Christmas in New Guinea vivid with travel and feasting
The diary recounts Christmas and New Year in New Guinea. Rabatti describes staying aboard the Kanimbla for weeks of pubs and outings, visits to volcanic Vulcan, and boat mishaps. Chinese New Year festivities with dragons, crackers, and Chinatown scenes follow, then a trip south to Kokopo, Bilapaka wireless station ruins, and memories of German occupation and a historic transmitter near Rabaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabatti
Kanimbla
Navy
Duke of York Islands
Chris Hass
Bank of
Vyulcan
Rabital
Chinatown
Chinatown Street
Tam Uving
M. Rye
Wamengot
Kokopo
Basvington
Bilapaka
Hemisphere
A.W.A
Rabaul
Commercial stock market notes from Sydney sales
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 2750 cattle yarded as market opened easier with vealers to 44/-, steers to 36/, heifers to 34/, bullocks to .85, cows to 2 per 100lb. Pigs at Tuesday auctions 1200 head with backfatters to 140 per head and bac oners to 78/. rabbit skins 373 tons average values down 3d per lb. Hare skins 2/6 to 5 per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homebush Stock
Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Porkers
Young Air Hero Victim Receives French Medal
Sergeant-Observer J Vickers of Birmingham, aged 24, became the first RAF flier honored by France for gallantry. Wounded after a reconnaissance over Germany during the early days of the war, he remained at his post to ensure the pilot and wireless operator's safety before the bomber landed in French territory. General Frere pinned the Medaille Militaire on him and privately praised his courage before he died in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Maginot Line
Medaille Militaire
J. Vickers
Birmingham
Vickers
Germany
Messerschmidt
Frere
Gloucester Patriotic and War Chest Fund contributions
The Gloucester Patriotic and War Chest Fund lists prior acknowledgments of £127 11. Contributions may be handed to Hon. Treasurer E Weekes at Bank of New South Wales Gloucester, to President P H Deards, or to Secretary H A McLeod at Commercial Bank Gloucester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Weekes
Bank of New South Wales
Gloucester
P. H. Deards
H. A. McLeod
Commercial Bank
Gloucenter
Church Services Schedule in Gloucester Area
Church services listed for Church of England Methodist Congregational and Baptist congregations in Gloucester Stroud and surrounding areas with times including Matins Evensong and Sunday services on the 17th. Additional note that the Monthly Gospel Meeting will be held at Gloucester School of Arts Hall next Sunday at 7.30 p.m. with hymn books provided and no collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Gloucester
Copeland
Captain Roberts
Stratford
Wed
Craven
H. Lynn
Upper Bowman
Craven Plateau
Upper Barrington
B. Martens
Stroud District Baptist Church
Ward
Gloucester School of Arts
D. J. Monteith
Majestic Programme Note On The Three Musketeers Film
Majestic Theatre presents a 20th Century musical comedy version of The Three Musketeers starring Don Ameche as DArtagnan with the Ritz Brothers in a period double bill. The feature includes Gloria Stuart Pauline Moore Binnie Barnes and Joseph Schildkraut. the supporting film is Code of the Secret Service with Ronald Reagan Rosella Towne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
D'Artagnan
Damas
Louis XIII
Anne of Austria
Don Ameche
Ritz Brothers
Allan Dwan
Gloria Stuart
Pauline Moore
Binnie Barnes
Joseph Schildkraut
Code of Th Secret Service
Ronald Reagan
Rosella Towne
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THE
Secret Service
Popeye Cartoon
NEWS
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Manhattan
Peter Lorre
Mr. Moto
Dean Hersholt
Amaia Buff
Warre Hymer
Mickey Rooney
H. Coote
Connelly
Gloucester Advocate
P.O. Box
WWE
Jones
Eary
Light
Newcoet
TIM. Light & Son Ti
P.O
Newcastle
New Guinea
Commercial
Young Air Hero
Gloucester Patriotic and War Chest Fund
Church Services
Majestic Programme
Neora
P.C
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