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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1944
Page
1
A local ad promotes men s khaki and navy drill apparel in all sizes with six to six coupons, including khaki shorts, working locks, athletic singlets, summer weight cotton and silk underpants, and white khaki drill hats for summer days, emphasizing comfort at the shop.
Russia reports Red Army gains on all fronts with advances into eastern Poland and a push into Belarusian and Baltic sectors while Germans contend a faltering southern counteroffensive protecting the Odessa Warsaw line. RAF conducts saturation raid on Brunswick halting gas and electricity. Allied forces attack Monte Trocchio near Cassino. Australians and New Zealanders lead Yugoslav units. Australians reach Sio in New Guinea as raids hit Rabaul and Kavieng. Kenney arrives in Washington as three-way Pacific drive discussed. Burma Arakan pressure rises. Polish mediation on Russo Polish border sought. Japan accelerates aircraft output.
Telegraph traffic in Australia rose from 17,252,000 in 1938-39 to 33,000,000 in 1942-43. International telegrams with Australia grew from 1,462,000 to 2,475,000 1938-39 to 1941-42. Long distance private telephone lines totalling about 50,000 channel miles serve armed forces and home front groups. Land Transport Board fosters pools with 1389 members, 5411 vehicles and 430 horse-drawn vehicles. In the 1943 ration year 900,000,000 clothing coupons were issued and 6,680,880 civilian ration books issued for discharged personnel and newborn babies. Total war workers in Australia reach 1,522,000, or 60 percent of employed men.
Australian aborigines help the RAAF Volunteer Air Observers Corps by operating a 24 hour sky watching post on a north western station. With 30 local residents, they sight and describe approaching aircraft in detail for timely reporting.
At Maitland saleyards Monday a 600-head cattle yarding saw good to prime bullocks dominate the consignment with firm values near last day’s highs. Best bulls to 16 18 and cows up to 11 3 6. vealers to 9 3 6. Calves 440 head, quality satisfactory and steady. pigs about 550 with bacon pigs strong and backfatters to 8 pounds. Homebush Stowe report 1490 cattle yarded, market 10 shillings cheaper. best dealers to 58, steers 50, heifers 47, bullocks 48, cows 43 per 100 lbs.
Results secured at Carson's Homebush auction last Thursday included S Sansom Gloucester with 18 vealers selling to £11 7s average £9 19s 6d.
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