Optometrists Visit Gloucester for Medicine Display
Limited Uplonitriats and opticians will visit Gloucester on Thursday March 5 from 9 am to 3 pm and Friday March 6 from 8 am to 4 pm at the Commercial Hotel, timing shows a two day event.
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 16, 1945
Page
2
Limited Uplonitriats and opticians will visit Gloucester on Thursday March 5 from 9 am to 3 pm and Friday March 6 from 8 am to 4 pm at the Commercial Hotel, timing shows a two day event.
A jumble of notices from Franklin to Gloucester covers blackberry eradication campaigns, auction schedules, and upcoming events. It lists names like Signaller George Watson and I Riggland, plus auction dates in February and March at Bourne, Bourne Scouts, and local halls. The piece intertwines wartime repatriation notes and community announcements, with several dates and places scattered through the text.
The Rural School Board lists student exam results across subjects led by English History and Mathematics. Notable scores include Pavlos Kern 12940070 in physiology and Ivan Dann 29 in matching subjects, with varied marks across agriculture geography and crafts like drawing woodwork and lathe work.
The item describes council actions on rating and price fixing with specified rates for services including sewerage and likely public utilities. It notes a recent price trend and a ruling affecting whether councils could raise rates, with a time frame extending from a prior period into April 1948.
Fragmentary reminiscences recall Mrs Mary Toone Desir and Tom Wharton of Glendon, Welter J Watte and the Dungog Diggets, with references to Parcque For Strest and Wingham. The piece notes a 1949 date and hints at community memory, local journeys, and evolving sentiment among Winghans.
Late war dispatches describe 4000 Allied planes aiding Soviet forces along the Oder and into German lines near Berlin. Firestorms rage in Dresden and Leipzig as German troops retreat toward Magdeburg, while Zhukov and Konyev press assaults and Soviet artillery harasses enemy positions along the river.
Candidate Ivan Livermorn appeals to the 10 C riding electors for the forthcoming council election. He pledges close attendance at meetings and vigilant oversight of expenditures to ensure value for money, hoping supporters grant confidence in the ballot on the 4th.
The Gloucester Shire announces employment and valuation positions with closing dates. Applicants must submit forms by specified Mondays and Wednesdays, detailing experience in valuation and readiness for public gate work. Notices reference National Service approval and include names, dates, and locations for submission and evaluation.
Owners and occupiers of land in Gloucester Shire are notified to take effective measures to eradicate blackberry bushes from their land. The notice is dated October 2, 1945, and issued by Gloucester Shire.
A. D. Penning, council hopeful in Glouceaster Borough, appeals for electors to back his bid in the coming election. He notes his business overhaul, road duties, and intent to attend a meeting and tour of the region. He requests support for February 24 and mentions recent municipal concerns and his readiness to serve.
Gloucester Shire electors hear a candidate pledge to avoid rash promises after three years in Sidinelh and FOUN. He stresses prudent use of power and finances, pledging to resist rate increases and serve ratepayers to the best of his ability.
A note from Towamd Biontla thanks constituents for seven years of support and pledges to oppose any attempt to raise rates if elected for a second term. The message requests continued support and outlines intent to maintain prudent spending.
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