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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1941
Page
3
The article explains how exchange rates stay steady when imports and exports differ. It describes how Australia uses a Stabilisation Fund to cushion rate changes and how banks aim to control the flow of goods and services to maintain price and currency stability.
A line of wartime song adaptation titled Stout Hearted Men airs in Australia sung to the RAAP choir. The piece adapts the well known tune and is performed by the RAAF choir with Emad Ay featured in a special rendition amid public and military radio broadcasts.
Directors of Forbes District Hospital vote to hold their annual meeting on Friday August 15 and close nominations for subscribers directors on that date. Financials show May had a debit balance of £1685 10s with varied income from fees government subsidy and private wards. An industrial contribution grew to 1010 subscribers, and major repairs to the premises are planned including electrical and painting work.
Mr. T Hempster launches a drive to form a District Council of Parents and Citizens Associations to oversee teachers across twenty district schools. Attendance was limited. delegates from Daredbalgie Won gajong and others expressed intent to join. The council would manage book boxes, subscriptions, and support a central library system while coordinating with individual schools. A meeting set for July 4 approved forming the district council and arranging next steps.
British Treasury statistics show total war expenditures from September 1939 to April 1941 amounting to £5.073 trillion with £361 million in the first seven payments. The peak monthly outlay occurred in the early months of 1941, averaging around £166 million, then rising to £306 million by March 1941 before easing. Ordinary revenue in the first six months of the war reached £2.204 billion, with £1.712 billion raised from ordinary savings and £1.727 billion from floating debt.
Advocate promises stationery supplies with a claim of payment later. The notice signals a potential issue or correction about a service or product delivery and payment terms.
The Government announces a priority program to produce tanks domestically in Australia while awaiting the pace of U S production. A large order for light cruiser tanks is placed, deemed reliable with strong fighting power, and delivery depends on U S output.
A board minutes fragment shows a letter informing a member of an unclear need for funds in the coming year. The matter was left in abeyance while the chairman noted potential assistance from Lie Turse and others. Directors Dunn and Whitelaw moved to have the chairman buy a structure set.
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