Low Flying Over Hospitals Sparks Noise Protest at Sydney Hospital
A reader from Ward II at Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney reports a plane flew 18 times between 921 and 940 am over the hospital causing distress to shell-shocked patients and staff. The letter urges authorities to curb low altitude flights and mentions a similar issue in Perth.
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick
Sydney
Bonih-Hayiy
H. E. Wiggins
Perth
Pink Pills Promise Health Boosts From Dr Williams
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to enrich red blood cells and nourish nerves, promising vigor, better eye and skin, and renewed energy. Claims pills ease weariness and restore vitality amid general medical assurance.
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Iliama
Willams
Dr. Williams
Postwar Riches and the Economic Turn of War
The war creates new wealth through resources and production now redirected to peacetime uses. Though nations are richer yet poorer after conflict, the goal is to conserve war created values for peaceful arts, anticipating continued gains despite foregone peacetime riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y
Herald Tribune
FARMERS FUTURE IN A POSTWAR ECONOMY
The article argues uniform agricultural control is impractical due to diverse farm conditions and regional differences. It stresses farmers face anxiety about the war’s end, market access, and balancing protection at home with free trade abroad. It urges maintaining industrial and trading strengths while refining agricultural policy.
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Hot Springs
Ley
Mixed New Guinea dairy herd yields low milk output
A survey notes dairy care in New Guinea relies on mixed Jersey Guernsey cattle imported years ago, fed on natural grasses, milked once daily with average yield about 1.2 quarts per cow and milk composition around fat 6.28 and solids non fat 7.27 percent.
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New Guinea
Jersey
Guernsey
Australis
Imsrance
Australia
Indian Department of Commerce
India
State elections notice credit to W P Bradshaw
In this issue any matters relating to the State elections not otherwise acknowledged are to be accepted as the responsibility of W P Bradshaw of 971 Haystreet Perth. The notice assigns accountability to Bradshaw for election matters.
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W. P. Bradshaw
Haystreet
Perth
Debate on farm policy and wartime protections
The speaker argues against extended protection for agriculture, warning it could harm merchant shipping and imported food trades. He urges government restraint despite farmers seeking price guarantees and markets, noting the impact on workers and broader trade as wars shift labor and resources.
Goebbels Admits Hard War Outlook for Germany
Goebbels in the weekly Reich article argues unconditional surrender is unthinkable yet implies some surrender may be possible. He asserts Germany will defend to the end, insisting the nation remains free and independent and will never be anything else.
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Germany
Goebbels
Dax Reich
Thought for the Week by Madame de Stael
A compact reflection on the soul as a fiery centre that animates existence and guides perception and thought, urging philosophers to focus on this moving power at the heart of our sentiments and ideas.
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Madame de Stael
New W. A. Caves Opened for Tourists after War
Western Australia’s Namban Valley caves, inaccessible until roads were built for military use, are now reachable from Fremantle about 100 miles north. Discovered in 1908 by Sir James Mitchell, the caves rival world wonders in beauty, previously unused due to transport limits. Experts found guano while exploring for minerals, and postwar prospects promise them as a major attraction.
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Namban
Western Australia
Seaboard
Fremantle
James Mitchell
Otilisea
Nawiban
Tie Uf
Susith
Fluttering Fanny Moves Through Hoo Peninsula Skies
The RAAF fighter nicknamed Fluttering Fanny logged several sorties over the Hoo Peninsula before landing due to undercarriage failure. Sgt. Keith Smith of Redfern piloted the aircraft, which then resumed operations for 12 more missions.
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Hoo Peninsula
Ual
Monacrin Miracle in Australian War Hospital Recoveries
A wounded soldier treated in an Australian hospital with monocrit monacrin soliton after severe hip and thigh bone damage showed rapid infection control and wound healing. Four operations removed debris, blood transfusions supported strength, then sepsis reversed with monocrit irrigation.
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Thn
Smith
Day of Misery As Woman Abandons Cat Carcass on Ferry
A New South Wales woman faces a grim tale as she wraps a large domestic cat corpse in brown paper and tries to dispose of it. She carries the parcel through the city then to a ferry's edge but is constantly watched. In a bar she leaves the bundle on the counter where another woman eventually takes it and departs, leaving the incident unresolved.
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N.S.W
Lane Neon Jour
Butden
Wille Bar
Conan Ed
Yethet
Strategic Spots for Chandler’s wartime plan
The text urges strong strategic spots for defense, including fortified bases and key islands. It cites Tarawa as a lesson in occupation risk and argues for holding or acquiring British-claimed Pact islands. Senator Chandler is cited advocating a firm maritime lease stance and broader military presence.
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Chandler
Wiyense
Tarawa
Redger
N-Y
Mirr Ror
Australian Wheat Deal Reaches Near Complete Negotiations
Large volume Australian wheat sales have reportedly been finalized with undisclosed details. India and Greece are cited as likely destinations for the shipments.
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India
Greece
European wheat and flour requirements noted by Dr Davis
Dr J S Davis of the Food Research Institute estimates relief needs in Europe and Soviet Russia. He projects Sovier aid from lend lease and domestic resources, with total imported wheat needed next year between 350 million and 450 million bushels, depending on the war outcome.
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J. S. Davis
The
Food Research Institute
Europe
Russia
U.S.S.R
U.S.R
Soviet Russia
United Nations
Social butterflies in Madrid draw expatriate crowd
Expats from across Europe flood Madrid's Ritz bar and city nightlife after moving to neutral Spain. The scene is lively as theatres, bands, and bright lights fill the capital, though locals and other observers find the glittering entourage intrusive and excessive.
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Ufe
Spain
Europe
Madrid
Ritz
Paria
Rite
Scripps-Howard
H. J. Taylor
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