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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1949
Page
1
A verbose report notes Prime Minister and Opposition clashing over petrol policy as Australia faces fuel shortages. The debate centers on supplies, price controls, and impacts on industry and households with Canberra tensions rising toward a decisive vote in late September.
Fragmented notes show names and actions related to a tennis grade competition final held on a Saturday. Mentions include players and placements but text is garbled, hindering full clarity of participants or scores.
Classified note lists 19053 VAC hydraulic bases available in single and dual options. Mentions delivery term every 24 hours and references contact details for Wingham, with names Gummo and Winghar D phone Wingham 52.
Reports from Gloucester Shire discuss council plans including a new front bank awning, footpath work, and decisions on tree planting in Soldier Memorial Park and Gloucester Park. Building Inspector recommendations and limited action suggest ongoing review with no immediate firings or orders. ARAL DineeCloms and local traders referenced amid construction mentions.
At the annual poultry society gathering in Gloucester an arrangement for prize money on a sliding scale was approved after discussion led by President E Green and Secretary H O Jory. Officers were elected with Mr Baynes and Mr Blanch among attendees, and plans for the new pavilion and pet project funding were debated.
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