12 May 1944
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Newspaper
Wodonga And Towong Sentinel
Location
Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 12, 1944
Page
1
The article surveys Britain and allied nations wartime feats including aircraft production, naval strength, and volunteer mobilization. It notes public funds backing industry, air force output in Australia, RNZN service, and Royal Air Force activity in the UK. It cites overseas committees, manpower totals, repairs, and war costs, with figures on aircraft, ships, and prisoner of war counts.
A detailed description of Lucinda, a baby doll valued at £85 with an elaborate handmade wardrobe and travelling innovation trunk, is being raffled in aid of the Hed Cros Prisoner of War fund. The doll travels statewide for viewing, featuring intricate embroidery, lace, and accessories from India and France, including outfits from christening to travelwear.
The National Gallery concert series featured pianists and violinists from Vienna and London. Despite bomb threats, performances continued with voluntary help, audiences left standing in foyer buffets, and artists like Rita Hope and Gertrude Healy contributing to wartime morale and Red Cross fundraisers.
A large majority at the Bush Fire Brigades Association central district council opposed amalgamating with the Country Fire Brigades Board. Two resolutions from Stuart Mill and Great Western urged rejection, to be sent to the April 28 annual meeting and then to Premier Dunstan.
The Royal Australian Air Force seeks both skilled and unskilled men urgent for equipment duties and general service. Workers from 16 to 50 are needed for packing and despatch of stores and for roles such as clerks cooks drivers and motor-boat crews. Recruiting committees in centres will supply full duties and service details.
Amid ongoing air offensives the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Forces seeks volunteers. Centers or local Royal Australian Air Force Recruiting Committees will provide full particulars and enlist women volunteers. The need is urgent as more airmen are required forward.
Five shillings National Savings Stamps are now on sale at all money order post offices and savings banks and through War Loans organization representatives, as part of Government facilities for War Loan subscribers.
The Director of Agriculture Mr A Mullet states the department arranged for the dispatch through post of small parcels of 5 lb gross weight to civilians and 7/0 for delivery to members of the Grider in England Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland. Further notices for despatch of domars own risk should be forwarded to the Director of Agriculture Melbourne. British authorities will permit receipt of gifts at frequent intervals and only one order will be accepted at a time for each fee.
ABC announces a writers competition with separate prizes for plays documentaries histories and other works on Australian life and character. National entries are open to eligible English speakers with closing dates June 30 for most sections and September 30 for the Morning Section. Entry forms and full terms are available from the ABC offices in each state. The manager states the aim to secure material suitable for broadcasting and strongly Australian in character.
A radio segment invites parents to tune in on Sundays and weekdays to engage children in songs stories and play activities. It highlights parental guidance on handling tantrums and stresses the value of space and participation in peaceful learning routines.
Baptist, a hero of civil conflict, returns with his benefactor to Africa after a summer of 1008. He witnesses a brutal melee near a camp where Colonel Toad leads. The Massailie and foes clash in a deadly assault as the colonel falls victim to sabre and fire. The day ends with valor, death, and a grave, the colonel’s heroism sealing his eternal repose.
An unclear fragment describes a person reaching a top and then falling. The faulty text references a divine aid and a rescue, with exclamations about heaven helping a poor man at some time and place. The fragment lacks coherent names, dates, or locations but suggests a dramatic moment at a public gathering.
Prizes totalling guineas offered by the Forces ABC for the Forces Programme. Prises include five pounds one guinea and half a guinea for best entries. Civilians may enter by writing in perception and sending envelopes marked Forc es Programme ocd add red to 4.0.0 Sydney.
A distorted fragment hints at a funeral and daily routines. It mentions a wake, a funeral next Wednesday, and unclear references to local manufacturers and products. Names, dates, and clear facts are obscured by OCR errors, leaving only partial hints of a public notice or obituary.
An early notice describes rival merchants using ads to lure customers with price drops and bold promotions. A clerk counts shop expenses as advertising grows and printers’ costs rise, shaping how the town’s commerce tries to attract patrons.
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