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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

May 28, 1935

Page

3

Tennis fixtures for Gloucester District Lawn Tennis Assoc

A dated listing of Saturday fixtures across divisions with matches among Factory Forbesdale Reds Waratahs Stratford Blues Presbyterian Thistles Park Reds Park Whites Barkeldine Copeland Church of England and others. The schedule spans May through August with byes noted and season draw to be published.

Akatn Factory Forbesdale Reds Presbyterian’ Waratahs Stratford Forbesdale Blues Presbyterian Thistles Park Reds Park Whites Barkeldae Church of England Park Blues Copeland Morbesdale Reds Presbyterian Waratahs Bark Dine Church of England Park Fats Presbyterian Waratahs Barkeldine Park Blues Presbyterian Warstairs Porkesdale Blues Presbyterian ‘Thistles Bartkeldine Thistles Barkeld Presbyt Church of England v Waukivory Gangat Wankiver Wankivery Church of Englant Will Bee Park v. Factory Park and Stratford Curch of England

Petrol cow at Milbrook fuels wings with 20 gallons

Milbrook Vic on Wednesday morning hosts a winged cow tale after Pilot Jimmy Broadbent lands post round Australia run. He drains 20 gallons of aviation petrol from his tanks to lighten the aeroplane for takeoff, drawing locals with buckets and drums and even a passing Victorian Parliament member to help collect the fuel.

Milbrook Vic Jimmy" Broadbent Australia Adelaide Melbourne

Red Cross Society Holds June Meetings and Plans.Button Day

The Red Cross Society met at the School of Arts on Tuesday the 21st with Mrs Higgins presiding. Members agreed each member to contribute four garments for the Anzac parcel, discuss Button Day on July 4 and plan a community singing event at the Majestic Theatre on June 6. Donations of a cup and saucer for afternoon tea were requested. The next meeting is June 18.

School of Arts Tuesay 21 J. R. Higgins Mesdames White L. E. Street Powell Perrin Matthews Glover Dawson Crowe Gray Garner J. Steet Gorton Red Cross Anzac Majestic Theatre Mes- Asmes Crowe

Commercial Homebush stock sales report from Sydney market

Monday yarding in Sydney shows prime cattle competitive with strong prices. Queensland cattle absent. bullocks to £10 12s, cows to £7 2s, good to prime beef 22s to 25s, yearlings 24s to 27s. Maitland sale notes about 1000 fat cattle, mixed quality, best bullocks to £9 3s 6d, cows to £5 10s, vealers to 4s. Calves around 800 with slight Vat. pigs about 600, medium porkers common, bacon pigs 48s to 54s, heavy porkers 32s to 45s 6d.

Homebush Sydney Dewar Queensland Wouters Maitland

First Bank at Tennant Creek Opens in Remote North

Progress at Tennant Creek goldfield is visible as the English Scottish and Australian Bank opens a branch there and a second hotel is built of iron in Melbourne to be shipped by rail and road. The field spans about 30 by 17 miles, 230 miles north of Alice Springs, with rail service set to rise to a weekly run. The bank sits on a natural earth floor in galvanised iron, the sole Australian bank of this design, and its first depositor arrived with 750 ounces of local gold.

Tennant's Creek Melbourne Alice Springs Macdonnell Ranges Birdum Darwin North Australia Commonwealth Railway Alice Springa Line Australia Cls & Branch A. Denk

Britain's meat supplies from dominions and Britain

Newcas tle Abattoirs representative Mr E Burke outlines 1984 meat origins for Smithfield Market. Beef totals reached 242 921 tons with 63 percent from Argentina, 15 from Great Britain, 15 from Dominions. Mutton and lamb 139 201 tons dominated by Dominions, pork 48 878 tons mainly from Dominions and Britain.

Smithfield Market London E. Burke Newcastle Argentina Great Britain Dominions Britain Great Britain and Ireland H. W. G. Millman Trish Breil Wtal Briain Ireland

Why Not Champion Cattle Drafter at Grafton Show

Why Not won the New South Wales champion camp draft at Grafton Show, after triumphs at Scone Bushmen’s Carnival and Quirindi Show. The mare, by Lord Laddo from Thurza, 143 hands, ridden by Bruce-Winn of Katupna, represents Armidale owner Jack Mitchell and tops Australia’s camp drafting scene.

N.S. Wales Grafton Tast Scone New South Wales Lord Laddo Jack Mitchell Armidale Bruce-Winn Katupna Station Australia

Rabbit skin market Shows steady demanda and rising prices

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd report last Wednesday 91 tons catalogued with good demand. Heavy pelts sold well and prices rose about 1d to 2d per lb. Winters up to 554d lb, autumns 250 to 270d, racks 18d to 20d, best pelts 78d, 1 best does to 324d, damaged skins 124 to 264d. Fox skins larger supplies with low grade in poor demand and 5 to 10s per doz lower, better sorts firm. Also Singer sewing machines available from £4 10s to £12 10s. Bedford Bros Gloucester agent.

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd

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