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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
1
London reports quoted Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivering a forceful wartime pledge in the Commons. He vowed Britain would never surrender, fight in France seas air and on beaches, and persist with confidence and strength, while faith in empire and the New World would aid liberation.
Paris casualties from Monday's air raid climb to 254 killed and 652 injured, as more bodies are recovered from ruined homes. German bombers strike Le Havre in a separate raid lasting about an hour with limited details released.
The Australian Defence Canteens Service will return an interim rebate of 24 percent of turnover to ALF troops in Australia. Minister for the Army Mr Street announced the money would fund recreation or provide benefits for warrant officers NCOs and men. Turnover for the first three months of this year exceeded £75 000 and £2 000 was thus available. In addition, commanding officers had been paid 2 shillings per head for all men embarked on troops ships.
In the House of Commons on June 4, Prime Minister Churchill disclosed that 345,000 British and French troops were evacuated from Dunkirk with British losses exceeding 30,000 killed, wounded, or missing. He warned of further invasions and noted massive material losses, including near 1,000 guns and all army transport and armoured vehicles in the north. He pledged Britain would not settle for a mere defensive war and stressed strengthening forces.
Australians who fought in France recall Boulogne as a turning point between training and war. The ledger of hospital ambulances and a bustling quay frame a spring arrival, with cafés and street life contrasting grim reminders of war. A charitable Red Cross sale raised £1 8s for Stratford funds.
A Gloucester Land Board meeting at the Courthouse reviewed Crown lease matters. Recommendations covered J.B. Upton 8/40 grazing lease for 250 acres at 7 years, with annual rent around £33 by consent, and Crown Lease 19/11 area additions subject to existing lease conditions. Multiple inquiries postponed or consented, including conversions 18/31 and 92/8, and transfer of fees to T. K. Higgins, with legal counsel present.
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