Farewell social and presentations at Majestic Theatre
Police Court notes cover a farewell social at the Majestic Theatre tonight for ALF and F.A.A.F. men, a farewell for Joe Moore and Walter Bagley, plus a Gloucester court session where J W Brown, Police Magistrate, disposed of the docket in minutes and a Small Debts Court case proceeded with minor fines.
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Majestic Theatre
ALF
F.A.A.F
Joe Moore
A.F
Walter Bagley
R.A.A.F
Barrington Hall
J. W. Brown
John EF
Middlebrook
Gloucester
BE. EF. Weekes
O'Bryan
W. W. Hawdon
Optometrist Visit to Gloucester Hotel Event
Optometrist Dr. IT McDonald of Webster Jack and McDonald will consult at the Commercial Hotel Gloucester on Saturday October 18. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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IT. McDonald
F.B.C
P.S.M.D
London
Webster, Jack & McDonald
Sydney
Commercial Hotel
Gloucester
Trains Set for Iran Aid From Australia
Prime Minister Curtin announced Cabinet approval to send Australian standard gauge locomotives and wagons to support British and Russian forces in Iran. He stressed Australia’s shipping limits and urged industry to rapidly supply rail equipment, with Beasley’s Supply Ministry handling the arrangements and dispatching the first stock soon.
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Iran
Curtin
Australia
Mr. Curtin
New South Wales
Commonwealth Railways
Australan
Beasley
War Chest Fund Draws Large Gloucester Attendance
Gloucester District Patriotic and War Chest Fund sets Friday 24 October for its annual general meeting at Bhire Hall at p.m. The secretary reports total receipts to date as £2018/18/3 with numerous small contributions from locals including Mrs Hollingsworth Mrs Webeck Horse Competition Mr Parish Mr Laurie Picture Competition Land Competition and several auxiliaries.
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Gloucester District Patriotic and War Chest Fund
Bhire Hall
At & P.m
E. Hyem
W. W. Hawdon
Relf
Pitlochry
H. Muddle
Ward's River
Geof. Pike
R. L. Hughes
Sale
A. Parish
K. Sansom
King George Fund
H. McLeod
Gloucester Namesake Towns Link Across Empires
A British Broadcasting Corporation overseas service feature explores Gloucester England as an ancient, storied city. It traces its origins Caerglovi and Glœvum Castra, notes pronunciation shifts to Gloster, and highlights historical events from Domesday to coronations. The piece also mentions figures tied to Gloucester including W B E Henley.
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Gloucester
Glou Cester
Mingland
British Broadcasting Corporilion
B.A
England
Empire
United States
Caerglovi
Glevum Castra
Casaru
Gleancester
Gloster
Uique
Cirencester
Sissiter
Stiffkey
Edward the Confessor
William the Conqueror
Henry VII
St. Peter
Charles I
W. BE. Henley
the Henley
Freeland
Younger Set Ball at Krambach in aid of War Comforts Fund
The Younger Set hosted a ball on Monday 29 September at the Krambach School of Arts to raise funds for the War Comforts Fund. Young organizers handled all tasks from planning to serving supper, with a red white and blue theme and a large Union Jack on stage. Visitors came from Wingham Gloucester Taree and other towns. The event featured dancing, spot prizes, and live music, and yielded about £35 for the fund.
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Krambach
School of Arts
Kambach
Don Bidner
Messrs
D. Paterson
C. Kiew
J. Hile
G. Bradney
FE. Bidner
G. Paterson
A. Hockey
Gloomchasers
T. Wright
G. Hockey
M’'s.Co
Wingham
Gloucester
Taree
Wootton
Ebullahdelah
Coolongolook
Nabiac
War Comforts Fund
Bad Time for Bookies in Sunday Sun Crisis
The Sunday Sun reports a chaotic warning as hundreds of rounds of ammunition are supplied to punters with orders to shoot at sight, signaling an escalating break in public safety and urging calm.
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Sunday Sun
Fat Regimental Cook Teases Thin Tommy on Famine Claim
The exchange shows a fat regimental cook taunting an almost starving Tommy. Tommy retorts that the cook would tell others who caused the famine, implying blame rests with the cook or leadership. The banter underlines humor about hunger and authority.
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Tommy
Fighter pilot bales out during film crash scene
A Daily Telegraph correspondent reports an aviation enthusiast in the audience of a film performance became so absorbed by a simulated aircraft crash that he leapt from his seat and jumped into the stalls. The stunt caused surprise and a brief disruption in the theater.
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Hitler
Daily Telegraph
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Anderson
A. J. Cavanough
Aon
Hazelwood
O.S
A.hazelwood
Gloucester Hotel
F. M. Smith
Roma Private Hospital
Matron McCarthy
Alwava
The
Gloucester Actorate
War Chest Fund
Younger
Yan
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