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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 26, 1926
Page
2
The Gloucester Advocate reports the Forbesdale public telephone is now complete and operational after persistent effort by local residents led by Mr Ryd Millue. The item includes notices from Gr L A Harris and acknowledgments of the system’s launch and expected usage.
From our Correspondent the public phone is an established fact and incumbents must support by transacting all local telephonic business through the local channel. The secretary of our association sent a gold mount and fountain pen to Mr Ken Boorer for his services as a member. Prolonged drought causes grave anxiety among men on the land with fodders exhausted.
The Wingham Chronicle reports the death of Robert Andrews aged 78, a longtime resident of Myrtle Grove and Upper Manning pioneer. He died peacefully after a weak heart, leaving a large family including Mrs Charles Andrews and children Georgy, Percy, and Myrtle Grove survivors. He was praised as generous, community minded, and a steady worker for local progress. Funeral held Saturday with public attendance. a cricket match reference noted.
A ratepayer urges urgent attention to the sanitary service amid disease outbreaks in country towns. The correspondent questions whether the contractor or council should ensure a responsible supervisor during temporary incapacity and highlights concerns about returned pans and overall supervision.
A Gloucester Park correspondent argues for a carefully planned improvement scheme funded by expert design. He urges a definite plan featuring a pavilion cricket area, drinking fountains, a grand stand, and aesthetic landscaping to create an attractive, memorable park for Alonaster and Clounerstar district residents.
The Old Buffers club gathers at Warrington for their second season trial in bleak weather. Veterans, including Sam Smith, BAL Langford, Frank Single, Jimmy Parley and others, aim to gauge form despite rain and disrupted play while hoping for better conditions and a lively day of cricket in the Barrington setting.
A tragic incident at a cottage left a wife and child trapped as rescuers struggled. Fire and police responded with efforts described as hampered by unknown hazards. Authorities later reported the children perished while investigators pursued leads on the cause.
Constable Edward Charles Milton killed his wife and three children and shot himself shortly before midnight. Postmortems showed fatal head wounds to Mrs Milton and the children. A revolver and bloodstains were found at the scene. A rumor spoke of a struggle near 11 pm in the stables. The coroner will report findings at a later date.
Commercial report from Gloucester shows yardings of around 420 calves with market firmer overall. Storms and motor trouble delayed some consignments. buyers paid from 4 to 8 guineas for various weights and breeds as prices held despite weather and load delays.
Report indicates the Maymonsl Terrare Dairy Go operations, halted during a partial shutdown, are expected to resume next week near Hexham. The plan calls for a full swing with crown and output restored, signaling a pivotal restart for the facility and local workforce.
A highly garbled OCR fragment presents a tangle of names, places, and phrases. Readable portions hint at personal names and locations, but most content is indecipherable, leaving only a mosaic of probable references without coherent events or context.
Loushlin, head of the Country Labour Party, rejects early election plans. He says reconciliation with Mr Lats is not the issue, but rather the need to carry out a set of conditions.
A mangled report from Forbesdale describes a meeting of the PA Association in Azh Inet where a member was removed amid debate over a public hall site and unanimous support for proceeding with hall construction, with officials pledging action to advance the plan despite objections.
The piece alleges Tooley Street capital and British backers sought to influence export trade in Australia and New Zealand via the London market. References claim plans in 1932 and 1922 connected Tooley Street brokers to the Argentinian and Australian dairy and steel sectors to restore dairying and boost exports.
Dungog Municipal Council proposes a £4000 special loan to fund permanent improvements in Thingox. Advertisements urge ratepayers to read the notice detailing the scheme. Police report about a visitor incident and associated misconduct is mentioned.
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