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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1930
Page
2
A wartime style appeal urges buying Australian made to aid industry and curb unemployment. The piece promotes Australian products like Radiolay Rexond Rexports and Rexonda toys stocked by H. Jarrett and notes H. Coote offers practical watch expertise. It links goodwill to local industry and Christmas spending.
Police court action begins against William Schubert, father of May Doris Schubert whose body was found at Tittle Redhead, with further proceedings likely to move to Taree for the Crown’s case. Also mentions rain across the district, Communist raids in Melbourne, Kingsford Smith’s homecoming in Sydney, and upcoming Lynch Family performances in Ballarngera.
The Blues name a cricket side to meet Stratford tomorrow led by C Wellard A I B G Easton R P Proser P J Ryan J Matthewson Col Hamberger Vic West A Blanch and H Hazelwood. Also figures from the Commonwealth Statistician show a fall in living costs by 3d per week across the nation with city variations. Wool sales reach season high with top price 17?d for 18 bales and a rare coin find in Tasmania prompts treasure tale. Tomorrow golf monthly medal draw announced.
Gloucester Dairy Company reports September production of 115054 lbs butter with a rate of 1 1 4d per lb for choicest. total distribution to dairy farmers reaches £10087 12s 7d including a bonus and 74 percent dividend, plus £3784 12s 7d. At the London Dairy Show, Gloucester Dairy Co Ltd wins second place for salted butter with 644 points, second to South Australian Farmers' Union Murray Bridge.
Final Nationalist rally scheduled tonight at 7 45 pm before Star Theatre with Gordon Bennett supporting Walter Bennett LA. Labor candidate W H Harris also featured at Majestic Theatre 8 pm. Polling at Gloucester Court House 8 am to 6 pm compulsory voting. Voters must place numbers 1 and 2 to indicate order of preference for Bennett and Harris.
A reader criticizes Shire Councillors for keeping camping charges at 2d per day and 14d per week, denying bonfires and caretaker watch. The letter argues tourism benefits from affordable facilities, noting £2 collected in fees and urging kinder, more pro tourist provisions.
The piece critiques Lang and the Australian Labour stance on the Economic Agreement. It argues governments cannot borrow freely and must balance budgets, condemns Lang for appealing to ignorant voters, and warns that his policies would raise production costs, reduce exports, and increase unemployment while ignoring informed NSW citizens.
The Federal Ministry indicated a probable gold bonus for Australis producers to be distributed equitably across the industry. Legislation will authorise the payment and cover related government assistance details in Canberra when Parliament meets at month end.
A confused crowd gathers at North Sydney as Sir Otto Niemeyer is quoted scolding citizens for living beyond their means and a heckler claims personal woes, including a wife leaving. The fragment hints at financial critique and public critique but lacks clear context or outcome.
Mathewson and Co report a successful clearing dairy sale at Mr A. J. White’s with the entire dairy herd and plant sold at satisfactory prices. Cattle brought varied sums per head and per 200lb, while pigs and calves at Sydney sites saw weaker markets. The day showed strong turnout and steady buying, with prices fluctuating by lot.
A Copeland Progress Association meeting at the School of Arts Hall with five members urged Gloucester Shire Council to allocate the remaining £200 for Copeland road repairs before year end. They called for creek area improvements near Webeck's orchard and the cemetery road needing attention, and noted flying foxes as a local pest to be suppressed.
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