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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1947
Page
2
A garbled notice outlines visits by optometrists and associations FBLA PRC with names and dates. It mentions a flexible schedule from Thursday morning to Friday with morning hours and a possible consultation at a Commercial Walet, though many words are unclear.
October 1547 Current Topics report monthly payments to milk and cream suppliers. Figures show prices per gallon and 10 percent tax, with butter manufacture and milk deliveries totaling significant sums. Telegraph service disruption noted with fire in DuggTown last night affecting lines. Majestic programme advertises Margaret OBrien starring in multiple features, plus Centennial Summer and other attractions. Glasgow letter from Gloucestershire discusses letters to Glasgow center and Labour Party pension scheme proposal of £4 weekly for Federal Parliament members.
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple names and positions from a sporting event. It mentions Parade Bother teams or individuals like Parry and Martin, with scattered notes on German, North Coast, and flag events. Details are unreadable and inconsistent across the fragment.
Tennis notes indicate a game scheduled for Saturday at Park 1. Participants listed include Douerile and Cercorsa with locations and times unclear. match details and teams remain uncertain due to damaged OCR.
The event described as the Locke Cup final roxas featured a best four cards score of 386. Scoring entries include Cree 1 7 even s 5 A fret 14 J Olifield 300, Gamer 800 end We Garner 315. TheChampen Cop was won by W murvend Wis 4 pel sere of 256 fee. Ye best three cards Rennsreup were Prost x1 and G, Carner 237.
A local notice announces a community hearing titled at Taree Femliy January ie about a motel proposal near a Penn Fuel station. The fragment hints at a public event, inviting residents to attend and express views on the project.
Mrs. Enright records a large turnout for the Mafiland Horse Sale with 309 entries at Pearstay. Prices rise to £40 for draught geldings and up to £26 for mares, with business carts fetching about £15 and riding mares including Radium-bred stock reaching £130. County and city buyers were well represented, indicating strong demand in the market.
Cricket notes list Glasgow Gloucenter Reds and Burvington teams with players like O'Brien, W. Davis, J. Higgins, N. Beaton and A. Bh. It records fixtures around Gloucenter, Barrington, and Bowman Farm, with team sheets, lineups, and expected venues.
The trionda of Ming Raid Stetton is invited to attend a Shower vena at Barrington Hall on Tuesday 28 October in honour of her marriage to Omar Bob Allen. Hazel Bithrey Muriel Power Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball in Gangai Hall Friday 7 November 4 in the Chen a Par Frises Caléren under ie yearn Tat Sent Dressed. Chospest Comume and foot Mae Event Stree Tepalar Pies Ken Murray Hon. Secty.
A garbled personal notice mentions individuals and places including Barrington Street and Orange, referencing family visits and a father figure. The readable bits imply someone named Marie and Erick, with references to a Governor and a Victorian era styling. The text is incomplete and several names are partly unreadable.
The Supreme Court of New South Weiss declares that probate of the will dated September 3 may be granted to Jack Gordon Prisbeeck as executor. Notice to heirs and creditors is issued, with claims due within fourteen days addressed to the executors at 20 Martin Place, Stoney.
Public notice records the probate of a named will dated July 30 with references to the estate and named heirs. The document, though partially garbled, indicates administration actions and settlement steps for the deceased and the involved parties.
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