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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Oct 28, 1941

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Gloucester War Chest Fund annual meeting notes officers elected

The Gloucester District Patriotic and War Chest Fund held its annual meeting at Shire Hall on Friday night. The report praised district support, outlined distribution of canteen orders and Christmas hampers, noted 170 overseas servicemen from about 230 enlistments, and announced the retirement of the committee with a fourteen-member slate to be elected for the coming year.

Gloucester Patriotic and War Chest Fund Shire Hall P. H. Deards M. Newton McIntyre Grahame Messrs. Woodward Highfield Sheldon Hicks Graham Stratford H. &. Bignell D. C. Rye A. E. Smith A. Collins C. Falconer J. H. Farley W. Easton Wal. Adams Herb. Blanch T. Charlton H. McNaughton P. le Quesne Neville R. S. Wilson L. Rye Messrs. E. Weekes W. W. Hawdon L .Farley Gloucester and District Strer Gloucester Cope Australian Comforts Fund Gloucester War Cheat Fund Lord Mayor's Fund Salvation Army Y.M.C.A Women's All Services King George Fund Greek Fund Red Cross Society Ladies’ Auxiliary Irs Arrowsmith Germany Max Kennedy War Chest Committee S. Eagleton Turner New South Wales Returned Soldiers 'League Mesers Db. c. Rye E. Weekes A. J Woodward W. Highfield Folth

Gloucester War Chest balance sheet and committee results

The Gloucester District Patriotic and War Chest audited balance sheet shows cash at Commercial Banking Co of Sydney Gloucester and War Savings Certificates held in trust, verified by Auditor R S Wilson. The assembly elected new committee members to replace retiring ones and thanked auditors collectors and officers for their service, noting public access to funds forthcoming.

Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney Ltd Gloucester Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney Limited R. S. Wilson Auritof Oet St. Biessra J. Wy. Hawidon Ehmp Hill Messrs J i Hawdon J. H. Wao Rye D. C. Rye Sheldon le Quesne L. Farley Smith Arrosmith Carrie

Waste Paper Payment Deal Between Councils and Company

The Minister in Control of Salvage Mr Heffron announced an agreement with Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd to pay municipal and shire councils four pounds per ton for waste paper at country sidings, with freight paid to the city factory. Councils will distribute funds to patriotic organisations. Previously salvage went to the Controller of Salvage who sold it and allocated proceeds to local councils.

Heffron Australian Paper Manufacturers, Ltd

Narromine Sets State War Loan Record At Rally

Narromine residents raised £70,000 for patriotic purposes in eighteen months, a claimed state record. At a Saturday night open air rally, 69 residents subscribed £8,790 in under an hour.

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Garner’s Garner's Yates Krempin Berger’s Paints Garner P.O Gloucester District Patriotic and War Chest Fund P. FB. Deards Pease Hollingsworth Webeck Lord Mayor's A.S K.G Patriotic and War, Chest Fund Wilson A.A A.fvcla Tom Hicks Queen Street Edward G. Robinson III Reuters Edna Best Eddie Albert Gene Lockhart Kelly Eugene Pallette Marvin Stephens Rita Quigiey Mary Healey Judy Canova Allan Mowbray Ruth Donnelly Billy Gilbert Spencer Tracy Technicolor
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