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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1943
Page
4
Linda Vogt, a 20 year old flautist and former typist, becomes the first woman woodwind player to join the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Her inclusion frees a man for service.
The Laura Hospital held its annual Subscribers meeting in the Mayins Marl or on a Monday in January. Officers were elected for the year, including J. F. Roemfel, chairman, and secretary Cooke. Secretary's report noted twelve ordinary meetings and one special, with attendance fair. overdraft reduction and hospital improvements cited. Receipts and expenditures listed, including hospital ball profits of £427 11s 6d and subscriptions, with a push for more subscriptions.
A local list of men from Jamestown and nearby areas enlisted for military service is being compiled. Names and initials span many residents with efforts to correct omissions, with quotes from RAN, AWAL and local sisters aiding in verification.
Gladstone district lists numerous men who volunteered for service in the present conflict. The roll includes Allison, Hackworth, Appleton, Hughes, Abell, Hocking, Allen, Jolly, Blesing, Knapp, Botting, Lawrie, Bradock, Leesue, Brown, Carpenter, McAllister, Cattle, Creber, Marlin, Crawford, Nelson, Nash, Caulfield, Osman, Duncan, Pearce, Duriel, Evans, Edwards, Holmes, Jayel, Robinson, Flavel, Gate, Immonds, Hale, Smith, Growden, Stewart, Gate, Walkin, Hillard, Wood, Holme, Wilmshurst, Harris, Yates, Hogan, Warnes, Williamson, and others. Several names show rejects noted as Volunteers Rejected.
A Navy report highlights destroyers as the hardest worked ships, guarding vital cargoes and supply lines for long periods at sea. It notes crews can spend months at sea with limited rest, often five days between voyages, while stern views show destroyers speeding through patrols.
A damaged OCR recipe lists ingredients for a fruit cake including currants sultanas cocoanut and spices. Instructions describe mixing and baking for about one hour with eggs and water, but the text is garbled and hard to parse. A personal note references Mrs Leo Fetherstonhaugh and a nonspecific home baking context.
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