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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
2
A late 19th century notice advertises optometrists from Ronaurs SMC London Webster and Sydney tied to a Gloucester event. It lists sessions at the Commercial Hotel with daily hours in July, including a Thursday and Friday window.
A crowded Monday night event in England raised funds for the Red Cross with a dance and a jazz orchestra. Prizes and donations reached notable sums as attendees and organizers praised the function while local reports note wartime landings and military updates.
A fragmentary diary of visitors and locals in the Barrington Street area and surrounding towns. Mentions Royal Navy personnel, visitors to Sydney, church gatherings, concerts, and local families, with scattered references to addresses, institutions, and social events across Barrington Street, Kempsey, and nearby districts.
The War Chest Fund treasurer urges donations to the Special War Chest Appeal to support servicemen. The goal is £800,000. current total and donor details are listed. Contributions may be sent to Hon. Treasurer Mr Weaken at Cloudenter, ACF, ART UNION. Books for ACP £20,000 Art Union can be obtained from Secretary My PH Beards.
Tom Hicks notes light yarding of pigs and strong demand for prime porkers, with buyers largely present. Calves sell well with varied prices and noted firmness in some consignments. dealers list numerous buyers and prices across growers. Sydney stock report shows 2680 cattle yarded with mostly fair demand, prices 10 to 20 percent lower on some grades, and notable entries from Abbott, Dun Bog, Hands, Ball, Kinchels, and Winencombe Carnon Ltd.
In a Tenday session the Acting Prime Minister Chifley announced a special release of 39,000 long service personnel to ease discharges for those urgently needed at home. The measure bars extended operations and will be implemented in a graduated manner, with total releases and monthly rates undetermined pending rational commitments and overseas deployments. A fundraising dance was held at Portphadle to aid the Catholic Bazaar.
The auctioneer TOM HICKS presents a sale of a semi detached cottages and eight rooms of land description with furniture including bedroom suites dining room items kitchen ware blinds and garden pieces. The notice notes high class items entering the market from the estate.
Advertisement offers good dry busa wood for sale with delivery to Gloucestershire area. Contact G D Melmeth at Craven 0 for details or ordering.
Mrs P Robinson and family thank Dr Channon Matron and staff at Hap rawaema Private Hospital Rev Lyn ford Brath and all kin friends for expressions of sympathy, rural minutes and help in half percent and pavement support
In sincere thanks the Cox and Margaret families express gratitude for the heartfelt tributes telegrams and messages received after the recent sad bereavement of the late A Cox. Your kindness brought comfort during this difficult time.
The notice states that due to the earlier closing of music and war shortages, all material must reach the publication by mid day prior to printing. It specifies deadlines for Monday and Faureday and mentions guarantor insertion of the matter received on July patton aye.
A notice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales announces after fourteen days from publication that probate is sought for the last will and testament of GHORGH JRAEH ROB INBON, formerly of Gloucester and Waukivory, now of New South Wales. Executors Emma Frances Norwood Robubon and Harvey George Robtmbon are named. creditors must file claims within the period.
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