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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1930
Page
3
The Cricket Season offers city price options for a wide range of cricket gear and accessories. Local store emphasizes competitive rates and ready stock for players and clubs, inviting readers to visit for bulk discounts and expert fittings.
In a Saturday second grate contest Stratford held Tugrabakh to a draw at Stratford. Highlights include Whitting taking 10 wickets for 63 and scoring 56 for Stratford, while Rockhurst saw Charlie Wellard 101 in a strong Avon Valley showing. Upper Barrington beat home Stratford with firm batting as summaries detail Bignell and German among key performers.
Stratford and Avon Valley youth teams meet in Second Grade play with several players credited for successful bouts. In Sydney and Maitland stock reports, buyers push cattle prices higher as 2580 head sell in Monday auctions and 1100 fat cattle plus 2000 sheep are yarded at Maitland with a cautious closing tone.
Avon Valley earns a 61 run win as bowling leaders Atkins and West star with tight spells. ENDEAVOURS batsmen struggle while Ferguson junior contributes a solid 10 not out. Other results feature Rawdon Vale beating Craven and Saturday lineups list Gloucester Reds visiting Avon Valley and Stratford hosts.
The Melbourne government signals a balance budget with a super tax on large incomes and a tax on mortgage and bond income. Cabinet will decide on revenue methods, possibly raising land tax, death duties, customs and excise. Pensions unlikely to be cut. reconstruction plan approved by key ministers awaiting cabinet briefing.
Douglas Waddell & Co report light supplies of poultry fruit and vegetables forward at last Friday's sale. Quotations: young ducks 4d per pair, ogee 9d to 11d, lettuce 6d to 4s per dozen, cauliflower 4d to 12d per dozen, cabbage 3d to 10d per dozen, beetroot 7d to 1s per bunch, pears 1s 6d, oranges 8d to 10d per dozen, lemons 6d per dozen.
The Gaming Election Hon Walter Bennett M L A Gloucester runs again for parliament. Long service and active pursuit of constituents mark his career. He supported Sir William Lyne and Sir Edmond Barton in prior contests and championed North Coast railway, dairying in Dun bog, forestry reform, and public works. He aims to push Hunter river work and Hexham spin, seeking funds for roads flood repair and unemployment relief.
Thousands suffer from back and kidney pain and try many remedies. A Gloucester man, W McIntosh, used Doan's Backache Kidney Pills years ago and remains well today. He praises the medicine, keeps a bottle at home, and says it shortens pain and restores vitality when run down. Doan's are sold by chemists and storekeepers, Foater McClellan Co. proprietors.
Advertisement from P.L.C. Shepherd & Son Ltd promoting modern dahlias with stiff stems, hybrid garden dahlia varieties named Fire Flare Schlagerter Gold, and others. Lists colors soft salmon pink, creamy white, canary yellow. Mentions stock for planting and sizes and pricing details for 6 to 19 4/1, from Sydney head office at 5 Parker Street.
Indian herbalist Asman Blondie will visit Nabiag Sloucester and Stroud in October at Phillip's Hotel Stroud Road Mr. G Batley and Stroud Central Dungog Court House Hotel Beatty's Hotel Gresford with a series of stops from October 7th to October 10th.
Cornwell's Malt Extract and Pleasant Tonic Food increases the nutritional value of other foods and restores general well being and enjoyment. Eat it on bread or porridge, stir into milk, or take by spoon after meals. Grownups and children alike find it appealing and beneficial.
Garden notes urge sowing asters now for strong seedlings to plant later, favoring large flowered strains like Crego and American Beauty over old types, with careful soil, thinning, and transplanting. Also highlights hardy perennials such as Aquilegia and Rudbeckia, and urges prompt purchase of divisions and perennials like Phlox and Delphiniums, plus Petunias for summer beds.
A list of church services across Gloucester Stroud and surrounding areas for Sunday October 28 including Church of England Presbyterian Methodist Congregational Mission and Baptist churches. Times vary with communion and evening services noted. Ministers named include Rev H W Rogers Rev T McKnight Rev Whitmore and Rev A Dickson.
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