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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1942
Page
1
Gamers announces new season stock of knitting wools and related items with an open invitation to inspect. They offer Kapok mattresses and a good selection of single, double, and two bed sizes. Lay-By system available for customer service.
War brief reports Allied fleet losses of 12 ships and one hit beached during the Java Sea sortie beginning February 27 as Japan invades Java. It lists cruiser losses Exeter Perth Houston Java de Ruyter, destroyers Jupiter Electra Encounter Stronghold Pope Evertsen Kortenaer, sloop Yarra, and notes Japanese losses of seven to eight warships. Perth and Houston reportedly lost contact after reaching Sunda Strait, Yarra missing, others safe except small craft. Also includes India Cripps mission cautious tone, Russian retreat near Staraya Russia, and air raids around Gasmata Rabaul with American Fortresses. Curtin broadcasts warn US on Japan, with defence and invasion fears and calls for action.
Sydney market reports show 1627 cattle yarded with prime firm and others dull. Best dealers to 57/ steers 48/ heifers 43/ bullocks 40/ cows 37. At Homebush 1628 cattle yarded with improved trade. bullocks £17 cows to £13 dealers to £13. Campbell’s Hill yarded about 975 fat cattle and 45 chops and bulls. conditions better than last day with bullocks to £16 15s, cows to £11, yearlings to £10 58, choppers 38s to 40s. Calves about 550 with varied prices. best weighty calves to 70s, prime 25s, bobbies 37s 6d to 55s. Pigs ~400 in light supply. baconers and backfatters firm at last rates. Slips and suckers unchanged. backfatters to 14s, choppers 50s, bacon pigs 72s 6d to 78s 6d.
Sales of district stock at Homebush last Thursday featured Br A and J Z Landers Gloucester selling 12 bullocks at 13/14, L S and S Cooper Bundook 14 cows and heifers to £10 12, average £9 41. HL H W Andrews Mir George dealers to £10 11, average £8 0 77. J P Briaston Gloucester 2 bullocks £9 13 8, 6 cows to £8 5, average £7 1 4. 5 heifers to £9, average £5 0 14 7. B QO Stokes Mt George 3 vealers to £8 2, average £6 15.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd quotes show tallow values up 5 to 10 shillings per ton at Sydney sales with prime hides to £25 15s per ton and various grades listed. Rabbit skins offerings were 36 tons with prices per dozen for hare skins and numerous pelts and damaged lots priced per unit.
Sydney reports a new schedule of reserved occupations under the Commonwealth Manpower Regulations. Industries are divided into three priority groups and production aims are adjusted to military demand. The list is elastic and provisional with exemptions for hardship and medical unfitness.
A clipped exchange shows an advertiser seeking a linotype operator who is fast accurate and sober. The reply mocks the request claiming two machines, two boys typing, and three helpers to run smoothly, ending with a jab that an expert printer must be sober. Also brief notes from Nabiac and Tomarilla about church, family ties, and seasonal rains in Hunter district.
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