Cattle and pig market easing and firming in Maitland region sales
Commercial IMBBUSH stock sales at Sydney and Maitland report 1884 cattle yarding with strong demand for steers and bulls, while MaItland sees small fat cattle yarding and firmer prices. Best bullocks reach £14 6, cows up to £10 14, calves strong with heavy weights around 40s to 55s. Pigs remain robust with baconers numerous and prices advancing.
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Imbbush
Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Maitland
Church Services on Sunday and May 21 schedule
Church services listed for May 25 across denominations including Church of England at Gloucester Stratford and Wankivory times, Presbyterian Rockhurst Barrington Gloucester, Methodist Gloucester and Stratford, Free Presbyterian Lower Barrington Craven Creek, Congregational Blakefield and Stroud, and Stroud Baptist with pastors named.
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Church of England
Gloucester & Am
Stratford
Kia-Ora
Canon Williamson
Rockhurst
Barrington
Gloucester
J. Glyn Jones
Methodist
Jarrett
Upper Barrington
Mograni Creek
A. Lynn
L Griffin
Free Presbyterian
Lower Barrington
Craven Creek
Shaw
J. A. Webster
Blakefield
Mt George
No general Nazi collapse hinted by Folly on Hess escape
Minister for Information Senator Folly says reports from England show only the outlines of Nazism and do not prove a collapse of the Nazi party. Hess fled Germany in defiance, seeking asylum in the Empire, a desperate act tied to his Nazi beliefs, with hope England would stand for liberty and allied freedom.
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Folly
England
Rudolf Hess
Fall
Nazi Party
Commonwealth
Hess
Germany
Nai
Uos
Tress
Englani
Wes
War loan oversubscribed as final tally tops ninety-two million
The Commonwealth’s eighty five million pound war loan closed oversubscribed with subscriptions including post office totals. Final result announced as 92 125 750 000. Australian air squadrons may head to the Middle East to bolster RAF resistance against Germany. Army draft plans allow one per cent of ASLE units in camp to be sent overseas for reinforcement. Prime Minister Menzies set to arrive in Sydney for a public welcome. Hornsby remains the sole state electorate with 1890 result unknown. Parliament likely to meet next week. An army bread contract inquiry heard a rival firm could obtain details from an Abbed Co employee.
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Commonwealth
Fadden
Middle East
R.A.F
Syria
Army
Spender
ASLE
Chamber of Manufacturers of
New South Wales
Australia
Menzies
Sydney
Woekend
Hornsby
Army Bread Contract
Abbed Co
Met Gloucester Boy in England
Mr B Hooke of Sketho Gloucester writes of a letter from England describing a meeting with ALP boys and Australian soldiers in Colchester on Christmas Eve. He recalls conversations with a soldier named George J Watson who claimed Gloucester ties and that the soldiers had bought cattle.
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B. Hooke
Sktho
Gloucester
England
Colchester
George J. Watson
Australia
Thrill of the Big Top Arrives in Gloucester
Wirths' Circus comes to Lieutentown Denison Street Gloucester on Thursday May 29 for a grand show with 70 plus artists, 48 horses, elephants, a nine elephant troupe, a star act lineup including Flying Covets and Francis Troup, with an 4 to 5 pm animal inspection and admission 1 shilling adults 6 pence children.
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Wirths
Gloucester
Denison
Europe
Australia
Francis Troup
International Clowns
The
Moons
Oviens
Les Trais Majestique
Wittas
Cavanaugh's
Hull Declares Nazi Tyranny Must Be Beaten
Washington May 18 Cordell Hull the Secretary of State told a World Trade Week broadcast that the nation will complete its task of turning back the tide of force to build a safer world. He warned that foreign trade now aids weapons makers and urged supplying Britain to sustain resistance against dictatorship.
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Washington
Deelereu
Wordell-Hull
World Trade Week
Salvage drive calls for monthly waste collection in Gloucester
Gloucester Shire Council urges residents to place salvage parcels on the footpath by 7 am on the first Saturday each month. Materials should be sorted into bundles under three headings to ease later sorting and reduce costs, supporting the national war effort and avoiding imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Council Champers
New South Wales
Gramophone
Couney
Modern Romance War-time Proposals Astonish Britain
London journalist Adrian Grand reports on wartime marriage proposals amid danger and odd timing. A newlywed recalls being asked to marry during a France front line squad car dash to the coast with bombs and bullets nearby. Other women recount proposals in fevered conditions, from colds to seaside rescues, all reflecting rare romance under perilous reverse conditions.
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Adrian Grand
London
France
Jask
Gil
Doris
Bert
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Gloucester Electric Supply Co. Pty. Ltd
Blackleg
Senator Foll
J. J. Thomas
Thomas & Devenish
Hume Street
Northern Motors
Cordell Hull
W. R. Irwin
Cash & Carry
Gloucester Shire Council
See Street & Parish Pty. Ltd
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