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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1942
Page
2
A Sydney group of girls visits a fly groggery after hotel hours to buy beer. They laugh at the clerk’s claim that the law forbids wrapping battles, a scene described as farcical. The piece pivots to prophetic wartime quotes from General de Gunalle and Sir Archibald Sinclair on peace and fighting.
Dr D I McDonald of London and Sydney optometrists will visit Gloucester on Saturday December 12. He may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wounded in action reports list Pte. J. E. Shiels infantry Craven Flateau Gloucester as wounded in action and seriously ill. A Returned Soldiers Social at the Majestic Theatre saw ten A F and one R A A F men farewelled with notes of thanks to War Chest and a £2 10s cash gift substituted for watches. Majestic programmes highlight My Life is Yours and Kildare Family guest star Bonita Granville with other features.
Leading Aircraftman Harold Ross of the Royal Air Force starred in the Chauntry Cup win over the Royal Army Service Corps. Ross hit 84 and shared in bowling, with Blagg adding 37 in RAFs 128 to 48 victory. Ross also took 46 wickets for 15 runs. His younger son Keith has joined the RAF, making three sons and one daughter in the services. Drying herbs method follows.
A log transport event near Craven Creek features two lorries carrying timber from Alex Millers property, plus a local man praised for a risky jump. Separately, NSW endorses Curtin’s militia expansion with Labor backing, as unionists support the plan at a Sydney meeting. A railway camp steward encounters a brown snake on a Junee bicycle, causing a crash, and two settlers kill a six foot brown snake.
A local correspondent urges the Hospital Committee to invest in the Austerity Loan, arguing it yields £130 per year on £4000 versus £80 from a fixed deposit at 2 percent. He notes the committee’s interest in government appeals and calls for patriotic, business-minded action to boost funds.
Market overview shows cattle yarded at Homebush with prices easing across most categories. Pitt Son Badgery notes heavy cattle weaker by about 10 shillings. best cattle at Sydney sold to 60s for dealers and various grades down from prior. Maitland yarding totals 820 fat cattle and 30 choppers and bulls with best bullocks to £16 1/ and cows to £13 15/, yearlings to £11 5/, choppers £2 5/ to £3.
A reader signs as Equality of Sacrifice arguing against restricting Christmas shopping to fund the war. The writer blames government policy for inflation and luxury spending by well paid war workers, cites high wages and tax gaps, and calls for compulsory war loans and heavier taxation of affluent earners.
Church notes report The Appeal replaces the Annual Fair and has raised £80 so far with donations urged to reach 100 percent. A street stall is planned Saturday morning 19 December to collect saleable goods and gifts. Games for Sunday wheel children will be free for regular Sunday School attendees with prizes for winners. Adults can enjoy hoopla cake and jumble stalls, with refreshments available and gifts for each child. A Holy Communion service is also scheduled Sunday morning led by Rev D Glyn Jones.
Commercial clearing dairy sale by W B Sparkes Pty Ltd and Tom Hicks auctioneers reports strong demand, strong attendance from Joecal and region, with best averages in years and many cows and bullocks selling at above expected prices. Special store cattle sale followed with 1100 heading to yard at Shire Yards Single ton with Western and Southern district buyers and excellent average.
During the summer fruit season housewives can pulp fruit to preserve without sugar, producing pulp that can later become jam, chutney, sauces, or soups. Even slightly damaged fruit can be salvaged by trimming away spoiled parts. A free leaflet from the Department of Agriculture explains the mulpineg process and how to obtain it.
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