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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1944
Page
4
An article reports Australia shipped 8,008 bales of wool, with most consumed and some sent to Britain for wartime needs. Unshipped stock grows, risking storage and price stability. exports to Britain under a renewed purchase agreement extend through the war with Japan, securing a steady though strained market.
Fragmentary OCR text quotes a speaker criticizing Allied forces in Singapore and Australian soldiers, noting unpreparedness and criticisms of conduct. The passage appears garbled and may reflect a wartime interview or commentary on regional military actions.
A large scale readjustment of war power transfers to Jim Army 534 RAAF workers under 35 including married and aging men. Many have choice of instead staying at home as part of the change affecting munition, food production and building material work. Deputy Director said today about 600 men would have been released from Victorian aircraft production.
The Combined Food Board asks Canada to send large quantities of wheat and flour to liberated areas in Europe. Efforts aim to expedite wheat by seaboard transport, with Rosemeary Wheat already moved. Authorities call the shipping and distribution operation a tremendous undertaking.
The Hobart drawing showed ten major prize results led by prize one worth £10000 for ticket 101168 tied to the Victoria Syndicate. Other top prizes included £168000 for ticket 3 Lasky George and £141200 for ticket 190183 We Three, with subsequent prizes £1000 and lower awarded to various syndicates and individuals across Victoria and Queensland.
An attendant at the Gosford Boys Home was dismissed after an inquiry into punishment of three boys. He forced them to stand on mineral matting until they fell, and ordered others to stand as well amid a 10 day inquiry by the Education Minister Haifran. A senior prefect noted punishments for slow drills and movement during a briefing period.
Melbourne Cup talks intensify as Epsom and Metropolitan results shape plans. Saddles and stakes surround Osuffield Cup winner penalized in the bar race, while prospects like Falcon Knight and Pride attract attention. Trainers and syndicates weigh entries, with uncertainty over Doumit and Chandette for the classic.
A historical note explains frozen concentrated milk production and reconstitution. It describes concentrating milk, thawing to produce a dairy cream-like product, and varying water additions to create coffee cream or beverage milk. The text references a university and manufacturing concepts without clear dates or names.
Few sheep at Flemington safeyards. Monday sale offered about 42 head. Buyers were sparse and supply met a quick sellout with no cattle yarded.
A garbled report notes a strike threat connected to a sale and mentions a war past and colonial context with unclear names and dates. The readable fragments reference tensions over a sale and potential labor actions two months prior.
A returned soldier objected to removal of his service badge before entering the dock at the Crown Court. Justice Gavin Daydald directed the case be adjourned. A. Di Lls faced charges of conspiracy with another man but was later discharged.
Lottery No 1113 draws list First Prize 7088 Birthday Prize Waratah Greeting syndicate RR Raundére HB Jobe. Fourth Prize 7000 My Own Byritente V Dorey Civic Hotel. Lottery No 1114 will be drawn on Wednesday morning.
Promotions announced in the police force with shifts from sergeants to higher ranks and transfers among officers including Claas and Dean, with new appointments affecting precincts in Braids and surrounding areas. The report notes transfers and rank changes within the unit.
A Sydney man reports his home Brags aU Tarage burned last Saturday night. The house was a well known country residence in the Beate. The fire destroyed the structure and left the area with damage and concern.
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