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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 09, 1943
Page
2
Optometrists and Opticians Jucke McDonald of Sydney Pty Limited announce a visit to Gloucester zaterdag December 1 at the Commercial Hotel. Consultation hours run from 9 am to 5 pm.
Owing to mail losses and scarce postage all copy must reach by Monday or Thursday mid day before publication. Loan funds targets and Gloucester totals update as 20 million pounds needed, £15,860 raised from 158 subscribers of £24,000 quota. Rain began last Sunday and continued. sleepers inspection planned for November 16 at Gloucester main station. Garden fete at Setbuy raises £12 for Far West Children's Homes. large attendance and car traffic observed.
An instructor from the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association plans free lessons nationwide for adults and children. Mr. A Poole will be in Gloucester on 20 November and 1 December teaching free instruction from 1 12:30pm and 2:30pm to 5pm daily. Applicants must attend baths during those times. War Chest Fund news notes a charity tennis afternoon netting £1 2s. Winners were Mrs. Dombkins and Mr. Berry. A dance raised £6 2s for the War Chest Canteen. Closing down reports say Taree Netting Centre completed about 4000 nets and closes with praise for staff.
Personal notices from Gloucester recount Mrs Hannah Stanbury’s death at San Souci on November 2 at advanced age. Engagements announced include Bignallie Roy Taylor and Joan Winifred O’Shea of Copeland and Kingsford respectively. RAAF and RAF personnel posted to Australia as instructors are named along with a Returned Soldiers’ League reception led by Tom Hicks and Councillor Laurie. Several veterans return from battle stations, with details of service in New Guinea and Port Moresby.
The Rajiwity Department’s move to abolish tie concession on nifin stock and other measures shocks the stock industry amid coal shortages and strikes. The rule threatens rationing, possible meat supply disruptions, and broader impacts on wool and sheep industries across northern states, with representations already seeking waivers.
NRMA warns of adding sulphur to charcoal in gas producer units. Chief engineer Mr Pividers calls this extraordinary ignorance. Sulphur dioxide forms sulfuric acid with water, corroding cylinders and valves. It causes carbon deposits, abrasive wear, clinker formation, and blocked gas passages, increasing burnout risk.
Obituary notices John McInnes of Taree who died at his home on Wynter Street aged BL years. Born at Barrington he lived there until retirement from farming. Married to Isabel Risley, devout Presbyterian, remembered for sharp memory and engaging conversations. Funeral Friday at Dawson cemetery with Rev Horman officiating.
Mr J P Abbott MHR urged Parliament that the Allied Works Council and Army manpower reductions have crippled small country engineering shops and hindered repairs to agricultural gear. He argued Australia must match American inventiveness, proposing government action to obtain or manufacture labour saving farm machinery to boost primary production.
A wartime reminiscence contrasts Britain’s past patience during air raids with present German propaganda tactics. The speaker recalls August attacks on the south coast London and other cities and notes a shift as German broadcasts aim to imitate British resilience.
A Dungog Chronicle piece reflects on four years of war and the impact on returning soldiers and their families. It follows a fictional Australian veteran, Tom, from enlistment in 39 through Greece Crete and New Guinea, noting marriage strain and the challenge of reintegration after war. The article argues for security and opportunities to resume life where left off, with emphasis on civilian readjustment.
The Country Party withdrew from a meeting of anti-Labor factions aiming to form a new party. Delegates cited adherence to the party constitution and the conference decision, emphasizing continued unity while remaining a separate entity despite calls for coalition.
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