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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1936
Page
2
Government Gazette names Francie Grugeon PM as Special Warden and Police Magistrate at Cootamundra from December 1936 with Reginald Solling as visiting magistrate to Kempsey and Taree prisons. Local items report holidays, hospitalization, Red Cross social, a shire injury, land ballot results, a snake in a chicken craw, road accident stats, and hearing aids promotion.
At a Gloucester Shire Council meeting the President reported the Minister was ready to fund part of the Gloucester sewerage project, covering extra costs and interest. The cost of survey and plans would be added to the scheme if carried out, else borne by the Council over three years. Tensions rose as officials debated the Minister’s assurances and requested substantiation.
The Primary Final Examination will be held at the local school on Friday October 30 with supervising committee members listed and a timetable from 8 30 to 3 30. School gardens inspection followed to determine shield winners. Sports colours announced for multiple schools with color schemes named for Barrington Bindera Bowman Farm Belbora and others.
Home Secretary Sir John Simon denounced fascists during a Cleckheaton talk in Yorkshire. He warned against dressing up in military uniforms to push political aims, calling such methods repugnant to ordinary people and un-English. He defended freedom of meeting and speech while condemning fascism and communism as intolerant and un-British.
Residents press officials to retain the fine and seek improvements as discussions reveal the Department’s unmet commitments. Mr Higgins lauded the Departmental work while Mr Rossiter urged cautious action, noting the need to balance postal service demands with funding.
Forbesdale defeated Factory in the B Grade grand final at the Presbyterian Court last Saturday by 7 sets to 37 games. Match details list multiple mixed and doubles results with players such as K James Les Atking West and B Ferguson among others.
Bridge to offer a thorough public auction of his Jersey dairy herd and plant items including 2 Jersey cows, 12 Jersey cows in milk, 4 Jersey heifers, 11 Jersey heifers, a Newton breed bull, 5 good milking sows, 2 draft mares, a farm mare, ploughs, harrows, a milk plant with separators and vats. Sale opportunity offered due to Bridge selling property. catalog previews available. light luncheon and free bus from Gloucester. Auctioneer TOM HICKS.
The golf section lists 4ball v par handicap pairings including Street and Oldfield Anderson and Wood ward Hahesy and Parish Garner and L Rye Channell and Matthews Chariton and Snodgrass Griffin and Carolan W Dawson and Cooter B Dawson and McRae. Stroke handbag results show Mrs Newton first with 98 27 72 and several others with high scores. Henry Kielntuch changes name to Henry Brandon after acting career noted in Hollywood.
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