
Trade displays at the Gloucester Show featured regular car shows for the first time since the war with many firms occupying space to present latest models. Dombkinas Bros showcased Austin and Standard Vanguard vehicles along with Ferguson tractors, while Matthewson and Co displayed Holden and Massey Harris Sunshine Farm Machinery. J Br Burley promoted Morris Oxford, Brian Carolan presented Danger Gedge farming gear and Dan ger Gedge milking unit, and Aor & J Bennett advertised Ford models plus HMV and T.C. Astor radios. Harvey Ivers highlighted A'SLA Radiola radios and related appliances.
A list of church services in Gloucester, Stroud and surrounding areas. Churches include Church of England in Gloucester with multiple parishes led by Rector David R. May, Presbyterian at Rookhurst and Barrington, and Stroud Baptist Church with Lord's Table services. Also notes Thursday 24th Gloucester 7:30.
A public meeting of ratepayers and citizens of Gloucester and District will be held tonight at 7 15 p m in the School of Arts Gloucester not tomorrow to discuss the dismissal of Mr W Cleve land from the Gloucester Shire Council's employ and the Council's attitude to the Ratepayers and Citizens' Petition Convenor R Smith urges early arrival and notes avoidance of clash with an Irish Concert
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