Britain to keep wartime factories under government control
The British Government will retain control of war built factories with most leased to private firms under Hugh Dalton's plan. The aim is balanced regional industry and local employment. The Labour party criticizes for not pursuing state trading or profit-free surplus distribution, but accepts coalition limits.
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Hugh Dalton
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Labor Party
London
Wall-street Journal
Christmas Dinner Aid Requested by Citizen's Reception Council
The Management Committee of the Citizen's Reception Council seeks support for a Christmas Day dinner and tea for all services personnel. They request donations of poultry fruit Christmas cakes small cakes or other goodies and invite responses to Phyllis Dean Service Club Irwin Street Perth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizen's Reception Council
Phyllis Dean Service Coub
Irwin Street
Perth
Government bulk buying to end after war urged by trade secretary
Johnstone, Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade, expects bulk government purchases to fade as world supplies return. He warns de control must be gradual, commodity by commodity, and officials should rely on markets for cheaper, broader foreign produce. He cites wartime price controls and argues a near free market is best when feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Federation of Commodity and Allied Trades’ Associations
London
Johnstone
Department of Overseas Trade
Corn Trade News
Notes of the Week Reflect Bus Strain and War Time Transit
The report cites Europe aid shifts, a major air victory over Germany with heavy Allied losses, and a House of Commons debate on British social security. It notes the Australian Transport News revealing bus mileage down yet passenger numbers up, overcrowding, spare parts shortages, and new Perth buses including trailer types. Tram services expanded to North Beach and Maylands while buses faced high demand with fewer vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
House of Commons
Weel Australian Transport Ninwed
Perth
Tramways Department
North Beach
South Perth
Maylands
Wheat Export Pact in Wartime Economy
The article discusses wartime wheat trade shifts among Canada the U S A Argentina Australia and the United Kingdom signed provisionally in 1942. It notes poorer prospects for deficit nations while UK moves from creditor to debtor and continental wealth is dissipated, urging caution in future purchases and warning against exporters monopolizing prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
U.S.A
Argentine
Australia
United Kingdom
Germany
League of Nations Reborn Vision for Postwar Security
President outlines a reimagined world security framework based on a representative league of peaceloving powers. The plan centers on the old League Assembly and Council with Big Four participation including the United States and Britain, plus smaller nations and an international court. No international army is planned. forces would be for joint action only.
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Roosevelt
League of Nations
Union For Security
League Assembly
Council
United States
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
China
Old League Council
International Court of Justice
League
World Court
State Department
Yank letters hint at Australia as a land of opportunity
Roxanne Pollock of Philadelphia, a Red Cross worker in Australia, reports that a notable number of U.S. servicemen see opportunities Down Under. The item appears in David G. Willetts' Saturday Evening Post piece quoting these optimistic views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Australia
Roxanne Pollock
Missing Air Officers in North West Westralia War
Squadron Leader Wilbur Lawrence Wackett and Pilot Officer Keith William Noble are reported missing in North West Westralia during World War II. Wackett previously survived a wartime crash landing near Lae Salamaua in New Guinea and aquatic escape aided by natives, returning to Mort Moresty. Navigator Syvelwes, Wackett's navigator, is also listed among missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Westralia
Wilbur Lawrence Wackett
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
New Guinea
Lae
Salamaua
Mort Moresty
WN Nigin
Keith Rig William Noble
Manley
Syvelwes
Wackett
Rescue of aircrew after sea crash aids three survivors
A message from a northern observation post reports that a Norseian Seansport base aircraft crashed into the sea. Three occupants were rescued promptly with burns treated by a patrol vessel and brought to safety aboard the transport. The incident is linked to a probable Traubie cause and reported to the VON and Navy authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orach
Messape
Ishimi
Volunteer Air Observer Corps
Norseian
Seansport
Oie Sea
Vining Traubie
RADA
Treacle
Western Australian Drought Fears and Labor Strain Amid War
The piece notes severe strain on engine drivers and dock workers during wartime, with protests over shifts and calling for relief. It discusses drought risks in Western Australia, critiques past public works, and urges water conservation and prudent resource use to avert crisis. It highlights urban damage from bombings, street upheaval, and ongoing salvage efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santidaes
Western Australia
Wealevi
Australia
Western
Nusteatia Ff
Perth
War era travels and theaters reflect postwar easing
The piece notes travel and theatre conditions as society moves toward normalcy after conflict. It mentions repaired trust themes, frail passengers, illuminated ads, and theatres emerging from prewar quiet as the war seems distant.
Geologist Dr Miles Appointed Assistant Government Geologist
Dr Keith Rodney Miles, named Assistant Government Geologist in Western Australia, is a Westralian who earned a BSc at Perth University at age 20 and an honorary geology degree a year later. He received a DSc in 1942 and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Rodney Miles
S.A
Perth
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International Wheat Committee
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League of Nations Reborn
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