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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
2
A London Express Service observer notes the rise of ready mix and frozen foods transforming US households. From prepackaged soups to ice blocks and deep freezes, the piece describes menu kits, budget meat services, and the shift toward assembly line cooking altering daily meals and prices.
In its November issue the Murray Valley Newsletter notes accelerating MV D L activity and increased awareness across Commonwealth, state and local authorities about Murray Valley concerns. G V Lawrence recounts Snowy hydro scheme opening and a campaign to push Snowy power westward. A V Lyon writes on irrigated land preservation spurred by Wakool field day and irrigation science news, while Menindee Lakes storage could boost western NSW districts.
Mr. P T Byrnes M L C said Swan Hill weir does not have priority over other weirs but would be high on the list. He noted its tonnage to relieve Turrumburry load and open 300000 acres for gravitation irrigation on the NSW side from Murray Downs to Goodnight. The weir has run four years under construction and would reduce wastage at Turrumburry where 70 percent is lost.
The Victorian Department of Agriculture will award eight agricultural college scholarships for three years at Dookie and Longerenong Colleges. Recipients receive free board lodging and tuition. Applications close December 21, 1949, from the Superintendent of Agricultural Education Melbourne. An Immigration Dept officer said Mildura University site will become a migrant women and children holding centre.
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