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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1943
Page
2
Advertising rates listed with per inch charges and verse line fees. Notices and memorials priced at standard or special rates, with discounts on contracts and business advertisements available on application.
Misa 8 Johnson of the VAD is on extended leave staying with Mr and Mrs St Clair Johnson at Coombing Park. Mrs Prosper Burnt Yards admitted to District Hospital. Local stock sales at Plentington reported strong prices with lambs and sheep.Good local visits include Miss Rita Heley and Miss Valerie Connolly guests of Carcoar residents.
A special correspondent recalls December 1941 in Leningrad as German bombing and transport collapse push the city toward famine. Citizens drag through streets, workers collapse at benches, and airmen shoot down over the beleaguered city as resilience wars with scarcity amid frozen siege.
Miss Val Dentin visited Lyndhurst and joined AWAS unit anti aircraft duties while staying with Mrs. M Lees. Local residents and guests from Sydney and Brisbane populate Easter week notices, with tennis club tournament results and multiple health updates among residents including Strathmore couple and Mr. Boys.
Mrs Bright visits Trinnde at Glen Davis and meets kin in Gallymont. Smith family travels to Broyle to visit Lindsay and kin. Harris family visits Barry and Howard kin in Gallymont. Green and grandson Ken neth Hughes go to Lithgow. Green plans months with Hughes. Hargans guests include granddaughters Wilga and Barbara from Blayney. Molloy home after seven weeks in hospital at Needles Easter. Hints of spring weather and Easter mood amid children’s colds. Junior Red Cross members place wreaths at Lyndhurst Memorial for Anzac Day.
Well and favorably known in the Barry district the death occurred recently of Mr Bill Bullock a keen cricketer in his younger days and a former member of the local Cricket Club. His relatives extend their sympathy.
Mandurama residents and families are noted on Easter leave and holidays. Individuals including Misses Helen and Parker, Alf Coates, Harold Schmidt, Fred Waalah, Bessy Whalsa, Marie Burke, Laurie Eldridge, Nancy Patty, and others are mentioned returning from Sydney or leaving for camps or duties. Several quotes reference relatives, health, and schooling in Sydney and local towns.
TheHon N J C Makin replies to questions in the House about shortages of horseshoes for essential service. A wartime investigation led to a Controling Order standardising weights and sizes, with flexibility to adjust. Demand from Defence Services is high, and manufacturers are directed to allocate focus on essential needs, with under review to increase supply if possible.
Friends report Mrs McLaughlan recovering from a leg seal after a kettle incident while drawing hot water from a copper. Several locals including Jane Payne, Peter Payne, G Hextell, Ron, Mrs Steer, W Baxter, Proeper, and Mrs Prosper are mentioned in holiday movements and visits. Gwen Ball of Sydney visited Mandurama for Easter with relatives before returning home.
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