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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 15, 1934
Page
3
The Forbesdale Empire Day program featured recitations and songs about Australia’s role in the British Empire. Students spoke on citizenship, unity, and liberty while celebrating the Union Jack and Australia’s contributions in the Boer War and the Great War.
The usual monthly meeting of the Country Womens Association was held in the Rest Room on Tuesday 1 May. President Mrs Hawdon chaired with Mesdames Cavanaugh Crowe Grime Hicks Hooke Jeffreys Dawson Glover Les Holmes Sister Mettae Newton McDonald Snodgrass Small Phillips Husbands Mowle Snow present. apologies from Mesdames Ross Munro J H Smith Homes and Yates. Delegates reported from the Sydney conference. The branch plans to seek cooperation with neighbouring towns to obtain a Tresilian nurse one day per week. The secretary Mrs A W Mowle resigned. President presented a gift and floral tribute. Mrs Mowle responded. Mrs Husbands appointed clerical secretary and Mrs Snodgrass organiser secretary. Fancy work donated by Mrs Marsh sold for a good sum. thanks extended to Mrs Marsh and Mrs Brockwell whose donation of £4/8/6 aided a special case. The Relief Committee Mesdames Glover Crowe reported receiving women’s and baby clothing donations. Next meeting scheduled for 12 June.
A yarding of 850 fat cattle with mostly female stock and light to medium bullocks, heavy bulls scarce, vealers normal. Buyers full and market firmer than last day. best medium cattle up to £8, light to £6 10. Cows to £48 8, yearlings to £5. Pigs in normal numbers about 400, bacon pigs scarce. Heavy pigs 50 to 70, medium 39 to 43, light 36 to 38 6. Heavy bacon pigs 44 6 to 0 6, porkers 30 to 34 6, slips and guckers 10 to 16.
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