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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1942
Page
1
Gamers announces new season stock of knitting wools and related items. Visitors are invited to inspect the updated selection and bedding options include Kapok mattresses in single and double sizes now on hand.
Canberra reports the War Cabinet ordered nationwide registration for military service of Australian men in Classes 4 and 5, ages 35 to under 60, with seven days to register and a March 13 deadline for forms. The move aims to create a manpower reservoir for bases and logistics while avoiding immediate call-ups.
The Voluntary Defence Corps urges all men to join and be trained to defend Australia. Gloucester Company parades Sundays at 10 30 a m and Friday nights at the Company’s disposal. Major-general J D Richardson now commands the V D C with a plan for essential training and organised units to hold beaches and key points until regular forces engage the invaders.
The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner and retail representatives discuss rationing tea for households. No scheme fixed yet as the Government controls all tea stocks and imports, turning wholesalers and retailers into agents. Ration tickets are favored by the trade to curb typical demands amid operational difficulties.
The Upper Bowman hall hosted a Saturday ceremony on February 28 with James Saxby marrying Mrs. Agnes H. Aylett of Parkes. Attendants included Mrs. P. Smith and groomsman EB. McCarthy. Pastor B. Martens of Copeland Congregational Mission officiated.
War news recounts Japan battering Java with Breached northern defenses at Bandung and possible armistice talks. Burma fighting centers on Pegu River salient as Japanese reinforcements pour in north of Rangoon and British resist stubbornly. India’s Congress leader Nehru urges complete freedom as decisive action. China’s future role debated in Washington while Soviet troops push toward Smolensk Viazma highway. Threats loom on Syria as Nazi propaganda sways Turkey amid Italian naval activity and unknown aims in Aegean ports.
G Mc Gilvrary says the State Committee favors voluntary removal of young pure bred and grade dairy females from coastal areas with rail transport and reasonable freight. If voluntary moves fail, compulsory measures may follow plus possible culling of inferior stock. Pastures Protection Districts set as control units with stock inspectors acting as deputies.
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