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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
2
D I McDonald of Webster Jack and McDonald Optometrists will visit Gloucester on Friday January 23 and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel from 9 am to 5 pm. Dr F V Munro will be home for a few days over the weekend.
Mrs W A Holden of Waukivory learns her brother Pa Harry Aspinall is a prisoner of war after months of silence, a relief to worried relatives. A VUC parade is planned for Sunday December 14 with full uniforms and talks on equipment. Move recruits urged to join by next Sunday. several ALF enlistments listed. Submerged sale of Dingadee located farms set for December 18 with seven farms offered. Christmas program for Returned Soldiers children, plus a welcome home for Private Gordon Tape. Dance at Forbesdale Hall on New Year’s Eve. Dairy sale at Bulliac December 16 includes 100 Jersey and cross cows and farm equipment. Local property sales to Mrs A H Mowle and Archibald McInnes estate reported as well.
A large audience at the School of Arts joined a CWA social afternoon for wives and mothers of servicemen. Red white and blue ribbons and floral decor framed a program by Miss McGregor with songs and recitations. Mrs Dean, president, welcomed guests and thanked the association while prizes and a fashion-like vanity were announced. The event closed with the National Anthem as attendees expressed appreciation for the afternoon.
During the year 392 pupils passed through the school with 110 in super primary. Enrolment declined as the year ended due to children leaving the district. Staff changes included two members, Mr Ward and Mr Turner, joining the Navy and RAAF. Pupils knitted 51 pullovers 124 balaclavas 21 pairs mittens 35 scarves 83 pairs socks using 1568 skeins of wool under Mrs Nash.
The text describes compulsory national service for British subjects aged 18 to 60 across the Commonwealth as defined by the Defence Act. It outlines call up groups by age, marital status, and dependents, with exemptions listed for MPs, judges, magistrates, police, hospital staff, and other reserved occupations.
Personal Captain Aldenton leaves as assistant Brigade 4 Major, with successor Captain Thompson. Death reported in Queensland of Mrs. Ranage. sympathy extended to Mrs. Laurie and Mrs. Henderson. Congratulations to Eileen Sansom for ATTN.A certificate. further notes on Morny Sansom and Bronwen Sansom. Beryl Price also earns ATTN.A certificate, trains in Sydney. Auk Sansom recovering from riding accident with mild pelvic fracture.
The Gloucester Advertiser will publish its last 1941 issue on December 23 afternoon and close for Christmas. No issues will appear December 26, December 30, or January 2. Operations resume January 6, 1942, with all advertisers subscribers and correspondents asked to note the schedule.
War in brief reports Japanese forces sunk two battleships off the east coast of Malaya in an Admiralty communique with Tokyo claiming 44 ships sunk by aircraft. The Repulse fell quickly after hits. Prince of Wales went down after sustaining damage. Other Pacific theater notes describe landings, bombings, and Allied responses near Singapore Luzon and Hong Kong with ongoing naval activity and strategic adjustments.
The Chief Warden announced that the upcoming Sunday blackout test is canceled as latest developments prompt lifting of trial drills. He urged rapid upgrade of the National Electricity System to peak efficiency and warned that future tests will not occur.
In New South Wales the Road Safety Council decries road accidents as acts of sabotage to national effort. They warn 90 percent are avoidable and call for unified Australian action to prevent injuries, stressing road safety as essential to wartime productivity and air accident prevention.
Saturday bowls saw Adams Hawdon Beattie 26 Eb beck Smith Brorson 27 Sheldon Houghton Lowe 32 Beaton Andrews Ebbeck jun 21 Carolan Gray 14 Whatson Carthew 26 Carey Monro 18 Kendall Le Quesne 22. The green is firstless after top dressing. petrol conservation cancels the Dungog trip. Alice the elephant of Wirth’s Circus has died in Melbourne aged 158.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 2192 cattle yarded at Homebush Sydney with prime lots stable while others ease. Best dealers to 56 shillings, steers to 47, heifers to 43, bullocks to 42, and cows to 40 per 100 weight.
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