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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1919
Page
3
Commercial notes from Sydney and surrounding markets report persistently high cattle prices with strong buyer turnout. Local beef remains in good quality demand while forecourt descriptions hint at steady price levels. Saturday trading shows hog prices and poultry quotes also firm, with wide variance across weights and grades.
A storm hit De vonshire and Riley streets in Surry Hills causing a fire in the Congregational Vales building. Debris and water damaged interior spaces as workers made temporary repairs. Gideon and a girl inside escaped injury, while onlookers gathered after the blast as a lightning strike felled a cottage in Rockdale.
A cryptic Colombo cable reports a Japanese injury case linked to a local incident. Reuters Washington dispatch notes President Wilson and a League of Nations pledge amid concerns of war recurrence. Details are fragmentary and the grammar is severe.
Community chatter centers on moving a large building with bids from top carpenters led by a Mr Johnston and notorious figure Mrs Jim Taylor’s group seeking new sheets for repairs. At the School of Art, Committeeman Ashworth raises questions about copper supports while Secretary Cheater’s remark and Vice-President Goddard’s note hint at past issues with worn boards and stagnant water at the foundation.
A social and welcome home gathering for about twenty returned soldiers will be held Monday night at 8 pm in the School of Arts. Arrangements are as usual. A cordial invitation is extended to all returned soldiers and the public. HL STH, Hon. Secretary.
Show winning stallion Thamgad Kirg advertised for quick sale with immediate delivery offered. Seller J. O. Beerden, Gloneealer.
Notice is hereby given of the seventh half yearly general meeting of shareholders to be held at School of Arts Gloucester on Wednesday 10 September 1919 at 5 p.m. Business includes receiving the Director’s Report and Balance Sheet for year ended 10 June 1940 and any other business per the Articles of Association. M. Wratten, Secretary.
On application ballmates plan an act prank involving Tsuan Bunder and a contractor based in Clousester. The item notes the parties and the request for approval in a local filing. Authorities consider the unusual plan and potential implications for the project timeline.
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