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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1943
Page
2
In Central Police Court Sydney Mrs Partington 8M and others mocked the foolishness of people who fall for fortune tellers. The magistrate spoke as Helen Sterno 24 and Elizabeth Sterle 25 were fined 410 each for deceiving American servicemen Lawrence York and Henry Scott Dennison out of 30 and 10 pounds respectively.
D L McDonald F B C A Honours FSM C London of Webster Jack and McDonald Sydney optometrists will visit Gloucester on Saturday October at the Commercial Hotel Haura and may be consulted from 9 am to 5 pm.
The Gloucester Adborate notes mail delays and staff shortages. requests that submissions reach by a one-day lead time before publication. It reports a new ambulance unit in Gloucyster, mentions a Daylight Saving change on October 3, and lists district property auctions at Glanewater on October 5. Also notes AUST newsprint supplies and increased circulation.
At a special committee meeting in Manning River A and W Association it was decided to stage a show at Taree on March 22 and 23 1944. Peter’s Creameries pledged ten memberships worth £100 or to assist the society. their substantial support was gratefully acknowledged. Nearby events mention school activities, torn tennis court issues, and various fundraisers and wartime parish drives. Red Cross parcels for prisoners of war are being packed with a complete Christmas ration and tobacco supplies arranged.
A long list of donors and supporters from Malden Invergordon and surrounding communities backs the Christmas Hamper Appeal. Names include A Maddie Yone G, Mrs Sansom, Miss Verlie Tull, Miss Wessie Shaw, Mr and Mrs Crowther, Dr Mohri Hymecnethy, and many others, with contact details and local organizations cited.
Ju green wax club notes a Saturday with over 90 players and an afternoon features by the Younger Set. Results list several competition and rink games with scores, paired events, and late week results. Gloucester and Taree teams planned for upcoming clashes amid traffic delays.
Government reports say Diack beetles now on the South Coast are wreaking damage to crops, having migrated from the North Coast where they had persisted for 15 years. Tomalogiet Mr. McCarthy notes the beetle invasion and its impact on farming.
Reports state VOC members mostly in Belagwa category refused to transfer to the Militia and demand a manpower review. About 50 VDC men were taken to Sydney for interviews. 20 failed medicals and the rest reportedly faced discharge or transfer pressure. A spokesman said some received Militia call-up notices while others awaited discharge. A heavy rainstorm in Sydney caused broad transport disruption and property damage. Farmers in Clarence River District urge government subsidy to fund dam construction for water conservation and irrigation as part of farm mechanisation efforts.
The Treasurer Mr Wrigley introduced a record budget of £715,000,000 in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Tax receipts amount to £273,000,000 with other receipts £39,000,000, leaving a deficit of £403,000,000 to be met by loans and Treasury bills. War expenditure for 1944-45 is put at £570,000,000, up £3,000,000, with total outlays reaching £745,000,000 and the year ending debt at £731,000,000 plus £20,000,000 in annual interest.
The Director-General of Public Health provides the Gloucester Baby Health Centre activity for the past month. It lists Mothers Visited by Slater, newborns, various infant visits, and attendance at the Centre. Totals include 40 attendances and a daily average of about 10.
Hicks reports a busy fortnightly pig sale with a large pig lot in demand at uneven rates. Buyers included Higgins Spruce and Whatmore among many others, with prices ranging from low shillings to several pounds for fat pigs and sows. calves and stock entries also listed with varied prices.
Tom Hicks reports a well attended cattle sale held Tuesday with a robust market across classes. Sales included eight cows and calves at £10 3s, two whites at £7 15s, four heifers at £4 19s, four wts at £5 13s, one cow and calf at £3 1s, two at £14 1s, one steer at £6 0s, Arthur Lowrey and Bert Lowry among buyers.
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