This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1947
Page
3
A column offers money saving cooking hints and home management tips. It explains storing flour, using leftovers, smaller meat portions with vegetables, and economical substitutions. Featured recipes include Apple Meat Loaf, Polenta and Tomatoes, Pumpkin Custard, and Apple Sauce Cake. Jet plane engine noises mentioned as inaudible to humans.
Drought since 1944 severely hampered sheep raising in Australia. Total sheep fell from 123.3 million in 1944 to 95.7 million in 1947, a 22 percent drop over three seasons, marking the lowest population since 1924 and 29.5 million below the 1942 peak. Breeding stock declines eased after 1944 45 but conditions remained unfavourable, with an estimated 38.4 million sheep dying in the last three seasons, 18.6 million of which were abnormal losses.
The notice states that training courses for Boy Scout leaders are underway in several centres as winter begins. Additional courses are planned for the coming months, promising a strong season for leadership development among scouts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.