This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1948
Page
3
The Australian rugby team defeated England 11 to 9 at Twickenham in front of 65 000 spectators after leading 2 0 at half time. Scorers included Window 12 Walker and Tonloin.
Australian new car registrations reached 37,363 in the current year, about triple the 1939 figure of 19,517 and far below the peak years. The 1947 tally was 59,005, declaring the era’s high. The Service Stations Association secretary Mr C A Gregory noted 59 percent of new cars registered were manufactured in Britain.
The article outlines Wembley as the Olympic venue with plans for a grand show at the Empire Stadium and related facilities. It notes July to October timings, major facilities at Wembley and Keele, and the long history of events, including diverse sports and the British Empire Games heritage.
The Division of Plant Industry notes advantages of growing onions from setts including earlier maturity easier establishment and better weed control. Australia plans to test the method this season with Lecron Experiment Farm studies to size sets timing and storage and suggests 1 to 1 1 2 inch sets sown in October with about 90 pounds per acre. Large one inch sets are unsuitable as they tend to bolt.
The ODA warns about selecting proper sites for lamb inoculation with Enterotoxemia vaccine to avoid lumps and disfigurement on the carcass especially the thigh. Commonwealth Meat Inspectors note trims can remove lumps without affecting appearance, guiding export preferences for carcass regions.
The article traces the London wool market from early exports to Flanders through the rise of industrial Britain and Macarthur’s Australian merinos. It notes New Zealand and Australian wools, the premium in London warehouses, and the market’s resilience after wartime shortages, stressing its central role for producers and buyers within a 660 mile radius of London.
A condensed Readers Digest excerpt on Nome workshop value shows how a family used a basement children's workshop to teach three boys crafts, measurement, and tool safety. The mother and father emphasize hands on learning builds coordination, cooperation, and family closeness, with the children gaining pride from making toys and projects themselves.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.