Wool stock outlook brightens amid world demand and wartime stocks dwindling
World wool demand remains strong with 1947 48 projections of a £150 million Australia clip as wartime stocks fall from 10.4 6 000 bales to under 4 000 000. Experts warn of a looming shortage of good Merino apparel types while production stays at capacity with plant use high. In dairy cattle news WA officials report rising sterility in the South West likely tied to nutrition, urging phosphatic supplements and bonemeal to prevent losses among milking cows during summer.
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Dominion
Australia
South-West
WA Dept. of Agriculture
L. C. Snook
W. Harley
Farmer Solves Mystery in Black Hawk County Cow
Iowa farmer Sheldon Anton identifies the source of a cow’s lump in Black Hawk County by spotting 12 inches of pitchfork handle protruding from the animal’s hide. The discovery ends a long mystery and explains the odd lump.
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Black Hawk County
Iowa
Sheldon Anton
Postal Voting On Referendum
Electors entitled to vote by postal vote are those outside the state on polling day or far from a polling place or unable to attend due to illness infirmity or maternity. Applications for a postal vote certificate and ballot paper may be made from now until the day before polling day at any post office or electoral office.
Hottest Spot Between Nile Cataracts Described
A 19th century note claims the hottest region on earth lies between the Nile’s first and second cataracts due to perpetual drought. Natives doubt rain while monuments remain intact and builders’ marks on a 4000 year old unfinished structure remain legible.
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Tegion
Ingrid Bergman to Make film in Britain at Elstree
Ingrid Bergman plans to film Under Capricornia in Britain next year with Alfred Hitchcock directing. The project marks his first U K production since The Lady Vanishes and will shoot at Warners Elstree studios in technicolor on a 55 day continuous schedule. Jack Cardiff will be the British cameraman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Hitchcock
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Warners
Elstree
Hitchcock
Wool And The New Look Pushes Fashion Forward In Paris
Designers embrace soft handled wools and patterned fabrics as the new silhouette arrives. Tailored pieces mix with two piece outfits featuring sloping shoulders and nipped waists, while velours and alpaca fabrics color top coats and cocktails. Wool jerseys and printed wool mousseline expand day wear to evening gowns with decorative trims and understructure for volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcel Rochas
Paris
Christian Dior
Gold City Emerges From Gold Rush Legacy
British migrants head to Johannesburg the Golden City born from Langlaagte gold outcrop that turned the Witwatersrand into the world's famed mining boom and transformed the landscape into a magnet for fortune seekers.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Witwatersrand
White Waters
Langlaagte
Rand
Golden City
Gay Shops Johannesburg Among the City’s Glamorous Elite
The article portrays Johannesburg as a hub of luxury retail and nightlife. It highlights chic stores selling top local and overseas brands, and describes fashionable men frequenting Holloweed venues, cinemas from London, and clubs and restaurants rivaling Paris, London, and New York.
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Johannesburg
London
Paris
New York
Cars and Parties Parade Through Suburban Parktown
A garish scene unfolds as lavish cars parade through the Parktown suburb with liveried patterns and celebratory displays. Revelers crowd streets as evening events spill into the night amid a festive atmosphere and mentions of money and social gatherings.
Poultry Prizes At Muresk Trials In Perth Theatres
Agriculture official Sumister B Wood will award prizes to twenty top competitors in the 1947 48 Muresk egg laying trials at Shell Theatre Perth. May 7 features feathered nests and film screenings including wild goose chases during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumister B. Wood
Muresk
Shell
Perth
April 23 Issue Highlights from Wheatbelt Press
Supplement recaps local items from multiple papers dated April 23. Sparse readable details mention community notices, small notices, and regional brief items across towns such as Boyup Brook Bridgetown North Midland and more, reflecting period newspaper style.
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Boyup Brook Bulletin
Bridgetown Advocate
North Midland Times
Northern Times
Coolgardie Miner
Avon Argus
North Eastern Courier
Preston Dowerin Guardian
Goomalling Gasette
Harvey-Waroons Eadtero Recorder
Dampier Herald
Manjimup Mail
Midlands Advocate
Southern Sentinel
Mullewa Mail
Norseman-Esperance News
Rae Gacontens
Pemberbon Post
South Seven Advertiser
To As News
Teedgay Herald
Better Dairying Competition Open Across WA Zones
The Australian Dairy Produce Board WA Pasture Improvement Committee invites entries for a Better Dairying Competition to promote fodder conservation and pasture production. Seven zones set prizes from £3 to £10, with judging on conservation, pastures, herd, butter fat return, pigs, farm manager, and skim milk utilization. entries close September 30 and judging runs December 1 to February 28 1949.
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Australian Dairy Produce Board Pasture Improvement Committee
Department of Agriculture
Perth
Coastal
Hanbury- Donnybrook
Busselton-Margaret River
Bridgetown
Manjumup
Northelsle
Great Southern
South Coastal
Not Shared-Nothing Happiness and Absolute Solitude
A reflection on happiness as something shared and sorrow as borne alone. The piece contrasts solitary burden with communal joy and questions the depth of fulfilled existence without others.
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Joe Pickford
America
Mary
Notaylor Stanwyck
Hal Wallis
Burt, Lancaster
Billy Wilder
Iva GC. Baker Aga
Cp Eemctrne
Janis Page
Gold City
Colgate Dental
Pandati Et Ape Taleae
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