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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1941
Page
2
F S M C London honors from Webster Jack and McDonald Sydney Pty Limited Optometrists will attend at the Commercial Hotel Gloucester on Saturday October 18. Consultation hours are from 9 am to 5 pm.
Mr. E A Gresham of Stratford sent six bags of tung oil nuts to Sydney but awaits factory returns. Current grower price is 1/4 per lb of oil. He planted 100 five kernel trees four years ago, now bearing. The Methodist Spring Fair and Flower Show will be Sept 26 at Star Theatre with Mr. J P Abbott opening. London dispatch mocks Hitler and Napoleon over Moscow timing. Timber Workers' Union secretary says 20,000 timber workers nationwide may be exempt from military training due to labour shortages. Diggers Ball in Krambach Sept 17 raises funds for TB. Central Coast beetles threaten early maize. delaying sowing advised. First beetle brood dies late Oct to early Nov. wet seasons may aid survival. Grain harvest remains strong, but labour scarce for picking.
The Cecil B De Mille outdoor epic The Plainsman with Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur screens at the Majestic Theatre this Wednesday The supporting feature is I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now with Dennis O Reece Constance Moore Helen Parish and Lewis Howard Next Friday and Saturday feature films The Mark of Zorro with Tyrone Power Linda Darnell Basil Rathbone Eugene Palette and South of Suez with George Brent Brenda Marshall George Tobias Lee Patrick and Eric Blore Also onion supply news in Newcastle Victoria and New Zealand sources discuss rising rates and upcoming markets plus pig and calf sales and auctions through September with details published.
In the State Government debate, Mr. Fitzgerald urged rapid examination of large estates in Gloucester to locate land suitable for close settlement for returning soldiers. He warned against repeating postwar mistakes, said farms should come stocked, with infrastructure like bridges and roads, and proposed government backing or financial terms to ensure immediate income and avoid reliance on friends for stock.
Private Roger L. Rye writes of a soldiers dog killed by an Arab driven truck. The dog earned respect like a comrade, buried quietly with its identity disc in the grave. A memorial wish remains to hang the medal with battalion colours in memory. Aug. 1, 1941.
CAIRO September 12 A nine month old terrier mascot of the Australian forces named Bobby of Tobruk was buried with full military honours in Palestine. Picked up during Tobruk fighting he rode in the pocket of a sergeant and accompanied the unit through Libya Greece and into Palestine. Bobby earned praise as the best air raid alarm in the company and stood guard at picket posts refusing passage to anyone except his comrades in uniform. He survived Libyan heat dive bombers and Arab truck danger before his death in Palestine.
At Tuesday council meeting the plan for the triennial shire election was outlined. Voters on the state roll as of 18 April 1941 living at the same address will be eligible to vote, regardless of shire roll status. No postal voting except for illness or distance. booths to be set up across the shire. Preparations delegated to the Clerk and President.
Gloucester district strengthens Jersey pride as twenty breeders join the local Jersey Committee and prepare exhibits for the Gloucester Show. Avon Valley stud, led by J G Wilson, won nine firsts and the male championship at Kempsey with Woodside Ebics Volunteer, plus the Australian Jersey Herd Society Special trophy. A brisk sale market follows, with W Relf Bowman Farm buying four heifers and several locals purchasing bulls and heifers from Avon Valley and other breeders.
A policeman questions a drunken wanderer about his late motion. The wanderer cites plans for a lecture while a kind old woman probes the youth's guardianship as the parents' fight heads to court.
In the Saturday match play handicap semi final Channon beat McRae 4 up. Lynn advances to meet Channon in the final set for 36 holes over the next two Saturdays.
Miss Nance Hawdon was guest of honor at a sherry party at the Great Northern Hotel Newcastle where she was presented a fitted leather travelling case. Corporal Owen Grahame from Gloucester writes home after meeting R A A F men in Canada before returning to England. War Chest Fund letters thank soldiers mothers and wives for parcels and canteen orders. Driver H Wilson and Private Joe Clarke send updates. Mrs Evans transfers from Newcastle to Sydney.
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