Egg exports boost Western Australia poultry trade
Western Australia shipped over two and a quarter million eggs last year, with exports rising to Britain amid strong demand from South Africa and Australia. The Empire Production and Export journal notes post‑war shipments climbed sharply, while prices in England averaged 1 and 1/2 pence per dozen. The poultry sector, aided by state officers and growers’ cooperation, aims to expand breeding and improve strains, propping up local markets and future export potential.
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Western Australia
Empire Production and Export
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Department of Agrivoleate
Mgr
W. T. Richardson
England
Walera
America
Icotrophic Magazine
Bulletin
Agricultural Department
Rayal Agricultural Serstyad
B. P. Colebatch
National road funds held up by NSW dispute
The Bruce Page plan for ten year road funding across Australia hinges on Commonwealth £20,000,000 with NSW owed £5,520,000. Lang delays NSW share halting work and 1500 to 2000 jobs, amid debate over petrol duty financed money.
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Lang
New South Wales
Bruce-Page
Australia
Commonwealth
Staten
Forca
Ofl
Earle Pare
Butter and cheese duty hike urged by producers group
The Primary Producers' Union has asked the Tariff Board to raise duties on butter and cheese to 6d per lb for New Zealand produce and under generators, with evidence heard in Sydney and continued in Brisbane. Supported by the Queensland Butter Board and the Co operative Butter Company Association. The current duties are 3d under the general tariff and 2d under the New Zealand preferential tariff. Mr. W. T. Harris, re-
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Tariff Board
New Zealand
Sydney
Brisbane
Queensland Butter Board
Co-operative Butter Company Association
W. T. Harris
Italy’s grain drive mirrors Australia’s aims in wheat growth
A State Government report notes Italy’s intensive grain program and seed selection, fertilizers, and price stabilization lifted yields. It cites Mussolini’s campaign to cut cereal imports, praising national effort and education, and compares signals for Australia to raise farm yields beyond the state average toward 15 bushels per acre.
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Italy
Australia
Cerenla
Ttaly
Sir Hal
Colpbatch
Department of Agriculture
Sun Worshipping Tree Draws Turbulent Crowds in Bogotn Village
In Renal district a sun worshipping palm draws thousands of pilgrims who prostrate toward the rising sun at noon and resume normal posture by afternoon. The rumor echoes Bir Jndadis Bose’s tale of a palm at Paridpor bowing at evening temple bells.
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Bogotn
Paban
Renal
Tadin
Sannet
Bir Jndadis Bose
Paridpor
Financial conference to discuss substitution for per capita payments
The Commonwealth and the States will meet in Melbourne on June 16 to review the per capita payment system. The Composite Government aims to abolish the per capita method and seek a fairer financial arrangement, open to all substitutions and solutions satisfactory to the states.
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Commonwealth
Melbourne
Brace
Uiso
New Brains and the Brain’s Constant Renewal
A historical note claims the human brain weighs 48 to 60 ounces in adults and 10 to 12 pounds at birth, then slowly declines after age 40. It asserts nerves renew roughly every sixty days and that the brain acts as an overseer of individual nerve cells, with each cell renewing periodically.
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Braina
Safety First How U S A Does It Poster Series
A summary of National Safety Council warnings from Chicago promoting accident prevention. The piece notes humorous and serious safety posters used locally in Melbourne style campaigns, urging care in traffic and railway crossings. It cites slogans about reporting versus preventing accidents and the value of life.
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National Safety Council of Chicago
Council
Victorian Railways Department
Melbourne
Country
Winter Time Table and Train Schedules for Albany Perth and Denmark
Winter time table shows ERTH trains from Perth to Albany Monday to Friday at 4 pm with Saturday and Albany variations. Albany to Perth departures include Sunday 6.35 pm and Monday 3.90 pm, with other midweek services. Denmark service lists multiple Albany departures and arrivals across Monday Wednesday Friday and special alternate dates. Mails entries provide outward and inward mail cutoffs and station clearances, with notes on private bags and service names.
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Albany
J. P. Scanlon
Perth
Denart
Denmark
Bundsys
Pern
Napier
Tarop
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Federal Brand
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London
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