Xmas Party At School In Gloucester District
Children of the Infanta Department Rural School enjoyed a Xmas party hosted by the Mothers Club on Tuesday afternoon. Ice cream cakes and refreshments were served by about finy mothers, with multi coloured streamers and lanterns adding festive cheer. The headmaster announced prize presentations for each class for most improved pupils, donated by the Mothers' Club, and the club will resume in February with an initial meeting.
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Infanta Department of Gloucester District
Mra
Fox
Lab
Donora
Ronnie German
Judit White
John James
Marie Tonks
Alwyn Smith
Mothers’ Club
Une
Lea
Ube
Airmen Rescued From Dinghy Off Queensland Coast
Five American airmen in a rubber dinghy were rescued after their Mitchell bomber crashed off Mossman Queensland in bad visibility. Volunteers at Mossman Port Douglas and Cairns coordinated with ambulance and Navy launch teams to locate and bring the crew ashore uninjured aside from minor burns. Earlier, the same post helped guide a lost Douglas transport to safety by signaling with town lights.
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Volunteer Air Observers Corps
Queensland
Mossmumm
Hollandia
Cairns
Mostaman Oni
Port Douglas
Marea
Mogsmin Post
A. Morgan
R. Scott
W.A.O0
Cairns Plc
Mossman
Patramental
Bulding
Douglas
Relief rains aid NSW workers for Pacific Fleet
Useful relief rains have fallen in many parts of the south and east of New South Wales. To help Australian dockyard workers keep the British Pacific Fleet seaworthy 2,000 skilled men will be brought from Britain. Admirer Sir Bruce Fraser described the Fleet arrival as a family affair.
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New South Wales
Britain
Bruce Fraser
Ballot Box Blunder at Gloucester Shire Council Meeting
A Gloucester Shire Council discussion reports two candidates Dr Livermore and Dr Bignell irregularities involving ballot papers found in unsealed parcels. The meeting explored how papers were handled, who carried them, and whether voters in Craven were disenfranchised amid calls for inquiry by the Local Government Department.
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Yeaterday
Gloucester
Tyo Livermore
Dr. Livermore
Courceil
Livermore
Bignell
Department of Local Government
Uniter
Jim
Gresham
Westle
Craven
AL Craven
Messia
R. Melmeth
Tnnh
Cr Hill
Cr. Breese
Cr. Bignell
Dr. Gresham
Breese
Cr. Livermore
Dre. Bignell
Dr Bignell
Fancy Dress Juvenile Ball Draws Big Crowds and Funds
The annual fancy dress juvenile ball drew strong social and financial success with children in costume. Winners included Fay Brown and J Hodges. a Parents' and Citizens' Association proceeds split funded Mothers' Club and P of C. Prize awards covered costumes, ducks, and Xmas cake contests.
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Mia
Davis
Messrs
Nicholls
A. McInnes
C. Gray
M.C
Dy Jenny
Mesdames Crane
BD. Monro
Misses Brown
Hayes
Fay Brown
J. Hodges
Don Shaw
Weall
Sam Frost
Jack Morris
D. Monro
Mesdames
A. Brorson
H. Deards
C. Middleton
H. Hagzelwood
Molly Matthewson
Bov
John Matthewson
Mickey Mouse
Sandra Fitzgerald
Adrian Boorer
Scotsman
Wilma Lard
Coral Channel
Colin Holstein
Mal Gerard
Warren Yardy
Hefen Miiden
Beryt Burkitt
Doug. McDonald
Thelma McDonald
Lynn Gray
Judith Channel
Grahame Hilstein
Betty Hoy
Humpty Dumpty
Kevin Frazer
Steckman
Dick Channell
Mother's Club
Pat Horn
Mra. Fox
Mothers' Club
P. and C. Association
Uckets
Lost ration book found guidance for returns
A public notice advises returning lost ration books or clothing cards to the State Deputy Director of Rationing. It warns a person holding a ration book illegally faces heavy penalties and urges senders to deliver any found items, even after replacements have been issued.
German retreat tightens on Rhine frontier in Alsace
War summary reports German resistance collapsing in Alsace as Allied forces push from Haguenau toward the Rhine. Seventh Army advances to within a mile of the Rhine at Sletz and Oppenheim, while US First Army drives through fortified villages toward Duren. Third Army penetrates toward the Siegfried line along the Roer, facing stiff resistance and a withdrawal on weaker fronts.
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Fortherng
Alsace
Agios Lroopa
Mort
Hagvenia
Rhine
Sletz
Haguenau
Lida
Duren
Roer
Patton
War News In Brief From Budapest to Burma Fronts
German garrison in Budapest entrenched for siege as Red Army threat grows toward Vienna and southern Germany. Allied air raids strike Japan targets, Leyte convoy sunk, ELAS battles in Athens resist, British reinforcements arrive. Chindwin Bridge opens aiding Burma supply, Canadians push Germans near Lumene River.
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Garrizon
UN- Faria
Budapest
Cesbriethen
Moscow
Seriguaneas
Viennia
Germany
Red Army
Saipan
Industria
Chindwin
Hélip
Burma
Eighth Army
Lumene Hiver
More Men on the Land Show Shift in NSW Agriculture Stats
NSW Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics for March 31 reveal slight gains in permanent male farm workers with a shift toward farm owners, leasees, and share farmers. Dairying declines as beef cattle rise. dry cows increase while cows in milk fall modestly, amid area under crop fluctuating and weather risks.
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New South Wales Statistician
W. H. Pawley
Department of Agriculture
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AS. Skellett
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Dyer
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