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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1940
Page
3
A Road Safety issue from New South Wales reports three days last week saw seven children lose fathers due to road accidents. Causes cited include carelessness and weather related factors. Authorities urge constant emphasis on safe driving, with speed adjustments for summer and winter, to reduce fatalities and petrol waste.
Australia faces new national security regulations granting Sir Keith Murdoch sweeping powers to compel purification of newspapers broadcasts and cinema. Prime Minister Menzies vows sparing use while opponents call it a dictatorship and a dangerous precedent risking free press backlash erupts from Curtin Trett Dunstan and Labor leaders. Leaders equate move to Hitlerism and a totalitarian state as editorials warn of censorship and misuse of authority.
The Stratford Red Cross local branch held a Saturday tennis tournament at the park courts, followed by a euchre party and hall dance. Winners included Mrs. R Wenham and Mr. R Savers in tennis, Mrs W Martin and Mr Amos Martin in euchre, with generous help from volunteers and donors. A shower evening for Miss Rene Keegan precedes her marriage to Mr C Pollard.
The Glendarra dispersal sale at Maitland on July 10 drew buyers from Queensland and NSW, with 285 head offered and no animals passed. The top price reached 2551 guineas for the imported bull Noke Farrier, and notable consignments included Glendarra Top Dog and Glendarra Last Day 515th. Buyers from Rockhampton to Grafton and beyond competed, while proceeds supported the Red Cross.
The Horner Cup first round draws list Lynn vs Stevens and others with byes. Associates Championship first round matches include Mrs Street vs Miss Yates and Miss Middlebrook vs Mian Cleaver. Stroke handicap events feature Mrs Garner v Miss Relf and others. Qualifying results show scores for Street, Yates, Parish, Middlebrook, Cleaver, Hawdon, and Garner with Chadwick trophy tie noted.
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