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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1905
Page
4
M Kenzie and Hooke Avenue have been instructed by Gloucester Estate Limited to sell by auction at their rooms in Gloucester on a scheduled date to be advised. The notice outlines terms of sale, property details, and bidder requirements for the forthcoming auction.
Tuesday September 26 sale of 11 lots on the Avon River near town and 10 lots on the Gloucester Flats adjoining Town Frontage to Main Street. Areas range three to four acres and up to seventeen acres. Each acre suitable for cultivation with rapid town growth boosting value.
A brief note states payment terms of twenty five percent cash with the remaining balance due in two years. The compact item lists no names, places, or dates but implies a sale or agreement requiring staged payment.
A very large cattle and stock sale will be held at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday September 26 at the Sale Yards Gloucester. A good opportunity to secure homes from the Gloucester Estate Co tending sellers of stock lease advise particulars early. Meenzie & Hooke, Auctioneers, Gloucester.
Saturday, Sept 2 1905 reports landowners and seasoned farmers investing in a prospering district amid debate over land concentration. It notes anticipated railway progress, stock demand, and local offices, including a government medical officer appointment and a new lodge formation under local orders. It mentions land office applications, gold mining leases, a cricket match with Britten vs Mines, and a publisher’s note on color and extra pages.
Through courtesy of the real recorder, we present a brief rainfall breakdown. Saturday night shows a trace, Sunday minor amounts, Monday twenty-three, Tuesday six. Local observers note the scant precipitation across the region with no significant storms recorded.
Tenders opened at the Court House Stroud on the 29th alt Tuesday last for road works itemized as Limeburners Creek to Kram bach John F Daunt bids £90. Underbank to Upper Chiches ter A Neikon £45 158. Dungog to Weismantel s M Moylan £41 4s 1d. Farley s Gate via Rocky Crossing to Barrington Bridge C Tonks £47 10s.
The liquor bill has been sent to Parliament with provisions that could prohibit all sales if enacted. The report notes public distress over the grade of temperance and references figures tied to prohibition discourse, including mentions of local figures and a healer tied to the era's alcohol debates.
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