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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 31, 1940
Page
1
A public meeting organized by The Watch on the Sky outlines forming a recruiting committee for the Kin Battle air project. The event, described as a monster public gathering, aims to mobilize supporters and discuss capabilities of the royal air forces pilot program and related aircraft features.
A local meeting chaired by His Worship the Mayor discussed enlistment issues as Ald. Ford and other officials pushed for rapid action. Dr G H Griffith stressed advisory committees and local League support to mobilize men and resources, urging citizens to answer the call to defend democracy and aid the Allies. The session emphasized unity, duty, and practical steps to facilitate enlistment.
Mayor Ford telegraphs the Director in Sydney reporting a public meeting on enlistment chaos. Recruits flood the scene yet judge the authorities’ method as flawed. calls rise for direct medical examinations in Sydney and roll warrants by the proper office, with a new meeting set for tonight.
In early this year the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund Committee prepared a list from Forbes of men from this district enlisted for active service abroad. Relatives are asked to notify the Municipal Council of enrolments or embezzlements with name address regimental details and kin. Names listed include J A Alexander Jollie A Adam DB Jollie W Antony J G Johnson L J Armatrang A Johnson DB Howen FE Jones A Booth J A Kirby BF R Bassett Fb Metarroll E Baker K A Martyn M Bing Nichol H J Bedford W J Nichols Conran C Newell G Olfford F Payne J C Churcher A Reid W Dawson T Redfern BD Douglas W Reynolds G K Dale H Rogers L K Sherritt J K Ford N R Sansom W G Field G J Steele E W Stilwell F Hood Roy Spring EB Hood P Sharp A Hooke J Thomas
Paris AP reports indications of major French troop moves to rescue operations on the Aisne and Somme while German forces push from Bapaume toward Calais and advance west toward Zeebrugge Ostend and Dunkirk. Allied hold on the Channel coast remains thin. evacuation prospects grow dim as RAF and navies support Dunkirk communications and rearguard actions continue.
The Forbes district mobilizes for the war effort with fund drives and appeals. Contributions to May 29 total across Lord Mayor's Fund Bedgerabong efforts and various ambulance and comfort campaigns, with further sums expected from the Bedgerabong Race Club and Mr A J Gunn.
Mr. L. G. Heinke organizer of the Lord Mayor's Pond fundraiser planned to collect all shop sales on a single day to aid a contribution. He postponed the event to Saturday June 8, the week’s busiest day for him, delaying the charitable sale effort.
Forbes community held a public meeting to launch a fundraising drive for an ambulance waggon for the British Red Cross to aid Allied troops in Europe. About 40 residents, including Mayor H.K. Ford, debated whether to direct all funds to the British Red Cross or Australia’s Red Cross, ultimately confirming the money would support the British Red Cross waggon.
Train services return to normal with adjustments in Sydney departures at 5:45 pm weekdays and a Friday night rail motor arrival at 9:22 pm. Sydney departures on Thursdays and Saturdays shift to 6:20 am, earlier than prior times, while broader war news reports Allied advances on the Somme and Narvik, and measures affecting civilians amid wartime displacements in the UK and Soviet comments on Sir Stafford Cripps.
Reports indicate a portion of Allied forces successfully evacuated from Dunkirk, in a developing Dunkirk situation. Details remain limited, but the operation appears to have moved forward with some units withdrawn.
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