Sharks Boost Catch Sparks Australia Shark Industry
A historical note highlights early Australian shark fishing initiatives starting in New South Wales with Marine Industries Ltd and Norman Caldwell. The piece recalls public intrigue, a sudden haul of over thirty sharks, and later vivid feats in shark sport fishing, including a Bermagui Tiger Shark record and broader medicinal oil trade impacts. It situates these events amid Port Phillip Bay’s fisheries activity and early 19th century industry optimism.
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Marine Industries Ltd
Norman Caldwell
Tsog
Australia
Pinaimar
New South Wales
Nice
Sherk
Sporting Feherme
Giant Hangar for Air Tests at Wen Field
The US Army Air Forces began using a $3,800,000 air test facility at Wen Field Florida, home of the air proving ground command. The new hangar and equipment enable initial tests of aircraft under controlled weather extremes instead of adapting tests to Arctic or tropical conditions.
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Washington
US Army Air Forces
Wen Field
Florida
Air Proving Ground Command
Arctic
Tropic
Victorian fish liver vitamin research and shark oil extract
Investigation into vitamin A and D content in livers of various fish species including sharks and shquipper shark by Victorian industrial groups. Ultraviolet testing to assess vitamin levels, with findings that shark liver oil shows high activity and purity per British Pharmacopoeia standards. Boats operate longline gear, hauling mass catches near Melbourne.
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Acx
Indus
Victori
Mandard
Melbourne
Japanese Premier Katayama Seeks Daily Visitor Support
TheJapanese premier Katayama spends long hours meeting the public with about 100 visitors daily at his office. He holds street interviews to sell his government while facing public skepticism on democracy and concerns over a bloated payroll and reforms.
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Bodaltat
Wabiney
Katayama
Ais
Poster contest promotes UN aims across nations line
Can berra August 12 The United Nations poster contest aims to express the aims of the world organisation. Contests open locally by member nations with judging sent to UN headquarters. Final judging during the General Assembly in New York with events in New South Wales from September 14 to 20 and in Tasmania October 14 to 20. Ruth Deb ser Usivenficer for UNAS in Lom represents the Australian Association.
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Norman Angel
Alfree’ Barr
USA
Camilo Bast
Ecuador
Josef Haviicek
Czechoslovakia
Albert Parr Normal
Charles Sterling
France
Lin Yutang
China
Ann
Ally
United Nations T0
Bute Owarol
World Organisation
United Natinnn
Miler
United Nations
Lake Lucere
New South Wales
General Assembly
RCA and Warner Brother pact for large screen TV in cinemas
A joint venture between RCA and Warner Brothers Pictures Inc disclosed plans to develop large screen black-and-white television for motion pictures. The contract aims to showcase televised scenes on a 15 by 30 foot theatre screen at a New York venue, leveraging RCA’s engineering department.
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New York
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
Warner Brothers Pictures. Incorporated
Rave
Yre
Hollywood
New York Theatre
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