Death of Mr T S Wells a Gloucester dentist
The Gloucester Advocate reports the death of Thomas Seggle Wells a member of a Newcastle dentist family who travelled the districts decades ago. He served in the First AIF, later lived at Bulahdelah and Gloucester and leaves a grown family in Newcastle. His remains were taken to Newcastle for burial in Sandgate cemetery.
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Gloucester
Thomas
Seggle Wells
Mrr. Wells
Newcastle
Bultati- Gelah
Turing
Church of England
Sandgate
Local Patients Reportillness At Multiple Hospitals
Personal notices list Walter Brassington of Wauk ivory in Narraweema Private Hospital for a poisoned injury treatment. L E Street recently underwent major surgery in a City hospital and is now in Narraweema Private Hospital. A J Hazelwood of Denison Street is ill with influenza and receiving care at Roma Private Hospital. Mrs Frank Foley, inmate of Narraweema, is ill. Sister McRoe left hospital to stay with her sister Mrs Cumming for eight weeks then plan to visit the mountains to recuperate with her sister. She aims to return to Gloucester in early March. J Chedyhan Jimmy, treated at Narraweema Hospital, was admitted recently for illness.
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Walter Brassington
Waukivory
L. E. Street
Narraweema
A. J. Hazelwood
Denison Street
Roma
Frank Foley
Jimmy
Home Burns Down at Stratford
On Tuesday afternoon around 2 30 the Stratford home of Mr and Mrs Teeuben Towns was totally destroyed by fire. Mrs Towns, alone at home, was unable to escape the blaze after seeing flames from the chimney while she was away from the house briefly. She escaped with singed clothing as the wooden building with papered walls burned, reportedly with jam boiling over at the stove. No insurance was believed to cover the loss of the house or furniture.
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Teeuben Towns
Stratford
Stratford Fire Aid Appeal for Mr Towns Family
Citizens of Stratford appeal through the paper for help after a Tuesday fire destroyed Mr and Mrs Towns home. Donations of cash furniture or supplies are gratefully acknowledged and should be sent to Mr McChesney. acknowledgments will be printed in the paper.
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Stratford
Rather Towns
Towns
McChesney
School Notes from New Gloucester Advocate Update
School notes detail enrollment, class levels, and age rules. Compulsory attendance for children over six is emphasized alongside rising textbook prices mitigated by bulk purchases. A new piano is hoped for next week, the old instrument is irreparable, and Parents and Citizens Association invites support.
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Lin Lo
Aung
Tvey
Hydra
New Gloucester
Jorge Offin
Ing. Alyeay
Business as usual amid war push urges dealers to stay open
A source called the Country Trader and Storekeeper urges merchants not to suspend relations with customers and to continue supplying needs despite war. It argues stopping advertising cuts ties with buyers and harms market continuity, stressing resilience and ongoing commerce.
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Mim
Parade in Cairo Shows Allied Desert Army in Action
War notes report a Cairo parade of Britain's Desert Army, the empire’s second largest force, with General Weygand saluting. Allied troops showcased mobile units ready to meet emergencies. Also noted are Japan offering to release nine Germans from Asama Maru, Maginot Line strengthened, French army size around 6.5 million, and Britain’s blizzard disruption across transport and lines.
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Cairo
Britain
Weygand
Syria
Middle East
Avila
Diet
Tokyo
Finland
Maginot Line
Reinforcements for the Second ALP planned from March
Military authorities in Sydney announce the Second Australian Labor Party reinforcement plan. About 2400 personnel monthly will be enlisted from March, trained at depots across command areas. NSW expects roughly 800 reinforcements per month with broader intake due to specialist unit concentrations at Taeleburn Camp.
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Sydney
ALF
New South Wales
Taeleburn
Deterioration of Pasture Land Beyond Restoration
Deterioration of pasture land is marked by intrusion of low quality grasses and weeds into swards once hosting high fertility species. Coastal districts show carpet grass replacing vigorous Parpatum, Dilatatum, and white clover. Carpet grass thrives on low fertility soil and spreads where Parramatta grasses decline, with Aristida Vagans and Imperata Arundinacea common as fertility falls.
No Increase in Country Paper Prices Declared
War era pressures push up costs yet country papers hold subscription rates. Advise readers to prepay to save and support local press. Gloucester paper cites higher newsprint and freight costs since war began. Annual advance set around 1 1/7 shillings with post and delivery terms simplified to thirty days.
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Presa
Gloucester
Sydney
Special Cattle Sale Highlights Local and New England Stock
Local ranches and dealers advertise a large sale featuring RB Laurie Hereford steers and heifers, Devon Durham cattle, mixed fat cattle, cows and calves, and Hereford bulls. Listings name numerous sellers including J A Laurie, W S Andrews, Bignell Bros, Harley Power, and others with ages from 2 to 4 years and prices or sale notes interspersed throughout.
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RB Laurie
B. Laurie
Devon
Durham
Devon/Durham
Eric Laurie
Laurie Bros
J. Allen
Tse
Harley Power
Bignell Bros
J. A. Laurie
A. A. Duff
Andrews
Cavan
Maureen
T. Rawanda
Celding
Portrait Racket Claims In Advance Photographs
Sydney travellers promised portrait photographs to country residents by Christmas but many paid deposits of £1 18s 6d and received nothing. Police seek the man who issued receipts with a Pitt Street address after vacating his office in November. Meanwhile a burial party at an aboriginal camp on the Tempinton River near Mt Isa found a woman crowing a day-old premature birth and delaying burial due to heat. Methodist Church services are listed for Sunday across Gloucester Waukivory Stratford Cra ven.
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Sydney
Pitt Street
Cheap U Boats and Submarine Strength At War Outbreak
The piece notes Germany favored small rapid U boats for quick build and low crew needs, contrasts ocean going subs with 1850 ton surface ships, and lists wartime strengths: Britain 57, USA 81, Japan 59, France 78, Italy 104, Germany 65, Russia 150. It mentions many German boats likely destroyed early in war and observes submarine range is limited by hull size.
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Britain
Us.a
Japan
France
Italy
Rusela
Abe
Administrative expense and stock inspector notes
Fragmented figures describe administrative expenses including salary of secretary and stock inspector, day mileage, subsistence, and travelling rates. The text references credit balance at year start, receipts from travelling rate, contributions to reserves, improvements, fines, and refunds, with scattered totals and imprecise dates.
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Reserves Improvement Fund
Commission On
Beardie
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