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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1942
Page
4
Forbes stock inspector Mr. T. R. Jones urged landholders to shift from sheep to cattle for a rest period. He said land had been exhausted and grasses needed seed, noting cattle properties look healthier. With high cattle prices and wartime demand, the move could boost returns and aid the war effort.
Tomato yields may rise with many allotment plantings but only if disease control is practiced. Spotted wilt, spread by thrips, devastates crops especially near coasts. a tartar emetic spray proved about 70 percent effective and should be applied weekly from 1 inch high. Mix stock solution with tartar emetic sugar and water, then dilute to 32 ounces for use, applying as a fine mist and preparing fresh dilutions each time.
An reminiscence recalls Trinkey Station's 1875 kangaroo drive that yarded 7000 roos, with double that number escaping before yarding. The pine log yard stood 18 feet high with a deep pit at the gateway. Wild cattle, dingoes and emus joined the drive, roos packed behind the yard, and two old scrub bulls breached the fence. A second drive yarded about 5000 more roos, making it an unmatched local spectacle.
London correspondent reports on bright floodlit surgical tools used by Army surgeons in the Middle East. Transparent plastic, heat resistant and unbreakable, these instruments illuminate wounds under trees or shelters, enabling precise operations without theatre lighting. They cost about £12 per set, include 30 shapes, and are now widely adopted by fighting service surgeons.
Coastal maize growers face beetle damage on early sowing, says Mr T McCarthy chief entomologist Department of Agriculture. Early cultivation helps reduce attack but offers no guarantees. delaying sowing may lessen injury. Vegetable crops also at risk. prepare ground promptly to keep beetle numbers down.
The Canadian Ministry of Finance says sacrifices are needed to fund rising war expenditures. It warns the war will be won by collective home-front sacrifices, not by disputing shares of national income among labor, agriculture, employers, and employees.
National Service Officer Mr. Fleming Kempsey announced new National Security Man Power Regulations aimed at redirecting labour from low to high priority work. Employers may advertise only with prior National Service Office permission, except on farms ships wharfs and certain casual or urgent work. Identity cards must be shown when applying through a National Service Office, with local Folie Officer acting as agent.
At Taree Police Court on Monday, fines of £5 plus costs were imposed on several individuals for failing to lodge income returns. The list includes Bran Ivens, Michael C Yarad, Thomas Gallagher Jr executor of estates, and Wiliam Langley Public Officer for Langley Vale Oranges Ltd. Langley Vale had two prior convictions. Additional penalties arose for failing to supply information to the Taxation Department and for not delivering a petition related to Regent Theatre Forster Pty Ltd where Langley acted as agent.
Manpower officials will visit every factory and workshop in the state in weeks ahead to recruit men for the Army or essential war work. All military age groups will be reviewed and previous exemptions reconsidered. Married men up to 45 may join rearward formations to free younger troops, while married men over 40 join ancillary units. Men 35 to 40 may be required for fast tasks, with 45 as a final call-on age to avoid conflicts with Allied Works Council.
Commonwealth relief programs for those directly harmed by war or made unemployed or injured by enemy action or wartime duties were announced on Wednesday.
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