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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Oct 27, 1936

Page

3

MAITLAND CATTLE AND PIG SALE REPORTS

Commercial stock sale notes from Homebush and Maitland report yardings of cattle and pigs. Prices vary by class with prime heavies weaker at Homebush and Maitland listing best medium bulls to £9 16s, cows to £8 10s, and calves cheaper. Pigs show 600 penned with heavy porkers and bacon pigs steady to firm, light pigs cheaper.

Homebush Sydney Winchcombe, Carson Ltd Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd Maitland

Church services across denominations in Gloucester area

Altar schedules show Church of England services at F arrington Hall Nablac and Dyer's Crossing, with dedications and Holy Communion times. Presbyterian Belbora Gloucester and Gan gat hold morning and afternoon gatherings. Methodist Upper Barrington Stratford Gloucester schedule. Congregational Gloucester Tugrabakh Copeland services and pastoral mentions.

Church of England Saints Farrington Hall HW. Rogers Gloucester W. Latham Rurar Nablac Fairford Forster Dyer's Crossing Buby Brush & P.m Wm. Grifith Cochrane Belbora D. Glyn Jones Upper Barrington Stratford Craven K. C. Pereira

Cardiff invite for German choir to compete in 1988 event

Councillor George Williams, chair of the Cardiff Development Committee, invited Germany to send a choir to the National Estenlfhd of 1988 in Cardiff. He spoke to German students visiting Wales to study social and economic conditions.

Germany Cardiff George Williams Wales

Schools Garden Competition report highlights gardens and conditions

The Gloucester District Schools Garden Competition notes varying garden conditions across Johnsons Creek Craven Stratford Forbesdale Waultivory and Pitlochry. Dry weather and water shortages affected growth but some gardens showed good tillage design and maintenance despite poor ridge soils and limited irrigation.

Messrs P. Deards K. Boorer Gloucester Johnson's Creek Craven Stratford Forbesdale

Are Your Spectacles Still Giving Good Service

An optical shop advertises repair testing and supplying lenses. A modern testing room opens in premises recently occupied by Mrs Mollingsworth highlighting services offered and setup details.

Prists Mollingsworth

Soil moisture and garden yields noted in regional tests

In dry weather the soil fails to retain moisture, suggesting allowances for the school’s effort. With water available, Gloucester shows flowers of good quality and variety but propagation remains fair and vegetables lack variety and quality. Tillage falls short, and marks vary across gardens at Johnson's Creek Craven Stratford Pitlochry and other locations.

Gloucester Johnson's Creek Craven Stratford Forbesdale Wankivory Pitlochry Gloucester Flowers

Younger Sets urged to send rep to General Conference

C W A conference at Stroud debated a motion urging Younger Sets to nominate a representative for General Conference listenings. Mrs. Hicks and Miss Flannery argued for inviting tickets and full participation, while others noted branch limitations and parent-branch slur concerns. The motion was altered to require listening to prior conference and was carried. Sewing machines and repair ads for Bedford and Weston appear at the end.

Gloucester C.W.A Stroud Hicks Snodgrass Martin E. Flannery Miss Flannery Cameron Youner Davies

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