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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1940
Page
1
The passage urges readers to buy only advertised goods, arguing that reputable brands meet a definite standard and offer reliable value. It frames advertising as a guarantee of quality and ethics, urging local paper support for advertisers.
The Advocate asserts each issue is read by 3000 people and is the sole guaranteed avenue for placing goods and services before Gloucester District residents, noting only a tiny fraction of buyers can be reached by alternative methods.
The Gloucester and District Patriotic and War Chest Fund held its first annual meeting at the School of Arts with about 25 attendees. The President, Dr P H Deards, presented the annual report detailing fundraising efforts including the Bullock Drive which raised £581 and a district wide Patriotic Ball raising about £159, plus extensive support from a newly formed Ladies Auxiliary distributing thousands of skeins of wool and sending weekly comforts to troops overseas. The meeting approved electing a fourteen person committee for the coming year and noted ongoing efforts with English Child Evacuees and a planned Renaturation Fund backed by £200 seed.
Auditor R S Wilson verifies the Gloucester District Patriotic and War Chest Fund statements for ten months ended September 1940. The document lists receipts from auxiliary sales, fund-raising events, war savings certificates, and disbursements for comforts, printing, and wartime causes. It notes assets including wool goods, stamps, and bank balances, with certification of accuracy and sign-off date in 1940.
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