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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1946
Page
2
An event listing shows eye care professionals visiting from Mebonerd FABO.A. Honowrs FAAEG Lonmny of Vertar and McDionaid Aydney Py Limited CSpametriate. The program runs from 8 AM to 10 PM, with the public invited to attend at the Commneroimt Rectal location.
Fragmented notes cover weather, animal oddities, theater ads, and local civic items. Mentions include frost conditions, freak births at Majestic, Gregory Peck film, Greer Garson, and plans for St Thomas cemetery preservation and park proposals with ties to Sydney figures.
A Saturday night blaze engulfed a Bundock house owned by Mr Rotart Witten and occupied by We tox. Neighbors aided efforts to fight the flames but the dwelling was completely destroyed. Stewart and his two children, widower with one family, were away in the town. Mrs Hushan notified Mr Wilmon. Firefighters fought the blaze for hours as the home burned to ash with only a store remaining intact. Stewart and his children are staying with Mr and Mrs Wilton.
Three Gloucester VAD officers and a commanding quartermaster were honoured in a NSW Governor General event for wartime service. The Gloucester detachment has been disbanded yet officers wore uniforms in the parade while around 1,600 volunteers participated from areas including Maitland, Newcastle, Orange, and Goulburn.
Brian Carglan announces engagement of his machinery departman manager Pluter 1. Graeme Smith away at Congregational Union meeting weekend. Church notices list visitors to Lismore Stow and Sister Peeky Lane. Australian Mission work in Inaratne Ye South Australia. George Sprod ex-P.O.W. artist with Gone, Folidated Penn Congratuation teased. Birth announced for Ampatiey at Roma Erie. Hon. Chaplinshire Clerk returned from Shire Clerk conference in Sydney. Narraweama hospital fracture details follow for Mr. Bro- Soriek Walars and others. Gloucester Ambulance to Newcattle Hospital.
Saturday competition results mix with names and places, listing several competitors and families. The text references Van Sacle German, Ken Mackay of Dungog, and others, with unclear outcomes and discharges. It notes attendance by relatives and mentions hospitals, holidays, and local places such as Forster and Sicily.
Edwin Tayerme known as Tastst died Wednesday after a period of illness. A longtime Copeland mining town resident, he was beloved in the community and leaves a wide circle of family including James, Trent, and Miss Sinnio. Funeral arrangements are pending with services at the Methodist Church conducted by Rev. W L Staal.
Fragmented text appears to reference a Sunday event and names in a garbled form. Readable elements include mentions of a meet and potential acknowledgments. Key entities are unclear due to OCR corruption.
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