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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1942
Page
2
An incoherent OCR fragment references plants, flowers, and terms like double flowers and various garden items. It names Veil and Vesuvius and mentions cultivation, but no clear event or verse is established.
Lethbidge asks if water scarcity transformed Central Australia and whether internees could work on a scheme to bring water. Minister replies the matter lies with Commonwealth authorities and invites concrete proposals to be sent to the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. He adds postwar reconstruction opportunity but labour use must be managed federally.
M T W Lillie president of the Wheat and Wool Growers Association accuses the Meat Board of bungling and discouraging meat production. He cites delayed lamb exports, stock shortages, and government plans to buy lambs below contract prices, risking losses to lamb raisers while urging a full reconstruction of the Meat Board.
A collage of quotes on kindness and neighborly action from Stevenson Guest Eddy Hall and Jesus. The piece emphasizes duty to others as a path to happiness and spiritual growth.
The chairman Sir Clive McPherson announced 1941-42 wheat handled totals by state. NSW 41,000,000 bushels, Victoria 48,000,000, SA 27,250,000, WA 3,000,000, Queensland 2,750,000, with Tasmania small. Sales since January 3 1842 reached 23,000,000 bushels and pools pending total 149, million. Government to subsidize stock feed wheat by 3d per bushel from April 20 to aid eggs and pig meat production.
In April the Group Seven committee failed to secure unanimity among district factories over monthly dairy payments. Vivian Ronald Ross of Ross Bros printed and published the edict at their Cobram office in Victoria. A party of 38 girls, part of the Women’s Mechanised group, was up at 7 am.
A wartime reflection on personal values and happiness. The piece argues that value hinges on need and effort, noting women face choices about work and service. It emphasizes self care and survival as the core instinct, urging individuals to prioritize immediate needs and personal well being for lasting strength.
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