Piezoelectric Quartz Drives wartime Tech Demands
Australia faces sharp demand for piezoelectric quartz used in radio and guidance gear. Raggatt notes limited high quality crystals, with Brazil and Madagascar as prewar suppliers. Prices reach £700 per ton and potential finds in Australia could unlock new sources. Dr Clynes claims a machine to speed crystal cutting exists and sources are reported in New South Wales.
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Australia
American Board of Economic Welfare
Marcel Clynes
University of Vienna
Clynes
New South Wales
Ausor
Colin Unwin for Senate Unism Plan
Independent candidate Colin Unwin promotes a cross party plan called Unism to enable cooperation between state and federal governments. The proposal seeks more freedom for MPs and independents to debate and vote by their judgment without wrecking parties. Authorised by Colin Unwin.
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G.P.C. Box
Perth
Kaiser Steel Plant Produces First Steel At Mt Kale On Site
A new Kaiser steel plant at Mt Kaleon poured 185 tons of molten steel from its first open hearth furnace. Built by Pacific Construction on a one acre site, the blast furnace started last December and the first steel was produced. The rolling mill is due to be completed in August and ore from mines 150 miles away will feed the mill. Steel will supply U.S. shipyards and war industries nationwide.
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Kaiser Steel
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Picture of US boxed out of major World War II fronts
United States News describes a real picture of the nation boxed from attacking Japan via Siberia Russia’s nonparticipation, China as a base, India due to British naval limits, and Australia because local law restricts deployment outside Australia and nearby areas. It notes war material flows are constrained by these factors.
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Bombers and industry unify under a great empire
An American press summary argues that bomber design and production reflect a vast wartime empire. It states that American and British efforts are not isolated but part of a shared industrial system serving a combined war machine with a huge producing population.
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United States
Dehydrated Apples From Mt Barker Plant For Army Use
A Mt Barker dehydration plant sends five tins of dried apples for army needs as it reaches full capacity. Thirty staff work eight hours, with L Tucker of Mt Barker Co op credited for machinery and furnace control. Apples come from local orchards and pass through peeling and trimming operations before final preparation for shipment.
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Mt. Barker
L. Tucker
Mt. Barker Co-op
Communist Candidates Endorsements In Western Australia Election
Political notes discuss two endorsed Communist candidates for Western Australia seats Perth and Kalgoorlie. The piece rails against Labour noncooperation, urges national unity and wartime focus, praising Prime Minister Curtin and criticizing party politics, urging readers to vote for national unity over party lines.
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LAL
Clare Boyd
RAAF
Perth
Kevin Healy
ALF
Kalgoorlie
Pascisim
Visates
Free Advertising Offer in August Market Place
Readers can place free ads in Our Readers Market Place during August by sending brief notices headed For Sale or Wanted to Buy to The United Preas Ltd. at 971 Hay Street Perth with contact. Ads will run in 27 newspapers and must be sent before August 31 when free offer ends.
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United Preas Ltd
Hay Street
Perth
Fragmented Plant Process Labeled in Anecdotal Pickling Text
A readable extract describes fruit slicing and drying in a plant with slicing knives, sodium bath, drying tunnels, and waxed packing. It mentions a labor union theme and political statements by the Communist Party urging a Western Europe second front and support for allied efforts.
Vegetables For The Troops Canning And Dehydrating Works
During a visit to Dingley and Dandenong, Mr R S Sampson observed a vegetable canning plant with three peas shelling machines and a forthcoming dehydration unit. The site will process cabbages and other vegetables, aiming for 20 tons daily for service members. The facility features brick construction, hot air dehydration, and a workflow from shredding to trays through long dehydrators. Three shifts of 25 men and 40 girls are planned to operate the full plant.
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Dingley
Dandenong
India Population figures from 1941 census released
The 1941 census puts India's population at 388,997,955, up by over 50 million since 1931. Hindus number 254,930,509, Muslims 92,058,090, and Indian Christians about 7,250,000, reflecting major religious groups in the vast survey.
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Snow Sat
India
Group Captain Praises V A O C For Observers
The Commanding Officer of an RAAE training unit visits observation posts to thank Volunteer Air Observers Corps members for aiding aircrews and aircraft. He expresses deep appreciation and confidence the V A O C will continue valuable service, noting observers’ patriotism and keenness. A pilot saved from drowning by observers is mentioned as a recent incident.
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Air Observers Corps
VAL
Distrites
V.ao.c
V.A.O.C
Cow Sold Twenty Times Over in Local Ad
A resident, Mr Barker, advertised a cow for sale in The Southern Sentinel. A reader bought the cow the day after seeing the ad, and within a week one more inquiry reached the Sentinel office.
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Southern Sentin
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