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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1945
Page
2
A Melbourne letter describes shoppers lining for gift inscriptions at shops, queues blocking doors, and police efforts failing to ease congestion. Storms, misdirected crowds, and a wine merchant amid crowd control illustrate the double trouble of queues and pricing rules during wartime Melbourne.
The Australian literary figure Percival Serle, after working in a life assurance office and at Melbourne University, edited works and compiled anthologies. He has long pursued a Dictionary of Australian Biography, about finished after twelve years and containing roughly 1030 biographies, while also serving as a guide lecturer at the National Gallery and preparing the Connell collection catalogue. From 1934 to 1936.
C Brunsdon Fletcher presents Water Magic examining Murray Valley growth Cobram and Mildura meeting with W B Chaffey. He argues Australia can support a larger population using natural water resources and outlines a policy for water conservation. John Sands Pty. Ltd. sells the work at 1/6.
A review praises the 72 page Postwar Policy Looking Forward published by the Institute of Public Affairs Victoria as the most comprehensive Australian postwar policy document. It lauds its evolutionary, liberal approach and clear, practical plan for economic development. The piece notes availability through Robertson Mullens Melbourne and mentions related titles from S John Bacon. Percival Serle’s Dictionary of Biography is praised for its anticipated impact on cultural and literary circles worldwide.
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