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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1941
Page
4
The article argues prenatal care and mothercraft education reduce infant mortality. It cites New South Wales death rates dropping from 78.4 to 39.4 per 1000 births since 1913 and notes about 4,500 infant deaths yearly in Australia, with over 3,000 in the first month. It emphasizes prenatal supervision and postnatal care as key preventive factors.
A French sailor who joined De Gaulle’s forces recounts a vast wrecked convoy zone from Cape Bon to Sfax. He notes 40 to 50 ships sunk or abandoned in shallow water, with tanks engines and guns scattered on the sea floor and multiple Italian freighters and destroyers sunk or damaged near Kuria and Sfax.
The Commonwealth Government calls the welfare of Australian prisoners of war a vital concern. Reports of clothing shortages prompted immediate Red Cross action to issue battle dress and greatcoats, with ample stocks now held for future needs. Additional supplies of underclothing boots socks and pajamas will be sent via the quickest route, supplementing the weekly Australian Red Cross parcel service.
An agriculture department guide endorses a residue safe control program for cabbage moths using lead arsenate and derris dusts. It advises seedbed and post transplant dusting, with six week halt before harvest, early season use of lead arsenate then derris, coastal areas may rely on derris year round, and strict cleanup of old beds to prevent rebound outbreaks. Early, lightweight treatments are cheaper and more effective than late costly efforts.
A rough soldier known as a Digger expresses deep gratitude for kindness shown aboard the hospital ship Orangee. He notes he is not fond of prayer but offers a heartfelt blessing for the crew, hoping God guards them and blesses their mission as he wishes them good health and luck until the end. He asks to be looked up and signs off with reverence and friendship.
Church of England schedules include Gloucester Stratford Waukivory and midweek services. Presbyterian Rockhurst Barrington Hall Gloucester and combined Gloucester Methodist service led by Rev. D Glyn Jones. Free Presbyterian Low er Barrington Craven Creek with Rev J A Webster. Congregational Blakefields Mt George led by Pastor B Martins. Stroud Baptist Stratford Craven Stroud with Pastor E A Walsham.
Federal Labor Minister Mr Holt announced a revised rural exemptions list to ease labor shortages. Farm hands age limit drops to 21, leading hands and permanent farmhands gain exemptions at over 25 and over 30 respectively. Exemption applies to those called up for universal training. Manpower Priorities Board will work with state governments.
The Acting Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs outlined overseas Christmas mail guidelines. Post by early October to UK private recipients and by early November to defense force members abroad. Parcels must be carefully packed with full customs declarations and weight limits, butter and matches prohibited, and gift food to the UK capped at 1 lb per item and 5 lb gross per parcel.
Park cattle descendants of Siggitic white beasts are arranged to set new milking records. Sir Claude Alexander of Faygate Sussex owns cattle yielding an average 8060 lb with 4.50 fat. a 11,724.1 lb heifer ranked fifth best in West Sussex Milk Recording Society books. Major Guernsey’s herd of 150, with ten achieving the Ministry three year certificate for 24,000 lb yield, has averaged 7859 lb of milk annually over 15 years and all pass tuberculosis tests.
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