Cattle thieves operating at large scale
Reported cattle thefts in the shire involve multiple suspects and widescale activity. Officials note cattle loss from various properties and probe possible connections as investigations continue.
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1945
Page
4
Reported cattle thefts in the shire involve multiple suspects and widescale activity. Officials note cattle loss from various properties and probe possible connections as investigations continue.
An appeal to the Central Wages Board argues for a minimum agricultural wage of 14 shillings 10 pence per week, noting a 1 percent rise since 1980. The claim compares agricultural workers with industrial workers in ongoing wage equality discussions.
Red Cross notes report a fuse shipment and relief supplies sent to POW camps in the Far East. The Awa Maru voyage carried aid from Japan to Hong Kong, with follow up shipments planned for camps in Thailand and Germany under wartime administration. About 1,000 Australian POWs were in Japanese camps, with ongoing coordination for landings at Muntsk and other camps under Stalag control.
A fragmented poem reveals a former slave and prisoner of war in New Guinea. The writer, interred in jungle hardship, mourns his mother and father, recalls mistreatment by Japanese captors, and expresses enduring grief and a demand for accountability.
Sir Arthur Salter describes an incident in Hyde Park where a speaker denounced the Metropolitan Police as brutal and corrupt. A bystander, intending mischief, urged the engine to be stopped so others could hear clearly, then paused and politely requested quiet. The BBC program crew observed the moment.
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