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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1942
Page
4
This list contains Gloucester district men who have enlisted passed their final medical examination and are now serving with the fighting forces. Enlistments will be acknowledged and added as they enter service. We welcome authentic information to correct errors and omissions. P denotes prisoners of war RW denotes returned wounded.
A long roster of names from Gloucester and nearby areas appears under ALF enlistments. The list includes A V Arkley and H P Clarke noted as Gloucester residents, with many others from Barrington, Stratford, Copeland, Ward's River, and Upper Bowman. Several entries indicate death on active service and wartime status, reflecting a broad registration of local men across multiple towns.
A long list of names from Gloucester and surrounding areas, including Randall, Redman, Robison, Smith, Turner, Worrall and many others, noted as serving or associated with local regiments. The notice asks to contact the Secretary for the Gloucester District Patriotic and War Chest Fund for regimental numbers and unit details, and to inform when embarkation for active service abroad occurs. It also directs dependants to reach out to the Returned Soldiers' League or War Chest Committee for aid.
A lively verse narrative by Fitz of Wingham follows Bob Betts driving bullocks from Killabakh toward Wingham and beyond with a whip, mock siege on towns, and farmyard fixes. The piece blends rural bravado with folk humor as characters Brindle, Stinker, Bircher, and Old Smoker appear in comic hardship. A sudden store scene closes with a quip about long-standing customers and credit.
Milking implements such as leg ropes and stool handles can contaminate milk if not cleaned. Chains are easier to sanitize than ropes, and mIlkers must wash hands after handling ropes and rails. Regular scrubbing of stoppers and push rods, thorough cleansing, and discarding cloths after use prevent decomposed milk odors and inferior cream.
Agricultural notes by A C Orman discuss climbing beans in New South Wales. Pole beans offer heavier yields and better quality, especially for canning, with greater disease resistance and easier harvests. Epicure and White Seeded Kentucky Wonder are highlighted varieties. sowing is in rows 3 to 4 feet apart with staking or netting for support.
December vehicle registrations total 295 159, down 2 507 from November and down 21 204 for the year. Cars and motor cycles faced the largest declines while 6 399 new vehicles were registered in December, up 152 from November. Drivers and riders licensed reached 446 629, about one in 6.3 residents. A coastal town sighting near Forster described a four in hand team hauling camping gear through a holiday area, a rare scene in recent years.
The following War Savings Certi Mente Groups are in operation in Gloucester district. Group I Bank of New South Wales E Weekes Secretary. Group 2 Missie Street and Parish Pty Lith F Horner Secretary. Group 4 Gloucester District Hunn School W McGawn Secretary. Group 6 Grahame's Garage S Frost Secretary. Group 7 Pillothry Pune Exttoo B Hoake Secretary. Group 8 Glauenntonanta Mmnees Block A Paget Secretary. Mr Reg Paget's Group Gloucester Business Block L Stevens Secretary Chapman & Stevens' Pharm. Group 1 Gloucester Business Bloc McIntosh Secretary Garner's Cash Store. Group 1 Gloucester Business Tech HK Gray Secretary. de AL Hazelwood's. Group 7 Gloucester Business Flock Enarice Secretary Cavanaugh's Pharmacy. Group 13 Gloucester School of Arts Club H Jarrat Secretary. Group 1 Giro Station G Hickman Secretary. Group 1h Countryside Group HT Figgins Secretary Curraca hain.
Group 16 Gloucester Dairy Co and other entities advertise group formations with secretaries including Mr Gordon McGregor and Mrs FP J Vy Carthew. The notice lists multiple Gloucester groups and offices such as Gloucester Post Office and RS Wilson & Co, calling for urgent help and joining a group.
A speaker recalls a grandfather who was a poor aidworking clockmaker and left two hundred clocks to the speaker's father. The fragment hints at an estate and winding memories, with a listener remarking on the interest of the tale.
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