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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1937
Page
3
Flight Lieut. Mulroney outlined a public subscription plan to fund pilot training. Two £50 gifts would start 91 youths, covering 10 hours dual instruction, 4 hours solo for A licence, further solo hours, and a year’s club subscription. With minimal fees thereafter, many youths could gain B licences. public support urged.
Tomorrow the Gloucester Troop of the 16th Machine Gun Regiment will parade at the Rifle Range to fire its annual course. Scores count toward the Williams Shield. parade leaves Star Theatre at 9.45 by motor lorry. Lieut Alison aims for an early start to finish rift practice. Recruits are invited. vacancies exist for mechanically inclined men. The annual camp will be at Newcastle from October 9 to 11, with two days in the Moina Point area.
A blaze swept two sawmills beside the Sydney Melbourne railway near Seymour as a cattle train approached. The engine driver tried to pass the flames, but an explosion in a mill set a cattle truck and the train ablaze. Four cattle owned by Mr. Fairburn of Albury were fatally burnt and killed. Firemen and railway officials extinguished the fire.
Bertram Cowan 21 broke his neck diving into the Clarence River Sunday. He was flown from Casino to Sydney for treatment after an ambulance rush of 100 miles to Casino Hospital. The journey via ANA Brisbane airliner included special care and a Royal Prince Alfred Hospital arrival.
Gloucester pupils prepare for the Friday sports event at Gloucester Park with cups donated by the Teachers Federation and local associations. A collection will fund expenses, enrolment stands at 279 with class totals listed. Examinations for woodwork and final promotions are scheduled for October 11 and October 27, with a committee overseeing.
A weather note from Mr Inigo Jones dated September 16 discusses a potential rain event from September 20 due to cyclical solar activity. It notes the difficulty in predicting rainfall timing, a possible late September to October impact, and implies a cohort of disturbances may culminate with a strong wave affecting adjoining provinces and the southern States in early October.
Mr I C Thomson resigns as instructor to Newcastle Aero Club to pursue commercial flying. He was farewelled at a District Park clubhouse dance with gifts from club president A Rankin and staff, plus greetings from Tamworth and Gloucester Aero Clubs. Thomson thanked the club for happy associations and good times.
A Group 3 meeting scheduled for Sunday at Taree was cancelled on Friday by Mr T English secretary of the N S W Country Football League. The ban on Wauchope was lifted while Old Bar remains disqualified for playing Gloucester during a showground brawl.
Gloucester District Cricket Association secretary F Drinkwater said a Manning River invitation could see a Gloucester side travel to Taree on November 20 for a tune‑up before Country Week. In Coopla curripa, the Rabbiters beat the Station Hands by an innings and seven runs, with J Smith and G Muddle among the Bowlers and J Martin top scoring for the Hands.
The Wingham Rural Co operative Society introduced the first all metal churn in New South Wales. Cubical in shape with bearings on opposite corners and an aluminium alloy, sand blasted interior. Electrically driven by a belt drive. Tested Friday September 10 with fast churning, low butter milk losses and even salting. Manager J A Grant reports surprisingly successful results.
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