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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 02, 1943
Page
2
Minister for Commerce Mrs W J Sculfly decries citrus price scandal and calls for immediate steps to secure cheaper fruit for the public. She blames speculators for the exhorbitant rates on citrum fruits and says the needy require fruit to prevent scurvy, with Mr Beasley overseeing citrus supply to discuss the position.
The Federal Government plans amendments to allow compulsory call up of women for all women's auxiliary services. Mr. Martin announced the move assigning manpower direction to a War Commitments Committee. The manpower directorate will supervise calls for the Allied Works Council as it did for the Army.
Optometrists from D. J. McDonald Webster Jack & McDonald Sydney Pty Limited and Opticiana visit Gloucester on Saturday February 2 at the Commercial Hotel. Consultation hours from 9 am to 1 pm.
Reports of a fatal farm accident severing a man’s big toe and other injuries accompany a wartime letter from a prisoner of war in Germany. The note, dated September 1942, describes mail delays, clothing parcels, railway work, and hopes for winter. A local Red Cross street stall funds POW relief, while local engagements and cinema listings round out the page.
A fragmented report from Broken Hill describes an Aboriginal boy who became paralyzed after a fear-induced reaction during treatment by a New South Wales physician. The article blends local commentary on newspapers' roles with military honours for Queensland incidents, plus electoral and dairy subsidy items and Maori war effort figures.
Church notes describe St Pauls Simday Reha and Rev F. X. Smith urging parishioners to attend Sunday School and support Anglican activities. Reports on hospital visits, examinations, and charity efforts followed by Baptist reflections on Christian allegiance and Christ’s finished work.
The secretary of the Country Traders Association criticized the government's trade regulations for creating excessive clerical work and wasteful personal expenses. He urged economies savings and personal sacrifices to support those who have gone out to fight.
The Minister for commerce and Agriculture Mr Scully urged支付 dairy subsidies set at 6 14d per cwt for butter and 4 9d per cwt for cheese as a basis for production. He warned against fixed subsidies and urged price policy tied to production costs. Hindmarsh of the cooperative group in Sydney condemned the plan as unacceptable in principle and pressed for wages to rise with living costs, arguing farmers must be paid enough to attract labour and sustain protection and production.
The Director-General of Manpower gains sweeping powers under National Security Regulations issued Friday. He may direct any person to work for an employer, with written orders enforceable and limited only by living conditions. Exemptions include government staff in allied nations and full-time defense personnel. Employment controls extend to enlistment and identity checks, with tribunals allowed for appeals.
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