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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Mar 31, 1933

Page

2

Odds and Ends From Greece and Washington D C

Notes header items report traffic rules in Greece restricting cars by license plate parity to specific weekdays. A sandstone paving project from Whitehaven to Mount Vernon is described as rare cream colored and highly replicable. British lifeboat honors to Coxswain Henry G Blogg include Royal and canine defense medals for rescues at Cromer and Halsbro Sands. Colombia Peru tensions over Leticia widen. Government imposes 6 percent capital levy and 28 percent income tax with a war fund of 10 million dollars.

Whitehaven Mount Vernon Washington Cumberland Royal National Lifeboat Institution Henry G. Blogg Cromer Halsbro’ Sands Blogg Canine Defence League Colombia Peru Leticia Pete Agenever

Rabbit suppression drive urged for Gloucester Pastures area

A public appeal urges landowners in the Gloucester Pastures Protection District to cooperate in a rabbit destruction drive from April through May. The drive follows a conference of Pastures Protection Boards as owners and occupiers are asked to assist in the effort across the district.

Willy Munster Glacester Pastures Trotoutien Iininont Jana Gloucester Pastures Blair Athol Conrad Gloucester Manning River Paterson, Easton & CO

Gloucester Junior Farmers Show Report Exceeds Expectations

The Gloucester Junior Farmers Club, led by Supervising Teacher G M D Carse, impressed at the Gloucester Show. Grass collections by Atlas Cup winner, strong calf display, prize-winning Jersey entries, and outstanding exhibits in poultry and flowers highlighted growth in club activity and staff support from Fo Snow, Crowfoot, Corderay, Wilson, and Maslen.

G. M. D. Carse Gloucester CUP Atlas Minn Ceowfom Cliff Masten Howeard Dennett Percy Phillips Lester Monro Reg. Gidley Ghoree Jadges Dersey ATS Guernsey Cli Masson Bryce Wilson Ws Tersey Spidge Thor R. [ Fitzgerald Eho 13 PRI Howard Dennett Witners Cliff Maslen Ted Mu'holland Stan Jory Alhumvise Cimt Masten Allan Crowfoot Memebers Gloucester and District Chir Agricultured Society Tt Wisn Aitmissioin Hicknts Fo Snow Messrs. Crowfoot Corderay Wilson and Maslen

Golf Notes Draw For To Morrow Stroke Handicap

The draw for the 18 hole Stroke handicap to be played tomorrow lists players such as Garner, Rye, Anderson, Hawdon, Bowden, Parish, Street, Snow, Laurie Carroll, McIntosh, Woolward, Ashworth, Dawson, Cootey, Easton, Oldfield, Charlton and others. The Associates stroke handicap results show Mrs Ashworth winning 109/26 73 with multiple scores for participants including Mrs Carolan, Mrs Yates, Mrs Hoge, Mrs Cavanoughly, Mrs Munro, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Snow, Miss Higgins, Mrs Street, Miss Deards, and Miss Burns.

W. Garner M. Rye Jeffrey v. Anderson J. Hawdon Bowden Roddy L. Ryy Parish Associates the Associates Mra Ashworth Misa Burns

Homebush Stock Sales Report from Sydney

BH4 cattle yarded at Homebush stock sale in Sydney on Thursday with medium quality, few prime heavies, limited choice light beef. Buyers acted steadily and values remained firm at late rates. Extra prime lightweight beef 29 to 32s, prime 27s 5d, good trade 24s, heavy bullocks and best cow beef prices per 100 lb.

Homebush Sydney Osfly Matsland

Discovery of Gold at Copeland

R Bartlett recounts Copeland gold history noting 1875 discovery dating, Barrington farms sale in 1878, and a 500 prize paid in 1876. He credits John Saxby and G R Bartlett as Copeland pioneers who prospected creek branches and found gold yielding a lump of quartz with visible gold, while facing opposition from the Saxby brothers.

R. Bartlett Ceratodua Queensland Copeland A. A Barrington Farms Back Creek Barrington Bridge John Saxby Cricket Ground R. Oram Webeck George Robert Bartlett Saxby G. R. Bartlett

New Bills and Policy Measures Tabled for Parliament

The State Government will introduce key policy bills in the forthcoming Parliament session. Drafts are being prepared, with dates for commencement yet to be set. Measures include legal procedure reform,Pastures Protection Act amendments, taxation changes, metropolitan transport policy, and a public utility transport corporation.

Chaffey

Gold Mining at Bowman Field and Federation Reef Summary

Historical notes detail early work on Bowman River reefs with Saxby’s Reef and Shelton leases. Payable stone found in 1901 1902 with yields of 9430 from 122 tons and 18 ounces from 7 tons. Burley party 1025 ounces from 1,? tons. 1905 option held by A Hay. 136 5 tons crushed for 92628. 1906 1912 only 100 tons crushed for 99628. tunnel drainage driven 627 feet. From 1914 Federation Reef saw 63 tons yield 96 ozs. 1916 70 tons 164 ozs. 1919 75 tons 20 ozs. 1921 312 tons 200 ozs. Labour suspended 1921. mine idle until taken over by Me of A Smith in 1930.

Bowman USA Ue Mines Uniper Bownman Saxby Raif R. Saxby J Burley A. Hay Federation Gold Minings ' Co

Minister voices citrus trade stance in Parliament

In heated debate the member defends government embargo policy on citrus imports, notes actions before growers, and cites consultations with the Attorney General and trade officials. He highlights New Zealand contact, industry information passed to the Prime Minister, and hopes for favorable outcomes for the Australian citrus industry.

Tam Robertson Sydmay Latham Lyons New Zealand Hug Fruitgrowers' 'Federation of New South Wales

Commercial Slouccester Pig Sale Yields Heavy Yarding

Matthewson and Co report a large yarding of about 330 pigs at their fortnightly sale. Buyers operated freely on good quality pigs with prime light porkers in demand at higher rates. Prices listed for numerous buyers, including Slade, Landers, Murray, and many others, with next sale announced for Friday. Tom Hicks notes a light yarding at the pigs sale with firm stores and porkers in reduced rates.

Sloucester Matthewson and Co Cy Slade B. Landers K. Murray McRae Bey. Bayley B. Merchant Max. Yates W. Martin J. Slade H. Slade A. Shin W. Betts H. Kirk Ge Sons Hi. Harris A. Moore L. Holmes Don Green A. J. Reeve Geo. Isaac W. J. Adams & Sona Martin Patf Bros J. Bourke A. Shaw W. H. Johnson A.W. Mowle H.W. Murray L. Vintner L Tom Hicks Murray Stan Deards Latter Baconera Middlebrook P. Fridge Porkers BG Moore H. Page Burton King Bios Smith Borham BE and Turner

Gloucester and region notices and inventions reflect 1930s civic life

Notices invite ladies hockey club founders and local tennis players to April meetings at Corbett's Cafe and other venues. A Clitheroe effort to extend rural electricity spends 30,000 pounds to light farms, while English farmers cling to oil lamps. Chicago exhibit showcases coin operable book vending with golf ball rewards, touted as modernizing retail and entertainment.

Corbett’s Cafe M. Jones LAM England Clitheroe, Lancashire Great Britain

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