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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1936
Page
3
Matthewson and Co report a light yarding with market unchanged. Several cattle and pigs sold to varied prices. next sale scheduled for Tuesday at 11 o'clock with further yarding anticipated.
The report lists buyers and prices for pigs and cattle, noting weights and prices in pounds shillings pence. It covers multiple sellers such as Ridgeway Fraser Channel Ribbens GloverGrant Borham Blow Murray Radford Amos Martin Lowrey Osmond Forbes Atkins Mowle Mitchell Barkwell Hopkins Shelton Everett Griffin Els Crowther Edwards and others, with earnings per head and next sale date. The Homebush stock sales section notes Sydney pig and cattle market trends, firm starts, irregular close, and quantities yarded.
Mary Veronica Bradfield wed Alexander Patrick Sweeney on September 19 at St. Vincent de Paul’s Church Sydney. The bride wore magnolia satin with pearl beading, a tulle veil, and orange blossoms. Bridesmaids wore georgette gowns with rhinestone accents. The reception at Paul’s A C A Building followed, and the couple reside at Karamea.
Mr. B H J OHalloran president of the Local Government Superannuation Board died at his Bexley home after addressing a Auburn Town Hall gathering. Born 1887 in Darlinghurst he joined local government at 19 and devised the superannuation scheme later cited as his lasting achievement. His work extended to Gloucester Shire Clerkship and studies of local government in multiple countries. The obituary notes the scheme has operated since 1927 and credits OHalloran as its founder and chief architect.
The article argues that councils incur high costs by retaining older workers past their peak and must dismiss long serving employees. It notes superannuation reforms lessen responsibility to dependents, while insurance linked to age 65 motivates caution. Mr O Halloran is survived by wife and seven children. SREVER'S WIDOW'S SURPRISE. BEQUEST. Mrs Annie Smith, Kensington London, leaves 200000 pounds for Salvation Army and Church Army, surprising both groups with no known prior association.
A Lithgow blast furnace worker A J Morris was struck by steel 18 years ago leaving a splinter in his right second finger. This week a steel splinter resurfaced while bathing and is believed to have traveled along his arm into his body and leg.
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