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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
1
A compiled list of men and women in or near Jamestown and surrounding locality shows volunteers for military service with many names across RAAF and ALF sections. Readers are urged to supply corrections or missing entries to complete the roster.
An Australian Commonwealth Rationing Commission official says there is no surplus of knitting wool despite woolslip, due to limited domestic woollen production capacity. The notice outlines penalties for false statements, forged coupons, and improper handling of ration documents, urging restraint about troop movements.
R A A News Bulletin urges immediate public response to collect scrap rubber for Allies. Depots are opened nationwide including Blyth Street Girl Guide Thrift Depot to accept or call for scrap rubber. ring C5815. Gas producer permits and occupation changes require reporting to the Liquid Fuel Control Board. Motorists urged to save tyres with slower speeds and pressure checks.
A fragmented ledger tracks annual rainfall figures for Gladstone from 1894 to 1941, listing year values in inches with multiple gaps and anomalies. The data show fluctuations from low near 1 inch in 1938 to highs above 24 inches in several early 20th century years.
A Gladstone district honour roll lists local men offering service for King and Country in the current conflict. The roster includes many residents such as Allison, Holmes, Appleton, Hackworth, Blesing, Hughes, Botting, Hocking, Bradock, Jolly, Brown, Knapp, Lawrie, Builder, Leesue, Bath, Magner, Cottle, Mighall, Maddigan, Crawford, Nelson, Caulfield, Osman, Duffy, Duncan, Pearce, Dunstone, Potter, Durick, Page, Evans, Smith, Flavel, Stewart, Glastonbury, Hale, Stewart, Hobbs, Thomson, Hobbs, Wilkinst, Wood, Harris, Wilmshur, Andrews, Mellen, Growden, Pascoe, Hin, Rice, Kellock, Thomson. The list reflects the community’s wartime contribution.
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