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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1947
Page
2
An OCR fragment outlines optometrists visiting with names like De Medea and McDoodle and mentions a Thursday November event window from 9 to 12 and another date November 7. It references a commercial site and several unclear names but lacks clear context or outcomes.
The report covers a rural coop event with farmer field day prizes and talks at Gloucester sub branch and Rodeo proceedings. It notes prize money, judge names, and upcoming exhibitions, plus entertainment features and local agricultural competitions. The piece mentions Windhaven meetings and various community events with limited readable names and dates.
In a steep cliff crash about a mile from Hobbin Head, a car plunged five feet into a wall after skidding from a ledge. The parents, Margaret Presiesy and French, and their two children, are among the dead. Police and local workers arrived at the scene. French was later identified as a laborer from the Lewk stone area.
The engagement is reported with details of a marriage proposal involving Alice Say and Augustus Laserence. The notice mentions families from Liverpool and Hawiton, specific dates, and a local ceremony setting.
Teams for Saturday play include Clow naib Cl Role viluted and Olkuald Roan J Can fg Hume J cher 13.6 beck with D. Hamerger Taint Wi sr J Pecan Vitter 6 Adena i cwtma Mite Wil He Wilam Deani D. Deanie Brien Gamer M. Atkins No West. Gloucester at Barrington lists Laurie Be Laurie Baker and others amid varied lineups and grade matchups across Barrington, Gloucester, and surrounding towns.
A garbled race card lists horses and entries for Gloucester races including entries such as Regal Case, Gumbo Ballon, Warrah Lad, Constant Rowe, and Sir Col ingwood. The page mentions handicaps like BARRINGTON RESTRICT OUI HANDICAP and several lecture-style entries with figures that resemble weights and times.
A mixed combat program at Gloucester Stadium features Copland versus Kopel in a wrestling bout, plus boxing matches including Campbell in BOWE and Camp tall of Wingham. The card marks the first three minute rounds and a four round bout, with police ring scoring and various preliminaries to support local fundraisers.
Fragmentary telegram notice showing sympathy and bereavement words with several unreadable names and relation hints. Contains names like Kinay aawitance and H.C Dean with unreadable lines. Unable to determine full details due to transcription errors.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a farewell and memory lines tied to a deceased family. It names Claude and possibly a mason community, with garbled date-like text reading Octo 1, 0a and a line about an always remembered brother.
In a garbled ad style notice readers are urged to visit booths and compare prices. The jumbled text mentions a special ensure free deliver or sample, likely a marketing pitch with fragmented product names and numbers. Entities are unclear due to OCR errors.
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