13 Oct 1950
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1950
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text reports on wartime economics and public works, mentioning a proposed aerodrome, job trends, wage discussions, and river county notes. References to Captain Mtetwa and various quoted voices appear tangled, with notes on trade, expansion, and tax rates amid unsettled policy debates.
Fragmented OCR text references Masonite Corporation Australia and terrace topics with unclear names and terms. The readable bits mention ration cutting blocks, cutters, and various misread proper nouns, yielding no coherent event or outcome to summarize clearly.
Classified note seeks second and front frame pianos and palings. Full value paid. Call or write to Hunter Street Newcastle. Local agent Bennet Faia and Sports Stare.
George Woe MLA announced the Forestry Commission aims to plant over 125,000 trees publicly, in a wide program to beautify surroundings and bolster timber production. The minister praised the effort and noted prior planting progress by the commission and allied bodies.
Men of the Royal Engineers work on a Bailey bridge across the River Thames near Waterloo Bridge to carry over 1000 pedestrians per hour for the Festival of Britain in 1951. The span will cross to the North Bank of the Thames, with a ridge wall several hundred yards long once completed.
A garbled report details a lorry incident with a ninety seven gallon load and a near miss near a property on Tue morning. Gloucester Co op official notes an innocent driver escaped injury and references a hospital certificate and a meeting for a local association.
A dated guide discusses substitutes when milk is scarce for children and expectant mothers. It covers powdered milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and cheese as alternatives, with practical preparation tips, mixing with water, and the role of fluids like cocoa and vanilla flavoring in sustaining daily intake.
A garbled but entity-rich report discusses the Altern Roe Highway project near Gloucester and Taree. It mentions the Department for Main [road] and the need to restrict or improve traffic. references to heavy freight, potential bypass routes, and two alternative routes between Gloucester and Seven Hills.
A fragmented report describes a near miss at a rail crossing with motorists warned to slow and stop. Officials including Richards and the NACA discuss measures such as automatic crossarm signals electric warning bells and railway whistle protocols to prevent collisions and improve gravel roadway conditions.
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