Industry's Role In The War War's Industry Role in Australia's War Effort
The Australian War Memorial volume by D P Mellor chronicles how Australian science and industry mobilized from 1930 to 1945 to supply munitions, weapons, and radar amid Britain’s limits. It highlights Essington Lewis and the BH P as pivotal, notes innovations like bulletproof steel, admin reforms, and stalled Owen gun and cruiser tanks, framing a largely successful wartime industrial effort.
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Australia
Britain
D. P. Mellor
Science
Mellor
Essington Lewis
B.H.P. Giant
Germany
Japan
Europe
B.H.P
N.S.W
Queensland
John Jensen
Melbourne
Childrens Book Council Reviews Classics and Robin Hood
A critical survey of Jane Werner Watson’s Odysseus adaptation with vivid illustrations, praising its modern idiom and dramatic restraint. Also reviews Carola Oman’s Robin Hood retelling set in Edward II era, appreciating accessible prose, illustrations, and suitability for adults and older children.
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Jane Watson
Robin Hood
Carola Oman
J. M. Dent
Caxton
The Australian Wool Market 1840 1900 study review
Dr Alan Barnard analyzes how Australian wool production rose from 12 million sheep in 1840 to over 100 million by the 1890s and reached 600 million pounds annually. The shift to smaller flocks, new sheep types, and expanded demand from British worsted, Continental, and North American mills reshaped production, markets, and organization.
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Alan Barnard
Barnard
Suez Canal
Europe
T. S. Mort
Richard Goldsbrough
Melbourne University Press
Prias
Across and Down Clues From History Puzzle List
A compact listing of crossword clues including Across items like part of wall to admit light and governor of province, plus Down entries such as walks in water and revolver, with several theme entries and note to see page 18 for eolugen.
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Eolugen
Seminar on Asian Education Plans Modernizing Schools
A UNESCO backed seminar in New Delhi from August 25 gathers 18 Asian nations to discuss reforming outmoded school systems for rapid economic and social change. Host India leads discussions drawing on 12 years of reform measures. UNESCO adds a summary of advances from six non Asian countries.
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South and East Asia
New Delhi
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Unesco Secretariat
Technical Education Moves in Iran
Iran announces a six year technical and industrial education programme to start this year. New technical schools will open in Isfahan Meched Qazvin Rehte Yazde and Shiraz. Separate training centres for girls and boys will be established in Teheran. Courses cover mechanics foundry soldering cabinet making spinning weaving and shoe making. Students finishing a three year course may continue at new five year technical institutes.
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Iran
Isfahan
Meched
Qazvine
Rechte
Yazde
Shiraz
Teheran
R A McKillop & Co Seasonal Shipping To Europe
R A McKillop and Co announce season sailings to Europe with Orontes Orsova Iberia Arcadia Orion Strathmore Strathaird and Fairsea through October to March. Local agents listed with phone 1196 for bookings and inquiries.
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Orontes
Falraky
Orsova
Strathore
Iberia
Orion
Orcadies
Strathaird
Castel Felice
Arcadia
Fairsea
Sallmus
Oronsay
Strathmore
Fairai
Fairsky
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Monwealth
School of Chemistry
N.S.W. University of Technology
Titan
Lewis
Geferal
Munition
Silver City
BHLP
Broken Hill
Iron and Steel
Comn
Mrt
Stremle
Commonwealth Bolar Observatory
Mount Stromlo
Woolley
Tthe
Jeg
University of ‘Melbourne
Owen Gun
Evelyn Owen
A.lf
Middle East
W. A. Wardell
Lysaghts
Army Inventions Board
BE. J. Milford
Ter
Mr. Spender
Professor Mellor
Hlim
Science and Industry
Australian War Memorial
NEW Publications
Harvard
South Australia
Chisholm
Causener & Parkin
S.A
eWhae & Others
W.A
Fly Ltd
Verity Hewitt
Civic Centre
Zigmund Szyman
Joseph Migala
Childrens Book Council Reviews
Jane Werner Watson
Alice and
Martin Provyensen
Bsimon & Schuster
N.Y
Price
Troy
Odysseus
Jacelyn Faber
Kingdom of
Logres
Mertin
Balyn
Galahad
Arthur
Avalon
Tristram
Taeul
Gir Fercival
Afghanistan
Burma
Cambodia
Ceylon
China
Indonesia
Korea
Laos
Malaya
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
British Northorneo Group
India
Brazil
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
Sweden
The
United Kingdom
R. A. McKillop & CO
U.E
Eceope
R. A. McHillop & CO
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