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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
6
A veteran Legionnaire debunks glamour and romance surrounding the French Foreign Legion. He details discipline, training, pay, perks, and the mix of adventurers and professionals, noting Camerone Day origins and the unit’s rugged ethos across depots, Morocco, and Europe.
A local voice advocates for compulsory training as part of defence while contrasting Liberal and Labor records since the war. The piece argues that high export prices benefited farmers but warns stability offers long term protection, criticizing Liberal promises and NZ results as a misleading gauge. It warns against free medicine schemes and questions political motives behind current policy.
A fragmented OCR shows prices for toys and sports items including water pistols cricket sets cricket balls skating prints and play balls with multiple price points ranging from 1 shilling to 19/9 per pair in an early 20th century catalog. The text preserves historical pricing and item names such as cricket balls and skate sets.
A letter accuses the Liberal Party of spending heavily on scare propaganda due to lack of a future policy. It warns readers against emotional tricks, cites the CRA ad linking Chifley with labor regimentation, and argues Labor promises security while opponents promote insecurity and fear. The writer urges scrutiny of each party’s future offerings.
Seventy shipments of radio active material were sent last month from Harwell to overseas destinations. The isotopes include radioactive cobalt for cancer treatment and radiophosphorus for blood and bone disease research. Isotopes are air dispatched, reducing reliance on American supplies during the early Harwell production era.
A new remote controlled egg packing line, using Tischines and a GAN pace, sorts eggs into three grades at Hosworth packing station. The system detects irregularities with an electric Wehr before passing eggs to a resolving conveyer for storage.
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