Army builds mobile war machine in remote Australia
B J Anderson reports from an Allied base in Australia that fears of indefensible defense have faded as forces mobilize. He notes armies formed from district commands and the boost from American and Australian workers, with training expanding domestically and plans for greater Allied air and sea power to defeat Japan. The piece highlights nurses and support personnel, union involvement, and a push toward a larger mobilization for a global war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Anderson
Courier-Mail Cove
Australia
International Brotherhood Tennifers
Aml Warehauseren
Mantel Te Biate
Barriete
Ermioneas
Ean America
Autralia
Hausen
Leraltahn
United Braves
Concen
Arallay
Hind
Emmy
Olhes
Austra
Gountries
Strieling
Linder
Gultners
Adj Krqaya
Wil Sur
Srorough
Nilestone
Anverlea
Allied
Alt Porce
Tron
Reunuukabin
Mary Setcup
Gany Hai
Austria
America
Aviary
Amarichine Intfernesslihe
LAWAS
Wilforn
Fragmentary Chess of Nations and Names in a Murky Text
A garbled OCR style fragment mentions Australia and nations, workers, and places in a tangle of unclear phrases. It references Pacific regions and a mix of names, with no coherent events or dates to anchor a clear news item.
Soldiers and beer shortages sparked by wartime rationing
An exhausted wartime note details soldiers continuing open hotels daylong, ration constraints, and confiscated liquor amid strain on beer supplies. The piece mentions rate limits at hotels, city officials and a church council urging restraint while ration rules linger, with references to local figures and temporary clampdowns.
State Plan for Pram Exchange Faces War Aid Plan
A wartime plan approved by the Civil Defence Minister aims to set up a state register of prams and perambulators for sale to mothers. The initiative, aided by the State Health and Home Affairs Department and the Federal War Organisation of Industry, addresses shortages in materials labour and transport. Some prams may require reconditioning before sale via usual channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous
State Health and Home Affairs Department
Federal War Organisation of Industry
Civil Defence
Mtr Hanlon
Alrolleys
Coast Bonus For Seamen At Half The Pay Mentioned
A distorted report indicates a Coast Bonus of 43 percent per seaman, with mentions of past premiums and substitutions. The text references Australia and a commission, noting restrictions on payments and possible substitutes amid confusing phrasing.
Will and estate notices from a 19th century archive
The fragment presents probate details for individuals including James Chisholm Mark and Louis Frederick Brenneke, noting realty and personal property values and mentions of wills, administrators, and estates. It references death duties and unsettled debts, with names tied to Lanham and Condamine, in a brief legal notices context.
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James Chisholm
E Lanham
Nast Ove
Louis Frederick ‘Adolphus’ Brenneke
Clasfield
Wehoolmaster
James Davidson
Condamine
Mier
Bern
Mary
Gertrude Mant
Brooweenn
Ster
Dutier
Colorado's High Peaks and Rails Highlight State
Private John Behek recounts Colorado's rugged grandeur from snow capped summits over 14 000 feet to the Mount Evans highway and the state's famous suspension bridge and national forests. He notes deer, elk and other wildlife while praising the Rocky Mountains and Colorado’s vast 104 247 square miles of varied terrain and industry.
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Colorado
Golado
Rod Jan
Rocky Mountins
Sebel
United States
Mount J Evans
Toresta
Schuck
Naustrieg of
Gaicying
Mir
Union Backs Work Corps Proposals for central oversight
The union endorses a federally coordinated Work Corps with uniform revenue controls and centralized authority to manage construction, wages, and contracting. It supports a four hour work week principle, seeks to protect skilled labor conditions, and opposes reducing the eight hour day.
Missing Woman Worth 2000 Pounds in Will Case
A missing woman presumed dead after a long search. the will of Anne Maria Garemotte leaves residuary trust to trustees and a potential bequest around 2000 pounds. The case involves executor duties, administration, and an inquiry into the deceased's identity and rightful heirs.
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Annie Marie Ridwet
Donelas
Menafield
Anne Maria Garemotte
Richey
Toobenh
Goondlwind
Ine
Jop
Australia
Ife
Ifa
Residuary
Lesiare
Alia
Objections to Pay for Leave by Australian Railway Union
The State secretary Mr T Moroney said the Railway Department assessed the value of manual leave due to railway employees up to December 31 and that payment for that leave was rumored to be planned at the next pay. The union instructed members to refuse payment on grounds that annual leave should be in the form of leave of absence without extra payment and that accepting payment could endanger future leave rights and hint at motives tied to government tax and levy policies.
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Dawron
Rey “Ant
Thorne
Govrinmint
Rowg
Alny Marie
Television Mwarday
Jallowiner
He Corp
A.R.U
The
Australian Railway Union
T. Moroney
Railway Department
Railway Aware
Brisbane to Melbourne and promotions mark mixed Brisbane dispatch
Personal notes report Mr B Leggat secret engineering union left Brisbane by plane for a conference with foreign representatives and the Prime Minister Mr Gurlin. In Melbourne next Friday Lieut Leslie Bates Bea of C County has been promoted to captain. Formerly with Adienua, he served under Major-General Bornhead at To be. Governor-General Lord Ermie visited Bundabers yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Leggat
Bnion
Brisbane
Tanlon
Gurlin
Melbourne
Lieut
Leslie (Bates) Bea
Ccunytsig
Taplain
Pormerly
Adienua
Bornhead
Tobe 1
Teir
Lord Eermie
Bundabers
Brown-out safety plea and tramway office plans push
A local council hearing urged motorists and pedestrians to exercise caution during brown-out periods with advice to use footpaths where present and walk on road edges. Suggestions for a modern tramway office and underground construction at Wickham and Ann streets were discussed, plus calls to improve conductors' lighting and traffic management during power restrictions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Union
Diepiv
Pacific
Eden
Uae
H M. Whelley
PRAM
Queenslanette
Panna
Ren
Australien Enaat
Rewtien
U.S
Wogn Sinedla” Bete Cola
Union
EFOM
Eeep
Sommes
Central
Hanlon
Marsborouh
Magy
Bundapera
de Tircessary
Groas
Muller
Giartie Hendiiehis
Bundaberg
Hin
Charles Edward Beyer Smuater
South Bundaberg
RG Grenreth
SAE
Simms
Willy
Harvey
Aldine
Helen Aood
Comcaliae Jaan
Ald Roberts
Tae iSong
Tramways
Fortitude
Poinde
Wickman
Tte
FE Downey Connell
Yeaterany
Downey
Wickham
Onan Haeper
Lont
Linden
Aenipert
Aldi Raberter Walt
Triftons
Tats “E
Tchen
F.tritton
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