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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1941
Page
4
The report notes flood related pedestrian deaths in January with over one hundred injured as walkers cross roads in a dangerous manner. Many victims suffered crippling injuries or blindness while about 80 percent of crashes stemmed from pedestrian fault. Absence mindedness and habitual crossing mistakes among middle aged and elderly are highlighted as key factors and a call is issued for elderly to model safer road use.
The pioneer resident of Glen Martin Clarence Town Mrs Alice Moylan died suddenly on Thursday at age 80. She was wife of M J Moylan of Holm Leigh Chirto Town and mother to James of Glen Martin and two daughters Sister Mary Jerome at the Convent of Mery North Sydney and Kathleen at Yass. The funeral was held at St Bridget's Clarence Town with Requiem Mass by Rev Father Bourke and burial at Dungog Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers included four nephews and several mourners from Gloucester and Mascot. Funeral arrangements were by Fry Bros.
A report by Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd notes Britain’s wartime wool disposal shifts after Belgium, Holland, and France fell to the war. It describes a massive Commonwealth storage program, seven Newcastle units for 250,000 bales, and Newcastle’s advantage in rail freight costs. The city council plans a £40,000 scouring plant to render Newcastle self-contained for future wool trade.
Applications for badges by fe jinish relatives of soldiers, by mothers and widows, and by others entitled to badges in respect of military service on the part of personnel enlisted in New South Wales should be addressed to the Officer in Charge of Records, District Records Office, Eastern Command, Victoria Barracks, Sydney, the equivalent officer would be addressed in other Commands.
In last week’s annual meeting secretary W Aldis reported urgent needs for books and magazines for distribution to RAN ALF and RAAF. Camp Library Service Depots will parcel and dispatch via Shire Office with special freight free labels. Demand spans Westerns adventures biographies and magazines. The Camp Library Service has distributed over 190000 books and seeks more. The Comforts Fund is divided into 10 zones with Zone No 4 covering a wide coastal and inland area. Quotas proposed split £120000 city and £20000 country assuming 6d per ton per year from residents. Wallarobba zone would owe about £75 annually. No further word on the proposal. Wallarabba Shire protested centralising funds to Sydney after a suggestion by the Lord Mayor's Fund.
MILA reports a letter from the Chief Secretary on distributing comforts to servicemen through the Lord Mayor's Patriotsé and War Fund of New South Wales. A central fund would widen distribution, reduce freight, and double tobacco value by bulk purchasing. The committee weighs sending a substantial donation to Sydney, noting extensive support by the fund for huts, entertainments, and hostels, and urging country districts to contribute to aid troops.
This list records Gloucester district men who passed final medicals and now serve with the fighting forces. It requests authentic information to correct and update the roll, noting numerous entries from Gloucester and surrounding areas with many surnames and places such as Barrington, Craven Crk, Upper Bowman, Copeland, Rawdon Vale, and Invergordon.
At Friday’s Stroud Shire Council meeting Dr Zeininger urged reducing electricity charges for weekend use at vacation shacks and resorts with occupancy gaps. Clerks noted review of all Stroud Shire electricity charges and possible reports at next meeting.
A list of War Savings Groups shows multiple formations and secretaries across Gloucester entities including Bank of New South Wales B Weekes, Street and Parish Pty Ltd EB Horner, Gloucester District Rural School W McGown, Gloucester Co operative Dairy G McCregor, and others at Gloucester Business Block. The notice urges joining a War Savings Certificate Group.
Jack Moutzouris announces that tia Te Bas has taken over the P S Cafe on Pit Street, Sydney, and thanks the public for their patronage. The Roses Cafe will continue under the management of his brother, Lee Garlden.
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