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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1947
Page
5
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports rabbit skin prices from Sydney sales, noting a decline in most categories. Outgoing and damaged lots show varied pricing across pelts and ages, with rabbits and fawns among the reported items and values in pence per pound.
Local ad lists weekly specials with prices on fruits vegetables and produce. Large pineapples two shillings even, tomatoes two pence per pound, pears one shilling per dozen, apples fourteen for Wy, bananas one shilling and three sixpence per dozen, fresh beans one shilling, cabbages sixpence to two shillings, lettuce sixpence, cucumbers eightpence, celery one shilling threepence and one shilling sixpence, strawberries passion fruit two shillings sixpence per dozen, roaster peanuts and other items available. Retail and wholesale sales with free delivery and cash buying for equal. Agent for Mullen Sparkling.
Agricultural instructor A W Bourne reports strong demand for hybrid corn seed in the Armidale district. Some growers ordered up to 17 bushels, enough to plant over 100 acres. Bourne notes open pollinated seed performs poorly, while one grower, J McCumstie, says pullers yield 20 to 25 percent more per day with hybrids, with daily wages rising to 25 shillings in savings.
Upcoming sales include W. E. Sparke announces five special cattle sales on Tuesday September 16 and a clearing dairy sale at Wirrabirrie on September 18. Tom Hicks posts a cattle sale on September 7 and 100 acres for Ward's River in W. J. Grant Est. Maitland Yards hosts J Enright offering 290 horses on September 11. A Forbes P P Board employee, George Dale, relates an antidote tale after snake bites. He swallowed his remedy and later found the venomous snakes died, suggesting possible effects on the reptiles or his own blood.
A Gloucester deputation met Sydney Education Minister R S Heffron and reported hopes for a 4th and 5th year high school if a new building is not ready by January 1949. Heffron pledged £25 000 and promised to advance transfer surveys for land and to seek an army hut or suitable accommodation. The headmaster doubted reaching 25 pupils soon, but officials aimed to recruit a kindergarten and pre kindergarten program, with ongoing cooperation from local council.
The speaker urges residents to lead district development, arguing experts cannot know local needs. Decentralisation requires shifting responsibility to local authorities and building a stronger council with community support for a progressive area.
The Junee ASL sub-branch protested to the Department of Post-War Reconstruction against waste of paper in publications. They urged elimination of self-praise items including the Monthly booklet Change Over due to dollar shortages. Members doubted Change Over's value to ex-Servicemen and questioned the publications' practicality.
Mr BE R Stack solicitor of Wingham announces that the Wing ham District Memorial Services Club was granted a Returned Service men Licence by the Sydney Licensing Court on Friday last. The Licence fee was fixed at £30.
Church of England services in Gloucester with times for Copeland Bulliae and others. Presbyterian readings at Belboru Gangat Gloucester and Rev H A Shaw. Methodist Gloucester and Waukivory Hall with Sept 19 event. Congregational Rockhurst Upper Bowman and Stroud Baptist notices. Undenominational Gospel Meeting Sept 14 at 7.40 pm by Mr G Norris. All welcome.
Tom Hicks reports a light yarding of pigs at Gloucester fortnightly sale with strong competition and firm rates amid full buyer attendance. W E Sparke Pty Ltd notes heavy calf yarding with firm demand. prices listed for numerous buyers and traders across pig and calf lots.
Sydney cattle yarding totals show 2290 head with steady demand as best steers reach 68 shillings per hundredweight and cows 51. In Bon & Badgery Ltd notes 2200 cattle sold with light weights strong trade and vealers up 10 pence. Maitland yard features Devon bullocks to £24 13s 6d and Devon heifers £16 18s, with cows to £14 13s and bulls to £24 18s 6d. Sydney pig values record 1200 head with backfatters and baconers firm at up to £16 10s and porkers to £5 5s.
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