24 Apr 1942
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1942
Page
1
A persuasive note urges buyers to choose goods and services that are advertised and trusted. It argues that established brands with reputations must meet a consistent standard, offering ethical assurance and economic prudence for loyal customers.
A reminiscence of the Copplacurripa gold fields detailing Tony the Anstran’s management, Dunk McPherson’s store and horse business, and the wearisome pack horse labor. The memory covers diggers Frank Purcell and others, an old slaughter yard near camps, and the wild cattle era before Robert Wilson’s 1997 reforms.
Secretary of the Navy Knox said damage to U S shipping by submarines off the Atlantic coast will be negligible by May 1. He cited strengthened inshore patrol with over 100 small crafts and 100 planes as key factors in the improvement.
A four year old Jersey cow named Banyule Tiddiewinks 26th established a new butter fat record. Her production over 272 days totaled 11,403 pounds of commercial butter, measured by Banyule Ltd at Heidelberg.
The Railway Commissioner Mr Hartigan announced broad curtailment of rail services across NSW from Sunday May 2. More than 120 country trains to and from Sydney on all main lines will be reduced. City trains and night mail services will shift to four days per week, with some two day weeks. Short distance services to resume after May 3, and the Kempsey mail will run only three days weekly.
Public Health Chelsea Newcastle issue practical guidance during the health week on safeguarding drinking water in war time. Advice covers emergency supply, boiling, aeration, filtering muddy water, lime treatment, disinfection, and safe storage to prevent contamination and gastric upset.
In Wellington New Zealand the fire brigade favors water over fires bombs for neutralizing incendiaries. Boxes of sand drums and water buckets will be used with water hailed as faster safer and more effective after tests in a cottage scene. A girl extinguished bombs with water during trials and two to three buckets were deemed sufficient for any stage of burning. Hosing is also effective and sand will serve as a secondary method.
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