Rise in Petrol Imports Prompts Big Car Industry Shakeup
A wartime era report notes a substantial rise in petrol imports and widespread changes within car firms as manufacturers streamline models and shift production. It cites September through December activity, including export trends to Australia and shifts toward lighter torpedo bodies, with values and medals mentioned in the period’s trade data.
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Canveria
Pola
le Boulley
Nialur
Paledl Lanptten
Ieee
Athens
Australia
Coal Strike Losses Hit 2600 Miners Wages Across Nine Weeks
A report from Our Industrial shows 2600 Queens miners lost about £120,000 in wages during a nine week coal strike. The federation and union committees urged employers to resume metal supplies, warning of extended hardship if demands were unmet. Public sentiment and worker hardship drew attention to food and shelter needs amid continued industrial action.
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Queens
Tina Ehrouet
Hronourva
Aloceet Bitel
Ihe Econ
Federation
Letina Nnn
Gureniand Union
Imanagramene Lina’ Anen
Ems
Prisoners Work At New Farm Begun
Work at Numinbah begins as long term prisoners start their sentences at a new slate yard near the Neva River. Two men from Palen Greek and the Brabane region are moved to the camp where older inmates are kept separate from younger. The farm aims to provide extended work and stock management with Pathway Farm and Westbrook overseer Mr T Jones directing efforts to build up herds and economy.
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Numinbah
Neva
Menile
Orion
AptHnt
Haition
Palel Creek
Professor Heinze Conducts For Children Event
A fragmentary report describes Professor Bernard Heine and others involved in a children focused program. It references lectures and performances aimed at young listeners, with scattered mentions of venues and educational aims amid garbled OCR text.
Theatre Guide: Local Theatres and Listings
A compact notice of Regent and nearby venues including the Majestys Savoy Theatre Royal and Savoy Clayfield with listings for shows such as The Lambe NUL and The Striped. The fragment references multiple theatres and events in a regional cinema and stage guide style.
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Miku Telavigon
Pee Metro
CIVIC
Valley
Fae Daugbeatti Union
Mulley
Hollywood
Wis Majesty
Fragmented Late Funeral Notices Summary
A garbled OCR fragment references funeral notices with unclear names and dates. It mentions locations possibly in May and events around an era, with partial words suggesting a memorial context but lacks readable names or details. The readable bits imply obituary notices or remembrance items from a historical newspaper page.
Woman 85 Falls From Tram Fractures Arm
An elderly woman, reportedly 85, fell from a tram near Stephenn street in West Tad, sustaining a fractured right arm. A bystander Marian Gisboa, 88, widow, tended her until ambulance staff arrived and took her to Se General Hospital for treatment.
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Marian Gisboa
Ro Barret
West
Tad
Pmagern
Stephenn Street
Australia to devise long term plans amid war changes
London reports Australia must begin crafting long term plans to counter possible changes in the war and to secure supplies. Authorities consider strategies to maintain production and exchange with the Empire, with emphasis on stockpiling and industrial redevelopments to sustain the nation through disruption.
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Australia
London
Austealia
Hegin
Palnin
Csi
Gieuyly
Tannemeni
Lord Woolian
Taghiter
Igor Nationin
Queenmund
French Repulse German Raids Across Front Lines
Fragmented report says French forces repelled German raids with heavy artillery and mortar preparation. Paris emphasizes military posture and priorities amid French losses while a Brussels message notes German troops near the border have faced Japanese resistance and unknown fate.
Germany's Heavy Ship Losses during April wartime toll
London May 7 An Army report lists German ship losses in April, noting 300,000 tons of merchant shipping and 600,000 tons of war tonnage sunk or damaged. The week ended with several German vessels totaling large tonnage reported sunk by enemy action as war intensified.
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London
Germany
Snr
Wong
Uut
Farmers' Clothes Eaten In Mouse Plague
Sydney report details a mouse infestation in the West Wyalong district damaging hay stacks stored wheat and farm textiles. Mice gnaw fabric coverings and clothing, threatening farm supplies and stored goods as authorities note ongoing losses and extended impact across multiple farms.
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Sydney
Tursany
Atice
Wyalong
Bernard O'Reilly To Be An Air Observer
Bernard O'Reilly selected for air observer duties following a crash search. He completed examinations and awaits assignment as a navigator while authorities describe the rescue effort and recovery of survivors from the wrecked area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard O'Reilly
This Is a Three Shift War
London reports a shift in government policy as war efforts intensify amid daily fronts. The article notes adjusted work patterns and broader mobilization signals while stressing total war rhetoric and public strain during the period.
Stolen £60 From Clayfield Home In Maynight Theft
Thieves struck a Clayfield residence on Maynight night belonging to Mr Grant Wallace Kennedy of Lanes Fund. A motor item valued at about £3 12s 6d was stolen, with other details unclear, as the scene covered Normanby and Wyltne Street areas. Local confusion over names and places gives a damaged report.
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Grant Wallace Kennedy
Lanes Fund
Clayfird
Moulasi
Parke
Prams Must Have Tail Lights Despite Dark Road Rule
Report notes four women from Mull andon charged May 7 for pushing perambulators without rear lights on dark roads. Authorities state required tail lights were not shown, endangering traffic. Details unclear due to damaged transcript.
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Mull Andon
Seventh Division to Start Camp Soon
A fragmentary report notes that small men may enlist with the Second A.I.F. for home defense. The text mentions medical tents and duties in units such as the Army Ordnance Corps, Army Pay Corps, and Army Medical Corps, with unclear details and scattered phrasing.
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A.I.F
Cemall Mane
Army Ordnance Corps
Army
First Drafts On May 21 Recruits for 7th Division of ALF processed
Northern Command announced first drafts for the 7th Division of the Australian Liberation Force will enter reception depots at Enoggera on May 21 after medical boards and examinations. About 120 new recruits move to Kelvin Grove and Ashgrove depots for X rays and screening before transfer to Redbank camp.
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ALF
Reeception
Enoggera
Northern Command
Latmemabers
Fin Milan
Amiting Ta
Boatesamins
Albrin
Breall
Servise
Aluctaltan Army Menten Corps
Avotislin Army Ordnance Corps
Eaynley
Enlistment Rise in Air Crew Applications
The LALA reports a rising tally of Queenslanders applying for air crew roles amid a broad national spread. States list 403 South Australia 219 Tasmania 280 Western Australia 495 New South Wales, with 63 from Queensland and 69 from Tasmania. A central recruiting center will run for a week intervals, screening and medical checks before transferring recruits to Warwick. Around 18 officers from Brisbane will form the core air crew at the new centers.
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Tighnet
C. R. Ransom
Figues
States
Western Australie
South Australia
New Bouat Wales
Queensland
Victoria
Avatralia
Austen
Drowned When Steamer Capsizes on River
Four miles above Pinirikk on the Wanganui River the steamer overturned, and it is believed the crew were drowned. Names such as Inger R Gray and deck hands Topas and Teliod are mentioned among the missing, with others reported lost or dead.
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Qhupa
Wanganui
Pinirikk Cattie
Inger
R Gray
Topas
Flying Boat Schedule to Darwin and Perth
A colonial air service announces flying boats to Darwin arriving Tuesdays and Saturdays. The Post Director Mr Parington notes routes to Perth and Adelaide via Darwin, with southbound planes operating on Sundays and Wednesdays.
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Empire Air’Service
Darwin
Depuy Airector of Posts and Legraihis
Paringten
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