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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1941
Page
3
The guide warns against heavy stocking Lucerne in early growth and against continual grazing. Use rapid, short grazing to down plants, then move stock off before shoots appear. Subdivide paddocks with temporary fences to rotate stock, reducing plant injury and feed waste. Luverne zones may need re sowing every six to eight years without irrigation. use a cart for hay or green feed when possible.
The Gloucester Baby Health Centre reports monthly activity with 8 newborn visits and 68 total attendances including mothers, detailing new enrollees, weights, meals, and advice given. It also presents a public education passage stressing early childhood development and the lasting impact of early care on schooling and behavior.
George Johnston writes from Molong Express on Darwins booming beer scene with three pubs selling cold beer at two pence a bottle. He notes 480000 bottles monthly, huge beer dumps, high freight costs, and profits from gambling dens behind Chinatown. Wealth and wages are high, yet housing is scarce with men living in makeshift shacks in Frog Hollow.
Closing day for the local Golf Club with a 12 hole mixed foursome. Draw at 7 pm at the club house. Trophies from the year will be presented and last year’s holders should bring trophies for presentation to this season’s winners. A good attendance is hoped for.
A WW II wartime diary recounts Miss Myers an ambulance driver with Allied forces captured in France. She endures three weeks solitary confinement in Cherche-Midi, subjected to Gestapo cross examination over espionage charges, then released to return home. The account highlights women prisoners and German officer depictions, with Peters Petain encounter noted.
Road Safety Council of New South Wales reports the year ending June 30 saw 357 casualty crashes due to speed, with 61 killed and 998 injured. Speed remains the top killer, followed by failing to yield, inattentive driving, and improper overtaking, while not yielding the right of way shows increasing harm. Emphasizes courtesy, care, and common sense to prevent avoidable deaths.
The notice lists Muriel Astor products including Face Powder Rouge Lipstick Powder Base and Tone variations. It also catalogs Charme Carressant items in multiple shades and several stock lines such as LOUR NAY THREE FLOWERS CASH MERE BOUQUET CORINNE MAX FACTOR GEMY and other popular cosmetics.
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