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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1940
Page
3
In Queensland grazing properties the timing of surface water dries dictates grazing water needs. Choose well sites away from intense grazing, near dry grass for later access, and plan mustering and marking with clean instruments. Methods of marking and fly remedies are discussed, emphasizing cleanliness and welfare.
Allied reports describe German invasion preparations along the coast from Narvik to Le Havre with barges, submarines, and troop movements. The Royal Air Force and Royal Navy launched night raids, bombarding Kiel, Bremen, Dunkirk, Calais and Cherbourg while gathering actionable intelligence on ships, barges, and enemy concentrations.
An analysis of official recruitment returns shows rapid RAAF growth, with five new volunteers accepted per hour over 28 weeks for air crew, pilots, observers or gunners, and ground staff at one every 12 minutes. The bulletin notes 4518 hours in a year and lists total acceptances through October 12, mentioning personnel such as airmen for ground duties and air crew roles.
Reported bruising of cattle during trucking to meat works reveals industry bias favoring higher grade on rail and road routes. Faulty supervision and routing cause overcrowding at gateways and crowding injuries, with liveliness of markets and export meat quality affected by stressed cattle and mishandling.
The article outlines lamb marking under careful conditions, detailing ear tagging and the removal of the registered earmark from lambs. It emphasizes marking only on the near ear of ewe lambs and describes repeated actions performed during the process.
British colonial authorities form a Home Guard and Defence Corps across eleven Malay states and 3120 by Singapore Penwen Malacca to create a disciplined force. Regulations outline organization and governance under the Home Guard in Great Britain. Main aim is to use the force to preserve security in any emergency.
The Port Elizabeth Wool Exchange in South Africa pledges £1000 to the Royal Navy and £1000 to the Royal Air Force as a token of appreciation to the British Government for its help to the South African wool trade. The exchange president notes that without British naval command trade would cease and without RAF heroism the empire’s fate might be sealed.
Australian pilot trainees bound for Canada will see substantially increased quotas once a detailed implementation plan is finalized early next year. No increase is planned for air observers or gunner trainees, while expanded intermediate and advanced instruction for Australians in Canada is added to existing arrangements for RAF pilot trainees receiving training abroad.
Oldiers notes outline Tattersall sweeps plan to raise funds for the League and distressed diggers. Major Hutchinson Tasmanian manager discusses distribution of £1000 sweep proceeds to relief branches New Zealand Returned Soldiers Association Australian Red Cross Society and Comforts Fund.
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