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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Apr 25, 1944

Page

4

Restrictions on sale of electrical goods

Public notice about preserving usefulness and ordering electrical appliances such as ranges and jugs when available, aiming to assist customers in keeping their items in good order.

Election date set as May 27 with writs issued

The State Parliament election will be held on May 27 with nominations closing next Friday. Writs were issued on Thursday and will be returnable on June 22. Premier McKell, Opposition Leader Weaver, and Country Party Leader Kuxner plan policy speeches in the first week of May. The Government holds 56 seats and the Official Opposition 14, with Country, National Liberal, Lang’s party, and eight independents also represented. Jackson is the National Liberal member for Nepean. Fitz-Simons and Budd will not seek re-election.

McKell Weaver Democratic Party Country Party Kuxner Official Labour Party Als National Liberal Lang Jackson Nepean U.A.P Major Fitz- Simons Health Lane Cove Budd Byron

Letter From England Reflects War Time Hardship

Edith Massey writes from Lances England on 31 December 1944 about monotony and scarcity in food. She details limited meat portions and rare poultry, zoning of rations, scarce fruit and biscuits, and the strain on housewives and elderly relatives.

Edith Massey Lances England Thijs Ia Lytham John

Record price paid for cow at Moss Vale

A record price of 40 was paid for a cow at Moss Vale the other day.

Moss Vale

Gallipoli Retrospect Honours Anzac Valor and Legacy

The piece recalls the Gallipoli campaign beginning February 1 1915 and ending with the final evacuation January 25 1916. Australian and New Zealand forces fought twelve months of costly battles at Helles Anzac Cove and surrounding peaks, with 21 000 dead and 17 800 wounded, shaping the Anzac legend and enduring courage across battlefronts.

Australia Constantinople Gallipoli Fir Tan Hamilton Hoya New Zealand Corps Expeditionnaire d'Orient Royal Naval Division Cape Helles Anzac Cove Helles Annac Uyve Slop Vic Gallipeli

Regiment term enters British usage in the 16th century

The article notes that the word regiment, used for a body of troops, first appeared in Britain during the 1500s, marking a linguistic shift in military organization terminology.

Britain

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