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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 29, 1944

Page

3

Buffalo Fly Menace Prompts Board Action and Coopération

Gloucester Pastures Protection Board met on 24th to discuss urgent Buffalo Fly control with Federal authorities. Directors urged more research officers and gauze for fly traps, plus cooperation with Maitland Board. Other items covered include blackberry spread, permit copies, Gloucester Trucking Yards relocation, reserve use, and postwar T.S.A. plans.

Messrs J. G. Wilson A. J. B. Laurie A. W. Andrews James Easton W. H. Unicomb W. T. Abbott A. EF. Moore M. Newton G. W. Ttcume J. E. Hammond Mae Laurie J. P. Abbott Landhol Ders Maitland P.P Maitland Board Prickly Pear Board Mr. Easton Maitland Hoard Lands Department R. B. Newell Coolongdlook W.R Parish Curreeks Newell Department of Education Candle Flat Fp.p. Board

No Daylight Saving Adopted This Year Says Premiers

The Premiers' Conference on Saturday last decided unanimously against daylight saving. The Commonwealth accepted the decision. The argument was that daylight saving would save little coal but cause widespread inconvenience and disrupt rural industries.

Commonwealth

Red Cross Support Shines for Australian War Wounded

Thousands of sick and wounded Australians praise the Red Cross for timely aid. Prisoners of war and civilians in enemy hands also benefit, with repatriated prisoners crediting the Red Cross for preventing dire straits. The Australian Red Cross counts about 450,000 members, roughly six percent of the population, in goods supplied to hospitals.

Red Cross Hospi

Red Cross Roll Call Enrolment Push Across State

Tall hospital slips trains and convalescent homes show the Red Cross has spent over £2 000 000 during the war and calls for every man woman and child to join. Merely visit a Roll Call enrolment bureau in any town and suburb, give your name and 2 shillings to become a member of the world's greatest humanitarian organization. Woods Great Peppermint Cure offered for children's hacking cough.

Red Cross

EMAS HAMPER APPEAL FOR TROOPS CHRISTMAS PARCELS

The Australian Comforts Fund launches its annual appeal for Christmas parcels for Services personnel. Donors may contact Local War Chest Fund Treasurer Mr WM Weekes. Each parcel includes a gift and a Christmas greeting card. Contributions listed include 68 10 from U A C 8 and Mrs Parish, 30 90 from Mr and Mrs I Moore, 10 from Mr and Mrs A McIntosh, 100 from Mr and Mrs Bert Nash, among others, totaling 62 100 to date.

Australian Comforts Fund War Chest Fund WM. Weekes U A.C Parish I. Moore A. McIntosh Bert Nash V. Pryor A. Archinal A. Nash W. C. Highfield Ken Shultz

WHYTTE'S TAN BOX BOOTS OFFERED WITH COUPONS

WHYTTE'S TAN BOX BOOTS with mock toe cap sewn standard screwed and sprigged soles heel and toe plates priced 22 shillings 10 pence with six coupons also in black heav weight pebble grained hide priced 22 shillings with six coupons all sizes available

Whytte

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Gloucester Pastures Protection Board Quarterly Meeting Department of Agriculture Board Police Department Moore P.P. Boards Gloucester Trucking “Lahds Gloucester Shire Council Gloucester Wilson Council P.P T.S.A Council of Advice T.S.R Department Freeman Webster D.V.G Newcastle Camellia Chemical CO Granville Sydney G. A. Gorton Ross Woods Higgins Breese Tom Hicks W. E. Sparke Gloucester) Pty., Ltd Gloucester Shire Yards Gloucester) Pty, Ltd Jack Alder Craven Plateau Archer Whitford Gloucester District Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Henry Allen Bignell Howard Stanley Bignell William Cyril Highfield Michael James Landers Herbert Muddle Milton Newton Younger Dance School OF Arts Bessie Shefherd EMAS BY Street & Parish Pty. Ltd S.D M.S D.S
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