21 Jan 1944
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1944
Page
1
The notice advertises men's overalls in khaki and navy drill in all sizes at 6 coupons, khaki shorts military style in all sizes at 4 coupons, plus good quality working locks at 2 coupons and cotton athletic singlets with all sizes at 5 coupons. It also offers summer weight cotton and silk underpants all sizes at 5 coupons and white and khaki drill hats for summer days at 6 coupons, inviting shoppers to a comfortable purchase.
War brief notes a new Soviet offensive aimed at freeing Leningrad and advancing into the Baltic states. Attacks from Oranienbaum and across the Volkhov near Novgorod are claimed to have pierced strong German lines.
A Consolidated Liberator flying from Victoria to New South Wales overshot its destination and became overdue. VAOC observers tracked and guided the aircraft to a safe landing near Newcastle despite darkness and weather. The observer, a young man ineligible for active service, was praised for enabling the rescue.
Australian and New Zealand ministers at Canberra conference endorsed creating an international air authority to own operate and regulate inter national trunk routes while allowing each country to run its own internal services. They urged use of their personnel agencies and resources in international routes, forming a regional bloc to safeguard South West Pacific interests.
Acting Assistant Prices Commissioner Mr. H. E. Bishop announced last week that the maximum price for rabbit meat was fixed at the level prevailing on January 7, 1944.
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