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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 19, 1926
Page
2
A Gloucester advocate notes a county council meeting regarding the Gloucester Park expansion. Sparse readable details mention proposed funding plans and earlier investments, with references to local financial support and potential acquisitions, indicating a contentious paths to develop the park area.
Fractured leg during a horse incident near Cuvier Watthkivary leads to hospitalization. report includes death notices for Mr. Geo Gary of Gresford from injuries after a beast attack. The piece references public and political topics, local events, and upcoming races, with notes on weather and communal gatherings.
Local advertisement announces Lionel Wilk Chote Opera Garmpany touring to Majustiy Theatre on Monday October 25. It highlights the musical No No Nanette with Mae Moore as Nanette and Lionel Walsh as Timmy Smith, praising its plot driven musical comedy and popular numbers. Weather and farm notes follow with spring conditions, rainfall, crop pests, and moth outbreaks in Barrington area.
A charity dance organized by Miss Everett raised money for Church of England Bazane funds. About eighty juniors attended, with performances by Mr. Jas Deards, Mr. Bele Everett, and music by Mrs. A. J. Everett, Miss F. Gorton, and others. Tea tables were stage-decorated, and the promoter received praise for supporting a worthy cause.
Herbert Mudla details a petition campaign in Ridings GQ to oppose rate increases. He claims 143 signatures from 145 ratepayers, recounts how signatures reached the Clerk, and asserts most property owners support the petition. He criticizes signatories who did not read the document and references others who attempted to thwart the effort. The letter cites local authorities and asks for help locating six remaining signatories.
Players spent Saturday evening in the Memorial form where Sears Hirthents' trys were noted. The crowd witnessed ties and scores as Gloucester tallied several birds and pars while key names such as Beaton and Yates featured with limited success amid windy conditions.
Barrington and Barrington report a bustling market with merchants J Monro and Smith prominent in trade. Cattle and pork prices moved, wholesale buyers showed brisk demand, and sales included horses, stock trucks, and bacon as buyers sought values in a volatile rural market. Historic notes also mention an area stock sale led by Pat Gattee and the Pine example of local commerce.
Obituary notes Joseph Newell aged 75 of Wang Wauk died October 44 in Decvasot. He was born in County Gavan and migrated to Australia aged eight aboard the Nile. His family lived at Upper Myal and ran a dairy. Survived by brothers and sisters including Mr Bellahdewah, Mr WilMan Nowell, Miss Ane (Gloucester), Mrs Ge Rawhide, and Miss Grace Wang Wak. Chroncle cites the death within a larger column of varied notes.
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