General Blamey praised for humane wartime sentence review
The article lauds General Blamey for reducing and suspending sentences of ALF members in the Middle East, noting his special psychiatric reviews as humanitarian military administration. It contrasts this with harsher practices and highlights the dedication of Newcastle Steel Industry workers, while recalling the Gallipoli counterattack of May 19, 1915 as a related wartime backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Blamey
ALF
Middle East
Blamey
Newcastle Steel Industry
V D.C
Service for Women urged as war effort expands
The Royal Australian Air Force warns of upcoming legislation making women aged 18 to 85 serve in auxiliary services and urges voluntary enlistment. The Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force now has over 16 000 members in clerical, store, medical, transport, and support roles, with vacancies in many sections and open recruitments across Queensland and Brisbane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary Services
Royal Australian Air Force
Bome
Australian Air Force
WAAAF
WAAAP
W.a.a.ap
Air Force
Wiaaaf
RAAF
Creek Street
Brisbane
Queensland
Townsville
Australia’s food control urged to emulate Britain’s system
Sir Earle Page argues Australia needs centralized food control like Britain. He cites differences between diffuse federal and state authority versus a unified ministerial approach, calls for guaranteed producer prices, preserved reserves, and coordinated manpower, transport, and equipment to secure surpluses and stable prices for domestic and allied needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Australia
Earle Page
Mar
Earle
Professor Copland
Sir Earle
Mangher
Europe
Asia
Treasury
Tale of Five Cities Cross Country Greeting
An English visitor recounts five Australian cities and their first questions or requests. Perth offers a drink while Adelaide asks about church, Melbourne about family, Sydney about money, and Brisbane echoes Perth. The vignette contrasts social greetings across major urban centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Adelaide
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Valetta Times Keeps Publishing Through Malta Raids
The Valetta Times of Valetta Malta avoids interruption despite S24 air raids. Alarms sound daily as the Tes building is bombed twice and burned once. After one raid the linotype machines required cleaning due to rock dust from a bomb crash through four floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valetta Times
Valetta
Malta
Mediterranean
Mir
Tes
Cloncurry Racing Through Drought and Travel Now
The Cloncurry sporting scene faced a lean era through the 1890s and two drought years, yet a 1902 fall meeting occurred with Brandy the gray competing and visitors like Come On, Burdekin, and Lamplight racing later at Croydon and Normanton. Buller won the 1902 Cloncurry Handicap, Lamplight placed second as road travel limited attendance, while club founders and old hands are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloncurry
Brandy
Croydon
Come On
Burdekin
Jack Golden
Gayfield
Garon
Gatling
Tom Crothers
George McCauley
Henry Hulbert
Mickey Boran
Garcon
Harry
Fred Keyes
Richmond
Normanton
Lamplight
G. R. Keyes
Sonmy
Swampy
Harry Keyes
Messra Hengley
Bathurst
Lenore
Johnson
Allman
Lobston
Weir
McGillivray
Hillcoat
Wilmer
Mr Weir
H. Harding
Ba Wen
Warney Henry
Mat Currie
Joe Clark
M. Staunton
Joe Murnane
Max Dave
Rothschild
Cars and Trucks for Sale and Public Curator Notice
A classified listing offers a 1939 dual rear ton truck with a 1937 two ton Ford V8 and a 1934-35 Pontiac Sedan plus a 1982 V8 sedan, all in varying good order with cash prices. The Public Curator announces an May 18 1943 order to administer the estate of James Albert Gaiter of Cloncurry and Cooktown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adminster
James Albert Gaiter
Londsborough Street
Cloncurry
Cooktown
Royal Australian Air Force
Supreme Court of Queensland
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Edkins Marsh & Co. Ltd
Edkins Marsh
Edkins Marsh & Company Ltd
Julia Creek
Carrar
Ifracombe
Frank Browne
Blamey's Commons On
Gallipoli
Service For Women
Champa
Industry OF Food IN Exile
Sir Earle Page
Fernand Grenier
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Holland
Belgium
Norway
Utn
Cavell
Hi Tin
Enfield
Czechstok
London
Wcielam
North Wales
Congo
England
Ostend
Beebrugge
Normandy
Brittany
E. Griffiths Suches Fry
Lod
Fiore
Tale OF
Cloncurry Sporting
Abercorn
Copper City
H. J. Taylor
Fort Constantine
Lon. Taylor
Lon
James Lidster
John Lobston
Harry Allman
Douglas McGillivray
Jim Boyd
Lady Thalia
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