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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1942
Page
1
A Jamestown area notice seeks help from relatives to complete a list of men enlisted for service with the RAN ALF and RAAF. The roll includes numerous names and initials with many volunteers and several rejections noted, inviting corrections and additions from families.
A cautious public warning notes that listening devices can capture conversations from afar. It cautions against gossip about troop movements and sensitive information as a careless word may cost lives. The piece emphasizes vigilance in security matters and the risks of casual chatter.
Jamestown officials report on bereavements of J. J. Haskard Mrs. M A Stanton and D Davies. A weighbridge site is chosen near the Gloucester bridge approach after rail inquiries. Memorial Park cleanup is ordered as men are freed from urgent work, and street and lighting concerns plus dog control and pennant placement spark council debate.
The L A Hardwoods Sawmill has bought many logs from Jamestown farmers whose trees reached maturity. A Belalle landowner recently sold 55 tons of sawn logs, earning a good price and providing fire wood and posts for years. The piece urges landowners to plant replacements, noting this is a favorable year for planting young trees.
A compressed rainfall record for Gladstone lists yearly figures from 1896 to 1948 with monthly and annual values. The data span multiple decades, highlighting varying precipitation levels and notable gaps or misreadable entries for certain years and months.
The Gladstone District lists men who offered service for King and Country in the current conflict. Names include Allison, Appleton, Hughes, Jolly, Knapp, Magner, Os man, Stewart, Crowden, and many others, with several volunteers later rejected.
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