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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1930
Page
2
Gloucester Yulinger Set hosts a fundraising dance at the Majestic to aid the Red Cross Society. Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association next week runs April 2 to 4 with trotting wood chopping stock judging and bullock riding plus a Taree to Gloucester bus service.
The weekend death of Mrs. Robert Easton of Burrill Creek at 72. She died after years of ill health with funeral held at BoBo cemetery under Rev. Knight, survived by husband and children. Henry McNaughton died Friday at Norrawaema Private Hospital. born Fifeshire, Scotland, 79, long resident of Gloucester. Funeral Sunday in Presbyterian cemetery with Rev. S Russell Scott officiating. extensive floral tributes and sympathy from families and local groups, including Gloucester Caledonian Society.
State Cabinet approves steps to ease financial distress and unemployment. Railway staff under Federal awards to work 2 48 hour weeks. a 41 hour week will be repealed this session and a 45 hour week restored in NSW. Wages cuts expected across public service, with ministers and MPs likely facing about 10 percent reductions. Cabinet and ministerial meetings planned to finalize reductions and mechanisms.
Readership is told of a fat sheep sale conducted by Messrs Douglas Weddell and Co at the Shire Yards to be held tomorrow. Sheep will be offered in lots to meet buyers. The notice appears amid a broader excerpt commenting on thrift and weekly expenditures.
Gloucester A H P Association held a committee meeting at Shire Hall with President A J White and members including C Blanch W H Crowfoot and D Boorer. Topics covered rain insurance sale timing rest room, wireless announcer, luncheon shed, opening by Hon Waller Bennett, ground space, and Belbora P C Association donation.
The meeting discussed insuring the show and arranging rain surface inquiries. It also decided that one or two committee members attend sale days to assist the ladies with lunch at the saleyards by making fires and carrying water.
Gloucester Red Cross Society reports a successful first effort held Friday with donations from buttons street stall and collections totaling £16 9 3. The sale was supervised by secretary Mr Hicks with many country and town helpers, led by President Mrs D R Waddell and supported by local organizers.
Wet course kept scores high in the Gloucester Golf Club Monthly Medal. L Rye and D C Rye tied with net 79 strokes. Other notable scores include E Horner 80 and L Street 60 points, with fixtures listed for next Saturday including a President vs Secretary team match and an Associates event starting at 2 o'clock.
Dr Arthur Burrows reported at Canberra cancer conference that in the year ended June 30, 1929 at least 2500 patients were treated with radium purchased by the Commonwealth Government. About 500 expected permanent cures and 1200 with significant relief. overall support for the radium experiment and prospects for improved results with more experience.
London credit costs rose as Australian banks increased selling and buying premia yesterday. The premium on selling rates jumped 41 5 per cent and buying rates 52 6 per cent, pushing the cost to send £100 to London to £106 10s. The move aims to curb imports as exports remain below imports and London balance replenishment remains tight.
A single sale day reports a large yarding of 2500 cattle with varied quality. Prices rise for prime beef and light stock. local buyers outbid on top lots. Separate notes record a successful household sale at Stratford and a rapid new locomotive assembly at Crewe works.
A Grade clash at Stratford yielded a draw as KIA-ORA and Stratford scored through players including J Avery and Monro for KIA-ORA and Bignell Germon and Avery for Stratford. Wickets fell to Clarke Avery and Monro, with notable scores from Laurie Frazer and Yates. innings declared with several sundries.
Listing of church services for Sunday March 30 in Gloucester and surrounding areas. It covers Church of England at Ath Sunday in Lent with multiple locations, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregational Mission, Stroud Baptist, and Presbyterian Free Church services with times and officiants noted.
A defendant in a State water case argued he did not receive the newspaper and thus could not be informed of the council decision. The judge noted the flaw, stressing that while one may opt out of a paper, losing due to one’s own misjudgment is not excused. NZ Herald remarks on grass sense praise and a new train saloon addition between Paris and the South of France.
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