Keep It Running West Western Water
District Council of the F.S.A. at Parkes passed resolutions to keep western streams flowing westward to develop inland areas and curb centralisation. The motion, supported by Mr Sunter Clarke, aims to stop diverting water from regional districts such as the Wyangala Dam to Sydney catchments. The resolutions will be sent to August’s annual conference of the Association.
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F.S.A
Parkes
Association
Sunter- Clarke
Wyangala
Sydney
Flooded Forbes sale yarded 6 000 7 000 sheep despite rain
Edward Weaver and Company and Farmers and Graziers Co op auctioneers yarded 6 000 to 7 000 store sheep at Forbes. Torrential rain and local floods reduced attending buyers. about half the yarding sold. Merino, Corriedale and crossbred lots fetched 8/1 to 14/5 with various tooth and shorn dates.
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Edward Weaver and Company
Forbes
Farmers and Graziers' Co-op., Co. Ltd
Sydney
Corriedale
Newspaper merger at Grenfell unites Record and Observer
The Grenfell Record and Grenfell Observer merge due to wartime conditions. The Observer has ceased publication and will be incorporated into the Record. Mr. Agar has been noted in connection with the Observer.
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Grenfell
Record
the Observer
Observer
Messrs
Higgins and Agar
Messrs. Howarth
Allan's Cin and Sid's Maple claim two doubles at Cowra
Greyhound racing at Cowra this week produced two doubles for Allan's Cin and Sid's Maple. The meeting featured multiple 450 yard events including the Cowra Stake Lachlan Stake Kendal Stake and Bridge Stake with times around 25 seconds and Pegasus format noted.
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Cowra
Allan
Cin
Sid
Maple
Bright! Jrobin
Prince Rupert
Wyangala Boy
All Guess
Plain Harry
Lucky Valley
Lachlan
Allan'’S
Tralee Sister
Allan's Cin
Ayilt-lenih
Sid’s Maple
Segley
Idle Prince
Mandurama CWA Holds Monthly Meeting At Lyndhurst Hall
Mandurama CWA members met at Lyndhurst Memorial Hall last Saturday with Mesdames Fitzhardinge Cass Coulson Death Whalan Done Emins Alford Kely Townsend Pil linger and the Nic holson sisters present. Apologies were read from several members. The secretary was asked to thank local youths for organizing a dance to aid the association. No group conference attendance due to lack of members. a letter to the Rationing Commission sought permission to buy materials for comforts for troops. Trading table earned 10 and Empire Scheme 9/6, then afternoon tea ended the meeting.
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Mandurama
Country Women’s Association
Lyndhurst Memorial Hall
Mesdames Fitzhardinge
Cass
Coulson
Death
Whalan
Done
Emins
Alford
Kely
Townsend
Pillinger
G. Nicholson
Mesdames Beer
Dunhill
Ashton
Dugan
C.W.A. Association
Bathurst
Obser ver’s Higgins Leaves South Coast Register for RAAF
The working partner in the Observer, Mr Higgins, proprietor of the South Coast Register, has joined the Royal Australian Air Force, necessitating disposal of the paper.
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Observer
Higgins
South Coast Register
R.A.A.F
Still to Run Still to Run Cowra School Buses
A Mandurama meeting approved continuing the Cowra Carcoar and Woodstock school bus service despite influenza driven drops in enrolment. Government subsidies fall with fewer riders. the group plans voluntary payments and donors, with joint bank guarantors to cover a £200 advance to pay the bus operator.
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Carcoar
Woodstock
Cowra
Mandurama
Messrs
C. G. Howlands
A. T. Young W. Walmsley
Ron Oliver
C. R Goodacre
Tale of Seven Rats Ensnare Each Other in Nest
A Bath resident, Mr W H Bayliss, found seven large rats in a yard nest. As the rats struggled to flee their tails became twisted and plaited, trapping them until all seven were killed. The incident prompts natural history questions about how and why the tails intertwined so tightly.
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W. H. Bayliss
Bentinck Street
Bathurst
Mr. Bayliss
Parliament should be granted full war powers say Fadden
The Opposition Leader urges Australia to vest all necessary war powers in the Commonwealth to unify the war effort. He argues swift decisive action is essential as the nation faces grave threats and stresses state sacrifice until victory is achieved.
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Mr. Fadden
Australia
Commonwealth
Victoria
Queensland
Curtin vows wartime manpower shift to meet crisis
Prime Minister Curtin declares Australia will transfer 328,000 civilians into war work by next December to facing a grave crisis. He urges minimal disruption to essential functions while ensuring food production and Britain commitments are kept. Advisory manpower planning is urged for country towns.
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Curtin
Australia
Woolton Calls Dried Egg Scheme War’s Biggest Food Reorganisation
Lord Woolton described the dried egg distribution as the largest piece of food reorganisation conducted during the war. He framed the program as a pivotal effort to stabilize supplies and support the home front amid wartime shortages. The statement underscores government measures to manage scarce resources and ensure equitable allocation for civilians and services.
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Lord Woolton
Advisory Committees to direct manpower for war effort
Proposes local advisory committees of representative men and women to assess local needs and advise the Government on manpower release. A Sydney dragnet approach would likely miss anomalies that the committees could prevent, ensuring maximum transfer to war work with minimal local disruption.
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Tees
Sydney
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Roane
Ernings Levy
Ind
W. J. Brady
Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co, Ltd
Wilcox, Mofflin, Ltd
Dangar, Gedye & Malloch Ltd
Clyde Engineering Coy. Ltd
Dividing Range
Forbes Store
C.W.A
Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance CO. Ltd
Pitt Street
Sydney, N.S.W
J. Brady
Cowra School
Lyndhurst
Walli
Holmwood
Grant's Corner
Kangaroo Flat
J. T Goodacre
School Transport Service Committee
C. R. Goodacre
Albert Young
the Carcoar Chronicle
Hill & Croft
A. Crofts
Salanen
H. V. McKay
Massey-Harris Ltd
Australian Fertilisers Ltd
Woolmax
Aminac
Sayer
Sickle
City Mutual Life Assurance Society
Britain
States
Canada
the Chronicle
Carson
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Winchrombe House
Bridge
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