Life in Paris and Hong Kong in the 1930s hunger and exile
A clipped, difficult to read report discusses Paris and Hong Kong conditions, noting high prices and shortages of food and clothing for women and families. It references the International Labour Office and the Australian China Association, mentions Miss Oberg and Japanese occupation effects, and describes crowded accommodation, poverty, and people returning to native villages for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Oberg
Paris
Finchen
Geruine
Australian-China Association
Chm
Ak Arkad
Oscepath
Bergea
Esrnoe
Uivlhe
Sonal
Regency and Crown Inheritance Rules Scrutinized
Fragmentary passage discusses access to the British throne and the concept that a sovereign may inherit the Crown at any age, with regency rules until age twelve, seeking clarification on established rites and precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tine Eduard V
Women Judge the All Electric Home Exhibit Opens in London
The Electrical Association for Women shows how home electrification, now reaching about 95 percent of British houses, will transform domestic life and export potential. The display highlights appliances like refrigerators, water heaters, and electric laundry devices, with demonstrations and input from women in war and peacetime roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Electrical Association For Women
Ferrin
Northolt
Tracing the Missing in World War II Casualty Records
An Australian Army Records unit details methods to trace missing soldiers from the South East Asia and Pacific theaters. It describes recovering identities of POWs from buried graveyards, overcoming erased or phonetic Japanese spellings, and using survivor testimony and Japanese records to establish death dates and services numbers for hundreds of Australians and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
South-Eest Asis
South West Pacific
ANI
Borneo
Duten
Army
Melbourne
War Office
London
Ambon
Australia
Isc
Wargraves Registration Unit
Tnance
Monte
Toki
Tapanese Lamages
Victoria
Aer
Japan
US Navy
Australs
Tokio
Fea
Anne Veice
Seateh
Austell
Aus Lhalle
Hail Strikes Hobart as Tasmania Faces Crop Loss
Thunderstorm in Southern Tasmania drops hail and ferrite debris over Hobart and Huon Valley. Growers report extensive damage to fruit trees, with one of the state’s largest apple producers warning the season’s yield could fall from about 50,000 cases to around 10,000. A full survey is planned to assess the destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Tasmania
Huon Valley
Sage
Smpybank
Brisbane
Oice
Hall
Sunnybank
Portuguese Elections Show Very Low Turnout in Lisbon
Lisbon reports indicate extremely low voter participation with only about 42,724 people casting ballots. Flooding along the River Tagus worsened conditions as the Associated Press notes. Early counts suggest a foregone conclusion for Dr. Sulsesi as several opposition parties refused to enter late campaigns amid factional tensions surrounding Salazar and Reny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
A.apa
Portomuene
Tague
Cen Fm Lipton
Fesuul
Sulsesi
Ir Salazar
Reniy
Brisbane motorists urged to curb bad parking and signs
A Brisbane RACQ statement laments motorists careless parking and disregard for road signs, urging police action against offenders. The piece notes drivers’ attitudes strain public goodwill, with pedestrians blamed for some incidents, and criticizes the RACQ for frequent denunciations of car users. The column also weighs traffic safety and recovery postwar, highlighting clothing ration changes and ongoing supply shortages.
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RACQ
Brisbane
Queen Street
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Poruts
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Noel Pum
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Upa
Dows
Ipane
ALL Electric Home
Wagar
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TGP
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Jobs
Sweden
Austelia
USA
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Sister Kenny
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