Public Works in Cowper Electorate under Commonwealth subsidy
Dr Earle Page lists Cowper electorate public works aided by federal interest subsidy with state match. Items include water supplies at Hastings and Wauchope, sewerage at Grafton, Stroud, bridges at Nymboolda and Ramora, roads at Wingham and Stroud, and general public works totaling £269,629.
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Earle Page
Cowper
Commonwealth
Joes
Page
Grafton
Grafton South
Harwood
Hashestow
Hastings
Bridge Rinden Island
W. Hastings
Wauchope
Kempsey
Hatlis
Manning
Grara
Port Macquarie
Stroud
Stroud Electricity Undertaking
Wingham
Cost of the Great War to Australia
The Great War has cost Australia £843,914,000 to date. Treasurer Casey told the House of Representatives that £180,865,000 was spent on war and repatriation services and £259,969,000 for interest. Loans funded £373,086,000, with £45,357,000 set for sinking fund. The Railways Commissioner Hartigan reports a £28,000 surplus for the year ending June 30, the first since 1924-25 after a deficit last year.
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Australia
Casey
House of Representatives
Fordes
Commissioner For Railways
Hartigan
Gloucester District Cricket Association Boundaries Set for 1937 38
The annual meeting recommends boundaries for Gloucester District Cricket teams with open revisions each year. Bar rington loses Rawdon Vale Road players to Stratford while most clubs see minor changes. Full report to appear in Tuesday's issue.
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Gloucester District Cricket Association
E. H. Anderson
Barrington
Rawdon Vale
Stratford
Anderson
Gloucester
Barrington Rover
Dundee
Bowman Farm Road
Barrington Road
Bucketts
Buckets
Nash's
Rheinberger
Forbesdale Hall
Mograns Range
Bundock Road
Barrington River
Faulkland Crossing
Gloucester River
Faulkland
Gloucester Division
Frombridge i Dundee
Nowendoe Howl
Nowjindoe Road
Upper
Bowman Kail
Craven Plateau
Ti Boundary
Roe Burst
Gangat
Bowman Farm
Dundee Bridge
Mogrant Range
Waukivory
Mogrant Creeks
Barrington, Gloucester
Tournament round one results Angles and doubles events
Saturday’s first round reports many scores across singles and doubles. F Taylor beat G Osmond while N McInnes edged C Merchant. V Mallett beat Ken Merchant. Keith Merchant won over V Futeger. R Marsh defeated L Atkins. Don McRae beat H Fraser. In gent s doubles W Merchant and Kei Merenane won. Fraser and Franks beat Boorer and Hawdon. Merchant and Smith defeated Lambley and Mallett. McRae and Hickblewhite beat Ebbeck and Lambley. Mick say and Ferguson beat Marsh and Webeck. Mixed doubles saw Burton and Lambley face Reichert and Boorer. ladies doubles featured Brorson and Morro defeating Latter and Atkins and Schmierer with Mrs Lattimore defeating Holmes and McRae.
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Angles
F. Taylor
G. Osmond
N. McInnes
C Merchant
V. Mallett
Ken Merchant
Keith Merchant
V. Futegerall
R. Marsh
L Atkins
Don McRae
H. Fraser
Gents
W. Merchant
Kei Merenane
Brorson
Golf Notes Draw For Tomorrow At Local Links
A Canadian foursome is the featured event, with the draw set for tomorrow at the club house to determine pairings and start times on the local links.
How A M P Bonuses Accumulate In Life Assurance
A pamphlet from the A M P Society outlines how bonuses grow on life assurance policies. Cases show policies maturing with substantial bonus gains, including a £300 policy at 55 growing to £462 4s 0d, premiums paid £292 16s, yielding high compound interest. Other examples include a £200 policy at 50 rising to £365 10s with strong returns, and a 1926 policy where bonuses exceed premiums.
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A.M.P. Society
Copeland Progress Association Seeks New Roads and Police
A Copeland Progress Association meeting drew large turnout. Members urged the Shire Council to build three motor by passes on the Copeland Tops cutting to ease log truck traffic and prevent accidents. They asked for Sunday truck bans and lobbied the Local Government Minister to inspect the Cupelaul spur route to Tomalta, with community support promised. A third Gloucester police officer was requested, citing inadequate patrols for the district.
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Copeland Provgress Association
Copeland
Cornell F
Seonu
Gloucester
Ana
Cupelaul
Tomalta
Unis
Rayston Vale
Tomalla
Tthe
Bennett
Sacrificial rites and trials feature in Sirmoor case
Delhi Times reports a 17 year old boy sacrificed in Sirmoor as part of a trial alleging manslaughter of 24 men including a priest and village headman. Witnesses say villagers paraded the chained youth with drums before beheading him at a sacrificial altar amid devotional songs. A head was found at the village temple. Also noted is Australian gold price at the Melbourne Mint and the death of circus king Philip Wirth in Adelaide after restive elephants predicted trouble.
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Sirmoor
Delhi
the Times
Philip Wirth
Adelaide
Wirth
Roman
Mr. Wirth
Mr. Phill
Jon
Circus
Coogee
Sydney
Frog jumps to world record at Calaveras County fair
An elderly Dane, tangled beard snagged in a bicycle chain, crawled along a road before a 25,000 crowd at Angel Camp California. The frog Em met Dalton, trained on Will Rogers ranch, claimed the ninth annual Calaveras County jumping frog title with a leap of 1sft setting a world record.
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Angel's Camp
California
Emmet Dalton
Will Rogers
Calaveras County
Sin
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Nymbolda
Ramorale
Cowan Creek
Grime & Small
W. A. Dan
Gloucester & Taree
Gloucester District Cricket, Assn
Golf Notes
Copeland News
Griffin's Pharmacy
G. H. Griffin
School of Arts
Wealth Bank
Melbourne
Street & Parish, Pty., Ltd
Loughboys
Aiewea Ieee
Hanon
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