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Newspaper

Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jan 09, 1942

Page

4

Roll of Honour list of Gloucester district enlistees

A Roll of Honour lists Gloucester district men who have enlisted and passed final medical, now serving with fighting forces. It notes new enlistments and invites authentic information to correct errors, with many names and locations across Gloucester, Barrington, Stratford, Copeland, Upper Bowman, and Rawdon Vale, including prisoners of war and those wounded or missing.

Glouveater Bagley Nigel Barrington Bannister T. A Gloucester Bates Beaton, D Berry W. B Blanch G. W Upper Bowman Germany Laurie Stratford Bleasdale Tom Booker, J Breese John F Brett Brindley Percy H Britten, C Brown Alexander Channell A. Roy Charlesworth E L. Bowman Chisman S. M Aus Clark T. W Clarke Joseph Craven R. Barrington William J Collins Condon Richard Copeland Corbett Norman Cox Lower Bowman Cooper Mackaway Stroud Martin Upper Bowman J. Bowman Marsh R. W Maytom C. E Ward's River Merchant Chas H. R McAlister Geo McCarthy Les McChesney McInnes New Zealand ELF McKinnon A. E McNaughton McRae J. A. Belbers Miller Alex Craven Creek Milder Ronald Craven Creai

List of Gloucester district personnel names and deaths

The notice lists numerous individuals by surname and given names across Gloucester and nearby areas, noting affiliations, locations, and wartime service. It mentions details like an air crash death for Turner L W and a Madagascar death for BlaIs Predd, plus instruction to notify the Gloucester Patriotic War Chest Fund secretary of regimental numbers and unit details and embarks for active service.

Gloucester District Patriotic & War Chest Fund P.O. Box Gloucester

Civil Defence Pensions Gazetteed for Volunteers and Civilians

Civil Defence pensions regulations were gazetted covering death or injury to civil defence volunteers. Upcoming rules will extend pensions to civilians injured or killed by enemy action, with claims handled by the Repatriation Commission. Pension scales include 44/4 per fortnight for total incapacity and 36 per fortnight for widows, plus allowances for children and funeral costs. A 600 bed staging hospital at Welisara Colombo, the 12th Australian General Hospital, has been in use since October end, earning higher value.

Lazzarini Repatriation Commission Civil Defence Volunteers Civil Defence Chiefy U.S Welisara Colombo Army Mr. Forde Military Board Forde

Thank you Country Press and War Time Coal Strife

A World War II era note from W O Gorman, secretary, thanks the Country Press of New South Wales for support in road safety campaigns and wartime unity. The letter laments coal mine strikes harming national effort, urging miners to resume duty and obey government measures to ensure coal for war, ending with a stern warning from the Prime Minister.

Road Sateity Council of New South Wales Sin Yiad Mibtnes At Shel Conantry Press National Uke Road Safety Council NEB Wun W. O'Gorman Australia Hitler Pacific Atepa Miners’ Federation MLH

Soviet's Amazing Discovery Reported in World Agriculture

The Soviet Union is praised for advances in agriculture and horticulture. It stores thousands of wheat varieties in a large “World's Wheat Safe” room in Leningrad and, through experiments by scientists like N. V. Tsitsin, has extended wheat cultivation north toward the Arctic. Ivan Nichurin’s work inspires awe, with giant berries and fruit hybrids.

Leningrad N. V. Tsitsin Arctic Circle Teitsin Ivan Nichurin Professor Hanson Nichurin North Pole Iceland Arctic Sea

Milking machine limits and safe vacuum guidelines

Milking machines are a method to remove flush milk, not the entire milking process. Hand stripping may be necessary. To test the machine, keep it on a cow while scranning the milk line. if warm, adjust. Do not leave cups on too long or use too high a vacuum. Vacuum should not exceed 15 inches.

Reservoir Leak at Kempsey Reservoir

Three hundred thousand gallons of water were lost from the Kempsey town reservoir after someone opened a 10 inch scour valve on December 27. Water flowed into a creek, surprising farmers who relied on the supply for stock. The leak was found when long-working pumps were shut down, showing a deficit of water. The Kempsey Municipal Council voted to fit locks on the valves.

Kempsey Europe

War Savings Groups in Gloucester District

List of War Savings Certificate Groups operating in Gloucester district with group names, locations, and secretaries. Includes Bank of New South Wales group with E Weekes as secretary, and multiple Gloucester Business Block groups with various secretaries, plus rural school, dairy suppliers, post office groups, and public school groups. Urgent call to join a group.

Gloucester Bank of New Bourn Wales E. Weekes Mesars, Street and Parish Pty. Ltd E. F. Horner Gloucester District Rural School W. McGown Gloucester Co-operative |Dalry Co. Ltd GR. McCregor Grahame’s Gum Garner's Cash Store H. Gray A. & A. Hazelwood

Long Run of Numbers and Dates Across 1908 to 1947 Almanac

A dense, numeric OCR fragment chronicles yearly figures by month and totals, listing years from 1908 through 1947 with scattered totals and percentages. The text appears as a ledger or statistical table with extensive parenthetical figures and coding, lacking narrative context or clear events.

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