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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1940
Page
2
After yesterday’s heavy rain, Gloucester records 54 points with 86 point total since the start of November. From Saturday November 23, all banks in the Commonwealth except Broken Hill will open 4 am to 11.90 am on Saturdays to ease Saturday transactions amid staff enlistments and training.
Sir Frederick Stewart announced he asked the Liquid Fuel Control Board to investigate reports of forged rationing tickets being sold in New South Wales. Tickets reportedly cost threepence in Sydney and carrying counterfeit tickets carries heavy penalties. Professor Shah was noted visiting Gloucester with a claim about a Cammer event near the bcint Hotel next Wednesday.
Local notes report no Country Week cricket carnival this year while farming woes persist. A fishing excursion to Copplacarripa yielded few fish but notable drought impact with dead cattle seen and a station owner selling £200 worth of hides. Beetle plague devastates Lower Macleay crops as corn, cane, and potatoes suffer repeated replanting and damage. Lucerne beds remain largely untapped beyond An.
Acting Deputy Director K W Hamilton announced Post Office will accept parcels up to 11 lb to individual AIF members abroad. Parcels go to destinations provided by military authorities. no perishable foods. Non perishables should be in airtight tins. Christmas cakes require airtight packaging. Australian Comforts Fund will not accept parcels for individuals.
The Commissioner for Railways announces monthly return excursion tickets at a single fare from any NSW station to any other, excluding fully Tourist Areas. First trip to run in November with district date and details in this issue. A new timetable has been in operation since October 20 and readers should check train times before planning travel.
Last night’s RS.L. Volunteer Corps parade was abandoned due to rain. A parade is set for Sunday morning at 10 30 on the Paris street with a strong turnout anticipated.
A sequence of upcoming auctions and sales listing activities by J Enright Tom Hicks W Sparke and others. Cattle will be yarded at Maitland Gloucester and Nowendoc with hundreds of head including Hereford bullocks Jersey cows and store cattle. Horse sale at Maitland with 200 horses. Land and dairy herd sales planned at Gloucester Hume Street Nabiac and Allan McFadyen and Son. Further details to follow.
In the Mediterranean and Middle East a rain battlefield looms as Axis aims include defeating British forces in the Mudate Exat, seizing Egypt, and controlling the Suez Canal while各 Greece, Turkey, and Syrian French resist. Italian destroyers shell British convoy in the Red Sea. one is blown up after 40 minutes of action. London experiences quiet nights amid limited enemy raids. Hitler and Laval linked, with Ribbentrop present as France’s stance shifts amid pressure. Berlin evacuations of 75 special trains for children, signaling RAF raids’ impact. British support for anti-Nazi resistance in occupied Europe grows, while the U.S. Navy signals a need for more Pacific bases as events unfold.
Prime Minister Menzies warned during a war drive that danger remains real despite prosperity. He urged Australians to face truth and maximize their efforts, arguing Britain’s fate and Australia’s freedom depend on collective sacrifice and readiness for sudden shifts in fortune.
A breeder from Militar Stud Ba tington selects Jersey females Waterdale Delicious Wonder Rlley dale Wonder's Gold e and Hua Brook Velocity Woodside Golden Girlayy to build a strong herd. Mr Stevenson aligns with the Jersey Herd Society after joining months ago, signaling sound judgment as regulation looms.
For sale two broken-ty draught gldings combined lot with details on their condition and inspection possible at Newholme Gloucester. Applications to Miss A M Green at 18 Unwin Road Waitara stating millers and rail particulars.
School notes report that the Department of Education will not allow a fourth year at the school next year. Students seeking the Leaving Certificate must move to a High School. A Saturday sport event aims to raise funds for the local Red Cross. Market Day by the Ladies' Auxiliary for ATW Comforts will be at the Lepot on October 1. Gifts to B C McLegl, Hon. Sec., are welcome.
The Gloucester Chamber of Commerce announces the annual post primary class allocations for next year. Parents not listed who wish their child to attend these classes should contact the head master of Gloucester School of Arts upstairs on Monday night October 28 at 8 o clock. Inspector Harrison has inspected all schools in this part. H Gray secretary.
The Poppy Day symbol unites the Empire as a badge of courage and sacrifice. It honors Dunkirk and Empire Unity, tying past and present wars to today’s fronts. Wear a poppy on Remembrance Day to support those who served and those currently serving.
W Johnston uses E Barrett plumber of Taree for sewerage work as per a October 25 1940 government gazette notice proposing closing parts of public reserved t oad sections within parish Booloombaut County Gloucester Shire Stroud. Objections to Lands Minister within one month of gazette publication.
Cattle comprising bullocks steers cows and young stock to be offered unreservedly Tuesday next October 29 by auctioneer ENRIGHT for C J Capel Barrapa Gordon Mitchell Crooble M O Donnell Delangra and others at Maitland Yards Station Bred stock consigned for sale to a large cattle auction event.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and places with broken sequence and unclear actions. It hints at a society or fraternal group event or notice lacking coherent details. No clear dates, locations, or outcomes are readable.
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