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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Oct 23, 1945

Page

3

Open Camp Draft Nominations Close November 21 1945

Admission charges: adults two shillings, children six pence. Car parking front ring reserved one shilling for two days. back stand reserved four pence for two days. Open back jumping contest maiden draft and open steer ride announce nominations close Wednesday 21st November 1945. Honor secretaries A L Farley and B McIntosh listed with Gloucester contact details.

A. L. Farley Plone Queen St. Glouccester McIntosh Gloucester

Bowling Notes Point To Larger Green Accommodation

Bowling notes report fluctuating attendance as players choose to stay away or participate, signaling a need for more green accommodation if pennant games become annual. It lists recent match results, with Taree Easts, Gloucester, and Taree West teams posting totals, plus social game participants and an postponed visit from Dungog.

Iskippers Taree Easts Gloucester Taree Howden Woodley Woodward Taylor Whateon Peel Bearer Carle Taree Westa Boorer Breckenridge Whatson Smede Stokes Hawson Spratt Davis Nichols K. Boorer Rye McIntosh Jamey Edmonds Lowe Chaplin Carpenter McNaughton Carthew Wilson Deards West Monza Dungog

Cattle sales report from Homebush and Maitland trade

At Homebush stock sale Sydney Pitt Son and Badgerys list 206 cattle with mid weights and good to heavy descriptions. prices range from £11 1s to £21 1s per head with averages around £12 to £20. At Maitland 850 fat cattle sold at Campbell’s Hill. market opened 10s to 15s lower, best bullocks to £21, best cows to £13 10s, yearlings to £12, choppers £2 5s to £3

Homebush Sydney Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd Midan Moppin H.R. Munroe Wearne J. R. Telfer Merriwa W. Ro Mupro Mungindi Boombah Kelly Armatree Winchcombe Carnon

The Princess and the Pirate Stars Hope Mayo in Technicolor

Samuel Goldwyn presents The Princess and the Pirate a lavish Technicolor comedy with Bob Hope as a shy actor entangled with a pirate band. Virginia Mayo shines as the Princess, supported by Walter Slezak Walter Brennan and Victor McLaglen in a bustling bountiful cast headed by John Hamilton.

Samuel Goldwyn Walter Brennan Featherhead Victor McLaglen Hook Hugo Hans Mare Lawrence

Church Services October 28 Gloucester week events

Church services schedule lists Church of England Gloucester 8 HC Stratford 1 AC Wanki vory 2 Gloucester 7.30 with Rector David R May. Presbyterian Rookhurat 11 Bar rington 2.20 Gloucester 7.30 Picnte at Wellard's Crossing Saturday 27. Transport leaves church at 10 am and 1.15 pm. Methodist twenty Knights from Kempsey and Taree to visit Gloucester this weekend to take both services at 11 am and 7.30 pm led by Rev. N. Lyn ford Smith.

Church of England Gloucester Stratford A.C N. Lynford Smith

Junior Farmers Field Day Showground Judging Celebrations

A successful Junior Farmers Field Day was held at the Showground with officers from the Department of Agriculture giving demonstrations. Doug Ferguson and Alex Shaw led the maize judging while Vince Milla, Keith Tonks and Ron Wilson topped the dairy cattle judging. Poultry, fruit, vegetables and preserves judging saw several winners, with strong comments on improving participation and more demonstrations next year.

Department of Agriculture Juniior J. M. Pitt Tarne Doug Ferguson Alex Shaw J. W. G. Smith Maitland Wan Unmf Carth Farley Vince Milla Keith Tonks Ron ‘Wilson K. J. Benton Orman Mr. Ormuan V. P. Freeman V. Brann Allan Haddon Rowan Elliss Nola Britten June Radford Betty Grady Gwen Morris

Community events and fundraisers announced for late October to November

A series of social events and fundraisers listed include Euchre parties and dances at Kia Ora Hall on October 26, Barrington Hall October 30 for Misa Joyce Bithrey, a Red Cross fund event November 1, church guild street stall October 27, a Gloucester School of Arts Younger Set Dance October 27, a MUSOOF basket picnic November 17 at Gloucester Park, Brambach Race Meeting November 10 with entries closing November 2, and a dance in Gangat on November 11 supporting the Diggers Rodeo Fund.

Diggers’ Rodeo Fund Kia Ora Hall Forbendale Red Cross Brambach Misa Joyce Bithrey Barrington Hall Church of England Womens’ Guild Gloucester School of Arts Gloucester Musoof Gloucester Park Diggers Rodeo Fund Gangat

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