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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 26, 1942
Page
4
An irregular diet and poor bowel function are blamed on white bread and insufficient vegetables. Kelloggs All Bean is advised as a daily addition to breakfast to restore regularity within a week, suggesting sprinkling over cereal and promoting a natural recovery.
A garbled OCR style passage presents scattered names, places, and events touching on national football, military colleges, and various personalities. The text weaves in mentions of teams, locations, and individuals with unclear connections, reflecting a noisy, partial record of sporting and military topics.
Fragmented wartime notice reports a health department reorganization proposal. A Gabler Committee recommendation for public publicity and cabinet submission outlines a yearlong plan. The text references abattoirs and reevaluation of health oversight, with phrasing oddly garbled but indicating official reorganizing actions to be sent to the Cabinet.
A historical note on sustaining appetite in sickroom meals through varied citrus flavors and fruit components. It highlights lemons oranges and mandarins, noting laxative effects and quick preparation, with emphasis on color and garnish to stimulate taste and aid digestion.
The RS. LEAGUE ACT branch reports deep admiration for Australia’s wartime efforts and urges public service eligibility limits for those in military service. A motion calls the Commonwealth Government to bar eligible men from public jobs during the war and 12 months after. Members note farmers under 71 should be protected and discuss returning veterans receiving pay. The branch lists officers and ongoing activities in the ACT.
Melbourne observers note speculation in wool clip sales as a key factor. The executive officer of the Contra ay otom toe Spang tre fecturers would be watched to prevent undue buying while markets in New South Wales show activity, and growers monitor weather and supply to assess fleece readiness.
Melbourne Montinus wool growers plan to hold a second wool clip for appraisal under National Security Ragula Yona. The contract committee states the move may avoid penalties if the additional clip is delayed for evaluation.
Prices held steady on late levels from the previous week for Nerney and other furs. Full wool merino, lamb skins, and rabbit skins sold at mixed rates with fine and damaged lots noted. Country heavy and medium grades varied, with some sterling and tinny prices cited.
Fragmented OCR discusses the dependence of vegetables on mechanical mail processes and animal matter. It notes age alone cannot determine value and calls for careful use of available resources and technology in cultivation and supply chains.
Barley long used as horse feed in Africa, the East and Europe is valued for higher food value than oats. It is best fed crushed and replaces oats at a ratio of four to five parts. Introduce gradually into the ration up to 10 lb per day, fed mixed with bran.
A historical note stresses the urgent need to conserve farm manure amid fertiliser shortages. It warns that small paddock divisions hinder dung use, recommends camping herds to spread manure, and argues that drying manure in paddocks wastes up to 89 percent of fertility. Pasture harrowing is urged to reduce rank growth and encourage high fertility grasses.
Charged figures allege a scheme to fraudulently obtain back pay totaling £20/572 from the Commonwealth. Sergeant Alfred Charles Stokes and Corporal Harold Robert Haslam, aged 30 and 49, allegedly conspired with Cochranes to grant a sergeant rank for £1 8s per day extra pay, with Cochranes expected to receive £10 and others £9 and £10 respectively. Police intervened as the meeting occurred. Stokes was arrested. Hearing adjourned.
The Melbourne Cup, originally slated for a Tuesday, will be run on Saturday November 7 due to rain and safety concerns. The Derby and Captain Stakes are also moved, with the VRC Spring Carnival rescheduled to four days in a restricted format. Only twice before, in 1870 and 1874, has the Cup not been held on a Saturday.
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