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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1944
Page
4
War saving campaigns urged citizens to invest all available funds into War Savings Certificates and National Gevings Bonds, signaling broad public support for financing wartime efforts. Officials emphasized rapid participation to maximize resources for military operations and home front programs.
Tom Hicks reports a good yarding of cattle at Gloucester yards on Tuesday with solid attendance and a firm market. Prices per head feature numerous beltline figures across many buyers including Bert Laurie, J. Smith, R. B. Laurie and Mrs. Bert Laurie, plus a large draft of Durham store bullocks sold to £13 1s and averages around £12. The pig sale also saw strong demand and improved rates with a heavy yarding and buyers in attendance.
A detailed tally lists numerous buyers with quantities and prices in pounds shillings and pence for items handled by individuals and firms including J Merchant, W A Relf, M Griffin, G McDonald, Henderson and Barry, Deards and Ribbons, Boorer and Corbett, and several others. The entries show varied quantities such as 1 to 19 units at prices ranging from £2/1/6 to £6/7/6, with names like John Arrowsmith, W J Arrrow smith, G M Hickman, McNaughton and Culeman, and S Mudford among others, reflecting a busy ledger of trade activity.
An analysis defending the Legislative Council’s record and questioning McKell Government tactics on reform. The piece argues a referendum could have settled reform any time, notes the Council’s amendments to 147 out of 507 bills, and contends the only bill rejected was the Settlement Promotion Tax Bill. It also corrects an advertisement error misnaming Macksville as Taree.
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