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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1940
Page
1
A short exhortation praising savings as protection against sickness accident or unemployment. It urges readers to open a savings account, arguing funds enable education, old age security, and acquisition of desired items, framing the pass book as a shield.
Allied announcements report a Royal Air Force strike on a German base in Jutland Norway damaging a hangar and aircraft, with transport planes affected. British submarines attacked enemy ships and air battles disrupted German raiders near the Thames Estuary. Scholarly notes tell of Franco-Italian-Spanish entente efforts, Narvik survivors recount battles, and Berlin revels Hitler’s birthday amid renewed air action and naval clashes.
Mr L Anthony of Mak warns of a developing dairy shortage as Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Battle coun try divert butter to the United Kingdom. He notes Australia and New Zealand held 219000 tons prewar and expects shifts in supply and substitutes as war continues. He urges cautious pricing when negotiating new contracts and foreseeing postwar conditions.
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