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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1942
Page
4
New decisions refine the coupon scale for Australian goods. Notes cover secondhand articles, working trousers, mosquito nets, bridal and military tulle, leather and canvas replacements, and under garments. The guide corrects wording on woollen vests, pagoda coats, and sandal classifications while forbidding coupon-free purchases for rationed goods used as prizes.
Since the Directorate of Man Power formed, it has achieved a 97 percent registration rate with nearly 5,000,000 identity cards issued. The old List of Reserved Occupations is scrapped and replaced to exclude non-essential personnel from enlistment, while thousands of undertakings are declared protected to sustain food, munitions, and essential services. The Director General now estimates service and production manpower needs and directs supply accordingly.
Report outlines that juveniles must be replaced by other juveniles once reaching military age, while large northern properties employ many Aborigines to meet labor needs. On a 4,000 head cattle property 11 of 34 workers are Aborigines. on a 24,000 head station 17 are Aborigines. Cases show only one white worker per hundreds to thousands of cattle. Beef industry declares protected, limiting changes in employment without Man Power Directorate review. National Man Power system now decentralised with 128 local offices and Nationals Ser vices Office guiding occupational exemptions and placements to ensure compliance.
Amid policy clarifications the Director General of Man Power exempts full-time workers in primary production including wheat dairy vegetables sugar fruit rice tobacco cotton and pigment from call up until further notice. Details cover uniforms medical and coupon rules for clothing and gear, with adjustments to lengths, descriptions and category ratings for various garments and materials.
In New South Wales Victoria and Tasmania a severe shearer shortage has driven the Director General of Man Power to impose zoned work periods to extend the shearing season. Zones fix start and finish dates to move labor between sheds, with penalties for noncompliance. Western Australia and Queensland report adequate labour while South Australia relies on Eastern States workers.
The Director General of Man Power curbs withdrawals of manpower for wartime staffing. A Seasonal Workers Register will exempt registered workers from service while they toil in sugar and shearing. Women and older workers are being mobilized to fill gaps, replacing teachers and other roles, with exemptions for those in protected undertakings.
The piece discusses how letters revealing troop movements and ship locations could aid the enemy. It notes censors remove harmless phrases and explains readers in Australia must avoid sharing details about bases, airfields, patrols, and shipyards to prevent aiding wartime efforts.
Postal information details rates for letters, postcards, commercial papers, parcels, and beyond the empire. It lists inland and overseas charges, weights, zones, and special cases for newspapers merchandise and parcels within the Commonwealth and to New Zealand, British Isles, and other territories.
The readable items list activities for Sunday July 5 1942 with times 1031 a m Sunday School 230 p m Eastbrook and 1 30 p m Pemberton indicating service slots and locations.
Frunting We Do 1 ring event at Brmoftown outlined with unclear details. The fragment mentions a town setting and a possible activity or contest, but actionable facts are limited.
Under Secretary G K Baron-Hay releases a report on tobacco grading from April to May. Growers note finer texture and more bright leaf with better top leaf quality. Projected total leaf produced around 1,000,000 pounds, higher than last year, with heavy rains affecting curing and moisture management. Growers advised to cure overconditioned leaf to prevent spoilage and maintain quality.
Schedule notes services and times for Bridgetown Greenbushes Nannup and Yornup with Reverend H W Parman and H W Faraan listed for July services including Sunday School and various mill and town events in a compact regional church diary style.
Sunday July 9 services at St Pauls Bridgetown include Holy Communion at 8 am and 11 am, Children's Service, 2 pm Holy Communion with sermon, and 8 pm Evensong with sermon. Provisions for sermon and fellowship follow.
Elim Foursquare Church in Pemberton announces Sunday July 3 with 110 am Breaking of Bread and Sunday School at 7 30 pm Gospel Service. Midweek Bible Study Friday at 7 48 and Prayer Meeting. Pastor J Tarkington leads services.
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