Personal news from Gloucester and district
Mr Arch White underwent an operation at Nanraweema during the week end and is progressing satisfactorily toward recovery. Nurse Lilian Spring is holidaying with Sergeant and Mrs W P Hughes. Dink formerly injured from a fall is nursing a side injury. Miss N Cowan holidaying with her sister Mrs M Newton. Mr Herb Wellara Town Clerk at Ashfield holidaying at Gloucester. Mrs E P Holland and her two daughters moved to Sydney near her husband at Randwick Military Hospital. Visitors Shi and Eugene Lotst, Copeland residents, were in Gloucester and commented on the town’s growth and main street changes.
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Arch White
Nanraweema
Lilian Spring
W. P. Hughes
AULN
Bruce Wilson
Gt My
J. G. Wilson
Dink
N. Cowan
M. Newton
Chirch
Gloucester
Herb
Wellara
Ashfield
E. P. Holland
Sydney
Randwick Military Hospital
Holland
Judes
Messrs
Shi
Eugene Lotst
Copeland
Eugene
Churchill Warns of Early Invasion Threat
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned Britons in a world wide broadcast to expect an early invasion by Germany. He argued daylight air superiority is crucial and likened current events to Armada and Boulogne eras, urging every man and woman to prepare for duty with resolve.
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London
Winston Churchill
England
Germany
Channel
Drake
Nelson
Napoleon
Boulogne
Mersea Candidate M Shand Opens Armidale Campaign
Mr M Shand, Mersea County party candidate for New England, visited Barrington and Gloucester to announce his campaign launch at Armidale. He urged unity in war effort, stronger farmer representation, closer state Commonwealth cooperation, and national production boosts to aid Britain and the war, stressing no delay in election and a need for economic and tax adjustments to sustain industry.
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M. Shand
Mersea
Country Party
New Kingland
Barrington
Gloucester
Armidale
Australia
Commonwealth
New England
Europe
Britain
British Isles
Commercial Homebush Stock Sales Sydney Report
Winchcombe Carson Ltd notes 1600 cattle yarded with prices steady to firm across classes. Dealers to H4 steers to 47 heifers to 44 buflocks to 42 and cows to 41 per 100 lb. Pigs dearer with backfatters up 20 percent from Tuesday and baconers firm. Rabbit skins dearer amid 39 tons offered. prices generally down about 1d per lb with varied levels across pelts, does and damaged lots.
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Homebush
Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Sydney Auetons
Porkers
Winchcombe
Carson Lita
Ind
Fiseks
Australians urged to expand dairy industry and silos plan
A wartime speech urges Australia to boost dairy output including butter cheese pork bacon and eggs and to build large silo storage with Commonwealth state cooperation and migrant planning. The speaker condemns failed ministerial access and warns Europe’s fate under Nazis while stressing national unity and postwar prosperity. The piece also covers preferences and Graziers Association politics and vows whoever wins will be decided by the people.
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Australa
Commonwealth
New South Wales
Australia
Europe
Britain
Britannia
Craven Creek Fund Night Aids Gloucester Red Cross
At Craven Creek on Slat August villagers held a barn event at Mr. K. Shultz's barn. Proceeds totaled £6 13s for the Gloucester Red Cross with Miss Cameron outlining the work. A Jersey heifer donated by Mrs. Bartlett raised £27 14s for an A.L.F. boy. Alan Nash won a Duchess Set raising £1 3s donated by Miss H. Schultz. Madge Bridge contributed £1 10s 3d. Supper and music by local providers complemented the evening.
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K. Shultz
Craven Creek
Gloucester Red Cross
Miss Cameron
Red Cross
Bartlett
A.lf
A. Bartlett
Alan Nash
H. Schultz
Madge Bridge
McKinnon
A McInnes
At Homebush stock sales report cattle yarded
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd report at Homebush today 1592 cattle yarded with few medium weights or heavies. Values unchanged with bullocks £20, cows £12/16, vealers £12.
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Omebush
Sydney
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd
Homebush
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W. R. Irwin
Saxby’s
Saxby's
MR. Churchill
D. M. Shand
New Spring
F. E. Jones
Church Street
Graaiers' Association
Shand
V. C. ‘Thompson
Thompson
Graziers’ Association of
Graziers ‘Association
Graziers' Association
Riptide
Hibiscus
Hilo
Hawaii
Berlei
Panama
Demity
Georgette
Cameric
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