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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
4
A brief note urges ongoing care and maintenance to extend usefulness and safeguard life. It emphasizes practical steps to maintain health and safety, advocating steady attention and orderly routines to support well being.
A clipped line from the Austral via Associated Press indicates overseas news coverage in this issue. The brief item notes international dispatches and general editorial emphasis without specific events or results.
Gloucester branch reports detailed balances for Red Cross General Fund and Prisoners of War Fund for year to 30 June 1944. VAD Detachment finances show receipts 371 pounds, expenditures 371 pounds, with 5711 3 remitted to Red Cross HQ. Annual VAD report notes five new First Aid trainees, jam production, button sales, depot duties, and parades with gratitude to contributors and volunteers.
Ward's River Red Cross branch held its annual meeting on July 12 after a successful year. It reported £704 raised, £665 remitted to Headquarters, six card parties, eight tennis tournaments, four dances, sewing bees, and two parcels of wearing apparel sent. Receipts and expenditures balanced with balances carried forward. The retiring president and officers were re elected or replaced, with resignations accepted and future vacancies to be filled.
The P. and C. Street Stall held on Tuesday last reported a profit of £2 2s. Mrs. Stan Jones won groceries and Mrs. Don. Monro won bantam roosters donated by Mrs. Harold Carter. A string bag is still to be competed for.
Listing details semi-trailers and logging trailers with Bingle and dual axles, vacuum hydraulic brakes, delivery in 14 days. Permits arranged. L. J. Gleeson, Wingham, phone Wingham 382.
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