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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Mar 24, 1936

Page

3

Gloucester Scouts Reformation Meeting Planned

A public meeting will be held Friday night next 27 March at 6 pm in the Shire Chambers to discuss re forming a Gloucester Scout troop. Twenty three boys attended a weekend outing, led by Mr. Arthur Purdon at Wellard's Crossing, and a Group Committee is to be formed with Dr. Munro Sergeant Bolton Constable Crouch and others offering support.

Shire Gloucester Wellard's Crossing Arthur Purdon Dr. Munro Bolton Crouch Dawson Snodglass Cuba Rovers B. B. Rodd Newcastle and District Scout Association W. N. Anderton C. B. Abrena Department of Agriculture Hunter Central Coast Ahrens Sydney Maitland White

Country Boys for City visit Sydney under Young Australia League

Plans for country boys to visit Sydney under the Young Australia League are well in hand. Lord Mayor Howie provides a camping site in the former War Museum Buildings with showers and conveniences. The programme includes visits to Royal Show Manly Luna Park Speedway Royal Shell Off Installation and Vaucluse House. Aeroplane joy rides at Mascot are planned with celebrities including W M Hughes Ambrose Palmer and D H Drummond M L A. The party gathers in Sydney on 10 April and returns on 16 April. Prospectuses available from local schools or by writing to Young Australia League Box 2889 G P O Sydney.

Sydney Young Australia League Alderman A. Howie Royal Show Manly Luna Park Speedway Royal Shell Vaucluse House Mascot W. M. Hughes P.C Ambrose Palmer D. H. Drummond M.L.A Box G.P.O

Church Services Across Forster and Gloucester Area

A list of church services for various denominations across Gloucester Nabiac Forster Stroud Stroud Ind Stroud Harvest Festival and local readings. Services include Church of England Nabiac Gloucester Carawank Forster Coomba Bulby Brush and p m Rev Wm Griffith Cochrane Rev H W Rogers Rev P Hope Rev B C Pereira and others with times from early morning to evening. Diverse parishes cover Harvest Festival observances and memorials in late April.

Church of England Gloucester H.C . Copeland H. W. Rogers Nabiac Willina H.C. Carawank Forster Coomba Bulby Brush & P.m Wm. Griffith Cochrane P. Hope Carsonville Ward's River B.C. Pereira Stroud J. Warboys Stroud Ind. Baptist J. Johnston Stratford H. Tallips L. Griffin

Congregational Meeting at Lower Barrington Church

Free Presbyterian Church schedules a congregational meeting at Lower Barrington Church on Monday March 30 at 7.30 pm led by Rev. J A Webster.

Presbyterian Free Church Upper Barington Craven Creek Free Presbyterian Church Lower Barrington

Cricket Match Postponed by Rain and Rescheduled

Report notes all Saturday test matches were postponed due to rain and will be replayed on the following Saturday. An inspection of agricultural machinery is announced by C. Gittoes, engineer of King Street, with an invitation to send orders via Cootie, jeweller, Gloucester. A trial is promised to convince.

C. Gittoes King ST Coote Jeweller Gloucester

Bush stock sales and Maitland beef cattle yardings report

Sydney reports cattle yarding small with 1808 head including 201 from Queensland. Bulls to £11/12, cows £8/1d, weaners £8/4. Good to prime beef £25-£82, yearlings £30. Maitland fat cattle about 900 yards, best bullocks to £10/10, cows to £6/10, calves to 49/8. Pigs and porkers similarly traded with varied but steady prices.

Sydney Queensland Maitland Is May

Opposed tax proposal seen as severe blow to co‑ops

Secretary of the Taxpayer Association John White argues against New South Wales plans to tax cooperative societies at full rates. He notes many co-ops serve poor people and farmers and lack profit motives. He warns such moves would hurt cooperative growth, comparing to Britain's expansion under government support.

The Taxpayer Association John White New South Wale Great Britain

Argentine cattle superior in prices at show

In Sydney Royal Show judging, Mr B M Alexander claims Argentine cattle command higher prices than Australian stock which he says is too high in the air. Also notes on Tolstoy films found in Kharkov archives and a Nazi gift to Streicher in Nurenberg. Indianapolis winner Kelley Petillo joins the 100 Mile Club. penny slot machines in German post offices. Lucerne cutter repaired by AWE Gittos Gloucester.

B. M. Alexander Sydney Leo Tolstroy State Cinema Trust Kharkoft Kramer-Klett Nuremburg Julius Streicher Franconia Kelley Petillo New York London Ottawa England Esabella Ranson Houghton-le-Spring

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Ranger Grime & Small A. G. Turner Church Street Stromberg Chromophonic Weldon Crossley Refrigerators Regal-Zonophone Columbia H.M.V. Records the City Radio Store Robert Crockett Chambers Chambers Notaredy Teaerenaence Happineon Cognirer Gicine Masreet Amsp A. W. Sneddon F. A. Elliott F.la J Pean D. EB Walker New South Wales Victoria & Pulteney Sts Taree W. B. G. Davidson T. M. Breckenridge BOY Scouts Country Boys J. A. Webster Cricket Commercial TEX Moore Pharmacy 8. CO Gittoes KING 8. C. Gittoes New Season’s Goods Meltona S.W Fownes Fownes Fynazsuede Brussels Morocco Deal AT Street & Parish Ltd
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