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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jan 30, 1942

Page

4

Returned Soldiers Enlist in 8th Garrison Battalion Recruitment Drive

Returned soldiers and ex militia trainees respond strongly with over 200 men enlisting in the 8th Garrison Battalion in the last fortnight. Vacancies remain for machine gunners, signallers, mortarmen and riflemen as local recruiting offices urge eligible men under 55, ex militia over 40, or AJLF ex soldiers over 35 to apply. Training and medical examinations are provided with rail warrants to Newcastle. pay includes 6 shillings 1 pence daily plus allowances for wife and children, and enlistment notes to mention the Garrison.

Fth Australia League Adamstown Rifle Range Newcastle Mit 8Th

Roll of Honour in Gloucester district serving men

Gloucester district lists men who have passed final medical exam and now serve in the fighting forces. Acknowledges fresh enlistments to be added as they pass into service. Requests authentic information to rectify errors and notes R for Prisoners of War and R.W for Returned Wounded.

Nising Merams Gloucester

ALF Enlistments List of Gloucester Area Names

A long roster of individuals from Gloucester and surrounding towns listed for enlistment. Names span Gloucester Barrington Up Bowman Copeland Craven and nearby districts with multiple spellings and partial annotations indicating wartime service.

Channell A. Roy Gloucester Charlesworth E Bowman Chisman M. Glow Blark J. W Clarke Joseph Craven L. R Barton William Jr Collins Condon Richard Copeland Corbett Norman Barrington Cox S. Lower Bowman Cooper W. J Mackaway Stroud Martin Martin, J Marsh R. W Maytom A. E McCnaughton McRae J. A. Belbora Miller Alex

List of Gloucester men in war service and kinship ties

A long roster of names from Gloucester and surrounding areas listing service members in wartime. The notice urges notifying the Gloucester District Patriotic and War Chest Fund of regiment numbers and units, and directs dependants to contact the Returned Soldiers' League or Gloucester War Chest Committee for support.

V.D.C Gloucester Returned Soldiers’ League Gloucester War Chest

Agricultural Holdings Act aims to reform tenant relations

The Agricultural Holdings Act 2001 has passed Parliament and is set to transform land tenure. It outlines two year minimum tenancies, landlord and tenant responsibilities, and compensation rules for improvements, with a system for agricultural committees to arbitrate disputes and a prohibition on certain lawyer-like appearances in proceedings.

Hhinit-steeet Sydney Price Tonanta Landords Nature Syston Stara Agricultural Committee Jomagroteseton

Higher Pig Values Reported at Sydney Auction

Higher pork prices hit the Sydney pig auction with improved rates for prime and heavy weight hogs. Foviers saw gains with primes around 160 per head, baconers up to 140 to 1b, and other weights from 45 to 100 shillings. Supplies were 1950.

Winchrombe, Carsons Ltd Thesday Sydney Foviers Porkert

Junk or Treasure Future of gold in a postwar world

The Manchester Guardian surveys gold's fate arguing most gold sits in vaults and underground while mining drives huge value. It weighs postwar tariffs, possible redistributions, and a plan for an international fund to restart trade, with a verdict that gold remains the enduring international standard.

Manchester Guardian United States Kentucky South Africa Cordell Hull America Manchester Iiilian Renter London

What To Do In An Air Raid

Advice on choosing and arming air raid shelters in brick houses. Emphasizes lateral and overhead protection, room position, avoiding fragile ceilings, using wire netting, and minimizing glass areas. Recommends consulting the local warden for guidance. War savings certificate totals noted.

Sex Determination Trial Proposed In New Zealand

A proposal in New Zealand offers a £50 prize and expenses for a 100 percent successful sex determination test in cattle. A Hamilton woman has accepted the Dairy Exporter’s challenge to supply twenty five cows for a supervised trial. If successful, the method could revolutionize stock management by ensuring calf sex and preserving top strains, though scientists abroad remain cautious until the test is conducted.

Lkely New Zealand Hamilton

Japanese Convoy Smashed In Macassar Straits

The first communique from the South western Pacific High Command reports that 19 Japanese ships in convoy were sunk or damaged by Allied naval and air forces. The attack, lasting 48 hours southwest of the straits, sunk three ships, probably sunk four, and damaged 12. American Flying Fortresses shot down five of 12 enemy fighters with no losses. Batavia announced Dutch airmen scored four direct hits on two cruisers and one transport in a renewed attack on the Japanese naval concentration in the Straits of Macassar.

High Command Straits of Macassar Straits Tiday Batavia Ren Cruisers Ransport

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