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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
1
Brisbane reports Minister for Air Mr A W Fadden claims Australia will produce hundreds of Wirraway planes before year end. Production rose to world class speed with 3000 in air frame and engine work plus 10000 in subcontracting states. Since 1939 military aircraft in Australia more than doubled under wartime effort.
Ford in Geelong unveils a new Australian made pressed steel wheel for army trucks. The wheel accommodates an oversize tyre for sand and boggy terrain, is overstrength for safety, and required a 1,300 ton single action press adaptation. Manufacturing involved annealing, pickling, flange forming, piercing, and a multiple drill head to create rim and hub holes.
The passage praises khaki Ford baked enamel bulk wheels that will transport troops across Egypt and Palestine and foretell wheels for carrying farm produce and merchandise, aiding national prosperity.
Minutes of the Graziers Association of Central and Northern Queensland meeting held September 16 1940 at Messrs F A Brodie and Co office. Attendees included McLean Pringle Moor Lynch McMaster and Kennan with invitation guests. Discussions covered Payne report appraisement facilities in Townsville cattle fly and fire risks, proposed organiser, and upcoming quarterly meetings.
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