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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
3
The fragmentary record notes the Shire of Gloucester revenue account for the year ended 31st December 1944 and outlines expenditure and income items. The remaining details are unreadable in the damaged OCR segment.
Fragmentary record from Shire of Gloucester noting invested funds balances, surplus at 1/1/44, transfers to various accounts, cash on hand, stores and materials, and related ledger entries. Details are incomplete but indicate a financial position and movement within the Loan Funds unit.
A Liberal Party gathering of delegates from all branches of the Gloucester Electorate was held in Gloucester on Monday. Three delegates were elected to represent the electorate for the upcoming Sydney council meeting, with plans for a permanent constitution and policy management. The ceremony included audit certification for the Gloucester Shire Council and notices of availability for detailed statements.
Among the latest awardees of the FAA is Flying Officer Val Turner son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Turner of Bwan Creek Bohont. Turner, decorated for gallantry, served three times in despatches with the LAF and earned praise for shooting down rocket bombs, destroying two enemy fighters, and aiding in the destruction of six transport Lenin in one day. He has three overseas years, trained in Canada, and later flew Typhoons and Spitfires in England, where he married Flight Officer Mary Hodgan.
A British handle suggests Hitler and Eva Braun were killed two days after marriage and burned in an underground Berlin shelter. Witness Hermann Kaman backs the claim that their bodies burned near the Chancellery in the early hours of May 2, with gasoline cans nearby.
As part of war conversion, a British aircraft firm replaced 600 men with 00 women without fall In ar e. About 6,000,000 private garden owners contribute to Britain's war effort, thus releasing land for crop which private individuals cannot grow.
An encoded verse samples lines about catching a speaker and staving off evil through perseverance. It references catching coughs and the idea of a speaker, with names and phrases woven into a whimsical old-time expression.
A historical account describes Rangoon under Japanese occupation as a modern thriving city before invasion, then reduced to ruin by widespread bomb damage and arson. Eyewitness details note shattered homes, stripped houses, burned warehouses, and a cathedral desecrated. The piece discusses deliberate terror, displacement, and the long recovery ahead for the city and its people.
The text outlines guidelines for piggery location and drainage under regulations. Key points include minimum distances from dairy rooms, preference for gently sloped, surface-drained sites, avoidance of underground drains, and considerations of wind, residence proximity, soil type, and sunlight exposure to maintain sanitary, odor-free conditions.
A New York message reports the death of Theo Hardeen at 69, brother to Houdini. Houdini’s will, questioned after his 1926 death, barred sharing escape secrets. The brothers reportedly escaped from sealed trunks, tanks, and underwater enclosures, sons of Rabbi Welas of Wisconsin.
Cough remedy promises quick relief and value with a pint for two shillings. Marketed to adults and children, it urges immediate purchase from chemists to avoid higher costs and soothe coughs, chest colds, throat and influenza symptoms.
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