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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 15, 1946
Page
3
In this one minute editorial the author warns that development plans must move inward from coastal rims to farming, pastoral, and mining heartlands. It calls for large scale decentralisation, road rebuilding as a priority, and expanded education facilities for rural and outback areas amid postwar reconstruction.
Our exports to Britain rise with Australia shipping 300 000 tons of meat this year and other goods including dried fruits 45 000 tons and canned fruits 500 000 cases. Fers 30 000 000 dozen and 20 000 000 lb pulp plus egg powder. wheat 50 000 000 bushels suspended last year. Apples 500 000 cases offered at 2 000 004 cases not accepted due to refrigeration shortage.
A Western Australia journal argues maternity facilities in country areas are scandalously underdeveloped. It urges urgent upgrades to maternity care and hospital equipment, calling for priority before immigration or population plans. It honors wartime staff while pressing for lasting reforms.
Japanese Racing Assn transfers Hirohito’s favored Arabian stallion Hatsushima to Lt. Dick Ryan a former Hollywood stunt man. U S Swan now brings Hatsushima back to America for racing and public sale as the horse heads toward Hollywood.
A NSW Department of Agriculture course at Newport Beach aims to train 50 field experts in salesmanship, psychology, public speaking and publicity. Officials say many farmers still use outdated methods, though Western Australia has long emphasized demonstrations, pest days and articles in the Agricultural Journal to promote progress.
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