Hard Road Editorial Calls for National Effort and Production
Prime Minister Chifley warns Australians of a long hard road ahead after returning from Britain. He says no magic wand will ease post war dollar shortages and stresses a grand national effort. The call targets Australians to increase production and hard work to restore normalcy.
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Chifley
Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
Patagonia
Panama
Africa
Australia
Indians Weigh Palm Sap Shift to Sugar Production
The article describes Jagat Raizada harvesting palm sap to brew jungle juice and notes government plans to halt traditional palm sap use. Officials advocate using palm trees to create jobs for farmers and boost sugar output, replacing local alcohol production.
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Jagat Raizada
Jagat
Gunmen Try to Rob Joe Mendina in Los Angeles
Police report the incident where three assailants attempted a hold up on Joe Mendina in Los Angeles. He could not speak English and the robbers ultimately fled after realizing the language barrier, using Spanish to threaten him before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Joe Mendina
Diaper Paper at Oak Ridge Aids Atomic Research
Reported use of absorbent diaper paper by Oak Ridge scientists to trap stray radioactive atoms and prevent contamination. The material was spread over lab areas and disposed of folded, with experiments on steam heated trains in Australia noted as possible future applications.
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Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Southern Highlands
Sydney Central Station
Australia
N.S.W
Bathways
T. J. Hartigan
Quiz asks broad knowledge questions puzzle
A long quoted prompt presents ten general knowledge questions about anatomy, trees, ophthalmology, history, family relations, burial grounds, art, disease spread, pronunciation, and peanut ripening along with unrelated garbled text and letters.
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Wole
Malvern Star
Malvern
Sid Patterson
Russell Mockridge
Ken Caves
Bruce Small Pty. Ltd
Forrest Place
Perth
Fremantle
Subiaco
Victoria Park
Kalgoorlie
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Bunbury
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Albany
Thars
National Library of Australia
England
Mary
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James
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