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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1945
Page
2
Optometrist Honoven of Webster Jack Ke McDeinald Aganoy Pty will visit Gloucester on Thursday September from 9 am to 11 am and Friday September from 9 am to 10 am. They may be consulted at the Municipal Hospital.
Community notices report a Tuesday August 14 event in aid of the CWA with a planned raffle and a £100 prize. Also covered are a death of a young woman Glady May Nie- Holl, a Federal MP Abbott visit to Gloucester, and Majestic Programme screenings featuring Ledger and Jack the Ripper study. A little boy drowns near Glouc - and a Red Cross tennis event raises funds. Auction notices list land and timber inspections in Gloucester and a dairy herd sale upcoming.
A garbled OCR sheet recounts veterans returning from Germany and Australia, with names such as Private George Muddle and Hp Lainie of the ALP. It notes hospital visits, birth and engagement mentions in Gloucester and surrounding towns, plus sports notes including a football injury and a school sports record at News Castle.
Settlers in north eastern Victoria test a theory that releasing flocks near dingoes would trigger the pack to turn and fight. Historians note dingoes are wary of horned beasts, but the method backfired as dingoes charged the flocks, leaving only 11 of 37 dingo fighters.
The United Service of Tha Oksgiving for Victory in the Pacific will be held at the Majestic Theatre on the first evening after the Prime Minister's noon announcement. If the announcement comes before 12 o'clock, the service occurs that evening. otherwise it will be held the next day at 7 o'clock promptly.
The Vitest official estimate places prisoner totals at about 20 000 with 8000 in rain damaged areas. British and Australian authorities discuss welfare and rehabilitation, including travel, accommodation, and medical treatment for POWs. Food and clothing shortages are reported across the region, with concern over supply lines and repatriation timelines.
Commonwealth government outlines gradual release of service personnel. Navy to be last to release, with arms and troop withdrawals spread over months. Up to 120000 troops may depart before December as Japan war ends. General MacArthur to secure ships for rapid return of identified reservists.
A period advertisement touts Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as unequaled for coughs colds influensa and related ailments. It claims quick relief and broad use across ages with simple dosage and trusted remedy status.
Depuity Shire President GQ. wnson files a note with the Gloucester Shire Office in August 1945. The document records official activity from the Shire President’s office during the mid 1940s period.
In fond remembrance of Rachael Louisa Hazmswood who died 13 August and Arthur Jemey who died 10 August 1968, remembered by Jack, Queenie, Rita, Mary, Jean and Muriel. Also a memorial for Wil lem Hill Dodd who died 5 August 1883, remembered by his wife and family with a loving verse.
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