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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 17, 1945

Page

4

Huge Crowd Fills Gay City Carnival After Peace Celebration

A massive crowd filled Gay City on Wednesday night as peace celebrations continued with thousands of attendees. Fireworks, bonfires, and amplified music lit the inner metropolitan area, while banners and prints depicting Hirohito and General Teja were burned. RAAF planes dropped plates, searchlights scanned Sydney Harbour, and a large crowd sang and danced at Martin Place. Hundreds knelt by the Cenotaph, with the Flanders poppy display remaining near the Cenotaph.

Vollen Emperor Hirohito Gmeral Teja Warnion Sydney Harbour Martin Place Flanders

Ace Must Not Relax Work of Australian Comforts Fund

The New South Wales president Adlerman Neville Hardingaja urges continued pressure to fund vital comforts for service personnel until all Australian servicemen and servicewomen are discharged. He warns against complacency and calls for broad public support to maintain and boost the fund to meet ongoing needs. the act aims to sustain the "salute to Valour" initiative and cover about £200,000 required to keep supplies flowing.

Australian Comforts Fund Jast Austra New South Wales Adlerman Neville Hardingaja Hie A.cf Une Fund Ablerman Harding Reed A.cp Comtorin

The Housing Law Debate Sparks Headlines

The Independent Mr Beale reveals a costly housing burden with overheads estimated at 800000 pounds yearly for bureaucracy and inspection. He argues these expenses add a heavy handicap per new home built, urging removal of wasteful mockups to speed housing progress.

Beale Independent South

Winter Control of Onion Weed in New South Wales

Education notice from M Whittet Chief Agron Folowust at the Department at Agel culture outlines winter weed control for onions. It identifies onion weed as a widespread pest in Cumberland and nearby New South Wales areas and describes the best period June through September to pull or dig out during bulb growth while weeds are immature for effective removal.

Anton Otto Weel Ad Vines M. Whittet Agron Folowust Agel Cumberland Wales

Heenzo Cough Remedy Ad Promises Big Savings

An old style advertorial touts Heenzo Cough Remedy costing two pence per pint and claims to imitate famous money wings branding. It urges immediate purchase with exaggerated health benefits and a call to buy today.

Higrey Lauder Thier Yaar Mahaney

Hospital Ships to Retrieve Prisoners in London

Fragmentary wartime notice describes hospital ships to reach Singapore and Manila to recover Allied prisoners. It mentions Red Cross involvement, Japanese actions, and planned shipments of stores valued at £200,000, with further shipments of 450 Lowe stores en route from America.

London Red

Attractive Orange Salads

A fragmented OCR item mentions orange salads and related terms with unclear context. The readable words reference salads, flavors, and various scattered phrases without coherent events, times, or identifiable people or organizations. The piece lacks a clear newsworthy action or outcome.

Primary Producers Council of Australia elects chairman

Mr. R C Gibson of the Australian Dairymen's Federation was reelected Chairman of the Primary Producers' Council of Australia at a Melbourne meeting. Attended by representatives from the Australian Dairymen Farmers Federation, Wheatgrowers, Wood Producers, Ginglers' Federal Council, and the Federal Flax Growers Committee, the body serves about 20 000 producers nationwide. Gibson said he would not seek further chairmanship next year to allow new leaders from different industries.

R. C. Gibson Australian Dairytsmers’ Federation Primary Producers’ Council of Australia Jyamma Melbourne Australian Dowrs Farmers Federation Australian Wheatgrowers Federation Austral UN Wood Producers’ Federation Ginglers’ Federal Council of Australia Flax Cor Australia Gibson

Special cattle sale at Auk raises strong demand and prices

The Auk sale drew large turnout and robust bidding for cattle of mixed quality. Prices were firm across fattening stock and calves with cows and calves showing high values. buyers from multiple firms and individuals pushed to secure top lots, led by several named sellers and bidders.

My Wales MoKs Myx Bob Moreta Hicks Flicks Bros Mornin Thee Bird Tort Laurie Mullen Atoorn Trilfers ANT Springer Walters Lirdony Laurie We. Woatley Ales Noly Westler Cale W. Bagnall W. HL Bagnal W. Hi Bagnall R.A Aemle Germany Germon Geremon J. Corbett J. Foyle Jon Rasley

Early Tax Relief Likely From Postwar Budget Shifts

The article discusses anticipated postwar budget changes with peace prompting income tax and rent relief. It notes possible reductions next March, a substantial drop in defence spending, and ongoing costs for discharged servicemen, rehabilitation, and reemployment schemes totaling millions over several years. The government faces multi‑year claims of around 64 million for servicemen's relief.

Amatraltn Tein

British spray promises full crops for fruit trees

British scientists report a spray that protects fruit from pests and diseases, enabling a full crop each year. Tested on apples and tomatoes, it could extend to other fruits, with Bristol University research head Dr. J Ewarbrick leading the effort.

United Kingdom High Commissioner's Office J. Ewarbrick Bristol University ‘Research Centre

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