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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1935
Page
2
B P Dawson holds a legal appointment as solicitor at the Old Bank New South Wales Building in Gloucester. The listing notes his qualifications B A, LL B and indicates the office location in Gloucester. The entry presents a concise professional contact detail for the solicitor.
Dorothy Pargong a pupil at Gloucester Public School won third place in the David Copperfield Essay Competition for country schools with upper primary pupils promoted by Metro Goldwyn-Mayer. This is her second prize in a year with Education Department supervision. On Sunday November 10 Rev W Latham of Taree will speak at St Paul on The Armistice and World Peace.
A Caulfield Court session heard a wife sue for maintenance and recount a humorous moment when she served the husband the summons during his racing odds routine. A witness quoted the husband replying he was “rotten” and unable to do anything right, joking a fiver would trigger a summons.
Rockhampton Summons Court last week fined Robert Reynolds a postal official £2 after he returned to Raymond James Effeney a letter addressed to M. J. Hogan without authority. Reynolds claimed he meant well as the letter contained Effeney resignation. The case marks a rare prosecution under the Posts and Telegraphs Act.
A letter to the Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Committee outlines government sketch plans and cost estimates for a Gloucester hospital. It notes the need for incorporation under the Public Hospitals Act before any government subsidies or capital expenditure can be considered.
Admiral Sir David Murray Anderson, Governor of Newfoundland since 1933, will become Governor of New South Wales succeeding Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven who is to be Governor General of the Commonwealth. Cable from London says the appointment will be officially announced soon. Coincidentally Sir Walter Davidson, a popular New South Wales governor, previously governed Newfoundland.
The giant Italian advance in Abyssinia moves toward Dolo and Makalo with action at Ogaden. After a night halt, the first wave reportedly reached its objectives. North and east columns encircle Makate, with Santali’s troops at Volo in Tigre, ten miles east of Makate. Abyssinians reinforce Diredawa as Italians bomb south of Jijiga.
In hot afternoon conditions a fair field competed in the stroke handicap on Saturday. Dr. Anderson won with a net 70, while runner-up D C Rye posted 71.
Marabou Sacherie and Sylvandale led the field at Flemington. Marabou ran 4/1, Sacherie 6/1, Sylvandale 15/1 with a time of 3.333.
Gloucester district cricket scene heats up as Thistles post first win of the season against Stratford with Ken Oldfield top scoring at 136 retired. Stratford reply falters as Hee and Easton shine, while Wattles fall short to Tagrabakh. Barrington forfeits to Gangat amid weekend selections and upcoming fixtures tease further clashes.
Gloucester club traveled three miles to Wingham on Saturday and after close games lost 75 to 63. Easton Rye Anderson Street led for Gloucester with 18 points. Wingham’s Ebbeck Jeffrey Andrews Dimond Stone Pereira Abbott Smith Thomas Woodward guided the win.
The High Court to hear a case on whether the Commonwealth acted legally in retaining money collected as sales tax on secondhand goods. John McKellar White of the Taxpayers Association of New South Wales announced that a member will seek 60 paid in cases and advised all taxpayers to sue for refunds if successful.
In Sydney last week demand for cattle was strong and prices for prime sorts were firm at improved rates. Plain descriptions unchanged. About 2338 head sold. Good to prime beef brought 30 shillings to 7 pounds per 100 pounds, yearlings 36 shillings to 43 shillings per 100 pounds, bullocks to 14 pounds 18 shillings, cows 11 pounds 4 shillings, dealers 9 pounds.
About 800 fat cattle yarded with strong demand for good cattle and steady rates. Best bullocks fetched up to £12, cows to £11, vealers to £8. Calves: 500 penned, best heavies to 46/-, bobbies 84/-, mediums 12/-, lighters 6/-. Pigs: 360 fat pigs penned, best heavy pigs to 90/-, lisconers 53/6 to 64/6, heavy porkers 38/6 to 44/6, mediums 44/6 to 37/6, lights 21/6 to 26/6. Bulls, pigs, and calves show varied but strong writes for top lots.
Postal notice states small packets up to 21b must be posted by 6 p.m. Monday 18 November at Gloucester for UK delivery before Christmas. parcels over 21b must reach Gloucester by 5.30 p.m. tomorrow Tuesday 6 November. Senders must complete customs forms. Letters to UK and the Free State close at Gloucester at 6 p.m. on Monday 18 November.
A Mellourne businessman faced an awkward windfall from a sequestrated estate owed £9 after a dividend of one third of a penny in the pound. He could not cash the £3 4s cheque without paying 6d exchange. He had written off the sum as a bad debt and debated how to reinstate it in his books, whether as asset or liability, and how to apply the old credit rules.
In loving memory of our mother who passed away in November 1928. Not just today but every day we think of her in silence. Never forgotten by her daughters and sons-in-law.
In loving memory of my husband and father John Burley who passed away November 6 1931. Lovingly remembered today and always by his wife and daughters.
A compact schedule of church services across denominations in Gloucester and surrounding areas. Includes times for Church of England, Nabiae, Presbyterian Belbors, Methodist Gloucester Stratford, Congregational Upper Bowman Craven Cres, and Baptist churches with pastors and service times listed.
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