Air Freight Transport Will Speed Rural Development
War era plans show Air Transport Command expanding to Australia North Africa and the Aleutians delivering aircraft parts munitions and goods in days or hours from U S factories. Civil aerodromes runways workshops and warehouses rise in New Guinea and Australia as gliders cargo planes and Ford built designs enter postwar markets.
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Australia
New Guinea
Air Transport Command
Duta
Houre
North Africa
Aleutians
Ranepart
Ford
Husband vents as boat launch spoils his stout
A husband bursts with indignation over a family outing to witness a steamer launch. He accuses his spouse of taking the children and funding the boat, only to discover the boat was launched with his bottle of stout still missing from the lunch basket.
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Little Willie
Birth control and modern family ambitions in farming culture
A reflecting piece argues that widespread birth control appeals across classes due to children becoming economic burdens. It critiques elite education as alienating, cites wasted sums on schooling, and notes a shift from traditional farming values toward university paths, contrasting with Chinese and Australian farming trends and the pressure on farmers' offspring.
Fragmentary Dialogue About Ambitions in Games and Trade
Short exchange reveals Brown and Green discussing winnings in bowling cricket and a dream to open a jeweller's shop or start a poultry farm. The fragment hints at pride in prizes and aspirations tied to sports and commerce.
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Brown
Green
Vale Mr. R. S. Sampson M L A A Kind Man Passes In WA
The State Legislative Assembly mourns the death of Mr. R S Sampson M L A Swan and Managing Director of The United Press. He died on Wednesday February 16 after a long illness. A kindly Australian, he championed decentralisation and served Western Australia with unselfish devotion. Jack Sorensen recalls his generous nature and enduring care for children.
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Sampson
Swan
State Legislative Assembly
United Press Newspapers
Mr. Sampson
Sickle
Sampfoul
Western Australia
Mitchell-Maley
Road Board Association
League of West Australian Wheeler
Freemasonry
Itervats
R. S. Sampson
The Late Mr. R. S. Sampson M.L.A. Remembered
A long tribute to Richard Stanley Sampson, Western Australia statesman and journalist, who died February 16. The narrative covers his early ambition to reach Fremantle, rise from Port Pirie youth to Colonial Secretary, and decades of public service, printing ventures, and community work across Swan and the Darling Ranges.
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Port Pirie
Wester Australia
Murrumbidgee
Mugray
Darling
Broker Hill
Western Australia
Fremantle
Richard Stanley Sampson
Leederville
England Improving Educational Standards Far From Losing Ground
Barnard College dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve reports from New York after a five week stay in England that wartime education reforms boost standards. She notes the Butler plan to raise leaving age to sixteen and expand free secondary education, with worker part time colleges and denominational support, while British society drives ahead despite war.
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England
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard Colege
Columbia University
York City
New York City
United States
Mie Gildersteeve
Irie
R. A. Butler
Board of Education
India's Population Problem and the Bengal Famine Debate
William Fisher notes a ten year population surge of 50 million across India, with Bengal bearing a disproportionate share. Bengal's population exceeds 66 million and a density of 772 per square mile, while land cultivation did not expand.
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Bengal
All India
Europe
Germany
Russia
India
William Fisher
Playford’s lengthy rule and Labour push in SA elections
South Australian elections preview with Premier Playford’s long tenure since 1933 and a strong party organization. Labour targets Legislative Council seats and relies on a public appeal while both sides promise austerity amid cautious prospects. Playford is noted as Australia’s only Digger, having served from age 18 in Gallipoli and France.
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Labour
Playford
Legislative Council
Richards
Australia
Gullpoli
France
Prospective Fortunes in Salvage
Prospective fortunes from raising sunken vessels prompt salvage firms to prepare. Coastline ships hold vast scrap metal and cargo value, with a Swedish concern reportedly outfitting a large salvage vessel. The Wall Street Journal notes a bigger job ahead than Scapa Flow salvage.
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Great Briain
Scapa Flow
Wall Street Journal
The California Poppy Poem by Joaquin Miller
A fragment of verse praising the California poppy in lyrical cadence. The speaker contrasts gold within nature against human greed, asking which beggar cannot burn gold and imagining bright hills where song and laughter rise.
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Joaquin Miller
India Independence Debate Sparks Diplomatic Pressure View
Rep. Claire Luce, speaking in Rochester, argues that American moral and diplomatic pressure aiding India’s independence is essential as the keystone of the British empire’s arch. She warns that failure to back India risks crippling Britain’s economy and splitting the balance of power.
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India
Great Britain
Twaum
Claire Luce
Rochester
LSA
British Sailors Rest Receives Gratitude Letter
A letter from the British Sailors Society Kent Fremantle thanks the district for support. December 1943 activities include 1,441 beds, 2,110 meals, 3,333 total visitors, 1,386 books, 200 gramophone records, 5,500 lb of fruit, and Christmas dinners for 210 seamen. Hospital visits reached 67, with 89 seamen aided and various comforts distributed. Sailors praised the hospitality of the district and the warm Christmas welcome aboard.
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Britisi Sailors’ Society
Sailors
Kent
Marineterrace
Fremantle
Ean
Christus
Hove
Grandmother and Mary’s Odd Yard Pleasantry Tale
A child Mary presents her grandmother with a piece of ribbon asking to smell it and judge its length by her al d fashion method. The grandmother’s reaction and the ensuing scene reveal a quaint family moment about measuring a yard with scent and humor in a quaint domestic setting.
British Sailors Society Fremantle Branch Celebrates Service
The British Sailors Society marks 120 years since its London origin as a mercy group for merchant seamen. Fremantle's Fremantle branch has served seamen arriving at the port for 52 years, offering accommodation, comforts, entertainment, and spiritual care, with donations urged to support the Sailors Rest and related offices in Fremantle and Perth.
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British Sailors’ Society
Jans
City of London
London
Ratcliffe Highway
Fremantle
Hfas
Sailors’ Rest
Marine-terrace
Archer
GD. Treloar
c/o OPR
Barrackstreet
Perth
Nolle Prosequi Report Over Petrol in Suitcase
November 1 1963 police in New South Wales northern coalfields searched passengers at a railway station but the train had already departed. Two coalfield men were questioned and a small suitcase contained 1000 petrol coupons. One man claimed they did not belong to him and a fellow traveler asked him to stash them. The other man admitted involvement. no action has been taken against either man. Daily Press reports continue of arrests for petrol coupons, but officials say no action. A senior officer declined further comment.
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Hoys
Oi Acomr
New South Wales
Dewcastle
Broadmeadow
Amer
Fields
Sydney
Daily Press
Chaffelds
Commandos Formed With Dominion-Born Units Chief Says
London dispatch reports Major General Robert Laycock, head of Combined Operations, delivering a speech on unity and comradeship among British Empire troops. He recalled being given freedom to select early Commandos and stated the ideal type came from the dominions.
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London
Robert Laycock
Dominions
Dr Williams Pink Pills Increases Blood and Health
A garbled ad text promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to help anemia by increasing red blood cells and blood supply. It urges readers to trust the pills for renewed energy, better sleep, improved mood, and relief from pale skin and weariness, promising eye and body vigor.
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Willams
Wishiame
Br. Williams
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