Raffles spread in shops and streets amid wartime coping
Readers report raffles expanding into shops offices and factories as crowds push for tickets in many places. A columnist jokes about price controls a tram ride with the Lieut Governor and highlights a Dickensian lecture tour by Stanley Brookes in America and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram
Melbourne
Stanley Brookes
Melbourne University
America
Perth
Red Bear
General Macarthur
Australia
England
Isle
Irrigate Without Waste in Victorian Agriculture Advice
Assistant Agriculturist R H Beattie outlines efficient irrigation design focusing on soil type bays slope and side fall. He stresses weed free channels regular maintenance and careful water application to minimize waste and maximize use for grasses and clovers with liberal topdressings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Beattie
Victorian Department of Agriculture
Commonwealth plans stress selective soldier settlements
The recent Premiers Conference focused on restricting soldier settlement to viable farming opportunities. The Commonwealth and States agreed safeguards require well qualified settlers, training periods, rent free and living allowances, and inflation controls to avoid past postwar mistakes. They also include stock and improvement funding with reasonable repayments.
Shade at Shade Farm Stock Advice for Heat Relief
Livestock officers stress ample shade for animals in heat including sheep pigs cattle and poultry. Leave trees when clearing paddocks for wheat and use branches over trucks to reduce heat stress. White-skinned cattle may suffer Photo-sensitization from sun exposure. grease or lampblack shading recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Sailor’s Tattoos Prompt Salty Banter in Navy Wardroom
A young recruit enters the bunks and comments on an old sailors numerous tattoos of women. The veteran, stripped to the waist, surveys the spectacle with obvious displeasure as the exchange hints at naval camaraderie and life at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scow Church
Earl E. Fapb
Presbyterian Church of Victoria
J. W. P. Gillan
New Hebrides
Melbourne
Barbara Janetzki
Liorothy
Irene Stewart
June Lee
Jessie Godman
June Loof
Lois
George Cumming
Lilly
Donald Cumming
Norma Gaie
Jessie Woodman
Dorothy
Barbara Janen
Beverley Bellis
Lizabeth Luckins
Norman Gate
Howard Fabb
Jerusalem
Children
Witih
Dunewee
Uns
Elizabeth Luckins
Dorony Janiewki
Norma Gale
Jessie Goodman
Irene
Dorothy Stewart
Veroniy Janetzki
Dor Uthy Stewart
Eligabellh Luckins
Howard Fabv
Norman Gale
Barbara Janelzal
Donald Cunning
E. E. Fabb
Yakuweyah
Japan
Indies
Balik Papan
Borneo
Far East Asia Command
Palembang
Sumatra
South-west Pacific
Remembering Thomas Atkins in wartime memory tribute
Fragmentary text recalls Private Thomas Atkins a hero of the war, his service years and the emotional impact of family and soldiers. It hints at a remembrance scene with a Duke figure and a memorial image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tos
Thomas Atkins
Boxtel
Eindhoven
Atkins
Ture
Stu
Thoms Duke
Untitled Fragments Describe A Confused Scene At Sea
A jumbled fragmentary report recalls a fishing trip and a vague event at sea. Faces and clear facts are obscured by garbled wording, with stray mentions of age a little and a view of submersion. No coherent timeline or names remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uyr
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