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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1944
Page
2
Optometrists visit details mention Dr. McDonald MB MC London and Sydney firm Webster Jock and McDonald. Linitea Opteamiavists and Opticiany outline consultation options at a commerce hotel. The text seeks guidance on seal authenticity and possible contact points for consultation at a commercial hotel venue.
A writ for the Powers Referendum is issued to be returnable by September 30 with a turnout on Tuesday at 6 pm and supplementary rolls printed. Red Cross annual meeting urged Worcester Gloucester Branch members to attend. Also notes on a proposed Wingham public hospital, tobacco control, rural work rises, and quirky local humor.
The notice reports the engagement of the daughter of Mr. Andres J. German of Strate to Noyming, with details about the families and the social context. It notes the bride’s lineage, mentions relatives in Sydney, and references local acquaintances in the Hunt River area. The column also includes updates on Mr. Gordon Thomas and the Rabaul mission, with wartime recollections and connections to the couple’s circle.
German evacuation of civilians from East Prussia speeds toward Austria with 15000 reported, as Red Army drive threatens Vilna and Dvinsé. Berlin confirms mounting Soviet pressure while Allied forces contest toward Caen airfield amid coastal battles on Cherbourg peninsula.
A community patriotic dance at Upper Bowman Mall on the Ist of May supported War Chest and Red Cross aid. The event, attended by many, raised about £45 with donations from numerous helpers. Prizes were won, dancing and games staged, and a supper provided, with thanks extended to organizers and school children who sold tickets.
The War Chest Fund received two donations of £10 each from Ward's River Dance Club organized by the district's youths. The Upper Bowman Patriotic Committee praises the effort and notes further support from the Red Cross and War Chest Fund. A dance event at Tat yielded £25, contributing to servicemen relief and hotel funds.
The Seveet Hide competition was won by Mes Yateswelth with a net 37. The weekend draw lists matchups among Mrs Yutow Mrs Munn Mrs Street Mrs Garner Mrs Lawrency Mrs Wealford Mrs Frost Miss Middlebrook Myr. Hollingaworthy Mrs Hodges and Misseit, with play starting at 1.80.
At a combined services meeting of the Returned Soldiers Association it was decided that volunteers and those who served in operational areas may join the League. It was stated that men who suffered up to a certain casualty percentage in New Guinea were denied membership at the present time.
Cheesemakers in South Carolina cure Roquefort style cheese inside a mountain tunnel. The tunnel runs over a quarter mile into Stump House Mountain with a shaft to the surface. Cheese matures in the tunnel for three months, then is wrapped and stored in a cool room. The process yields high quality cheese though foreign mould contamination poses a challenge.
A damaged fragment appears to describe King Canute and a scene where someone tries to stop the wave, a shout to dash, and six kicked slavers. It mentions Worn and cold and seeks relief from pain with a Great Peppermint cure at Woods, but most of the lines are garbled.
In Maitland the State Championships weekend saw bowls play interrupted by heavy rain on a damp green. David Boorer, local champion, led early before conditions worsened, reaching the semi finals with a strong showing for his small club.
U S Marines push through blazing streets to seize Garapan the capital of the Mariana Islands and largest Japanese city outside Japan with heavy casualties. footholds along the inland mountain front are being tightened as operations continue.
The United States outlines plans for worldwide distribution of American penicillin for civilian use. An initial 1,000,000 units will be sent to Bentham America as the War Production Board reports it will produce 60 percent of the world's penicillin, with under 1 percent already available or distributed internationally.
Margaret Moylan a prominent Gloucester and Dungworth district nurse died after a short illness on Wednesday afternoon at her home on Fucringtat Street. Born at Kiama and married twice to William Bite Gerald and Michael Moylan she spent years caring for families in rural areas. She is survived by daughter Mrs M Exisiuma of Aberdura and others, with grand son Cec Hopley. Funeral from St Joseph's Church Gloucester to Gloucester cemetery was held yesterday.
In a letter to the editor William Garrick cites Dr Evatt at the Canberra Political School and Professor Copland on private enterprise and federal power. He warns of employment control and civil service reach, urging Labour prudence in seeking expanded authority.
General Arnold reports on Monday that the Luftwaffe and German mechanized forces face rationing and reduced oil refinery output by about 10 percent and a 68 percent drop in aircraft production. He notes German convoys attacked across the Channel and Normandy assault, with fewer defenses from fighters. He warns Japan will face similar fates as long-range bombers reach its aircraft plants, while Allied submarines in the Pacific have sunk 17 Japanese ships.
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