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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1942
Page
1
A local appeal in Jamestown and nearby areas calls for residents and those with homes in the locality to volunteer for military service with 2 percent groups ALF and RAAF. A long list of names follows. volunteers or corrections to omissions are requested from friends and relatives. A separate section notes volunteers rejected.
Jamestown mayor and council discuss Gloucester bridge opening, inspection of Callowie road bridge, and finance barriers. Red Cross trading tables approved, tank maintenance urged, football and basketball shows permitted, and street light upkeep debated amid tea ration concerns and public works repairs.
The record lists rainfall figures for Gladstone era months from 1893 to 1942 with scattered values and notes. It also lists men from the Gladstone District who offered their services for King and Country, followed by a long roster of volunteers rejected and names of individuals.
District Council of Gladstone presents receipts and payments for 1941 42 including assessments 26925 pounds outstanding rates 407 pounds 7 shillings 2 pence and 1682 pounds 16 shillings 3 pence from general rates 15 pence in the pound plus 14 pence in the pound from special rates on 9559 pounds 0 0 0. Revenue items cover rates licences public works health services cemeteries and grants 2872 pounds 18 shillings 1 pence. Payments detail ordinary services debt services road maintenance health hospitals street lighting and other council services with cash in hand and bank overdraft 452 pounds 12 shillings 8 pence. Liabilities include loans outstanding 450 pounds 19 shillings 10 pence and sundry creditors 16 pounds 14 shillings 10 pence.
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