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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
14
A De Havilland air engine endured an intensive 26 day endurance test longer than planned with flights around the world at fighter speed. Despite gruelling dogfight like fluctuations it required only 13.2 hours of maintenance, claimed as the most severe test for any aero engine.
A historical note explains railways are only 3 percent efficient. It states a train pulls 97 pounds deadweight for every 3 pounds of passenger. To carry a 200 pound man the train must pull a dead load of about 6500 pounds.
Arthur Stevens and two others, three weeks on the job, tell Stewart Medway-Brown they sought millinery lessons at the Technical College but were not eligible as non ex servicemen. They earn £6 10s weekly and mostly trim hats while chatting with customers.
Wesley Cavill of West Huntspill Somerset notes bees under his floor disturb his sleep but highlights South Africa 1948-49 wool clip estimated around 259 million pounds in 1940-41, then declined to about 200 million pounds in 1947-48. demand remains steady while yields could rise.
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