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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
3
A registered nurse launches a private hospital on King Street Gloucester to receive patients. The facility aims to provide personalized care and ease access for residents seeking medical attention in the area.
Agricultural notes discuss early sickness signs in cows and the value of prompt separation from the herd to prevent disease spread. It advises drenching with Epsom salts, caution with tuberculosis, and close observation during calving with preventive dosing and postcalving nutrition to ensure healthy milk production.
A dated 5 February 1912 notice outlines mail close and receive times for multiple towns. Close at 8 am for Sedrey Newsasts West Maitland Duneor Stroud. Close at 1 15 pm for Sydney Newcastle West Maitland East Maitland Dongor Wards River Stratford Taree Wingham Krambach. Close at 8 40 pm for Taree Wingham Barrington Copeland. Receives at 0 5 pm and 2 1% pm for Sudney Newcastle and other listed centers with later 5 45 pm and 9 40 pm receipts. Continuous full list of destinations appears.
WIRE reports that over 76 percent of Varinis agricultural training youths entered farming or related agricultural work. Many chose Crown lands, bought farms, or became farm managers. The Minister adds that married men receive land board preference, limiting younger entrants. vacancies remain at several apprentice schools.
Bullock stones command strong prices in markets with buyers from Chiesa and Japan. Clean bright and unbroken pieces fetch 35s to 87s 6d per ounce, shapes vary from olive to pigeon egg to football. Medicinal use is suggested, though market demand remains limited by rarity and lack of knowledge.
J F O'Brien Bank Arcade Maitland offers a diverse catalog with prices for goods such as arrowroot, axe handles, Aunt Marys or John Bull powder, blacking, Reckitt's blue, candles, cocoa, corn flour, custard powders, sardines, scroll salmon, oysters, tin fruit, quinces, apples, pineapples, flour, currants, ins ecticide, Mortein, jellies, kerosene, linseed, milk, brasso, soap powders, oatmeal, icing sugar, treacle, vinegar, salt, and syrup. Free on bail Maitland. Write for fall list.
A G Reichert advertises a well-run shop offering pipes tobacco cigars and smokers' outfits with a wide range of school requisites fancy goods and novelties. It promises prompt post orders and invites customers to visit, noting sale of clean waste paper dated 6 4 1913.
A fire at Borden Hall in Essex destroyed five stacks. The vicar dragged a self-made tire engine to the blaze with his wife aiding the hose truck, providing effective service until a steam fire engine arrived.
A competent driver named L. Meyfe is employed in Gloucester amid moderate charges. The case details are reported with emphasis on the driver's competence and the nature of charges.
For sale iron wood in any quantity. Good length from mill. Price per load. Seller S reddon.
The Newcastle and Hunter River 8.8. Co announces nightly steamer service between Sydney and Newcastle except Sundays. Travelers to Sydney may spend sufficient time in Newcastia to complete business before finishing their journey.
The Gloucester Advocate outlines advertising rates: casual ads 3 shillings per first inch and 2 shillings each additional inch, with discounts for short and long terms, and special positions as arranged. Ads charged to accounts must show the number of insertions. the paper reserves rights over objectionable ads and non insertion incurs penalties. payments may be sent by cheque, postal order, money order, or stamps.
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