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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 19, 1951
Page
1
The Dungog grazier paid £21 640 for property comprising two blocks. Block No 1 of 80 acres sold for £145 an acre, Block No 2 of 77 acres reached £150 an acre. The price for No 1 was noted as a record purchase by Mr W D Wood of Stroud. The property known as Watch mebark near Gloucester was paused in and not…
Mr Fitzgerald sent a letter to the Gloucester Parents and Citizens Association read at their last meeting. Headmaster Mr J Murphy noted during the third term numbers conference that some Newcastle Teachers College students were kept after 14 months of training and still needed additional teaching. Rev D RR May proposed the idea at the Gloucester P C Association meeting as the headmaster appeared very worn.
A letter to the editor argues that local men are asked to fund a major project with £100 over five years, comparing the uphill effort to a mountain. The writer suggests an older farmer could not bear it, while a younger man might take the challenge in stride, criticizing the plan to push the work forward with limited upfront money.
The district marks War Orphans Day with thanks to the Taree Contact Group and the willing band of helpers for selling badges and the district newspapers, recognizing their splendid support.
Bertie Clarence Harkness a former inspector of schools and deputy director of the Education Department died suddenly at Sydney Railway Station on Friday. A Grafton native, he later served as staff inspector in Sydney and visited Newcastle, with cremation at Rookwood on Monday.
Gloucester Parents and Citizens' Association meets to set priorities for the annual P and C conference at Wingham. They urge ministerial action on secondary schooling, school telephones rentals, textbook subsidies, and an Anti-T.B. Mobile Unit visit. Delegates to be appointed, expenses debated, and text book funding highlighted.
Mr. R L Fitzgerald asked if the department plans a daily air conditioned express to the North Coast and when it will start, including whether it will stop at all centres north of Maitland. Mr. Sheahan could not give an exact start date, noting expresses are being provided as rapidly as possible, with decisions left to technical advisers. He promised to inform the member when the service commences.
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