How Long Will This War Last
Fragmentary wartime musings question the duration of conflict. The text references optimism and heartbreak among communities, suggesting hopes that the fighting may end by the end of 1944 if efforts persist.
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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1942
Page
4
Final payment on Wheat 1 pool approved by cabinet
The Federal Cabinet approved a final payment of 1 1 ad 0 bushels for No 2 pool from the Wheat 1 harvest. The total advances to farmers reach £34,000 1 and the latest advance sets the price at 3/78 per bushel for wheat and 3/5.92 per bushel overall. Minister for Commerce Scully noted No 2 pool represents a second harvest of 195,000,000 bushels, with nearly all sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scully
Breen Proposes 3/10 Per Bushel On Excess Bagged Wheat
Mr J P Breen MP for Calare assures Forbes F and S Association of support for paying 3/10 per bushel on marketable wheat in excess of the guaranteed price. The 1941 Melbourne conference resolution urged averaging this payment for the year, with government liability capped at £260k to £270k.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Breen
Calare
Forbes F
Breen
Association
Melbourne
Vid and Eloquence Appeal to Ordinary Folk
A fragment outlines urging the common man and woman to see the stern necessity of patriotic effort. It notes their own lack of inclination and calls for action, stressing responsibility and resolve in the face of duty.
Last of Any Magnitude Coming Harvest
Mr J T Griffith of Eumungerie spoke at a Dubbo District War Agricultural Committee meeting about the coming harvest. Farmers face unprecedented wheat harvest difficulties due to manpower shortages and lack of adequate lorries and light petrol rations, complicating crop removal and national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Griffith
Eumungerie
Dubbo
Cornell
Transport May Break Down BLUNT WARNING
At Forbes Rationalisation of Road Transport Committee meeting representatives from road transport departments urged greater economies to keep the system viable. Mr Burtenshaw warned operators to conserve vehicles equipment and manpower as rubber petrol and parts supplies were worsening. The petrol position is acute and no short term relief is expected. Transport users must economise more to meet tomorrow's needs or risk system collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.5.w
Forbes
W. Walsh
Department of Road Transport
A. Burtenshaw
Commonwealth Land Transport Board
Macpherson
Burtenshaw
Footballers Make Sydney Grade
The League and Union football finals in Sydney drew local attention as several district figures featured prominently. Edgar Newham, a former Cowra player, helped Canterbury-Bankstown to victory in the League code, with Jerry Brien coaching. In the Union final, Manly five-eighth Kelly McMahon, a Mundubara native, starred. his father Mick McMahon was a hotelkeeper in Mundubara during Reds era, and he is related to Leon Liat and Ken Noonan of Woodstock Royal Hotel. Len Ray, the hon. secretary, was formerly a banking official at Woodstock, while president and coach Ron Walden attended Woodstock primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R
Sydney
Edgar Newham
Canterbury-Bankstown
Jerry” Brien
Manly
Kelly” McMahon
Mundurama
Mick” McMahon
Reds
Leon Liat
Ken Noonan
Royal Hotel
Woodstock
Len Ray
Ron Walden
Clyburn Scores 102 Points in Ten Matches for Orange
The Orange Leader reports T Clyburn of Orange, formerly Canowin dra, set a football record by totaling 102 points in ten games after scoring two tries and four goals in weekend league matches. A crowd saw Old Boys defeat a previously unbeaten Dubbo I T B 18 to 13 with Clyburn and teammates T Lewis and T Lufton among scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Clyburn
Orange
Canowindra
Dubbo I.T.B
Old Boys
Oranger
T Lewis
T. Lufton
Two Men Sentenced in Dubbo Car Milking Case
Nightwatchman praised by judge Cookson at Dubbo as James Thampa and Alfred Edward Jones receive 18 month terms after being accused of gunpoint car milking at a city hotel. Defendants were described as involved with Nightwater O'Reilly during the alleged crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cookson
P.M
Dubbo
James Thampa
Alfred Edward Jones
Gael
Nightwater O'Reilly
Arrested at Gunpoint in Dubbo Car Milkers Case
Nightwatchman Mr O Reilly surprised two men found allegedly milking a motor car in the Dubbo hotel yard and arrested them at gunpoint. They were handed to police and charged. Alfred Edward Jones and James Thompson, both 28, were later charged with theft of four tunions of petrol valued at ?. They were remanded by Mr W Hicks S M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubbo
Mr O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Alfred Edward Jones
James Thompson
W. Hicks
S.M
Rabbit skins market prices and demand fluctuate
Prices across classes vary with improvements in better fox skins and demand for lower grades. Average prices hover around two pence per pound with receipts showing 8 pence per pound for some lots and fawns and kittens ranging from 18 pence to 20 pence. Hare tram sales reach up to 1 shilling per dozen, while several damaged and inferior lots show decreases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wednney
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