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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1929
Page
4
Leslie General Carrier lists weekly service to Shannon Vale with loading of calves pigs and other stock. It offers hauling to and from any part of the district at reasonable prices.
Article recalls early NSW pioneers from the Ontario voyage of 1852 and other ships, naming families such as McAulay Gillies and Livingstone. It notes departures over time, hardships of settlers, and the enduring memory of those who built the Manning and Clarence districts, with later passings of M McAulay, Alex McDonald, and M Livingstone.
The article recalls Scotia pedigrees linked to the Midlothian party and the Ontario ship voyage of 1852 to Sydney. It highlights Malcolm Beaton and family strength, mourns Christina Cameron, and charts the fates of Munro, Ross, Gillies, McQueen, and other Isle of Skye passengers who settled along the Clarence and Barrington regions, many dying or buried in quarantine. It recounts heroic acts aboard the ship, notably a healer’s deed by Charles Munro, and notes widespread settlement, floods, and long journeys to Lawrence and Ulmarra.
The article notes sustained high sales since the 1926 introduction of the Whippet four and six, citing public familiarity with performance and value. It credits Willys-Overland for elevating low priced cars with features from higher priced models and highlights new Whippets offering longer bodies, roomier interiors, updated styling, and a striking color scheme.
In a reminiscence of Cobark life sixty years past, the narrator recalls harsh winters with fire stoked by night, crude branding methods, and cattle drives. He highlights the danger, rough work, famed families like the O Briens, Laurie boys, and wild cattle drives across Yellow Cock Mountain, with colorful incidents of riders and a bull chase that taught folk to watch their backs.
The King of Spain, famed for democratic tastes, was seen in Kensington Gardens in London observing children at play. He reportedly jumped a railing to recover a lost ball for the youngsters, while they remained unaware of his royal presence.
Sweden has a highly developed telephone service. Citizens call taxis from home via a special taxi telephone linked to Central and can be reached from the exchange in the morning instead of alarm clocks. The system thrives in Rumblest apartments due to low rates.
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