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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
4
A terse note urges ongoing care to sustain life and usefulness of individuals. It emphasizes maintaining health, safety, and function through continued support, attention, and timely intervention to aid endurance and dignity.
Gloucester reader Mrs. W Parish shares a letter from Sgt C J Plater describing New Guinea wartime life. He notes beautiful yet harsh landscapes, coral reefs that trap ships, Buna coastline, a waterfall near steep mountains, and jungle dangers. He mentions a long reefed ship, Owen Stanley views, Markham Valley scenes, and varied color scenery. He also recalls tennis amid heat, a forfeited doubles match, and weekly shows easing tension for soldiers.
The War Cabinet announced a temporary cut of the Australian butter ration to six ounces and ordered a re-examination of dairy manpower releases. It directs automatic releases for CCC personnel where approved and instructs review of 4,000 Army restricted applications while prioritising dairy industry needs and granting leave to service personnel for farm work.
The Minister for War Organisation of Industry Mr Dedman announced housing will get wartime priority equal to defence projects. State housing authorities will allocate homes to those in need, with a target of 1500 houses per quarter in the second quarter. Special considerations include the displaced, overcrowded, near work, and families needing to separate for employment. Half of wartime houses to be earmarked for servicemen or their dependents.
Very heavy frosts are reported from all parts of the district, and there has been quite a few good ones in town.
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