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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1941
Page
1
Garner's Gash Store invites shoppers to a spring opening featuring frocks dress goods and millinery. Phone number and box address appear in the promotion highlighting fashionable selections and convenient downtown location.
The Gloucester dairy co operative held its annual meeting to review results, discuss the storage shed issue, test slips, and insurance for cream carting. Directors defended allocations, and plans to improve testing and branding were debated amid concerns about marketing butter and tax.
Fragmentary OCR summary mentions borers, rentals, and addresses in Sydney with names like Owen Ron and Joan Agonis Street Parish Pty Ltd. The text appears to be a damaged classified notice or advert with unclear terms and parties.
FAST, COOL, CLEAN, ACCURATE FIVE YEARS FREE SERVICE AND TWO YEARS EASY TERM. SEE THEM DEMONSTRATED AT.
The Directors report profits of 988156 pounds after deferred pay and a statutory reserve, with 131746 pounds 7 shillings 8 pence paid to suppliers this year and a proposed 4 percent dividend. Production reached 2,278,381 pounds of butter, about 2018 tons, and total payments to suppliers rose to 631182 pounds. The year saw 12 ordinary and 1 special directors meetings, with Mr Farley joining the board on June 8 1941 to replace Mr Reichert.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports Sydney pig market results with backfatters selling to 145 per head, baconers firm, porkers irregular and easier. Extra prime and heavy backfatters ranged 105 to 145, haconers 70 to 80, weights 120 to 160 pounds at 61 to 70, 100 to 120 pounds 51 to 61, and younger porkers 28 to 45 shillings per head.
Instructions allow free mailing of letters and postcards to prisoners of war of any nationality interned by enemy or neutral countries. Letters restricted to one sheet, no registered post, and must reference only essential matters. Address labeling and Red Cross handling detailed for proper delivery.
The readable lines list a highway reference and initials with names, acknowledge a prisoner of war or internment country, and mention care of the Red Cross Bureau in Melbourne. It closes with a prompt to display a badge in a tie window and pay hospital contribution.
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