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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 10, 1935
Page
2
The Sydney Meat Co Auburn through representative Mr Livermore has purchased 106 bullocks and 44 yearlings from H T Higgins Curracabare, and 49 yearlings from Theo Hooke. A draft of 55 bullocks from Gardenbarak was praised as the best hauled this year.
The death occurred on Saturday at Keba private hospital of Mia Daisy Pearl Reeves 25 of Craven. She leaves husband and a four year old son and an infant. The funeral Sunday afternoon burial in Thalsba cemetery with service at home and graveside conducted by Reverends Shakespeare and Harper. Also notes a snake in a rabbit burrow incident and a Returned Soldiers sports day planned for Monday June 3 with a dance at Majestic Theatre that night.
A Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Committee meeting in the Shire Chambers reviewed public support for erecting Gloucester's hospital. The letter urged weekly contributions to cover annual upkeep of about £700, with a vote planned on subscribing £10 per year or more to guide immediate construction versus postponement. The committee, including Hawdon and Moore, will canvass the district.
London reports a breakdown in Commonwealth and British meat policy talks with six weeks of negotiations yielding no progress. Ministers have suspended meetings with Australia and the government hopes to resume soon or call an Imperial conference next year to push toward finality.
Promoters describe a pleasant Belbora evening at Mrs J Stones residence on April 10 to welcome Mr Leith Easton and his Bride. A large turnout from Belbora and nearby districts enjoyed dancing, supper, and speeches by Norman Monson F Holmes and others. Mrs Baston received an engine iron as best wishes, followed by songs and continued dancing until 2 am.
Tennis competition unfolds on May 18 and May 25 with first and second grade pairs. Presbyterian Waratahs face Stratford and Forbesdale Blues take on Park Whites, among other pairings listed across divisions and dates.
The Gloucester team will represent Gloucester against Tarer-Old Bar at Gloucester on Saturday May 11. Players Hollingsworth Penfold Brown Penfold Jones Bolton Penfold Landers Mot Katt Landers Yates Yartly are asked to report to the ground before 2 30 p.m.
Rabbit skins commanded higher prices at Sydney sales with offerings totaling 86 tons. First in comings fetched 39d to 48d per Yo, second 30d to 38d, autumns 21d to 23d, various pelts and furs reported diverse prices. Hare skins ranged 1/6 to per dozen, fox skins showed firm upper grades but irregular demand for lower grades with best fox skins at 7 shillings each.
Cattle buyers operated freely for better quality with firms values for these. Inferior cattle were hard to sell at modest prices. The yarded stock totalled 4330 head from Queensland. Winchcombe Carson Ltd report bulk medium to unchanged prices, with good to prime beef from 25 to 21 shillings and yearlings from 4 to 20 shillings.
In perfect weather on a true green T Andrews 3 on defeated Dr Munro 5 on 5 in the Harris Cup handicap singles final. The match featured repeated scoring bursts and strong returns, with Andrews rallying late to win 31 to 46 after a sequence of ends where Munro led or tied briefly. Following the title, J A Rolton beat B MacAndrew 12 to 11 in the Singles championship.
Golf notes report the Canadian Foursome lineup for tomorrow with multiple pairings including Easton and Smith versus Parish and Laurie Glinson and Woodward and Garner and Street. It also covers the YH Association strike handicap won by Mrs. Yates with a net score near par, lists scores for several players, and outlines ASA committee plans for catering and social events at the Open tournament to be held June 1 to 3 with expected entries and notable guests Lou Kelly and Alan Kippax.
A ceremony at Gloucester Public School planted two trees to mark the King's Jubilee. Daphne Tonka and Patricia Deards assisted by Captain planted one tree for Queen Mary while Miss Veness named the other King George V Tree.
A Fortnightly sale at Matthewsin and Co. yarded mixed cattle with strong attendance and high prices through J M Teheil Morrianey Crowfoot Ratley and numerous buyers. Dairy sale at Barrington cleared at factory prices with pigs heavy at Gloucester pig sales strong demand for heavy sows and porkers. The Irak Petroleum Company chaplain serves crews along 1200 mile twin pipeline network from Kirkuk to Uripoli and Kirkuk to Halfu.
A detailed sale listing by Percy Miller Kia Ora Stud includes 20 untried mares and geldings aged 325 years old in a grand unreserved sale. Also offered are 20 untried geldings and fillies for Mr. Percy Reynolds Hobartville alongside other horses stock and race horses for W H Mackay and partners.
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