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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1942
Page
2
Optometrists D. I. McDonald F.B.C.A. Honours F.3.M.C. from Webster Jack and McDonald Sydney Pty Limited will visit Gloucester regularly and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm with dates of next visit to be announced.
Micky Rooney and Judy Garland lead a lively juvenile troupe in a gay musical romance of youth coming Friday and Saturday at the Majestic Theatre. With June Preisser and others, they present comic travesties, clever dance numbers, corny songs, and modern hits including Nobody and Our Love Affair. A climactic radio studio win with Strike Up the Band and Gershwin ends the show.
A patrol of olira bushmen scouted Salamaua for enemy strength and dispositions and returned with a successful report. An Eastern Command spokesman announced a large call up of Class 3 married men and widowers aged 18 to 35 with children, to begin within two weeks.
An explicit call for volunteers from all eligible male age groups 1 2 and 4 to serve full time guard duty at A.M.F. pay rates. Recruits must report to Gloucester School of Arts at five in the morning on Thursday for duty.
The acting Deputy Director Posts and Telegraphs advised that the Post Office at Dilgry serves no real district purpose and was closed on 28 February. A free all bag service now handles mail receipt and dispatch three times weekly between Dilpry and Doucester.
Gloucester A H and P Association held a Thursday meeting attended by President J G Wilson and members including J A Ross H McSwan and Mrs Newton. They discussed compensation for ground use by the Commonwealth, reduced wartime subscriptions, honorary secretary duties, and arrangements for a forthcoming committee meeting while noting shows are suspended due to war.
Gloucester has received a Liberty Loan Honor Pennant for a per head return of at least £4. The fixed quote was £6600 and the subscribed amount reached £10,740. The pennant was displayed by Miss Georgia Murphy of Sydney.
Technical engineer Mr F M McDougall visited Gloucester on Friday to discuss profitable charcoal production for two men. The Shire Council would buy in each area, paying six pounds twelve shillings and sixpence per ton bagged, plus ten shillings more if delivered to the depot. Bags cost about five pence per dozen. If delivery fails the council would collect at the kiln. The council acts as wholesaler, selling to retailers at eight pounds sixteen shillings and eightpence per ton, with retailers earning eleven pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence per ton. Interested parties should leave names at the Advocate office for contact.
Tom Hicks reports a successful sale of the late Mrs. M. S. Farley estate at Stratford. The collage property was bought by Mrs. T. M. Farley for £200 on Saturday.
Gloucester Golf Club held its annual meeting at the School of Arts with 28 members and associates. The report notes a tight season amid war conditions, a stronger credit balance, new mower purchase, grazing rights lease, and trophy results led by Dr. Channon and T Charlton.
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