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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1938
Page
3
A new garage premise features an up to date 10 by 8 feet main shop with a 20 by 20 feet showroom on the opposite side and a 12 by 8 feet rest room for travellers. Lavatory provisions await sewerage connection. Two large plate glass windows front the storefront while a large modern circular awning spans 44 by 44 feet inside the entrance.
The main workroom measures 62 feet by 16? feet with a roof carried by post frames, ensuring clear space free of obstructions. Illuminated by windows, the floor will accommodate 20 cars after installing plant and entrance space. The front is subdivided into showroom, store, and offices with a 20 by 30 feet entrance to the pavement and a 20 by 18 feet safe room for accessories. The building features a cream painted facade, galvanised iron barns, and a back extension running 80 feet. Mr Grahame moves his up to date plant into the new premises and Matthewson and Co. oversee the display of new cars, while Matthew Sky and Co. erect a 20 by 15? feet showroom for secondhand cars at the rear.
The Committee with about twenty five members met led by Mr. B P Dawson. Mr J J Atkins offered resignation due to heart, hopes for reconsideration, and others urged he stay on. A maize competition entries were discussed with several signed up. A cricket challenge from Nabiac and Glomester Show Committees was accepted for December. Fence repairs and white ants were debated, temporary fixes planned. Treated ants and ground fencing funding discussed, along with trotting events funding and entry fees. Trees planted to shade stock yards, cattle feeding boxes planned, and next meeting to decide sideshow rights and judge nominations.
Ruth Gunn of west Maitland New South Wales completed a solo car round Australia in a Ford V-8 coupe with only her sheep dog Paddy as company. The nine week, 9 000 mile journey covered rough roads from Queensland to Western Australia via Derby Broome Kalgoorlie Perth and back through Victoria to New South Wales. The feat beats many male attempts, achieved without a support party, with nights camped far from sheep stations. Optometrist visit notice follows.
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