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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
2
I McDonald FEOA Honours TAMC London visits Webster Tack Mopynutch of Bydnay Dig Limiter Wtrists and Opticians on Saturday June 7. He may be met at the Choterdtal Hotel Hall of Vitt: Hwan at 7 pm.
The paper reports the death of Mr. Sleeman Slevin and notes tributes to Mrs Slevin with condolences to James White and the community. Donations arrive for Highland Pipe Band, Red Cross POW Fund and local stalls totalled funds from May events. A tennis party and junior farmers dance raise funds, while a road incident and a foggy rescue are described alongside a man burnt in an accident and a pushbike crash involving a 15 year old.
A Tuesday street stall event raised funds for the association, with prizes won by Mrs. Citas and Mrs. Bi. Cvson and donations from locals. The article also recalls postal losses and wartime messages, noting a mix of mundane local notices and broader wartime updates.
Miss Elizabeth Hooke spends vacation with family as ski holiday ends in high achievement. She secures the highest marks in her first term of the Piyalotherapy Class at the university. Congratulations reach Barbara Paff and Thomas Errol amid wedding announcements and local society notes. Pte Eric Street ALE returns from New Guinea and heads to Sydney for travel. Mrs A Jarrett receives long service tribute from Methodist Church officials. Frank Mintro, ALP member, shows health improvement after illness. Pro Sid Fordham returns from New Guinea.
The sitting member Mr Holy Fitegerniss faces four potential outcomes based on preferences from Country Macky tinlidory Moot 8 Bennett. Several Abwwater, Soldiers Postal and Se0- Von votes remain to be counted, potentially altering the final result. Figures show GLOUCESTER, BENNETT, Cf. 2.098 XFITZGERALD, Ret. Ind 4,587 YOUNG Ho Hed BPY 430%. Voting by polling places across subdivisions is now complete.
Emily Hazel Hampton daughter of Mrs M Hampton of Wyrd's River married Sergeant Stan Wilson son of Mr and Mrs W W Wilson of Gloucester at Presbyterian Church on May 3, with Miss Margaret Bourke as bridesmaid and Driver Jack Wilson as best man. A wedding breakfast followed at the School of Arts and the couple honeymooned in Sydney.
Protest actions erupt as miners demand no butter no work across Western collieries. In Lithgow and nearby pits, several mines adopt the slogan while others halt work in sympathy. Prime Minister Curtin defends rationing as necessary sacrifice amid the debate with Senator Keane and customs policy.
Allied units bypass Velletri and reach the Alban Hills NW of the Roma area while Berlin reports fierce street fighting. Tanks and infantry press toward Rome as heavy retaliatory raids widen from Calais to the French coast, with RAF bombers striking invasion targets and RAM aircraft countering along Britain’s east coast.
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