Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Gloucester Advocate in Gloucester, New South Wales

We have pages in New South Wales

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

May 16, 1939

Page

3

Thompson visits Gloucester as federal crisis settles

Federal member for New England Mr V C Thompson, formerly with the Lyons Page ministry, visits Gloucester to consult constituents. He discusses his ministerial experience, the national crisis, and plans to push the New England cross country road as a state and federal priority, aiming to join it to Defence road lists.

New Engand V. CG. Thompson Lyons-Page Gloucester Thompson the Treasury Department of the Interior Department , of Commerce Interior Lyons Este Page Earle Page Menzies Pri Country Party Mengis Federal Country Party Gratton Gloucester-Walcha Broad New England

Majestic Programme Presents Man-Proof with Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy stars in Man-Proof at Majestic this Wednesday supported by Flanchet Tone Rosalind Russell and Walter Pidgeon. Loy plays a modern woman pursuing Walter Pidgeon’s character as he weds Rosalind Fussell while Franchot Tone falls for her. plot follows love refusals and a final return to Tone. Also on the bill is Bar 20 Justice with Hopalong Cassidy actor William Boyd alongside Russell Hayden and George Hayes.

Myrna Loy Majestic Screen Flanchet Tone Rosalind Russell Walter Pidgeon Fanny Heaslip Lea Miss Loy Rosalind Fussell Franchot Tone Pidgeon Tone William Boyd Hopalong Cassidy Russell Hayden George Hayes

Helpess Sufferer’s Gratitude at Street and Parish Ltd

A 25 year old sufferer expresses gratitude for a treatment booklet provided by Street and Parish Ltd. The item appears in a brief notice reflecting thanks and a recent exposure to medical or welfare guidance.

Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle and Pigs Report

Commercial Homebush stock sales in Sydney and Maitland report yardings of 1800 cattle, 500 calves, and 850 pigs. Prices mostly steady or slightly softer with best cattle up to £124, calves and hoggets mixed, light and medium weights trimming slightly.

Homebush Sydney Winchcombe, Carson Ltd Pitt, Son and Badgery H. A. Abbott Gloucester Maitland

Soldier John Staunton Dies at 67 in Taree

Obituary notes the death at MRD Hospital Taree on Wednesday of John Burton Staunton a returned soldier believed to have served in three wars including the Boer War and the Great War. He lived in Cape and district, had a Sydney stepson, and no local relatives. Funeral held Friday at Dawson cemetery in the Roman Catholic portion with returned soldiers assisting.

MRD Taree John Burton Staunton Cape Frank Kirby League Gloucester Kirby Munro M.R.D Sydney Dawson Cemetery Times

Baby Bitten by Snake at Home in Grama Belinger River

Thelma Tyson, 14 months, in Grama Belinger River home, was bitten on the thumb by a green whip snake the house cat brought inside. Her mother acted quickly, applying a ligature and scarifying the wound, then called the family doctor. The child recovered almost completely by the next morning after prompt treatment.

Judge on Good Friday Show Sabbath Sport clash

The Bathurst Minsters Fraternal pressed for banning commercial Sunday football in the Bathurst district. In Bankruptcy Court, Mr Justice Long Innes queried whether any law allows the Royal Agricultural Show to be held on Good Friday and to charge admission. The judge noted the annual stir over opening on Good Friday and Sunday football.

Bathurst Long Innes G. W. Cocks Justice Long Innes

The Indispensable Social Function Quote Noted

A quirky clipping notes the view that weddings are the only social function a man is indispensable for. It then jests about Joe Louia, described as the negro heavyweight champion, sleeping twelve hours daily and never suffering insomnia, remarking that his opponents seem to share the trait.

Joe Louia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Great May Jennis Cain's Usui Fabic Uswa Durante Gaurante A. Adler Northern Motors Chrysler Plymouth Morris A.M.P Policier A.M.P. Society Empire Samuel Hordern K.B.E AW. Sneddon FLA A. E Webb New South Wales Pitt Street Victoria & Pulteney Std W. B. G. Davidson T. M. Breckenridge Industrial Department D. K. McLeod Federal Politics Majestic Britain MR. Joln Burton Staunton Mongery & Furniture Departments Famous Brand Duraval “Salesta
Search Courier

Search the Gloucester Advocate Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Gloucester Advocate?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication