ANZAC DAY OBSERVANCE AT GLADSTONE
The 26th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing was observed at Gladstone with a large crowd. Speakers included Capt. Duncan-Hughes and Rev. Evans, praising Anzacs and urging unity and conscription, followed by a procession to Tresylva Park and wreaths at the Memorial Tablet.
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Evans
Drake
Nelson
Jellicoe
Birdwood
Kitchener
Allenby
Gideon
King
Lord Halifax
Menzies
Fadden
Spender
Christ
Duncan-Hughes
M.H.R
Gladstone
Malay States
Duncan- Hughes
Wren
Great Britain
Tresylva Park
Edson
R.8.l
O'Neill
M. Lines
V.S.D
Carvasso
ANZAC SERVICE AT JAMES TOWN REMEMBERS VALOUR
On Sunday April 20 Jamestown and surrounding towns held an Angae Service in memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice and those who performed deeds of valour at Gallipoli 26 years ago. A parade formed in the Square at 4.80 pm with Returned Soldiers Rifle Club members U S D Boy Scouts and Cubs. Wreaths were laid at the monument in memory of the late Trooper Goodes by Major W J Burford.
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Gladstone Institute
Gallipoli
New Zealand
Gladstone
R.S.A
J. Francis
C. Edson
R.S.L
St. John Ambulance
V.5
Jamestown
Gallinolj
Rifle Club
U.S.D
Goodes
W. J. Burford
Visit of Lady Muriel Barclay-Harvey to Jamestown Red Cross
The Jamestown Red Cross Circle hosts Lady Muriel Barclay-Harvey official visit on Friday May 2 at the Institute. Mayor Daly and Jamestown Circle president Mrs Orchard greet her. programme includes a guard of honour, national anthem, circle reports, work displays, and speeches by Lady Muriel and Mrs Stow.
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Muriel Barclay-Harvey
Jamestown Red Cross Circle
Red Cross Society of
L.A
Red Cross
Jamestown
Institute
Muriel
B. T. Daly
Jamestown Circle
Belalie North Circle
D.C
V.S.D
J. Junior Red Cross
Lady Muriel
Stow
Jamestown Football Club withdraws from Northern Areas for 1941
At a Jamestown Football Club committee meeting on Tuesday night the prospects of fielding a team for the 1941 season were discussed. Secretary H. Jackson reported very few players at practices and many young men in military service. The club voted unanimously to withdraw from the Northern Areas Association for 1941.
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Jamestown Football Club
H. Jackson
Northern Areas Association
North Western Agricultural Society Holds Annual Meeting
The North Western Agricultural Society met March 21 in the Institute supper room with Mr E F Smart presiding. Officers and committee were elected, reports adopted, and plans set to apply to the Northern Agricultural Show Societies Association for a September show date. An Anzac commemoration service followed at Memorial Park with addresses and music, raising £14 10s for the Distressed Soldiers Fund.
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The
North- Western Agricultural Society, Inc
Institute
E. F. Smart
G. W. H. Gale
Mgr. Smart
P. J. Lites
Senator MacLeay
Robert D. Nicholls
Agricultural
Blesing
McEwin
J. M. Beerworth
T. J. Pridham
Messrs
E. E. Lang
W. Welch
Jas. Forgan
H. J. Frith
Northern Agricultural Show Societies’ Association
Clare
W. Setterfield
Salvation Army
Gibson
Presbyterian
Oyster
White
Harper
St. John 15Th
Australia approves major national child endowment measure
The Commonwealth passes a five shilling per week child endowment for all children under sixteen, funded by payroll tax and general revenue. Eligible 1,000,000 children across about 500,000 families. first child excluded. Ends disparity with wartime needs and ties to wages system.
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Australia
Commonwealth Arbitration Court
New Zealand
Commonwealth
Gloucester Bridge to be Rebuilt by Highways Department
It is learned that Gloucester Bridge, washed away in the January 24 flood, will be rebuilt by the Highways Department. The reconstruction date is uncertain due to competing demands on resources and staff.
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Gloucester Bridge
Highways Department
World’s Record Dive by Allison Engine Bell Airacobra
Lt. A. C. McDonough U S Navy Reserve piloted a Bell Airacobra P 39 with an Allison engine in a routine Army test at Buffalo reaching 620 miles as part of a dive. The aircraft carried aerial cannon and multiple machine guns and achieved 909 feet per second.
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Allison Aero Engine
A. C. McDonough
U.S. Naval Reserve
Buffalo
Allison
General Motors Corporation
Bell Airacobra
Curtin Applauds Holt in Pay Roll Tax Finance Measure
The report notes Labour's acceptance of the government's payroll tax as the best financing method. Mr Curtin praises Holt for his labour on the measure and says it will secure him a notable place in the annals of his generation.
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Curtin
Holt
Paper From Straw in Wartime Britain Sees Straw Substitutes Adopted
The agri cultural press notes a 65 shillings per ton price for eastern straw and 70 shillings elsewhere as UK paper makers shift from esparto glass due to wartime transport limits. Germany already used straw with wood pulp blends, producing decent tissue paper and boards at about 30 shillings per ton.
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United Kingdom
Africa
National Farmers' Union
England
Charles McCann
London
Germany
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