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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1942
Page
2
D I McDonald F B C A Honours F S M C London of Webster Jack and McDonald Sydney Psy Limited will visit Gloucester Friday January 23 and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel from 9 am to 5 pm.
After nine Gloucester boys went missing following the Greek campaign, Joe Martin son of Mr and Mrs Tom Martin of Bowman River was found to be a prisoner of war. Families received a ministerial letter stating NX9020 Private Joseph Martin is interned in Stalag VII B Germany and remains alive.
The Shire Council noted absence at the welcome home and proposed appointing a town councillor to deputise for the Shire President. The Majestic Theatre will screen EternalYours with Toretta Young and David Niven this Wednesday, plus Hopalong Cassidy Law of the Pampas. A Back Street remake is slated for next Friday and Saturday. A Sunday parade by the Volunteer Defence Corps saw twenty men volunteered for home defence, quota quickly met.
A Frenchwoman billeted with a German lieutenant named X in occupied England exchanged news with him. He boasted of Germanys food woes while she learned of her son. She paid 600 marks to a Nazi commandant but offered 100 as help for German children. The officer asked who told her, and X vanished after.
Private Eric Crane, wounded at Bardia, spent Christmas in Gloucester with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shepherd. He awaits discharge from Yaralia Military Hospital as doctors assess recovery. Local groups led by Tom Hicks and the Returned Soldiers' League organized a welcome home and thanked him for his service. Stoker Reg Smith, Royal Australian Navy, also received a welcome home.
Rainfall figures compiled since 1908 show 3619 points average. Lowest yearly totals include 2163 points in 1928 and 2362 in 1940. The 1940 41 period had the lowest two year total of 4875 points over 147 rain days, averaging about 33 points per day.
About 400 notices were distributed urging strict water use as Gloucester River supply falters. Hoses must be disconnected and gardens off limits to conserve the dwindling supply. Officials, led by Mr. Lowe, expect Barrington River pumping to begin midweek to secure essential needs.
A weeklong heat wave climaxed Sunday with town registrations between 110 and 115 degrees, the Gloucester railway station recording the hottest spot. Yesterday's reading reached 100 degrees.
Over the past week fires swept through the Gloucester area, destroying fences and threatening homes in Barrington, Bucketts, Wand, and Waukivory. Firefighters, police, and volunteers, including women and children, battled the blazes, saving several residences and a bridge, while calls for stricter fire safety and council action grow louder.
After seven years at Pitlochry Public School Mr J Thompson is transferred to Gloucester Rural School as assistant. A December picnic and gifts from pupils and local associations honored him and Mrs Thompson for service, with gratitude from Parents and Citizens and Red Cross efforts raising funds for charity.
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