Postwar regional planning for Australia’s economy
A wartime head of the Australian Rationing Commission advocates regional development to decentralise industry from capital cities. He argues private enterprise cannot fund essential social infrastructure and calls for planned national coordination to build regional centers, homes, roads, lighting, and sewerage, transforming the economy and reducing poverty and unemployment. He urges leveraging wartime gains to create a balanced, socially oriented environment across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austral
Wien
Geld
Seanomis Etfort
Reminder on rationing coupons begins January eleventh
A columnist notes the official rationing reminder that certain coupons will become operative with the seventh period starting Monday January eleventh. The period runs to February seventh and reverts to the normal half-pound limit. Coupons labeled C used for sugar apply to numbers three to six. other tendered coupons are refused.
Tea Stock Ration in Australia See Slight Uptick
Tea stocks in Australia rose modestly as the Rationing Commission kept the Christmas period supply cautious to avoid a shortage amid wartime. Shipments will remain intermittent with India and Ceylon sources, while catering bodies may receive a minor lift in allotments.
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Australia
India
Ceylon
Australis
Conmissan
Java
Individua
Secrets of the Q ships and a wartime letter
A wartime tale recounts the creation of the elusive Q ships in Britain. A censor's spy uncovers a letter from a coastal girl describing sea work on armament of special ships, leading to a government-secret case that helped counter the U boat menace.
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Britain
London
Censors Office
Fee
Berlin
Germany
Zos'n
Take Care of Your Vehicle in Hot Weather
Practical car care tips emphasize checking lubrication, radiator paint, brakes, and tires in heat. Advice covers generator brushes fitting, sanding to fit new brushes, avoiding radiator paint, monitoring oil and water leaks, crabbing brakes, tire wear, and using gum or sealant for leaks.
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Jositiana
Bruch
Red Cross Aid to Timor Front Line Soldiers
Red Cross has aided Australians in Timor for months through hospital and pressur e stations. Supplies include clothing, toiletries, food, tobacco, writing materials, and Christmas parcels similar to those given to troops in other forward areas. Shipments go to a base in Australia for transport to Timor with reserves held for emergencies.
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Red Cross
Timor
Jainale
Christaiey
Australis
Fragmentary remark about a domestic scene on Jones Street
A partial, garbled excerpt shows a scene with Mrs Smith inspecting toast and a male speaker discussing a wife, sleep, and timing. Multiple phrases are unreadable, but the text suggests a casual domestic moment with scattered dialogue and street reference to Jones Street.
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Rationing Commission
H. €. Goombs
Dairymen 'S
Taylor Bros. Butter and Ice Merchants
Gawler
Eudunda
Auburn
GT Pearce & Son
New Seadon
W.G. Terry
Kooringa
Seay
Sansa
J. & R. Forgan Ltd
Crystal Brook
Port Pit
Bura
Fred M. Pearce
Hallweld
Berger’s Paints
Burra
Tom Scovell
Cenault
Berra Motor Co
Motor and General Engineers
Guy H. Dallman
Dodge
Chrysler
Austin and Renault
Horwood Bagshaw Ltd
Company OF Australia Limited
Telephone
A. P. Rogers
Grocer
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