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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1905
Page
8
A playful verse extols Barrington cricket players with vivid nicknames and lines about Bowmen Hilly Mac MacRae and Penfold. The poet salutes Watts Lo Peafold Snape Stewart Berry and A McRae, claiming their hoped immortality if ever sent to England and buried in clay.
In a Small Debts Court case at Wyalong James Pio sued A Seaton for 10 pounds defamation after Seaton mocked a performer and a joke about sour bread insulted Poole. The bench ruled the ridicule wrong, fining Seaton one pound plus court costs and witness expenses. Gazette notes say Raymond Terrace lands district to be abolished after December 30. A Sunday boating tragedy at Spit Harbour left three dead after a 16 foot pulling boat with 14 aboard capsized. Mrs Weekeu, des ee, and a boy named arleu died. rest rescued after great difficulty. water police recovered no further bodies.
A varied 19th century Australian page notes a political protest against alien immigration to New South Wales. It reports a shooting incident by Dionel Terry near Wellington and mentions Dr Thomas Barnardo's death abroad. The Dunlop race from Goulburn to Sydney is outlined with winners and times.
Mail items list daily arrivals from Sydney Newcastle and West Maitland Stroud Wies mantels and Wards River at 10 23 am Mails close for those places daily Sundays excepted 9 45 am Arrivals from Krambuely luk Ti Close for same places 1 13 sn Mails close here for Copeland and Barrington daily 10 48 am For Rawdon Vale Upper Gloucester River Berrien Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 45 am For Nowendoe Saturdays only 10 45 am Kyndi-
A notice states no fishing on shooting is allowed in the Home Pad docks of the Gloucester Estate. Signed by J Stanley Christian, Leal Manager.
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