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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 18, 1943
Page
4
A call to help preserve life by keeping individuals in good order is issued, stressing practical care to sustain usefulness and dignity. The message emphasizes ongoing support, safety, and humane treatment.
Gloucester Shire Council debates restraining wash-outs at Crowther’s Crossing and Avon River by-road, assigns concrete crossing fixes, and seeks a Forestry Commission subsidy for road maintenance to Avon State Forest. Ganger Arrowsmith reports on gravelling, bridge work, and to finish Highway programme before year end.
Hill Bros., Gloucester, bought 13 heifers for £10 9d at Homebush on Thursday. F. W. Patmore, Gloucester, secured 3 steers for £8 14s at Winchcombe, Carson's auction.
Obituary details the life of Samue Payne of Bullahdelah who died at his home on Sunday week aged 63 after prolonged ill health culminating in heart trouble following pneumonia. The long funeral drew a large crowd. he left a second wife and several children including Thea Austin Noel Basil and others. Payne, a saddler since 1901, promoted bicycle racing and served as a Justice of the Peace for about ten years, with funeral rites led by Rev Father Kelly.
The fertiliser nitrate of soda provides rapid nitrogen to leafy vegetables like spinach cabbage and lettuce, but should be used after a root system develops to avoid leaching. It can substitute for sulphate of ammonia, though supplies are restricted by wartime needs and some gardeners resist unfamiliar fertilisers. The NSW rationing officer notes households delay vegetable growing due to these shortages and prejudices.
The rabbit skin export levy is increased from 4d to 1/6 per pound, affecting trade terms for producers and exporters. The change tightens cost basis and may influence market prices and supply chains in the industry.
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