Call-Ups Rise as Army Minister Rules Out Broad Releases
Army Minister Mr Forde warned against wholesale releases, pledging to expand the forces to the maximum under government policy. He dismissed optimism that the war would end mid next year and signaled further call-ups rather than major cuts. Petrol allowances for pre-embarkation leaves were cut by the Liquid Fuel Control Board, retained only for disabled overseas returnees. King’s Birthday marked as public celebration with June 15 observance and a congratulatory message from Governor-General Lord Gowrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forde
Liquid Fuel Control Board
Lord Gowrie
Gloucester eye specialists to visit regularly
D IL McDonald FBOA Honours F5MC London of Webster Jack McDonald Sydney Pty Limited Optometrists will visit Gloucester regularly and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Watch for the date of the next visit.
Current Tonics and Local Notices from Gloucester
Personal congratulations at Royal Alex Hospital for Children in Sydney. Returned Soldiers honoured at Majestic Theatre with Gloucester War Chest Fund. Casualty list reports Cpl E J Boorer wounded and Pte G J N Watson prisoner of war. Pensions and allotments schedule released for December payments. Majestic programmes feature Swamp Water and The Man Who Came to Dinner with a large supporting cast. Letter from Germany notes Pte George Blanch a POW with boils and shoulder abscess. requests letters, parcels, a comb and soap.
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Molly Rye
Jean Frost
Royal Alexandria Hospital For
Sydney
Lindsay Davenport
Harold Hampton
Herb
Wand
T. H. Reichert
Colin Hickman
Majestic Theatre
Gloucester War Chest Fund
Homebush Boys' High School
Alan Fox
Cpl
E. J. Boorer
Inf
Gloucester
Pte
G. J. N. Watson
Majestic
Georgia
Okefenokee
Saturday Evening Post
Walter Brennan
Walter Huston
Anne Baxter
Dana Andrews
Virginia Gilmore
John Carradine
Eugene Pal Jette
Gene Autrey
Bette Davis
Ann Sheridan
Monty Woolley
Warner Bros
Jimmy Durante
Germany
Herb. Blanch
George Blanch
George
Max Harter
Joe Martin
Arthur Ninness
England Letter From Edith Massey About War Evacuations
Edith Massey in England writes about anxiety for Australia, evacuation upheaval, and the impact on families as every age group is drafted. She recalls a heroic Merchant Navy sailor, a school bombing, and the influx of Poles Canadians New Zealanders and Americans. The note ends with censor restrictions on what she can share.
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Edith Massey
England
Gloucester
Australia
Merchant Navy
Cattle Yarded As Market Remains Firm In Sydney Reports
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 2408 cattle yarded with market very firm. Best dealers to 56 shillings, steers 44 shillings, heifers 44 shillings, bullocks 42 shillings, cows king weight 100 pounds. Pitt Son Badgery Ltd reports 2048 cattle yarded with weighty light trade quality, values unchanged. Bullocks £19, heifers £13 15, dealers £13.
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Homebush
Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd
Campbell's Hill saleyards Cattle Sale Reports Strong Demand
A smaller yarding of 700 fat cattle and 45 choppers and bulls at Campbell's Hill saleyards on Monday drew good attendance. Best bullocks reached £17 2s, cows to £13, yearlings to £10 16s, bulls to £14, choppers £2 5d to £3, with overall firm prices for light and medium weight porkers and a heavy, varied porker section.
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Campbell's Hill
Austerity Loan Surpasses Gloucester Quota
Figures released by the Shire Clerk Mr H N Chaplin show Gloucester's austerity loan quota of £16,000 has been oversubscribed with a total of £20,300 from 191 subscribers.
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H. N. Chaplin
Gloucester
R.S.S. and ALLA Gloucester Annual Meeting Report
The December meeting approved investing £100 of League funds and £400 of Ladies Auxiliary funds in the Austerity Loan. Officers elected include Patron B Hooke President J T Hicks and Treasurer H N Chaplin. Soldiers dances planned at Majestic Theatre on 21st and 28th. Xmas Hamper draw to be held at the 21st farewell.
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R.S.3
Gloucester
B. Hooke
J. T. Hicks
H. McNaughton
G. Arrowsmith
H. N. Chaplin
H. ©. Woolford
Majestic Theatre
RSS. & Aila
Plans to call up single women for national service in NSW
The Acting New South Wales Director of Manpower Mr Witheriff announced plans to enrol women aged 14 to 35 who are single or widowed with no children. The first targets are those not gainfully employed, with questionnaires sent to 18 to 35 year olds on the civilian register. Non employed women will be interviewed and choose between auxiliary service or jobs in essential industries. Some women already do essential work such as hospital duties or camouflage net making on a voluntary basis.
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New South Wales
Mr. Witheriff
Witheriff
Auxiliary Service
Dangerous News: Letters from Soldiers Put Men at Risk
A wartime call warns women letters can reveal vital troop movements. Even intimate notes may disclose preparations to the enemy, endangering soldiers. The piece urges care, noting how letters from army camps form daily lifelines yet can be dangerous if misused.
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Friaid
Mui
Japanese Air Command Raids Chittagong After Parma Bombing
The Japanese Air Command, stirred by Allied bombing of Parma airfields, conducts a raid on Chittagong but fails to achieve meaningful results. The action follows Parma’s bombardment prompting a swift response.
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Parma
Chittagong
Obituary notes from Dubbo district and Nowendoc
Obituaries report the death of Miss Maude Samuels in Dubbo District Hospital after nursely years and family ties in Trangie and Brisbane Street. Burial followed at Dubbo with services by Rev Canon Leavers and MR T A Laurie. Also remembered are Nowendoc cattle expert T A Laurie and Rollands Plains resident James Wilkinson, both with extensive local ties and family histories.
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Maude Samuels
Dubbo
Miss Maude Samuels
Miss Samuels
R. H. Samuels
Willow Bend
Trangie
F. Samuels
Brisbane Street
Moree
Gular- Fambone
T.W.A
Mesdames S. E. Sadler
Fitzroy Street
J. G. Lindsay
Ballatta
Tottenham
JJ. McRae
Gloucester
W. Cummings
Vauclause
H. J. Samuels
Sydney
F. C. Samuels
Croydon
Samuels
Holy Trinity Church
C. W. Leavers
T. A. Laurie
Thomas Albert Laurie
Nowendoc
Thos. Laurie
Laurie
Mr. Laurie
Hinton
Hunter River
J. R. Higgins
Faulkland
Ross
J. W
A. A
Robert
H. W. Laurie
Vale T. A. Laurie
Walcha News
James Wilkinson
Rollands Plains
England
Stroud
Mary Ann Redman
Raymond Terrace
Mr. Wilkinson
Williams River
Dungog
Keane promises double tea ration December to January
In a national broadcast Senator Keane says a double tea ration will run from December 14 to January 10. Each ration book holder would receive 11b, with eight coupons needed instead of four, and six tea coupons remain after December 13. Retailers are warned not to accept C coupons from children's ration books.
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P. le Quesne
City Price Draper and Mercer
James Taylor
F. J. Thwaites
Racoon
Jeffrey Farnel
Jean Ross
Hans Kabe
Louis Bloomfield
U.S.A
Navy
Air Force
Jessie the Elephant
Bunyip
W. N. Fleming
A. J. Cavanough
A. Hazelwood
TOYS
A.hazelwood
N.r.mla
Roma
McCarthy
Gionrester
Maitland
R.S.S. & Alla
N.S.W
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