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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1944
Page
3
The Shire President Dr. J. G. Wilson presided as the address urged rejecting the present Referenda. It warned of industrial conscription, totalitarian government, and failed marketing solutions for primary producers while calling for a proper study of powers among governing bodies and urging readers to persuade friends to vote the same.
Church services listed across denominations in Gloucester and region for Sunday August 20 include Church of England at Gloucester Trinity XI and other local parishes, Presbyterian services at Bowman Farm and Gloucester, Methodist at Stratford Bucca Wauka Gloucester, Free Presbyterian Lower Barrington, Congregational Rockhurst Copeland Upper Barrington, Baptist Stroud Allworth Booral, with additional midweek and Thursday services noted. Clergy names include Reay Campbell D. Glyn Jones N. Lynford Smith J. A. Webster F. Graeme Smith and B. Hinds.
Red Cross calls for new members amid a roll call drive targeting 100,000 enrolments across metropolitan and country centres. Membership supports global humanitarian work, and joining does not preclude support for other war efforts. The subscription is 2 shillings.
Commonwealth of Australia announces polling places for the August 19 1944 referendum on post war reconstruction and democratic rights. Voting is compulsory. Subdivision of Gloucester and surrounding areas list multiple school and local sites with a note that a full list appeared in the Northern Daily Leader on August 16. R B Gillespie is the Divisional Returning Officer.
Property owner Cc. Cc. Redman warns that any person found remaining timber or trespassing on Craven Creek property after August 14, 1944 will be prosecuted.
A catalog of coats and apparel including boys overcoats in all wool tweed and winter coating, double breasted styles with padded shoulders and interlined fronts, sizes from 0 to 6, 11 to 18 consignments. Men’s heavyweight suede finish flannelette pajamas with quilted lining and multiple color stripe options, sizes small to OS, 15 coupons. Speedo all wool undervests sizes 34 to 42, 5 coupons. Whittye’s tan box hide military boots in black and other finishes, price 22 shillings 10 pence, six coupons.
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