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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1941
Page
1
A World War II pamphlet mocked Allied failures and urged Australians to join the Axis effort. It was found by Cary Du Rieu at Peak Hill and passed to readers, framed in a hotel, with a handwritten note criticizing the message and referencing Italian forces.
In Parliament at Canberra, Mr J B Breen notes city papers received larger shares of government advertising. The Department of Information spent 2341 pounds in six capital cities over five months to July 31 1941, with 39225 to metropolitan dailies and 1616 to national periodicals. Country dailies got 4404 pounds and non-daily country papers 2271 pounds. Expenditure supported by multiple departments including Labor and National Service and the Navy Army Air Munitions and Commonwealth Bank.
British dispatches report the German main thrust remains on the Moscow perimeter while Russian lines in the south show pockets of resistance near Rostov and the Donets Basin. Moscow defense lines are held with contested retreats to prepared positions, as German tank thrusts push toward Orel and Kalinin and weather factors threaten a wider push.
London reports indicate the main danger shifts to the Donets Basin with German forces on the defensive near Leningrad while snow and storms slow attacks toward Moscow. Russian central sector actions claim 400 enemy aircraft destroyed. Moscow front reference fades signaling possible easing. British and Allied strikes, including a five hour raid on Maples, caused fires and damage, with Italian morale hit and Mussolini’s regime under pressure.
Mrs Weaver and the Cantry Women's Association appeal for volunteers to weave camouflage nets for Australian troops overseas. Despite some local interest, only ten people showed up to learn net making at Lachlan Street Lowman premises. organisers fear eviction if enrolment does not rise. Local residents across Morth Hill and Camp Hill have begun contributing nets, with thousands still needed to protect vehicles and personnel from enemy observation.
A Vichy spokesman cites growing French public anger after 100 more hostages were arrested for the shooting of Nazi officers amid executions ordered as reprisals. The report notes English plans to invade Europe face severe opposition and calls for strengthening munitions instead.
The Forbes district Chamber of Commerce discusses a misinformed Acting Minister for Commerce report about reopening the Durooly algle Myat Works. A letter to Mr Breen reveals the works are undamaged and ready, contradicting the ministerial claim and prompting a formal reply to clarify the facts.
Free French Movement supporters plan a Town Hall ball next Tuesday with M Andre Brenac and Madame Brenac of Sydney as guests. Wing Commander Harding will open the event, and a civic reception for the couple is scheduled at the Town Hall. Brenac will speak on France and the Free French Movement with questions invited.
The report lists players from St Laur e and CC against Grawlin with match details at Halpin's Flat and South Circle Park next Sunday. Lineups include Jones, T Prow, D Mc Kino, Pyne, Nicholson, Trotman, Lawler, Lander, Forbe, Wirrkaya, and others among the represented teams.
Seivain announced that Britain and Mexico have resumed formal diplomatic ties after a break in 1998 when Britain protested Mexican oil interests. Mexico had closed consulates in Germany and the occupied territories, and all German consulates in Mexico were ordered closed.
The voting secretary of the MUM.A. Mr Rickette warned motorists on Wednesday against pooling ration tickets. He noted that two friends sharing one car for Christmas pooling could face a £100 fine or imprisonment. Ration tickets are saved for particular vehicles, though a motorist could use up to four gallons of petrol they had entered.
At Forbes Police Court Arthur James Floyd was charged as owner of a dog that attacked Thomas William Bourke in a laneway. The magistrate ruled the information disclosed no offence as the attack was not in a public place, and refused to amend the information or proceed.
In Calare, MP Breen notes a central western baker lost petrol allocations promised by the Fuel Control Board since the war began. Despite transferring operations to Mr Cole, only a fraction of the authorized quantity was approved, threatening the bakery’s capacity to continue bread production.
About 34 000 Bite ClotsFillie Club members in Australia are in recess until normal activities resume. Eligible members aged 18 to 40 or over 40 were offered service in Garrison Battalions guarding POW camps. Those under Defence Act calls may join Volunteer Defence Corps. Membership remains in clubs. range rentals will be paid but grants stop. The move aims to better utilize Rifle Club members in the war effort.
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