02 Feb 1945
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 02, 1945
Page
1
An advertisement lists items including Garner's shirt blouse in strong wash fabric with long sleeves and taped waist, sizes 24 to 39, price from 8/10 to 9/6, available via 6 coupons. It also promotes girls black college bar shoes with leather soles and flat heels in all sizes with 3 coupons, girls black ribbed stockings in all sizes with 4 coupons, and colored stockings for younger folk available from 2 coupons.
School clothes for boys include plain knee knicker trousers cut from grey worsted for rugged wear in sizes 7 to 12 with coupons 7. Navy flannel blazers with braid trim in sizes 3 to 19 priced from 13 shillings 4 pence to 13 shillings 11 pence from four establishments. Plain grey ribbed golf hose in sizes with two shillings 11 pence per pair, coupons 2. Strong black box hide school shoes in all sizes, priced with coupons.
Australian Red Cross reports POWs held in three Silesia camps two in Poland and one in East Prussia with camp names and counts. British prisoners form working parties in Silesia while others in Poland and East Prussia perform loading unloading and mining tasks. Australians in repatriation include a Red Cross representative aboard the Arundel Castle and will be welcomed in the United Kingdom.
The Minister for Transport Mr Ward said railway restrictions will remain due to coal shortages. A Sydney conference of Commonwealth and State railway authorities unanimously agreed coal production and stocks do not justify relaxing restrictions. Ward noted a premature relaxation announcement caused confusion and the entire position will be reviewed at the next Commonwealth War Trailway Committee meeting.
Mr Gordon Wood invites new customers to call at his new address next to Le Quesne's, Church Street, Gloucester, promising good value and courteous service.
Mondays to Saturdays services leave Tuncurry 7.45 am Nabiac 6.35 am Dyers Crossing 7.00 am Krambach 7.20 am Bellora 9.35 am arriving Gloucester 10.40 am Connects with 11.91 train to Sydney at Gloucester on Monday Wednesday Friday.
Classified notice for Genta garments and clothing items including suits overcoats trousers hats and ladies dresses with cleaning pressing and blocking services. Mentions prices and terms for pleated skirts and costumes but details are incomplete due to OCR.
The Duke of Gloucester was sworn in by the Governor-General of Canberra at noon on Tuesday. He signed the office and allegiance with the pen once used by Queen Victoria for the Commonwealth Constitution in Westminster in July 19. The Royal party faced a heavy downpour as they left Yarralumla and proceeded to Parliament House, where Chief Justice Sir John Latham presided.
U S forces on Luzon rout Japanese armor after intense five hour clash at Fan Mamuel. Infantry rode captured tanks as Americans halted the assault with bazooka and anti tank fire. By dawn, 789 Japanese dead were counted, San Fernando fell, and forward patrols neared Manila within 30 miles. Jap losses total 25 000 since the landing. American casualties 4254 with 1917 killed and 3040 wounded.
Australia moves to raise £100,000,000 in a new Victory Loan to sustain the war effort. Bank savings suggest ample funds available for immediate subscription as Australians are urged to invest now rather than spend on non essentials. The nation faces daily costs exceeding £1,300,000 with Pacific activity to rise, making war loans a future valued investment.
From the outbreak of war in September 1939 to November 1939 Australia spent a total of 1.65 billion pounds directly on war.
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