Optometrists Visit Held at Gloucester
Optometrists and opticians from Sydney will visit Gloucester on Thursday May 0th from 8 am to 5 pm and Friday May 10th from 9 am to 10 am for eye examinations and consultations at the Commercial tote.
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1946
Page
2
Optometrists and opticians from Sydney will visit Gloucester on Thursday May 0th from 8 am to 5 pm and Friday May 10th from 9 am to 10 am for eye examinations and consultations at the Commercial tote.
A spirited local scene features campaign activity for nearby elections with three nominations leading to a candidate being elected. Easter shopping hours are set with business premises closing early from 18 April. auction notices promise quality cattle, horses, and furniture sales across Gloucester and surrounding towns. In addition, a fundraising ball for Britain’s food relief draws attention with planned entertainment and support actions.
Fragmented OCR details widespread devastation on farms near Tyres and Tantata Nona, with one report attributing damage to rot and drought. Evaporated water from creeks, ruined pastures, and stressed cultivation threaten local supplies as farmers like Mr Large and Glen report losses across Ebbeckson’s and surrounding lands.
A damaged report details a charge of neving between two defendants dated mid February in Glacestar area. The summary notes a £20 fine and several witnesses, with a fuller account promised in Tuesday's Advocate.
In the Coroner’s Court this morning Coroner Rhy J. Wilaan ruled Mr J. Brown died from injuries received on the B L U March route along the Pacific Highway near Glenroster. He found there was negligent driving by the vehicle’s driver Thomas Heary Bridles and expressed condolences to relatives.
An investiture in Sydney honored public service officers with the Imperial Service Medal. Sir Frederick Jorda presented the awards, including to Mr James Griffiths of Cobar, a long NSW Police employee. Griffiths was celebrated for 48 years of service, with future plans to stay on his grazing property near Cobark after retirement.
A letter to electors of Gloucester P P District A Division seeks approval for the Department plan on Dingo Destruction and improvements to travelling stock maintenance. It emphasizes practical scientific aims, weed control, and continued government management of stock health and land use.
The Easter shopping hours decision sets limited opening times for stores on Thursday April 1 and Friday ahead of the holiday. Vidal chairs the committee and confirms special hours to accommodate holiday shoppers.
A fragmented late 19th or early 20th century notice lists donations and prizes for a royal or agricultural show. It names exhibitors and prize amounts in pounds shillings, notes categories such as best group of cattle under 14 and milk yield, and cites the secretary for further details with several donors and sums including 2/2 and 44/1.
A public auction notice indicates a family residence located on Johuren Street is to be sold. Details are incomplete in the fragment, but the action and property location are evident.
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