13 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1943
Page
1
Infants layettes include pletty wool Austora coat frocks and flannel cloths, hand smacked in cream. Sizes around 26 by 29 inches. Wool jackets and knitted bonnets and bootees offered with coupons. Small girls flannel coats half lined in pink and sky. Child’s cosy woollen jumpers and cardigans with coloured stripes. Wool new arrivals call early for shade.
Allied forces press the Sicily landings with beaches held and troops, vehicles, and supplies moving inland. Canadians landed four miles southwest of Pachino after strong bombardment. German opposition was light on beaches and in surrounding sectors. Romanian and Polish leadership changes noted. strategic hints point to Italian mainland objective and ongoing Kursk front actions with heavy air activity.
New South Wales Railway Commissioner Mr Hartigan rejects any idea that rail travel regulations should be relaxed for pleasure trips. He tells Federal Minister Mr Lawson that maintaining civilian travel for family visits and urgent reasons serves the war effort.
A wartime appeal urges Australians to contribute through war bonds and thrift. It calls on the public to buy an extra bond, curb waste, avoid unnecessary absence, and work hard in a total war effort. It also advises securing family welfare with AMP arrangements to ease communal burden.
Sir Samuel Hordern chairs the board with EBE honors. Key executives include E. B. E., Septimus G. Rowe and S. A. Smith. General Manager and Actuary is A. W.. C. M. Martin serves as Secretary. A. E. Webb leads NSW operations from 87 Pitt Street Sydney with regional offices in Taree at Victoria and Pulteney Streets. Davidson is District Manager with Breckenridge the New South Wales Industrial Department rep in Taree and W. Tickle as Industrial Dept Agent.
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