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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1940
Page
4
The article outlines rapid mechanisation of the Australian Army, shifting from horse drawn transport to mechanical vehicles, with tanks, armoured cars, and mobile support units. It details production goals, vehicle conversions, and the expansion of trailers and specialized equipment to improve mobility, logistics, and field support.
A German woman in Krefeld expressed strong anti Fuhrer language after a food shortage tour. Her son, with other men, arrested her, and she was jailed for five months. The Daily Telegraph cited the incident as illustrating Nazi demoralisation in family life as broadcast to Australians abroad.
A humorous true tale from J H Garven in Advocate recounts a weekend trip near Tumut where three hydraulic miners join the town’s eldest angler, Ben Fleming, for a night of grand fishing at the Tumut River. They haul back heavy catches and are swayed by the pensioner’s boastful promise of a ton of fish a week, only to laugh at the idea of such epic yields and the locals’ resourceful cooking.
The letter prefixes indicate state origin for 2nd A L F regiments in overseas mail. NSW uses NX, VIC VX, QLD QJ, with regimental numbers following. Example shows NK 1234 Pte. T. Atkins, A Company, 2/5 Battalion, 2nd ALF, Abroad.
The aged ship Australia lies at anchor in Town Creek Oxford Maryland awaiting repairs by new owner Paul du Ponts. Built mystery dates to 1814 with teak hull and timber in good condition, the vessel once served as a powder ship under Admiral Cockburn during Fort McHenry bombardment and has a storied past including Civil War service and the Trent affair.
A fragmentary collection of jokes and quips from wartime life. Humour ranges from home air jokes to city life, with references to postwar concerns, soldiers, and public conveys. The tone is light, with quick one liners about marriage, breaking into houses, and German war efforts.
Winchcombe Orson Ltd reports hides and livestock in strong demand with high prices. Country heavy hides bring 31d to 3id, medium 5d to Lo Gil, light 6¾d to 8¾d. Large calfing up to 7s, medium 5s, small 4s. Large country yearlings 11s 8d to 19s, small 0s to 10s.
Five young sailors nicknamed the Death by Own Action Squad dismantled a hidden Nazi mine and saved lives at Portsmouth. Lieutenant-Commander J.G.D. Ourry and Roger Lewis received the Distinguished Service Order, John Glenny the Distinguished Service Cross, and C. B. Baldwin and A. Wearncombe the Distinguished Service Medals as King George VI decorated them in a Vernon ceremony.
British industry adapts to total war by using spiders to spin graticules for precision optics while factories repurpose gear to produce arms. Sir Harold Brown notes dual civilian and export aims, with gramophones, sugar machinery, electrical gear, knitting machines, and farm equipment all contributing to war needs and future peacetime recovery.
The 2 1st Australian Machine-Gun Regiment, about 750 strong, was drawn from all corners of the Commonwealth and every infantry battalion of the Second A.S.B. It assembled near Christmas at Rutherford and is now training at Ingleburn with the Watch Brigade for overseas service 4% a divisional corps of the Second A.L.F. Its ranks include a mix of men from 12 infantry battalions, led by Lieutenant-Colonel Pryor and Major Baker with Captain McCaffrey as adjutant. The unit uses Bren guns with improved ammunition and rangefinding to enhance accuracy.
Minister for Agriculture says registration of orchards and nurseries under the Plant Diseases Act became due January 1 and must show by February 2. Last year the Department prosecuted four growers for failing to register. Maximum penalty is £50. About a quarter of an acre or less containing banana, plaintain or hemp plants were exempt. Registration fee is 1 shilling per acre or part thereof.
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