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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 18, 1944
Page
2
Optometrists from DL McDonall FoB41.4 Honours PSMLC London Webaler Jack and McDunall Sydney will visit Gloucrster on Saturday April 22 for consultations at the Commercial Gates. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm.
War Loan organiser Mr Kerr visits to appeal for subscriptions amid pig sale preparations on the 27th inst. Deputy minister meeting planned in Sydney with local officials. public events include Majestic Theatre features The Men in Her Life and Claude at Century Theatre. Obituary notes: death of L. G. Martin, solicitor of Taree. Community updates cover Maytime Ball and Air Training Corps fundraising, plus local business changes and entertainment listings.
The April CWA meeting was held in the School of Arts on a Tuesday at 3 pm with good attendance. A questionnaire to country mothers urged use of the Baby Health Centre, with seven replies so far and a plan to confer with the Sister once more replies arrive. The old netting depot will operate Fridays 1 pm to 6 pm for waste linen collection for RAAB, asking readers to make nets. Annual Birthday Teas at the School of Arts on Thursday the 27th April at 7 pm, with volunteers to cut bread and make a cake donation. members urged to attend tennis at 22nd April.
Drastic censorship actions hit Sydney presses as the Telegraph and Herald face bans on Sunday content. The case centers on Mr. Henderson, president of the Newspaper Proprietors Association, and ASIO style claims, prompting injunctions that block publication until April 21. The Herald, Telegraph, Mirror, and Mercury are cited amid government controls and press freedom questions.
An array of brief notes from the Haden event mark Mr C Wharton assistant manager of Men Sts Winchcombe Carson Ltd as an interested spectator. The letter from Ward’s River Melbourne confirms pilot officer 2 C Martin was commissioned with retrospective rank from February 1 1964. Other items cover visits, hospital watch, Jersey Hero Society election results, and RAAF news including Gordon Ross’s promotion to Pilot Officer.
The Director General of Public Health presents a monthly update on the Baby Health Centre activities. It covers attendance, weight data for newborns, and infant monitoring under one and two years, with figures and timeline notes from the centre in Gantro.
A Gloucester district patriotic rodeo raised funds for the Red Cross and War Chest, with about £890 on the ground and donations bringing the total to roughly £890. The event featured stock drafts, bullock riding, a pipe band, and demonstrations by the V.D. Corps unit, drawing visitors from across the district and adjoining locales. Local officials E Weekes, Mr. Abbott, and Mr. Fitzgerald led opening ceremonies and praised volunteers, with weather favorable for a large crowd and a strong community turnout.
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