Australian wharf labourers' refusal disrupts unloads at Sydney
Australian and American Bersivemen unloaded ships at Sydney wharves on Wednesday due to refusal to work under the gang system. An Army officer said double the number could be engaged on Thursday as observers noted servicemen, likely younger and fitter, shifted more cargo than usual. The Feder 4 Commission backs a Commonwealth Ministry of Mines and streamlining arbitration. The Australian Wheat Growers Federation conference urged a 5%2 bushel subsidy for wheat from licensed areas.
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Sydney
Australian Wheat Growers’ Federation
Optometrists Visit D J McDonald Honours Officer
D J McDonald of Webster receives Optometrist visitors from Jack and McDonald Sydney Pty Limited. Gloucester of SATURDAY APRIL is mentioned for a consultation at the Commercial Hotel Manne, with visit details up to 9 jum.
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D. J. McDonald
F.B.C.A
FSALC
London
Webster
Jack & McDonald
Sydney
Gloucester News Roundup and Farewell Events
Current Topics recounts social events in Gloucester including dances with Stroud Korbesdale ward Gloucester attendees, and a future MC. It notes Monte Carlo winner Ny Byrnes and D Barbour, prize donations by Mr. din Smith and Mrs. B. Blanch, and a Red Cross donation of £12 with a further £10 to be forwarded. A farewell to Rev I Lynn is described with remarks by W C Highrid and others, plus a presentation of a notes envelope. Death of Harry Aspinall ALP, prisoner of war, is reported with sympathy to relatives, followed by local obituaries and personal notes.
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Ny Byrnes
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B. Blanch
Red Cross
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H. Lynn
W. C. Highrid
NEB
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Devin
Lynn
H. Jarrett
Mn Lynn
Betty McIntyre
Holden
Harry Aspinall
ALP
Dave
Austin Jia
Libya
Harry
Germany
Australia
Shocking Response to Liberty Loan Critique
Prime Minister Curtin condemned the deception in the Third Liberty Loan. He noted subscriptions from Savings Bank and large institutions were far short of the 190,000 target, with only 35000 individual subscriptions versus expectations. He warned that public support has faded despite troop returns and praise.
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Cuttin
Savings Banke
Newale
Curtin
Bowling Notes Championship Plates Set for Final Round
The article lists pairings from a Saturday play and notes Beattie and Bawler 22 Adams and Abbeck 12 Houghton and Lawrence 22 Smith and Whatson 11 Dowdkins and Sheldon 20 Bbto ck Inc and Haydon 40. Second round play of the Above competition will be finalised by Saturday next. New members show keen interest and have improved their play.
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Pates
Beattie
Bawrer
Adams
Abbeck
Houghton End
Lawrence
June ration books issued June six by Customs minister Keane
Announcement from Senator Keane that the next ration books will be issued on June 6 with new access through issuing centres mainly at polling booths. Old ration books and identity or alien registration cards required for personal applications, while some could request via grants or post. Special prenatal issues to follow immediately after June 6 and military services planning noted.
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Keane
Heroism in Papua Awards by King Approved
The Governor General Lord Gowrie reports the King has approved several bravery awards for Australian Military Forces in the Papuan campaign. The notice highlights honor for acts of valor during the campaign.
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Papua
Lord Gow- He
Ministers announce steel horseshoes boost amid shortage
The Minister for War Organisation of Industry told the House of Representatives that a new AL Steel alloy, released immediately, will enable production of a wider range of horseshoe sizes to ease the shortage. He criticised manufacturers for uneven supply and pledged investigation if concrete examples show fault. He noted military steel stocks contributed to civilian shortages and said rationalisation would help meet urgent demand.
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Muntione
House ‘of Representatives
War Organisation of Industry
Representationa
Btn
Abbott
CP. Nb.w
Dedman
Mr. Dedman
Germany Faces Production Decline Amid Sabotage and Strikes
Reports from inside Germany indicate a 30 percent drop in aircraft production due to raids and conscripted foreign workers' low morale. Strikes at Ruhr plants demand reassignment, and rationed foods remain scarce. Black market prices surge with coffee at 200 marks per pound and tea up to 900 marks.
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Germany
Bere
New Yok Times
Relighle
Berlin
Butler
Old-Time Low Prices From Branxton Notebook
A Branxton man owns an 1855 notebook kept by his father, A. Brunner, comparing 60 year old prices with today. Butter cost 10d per lb, 6d per dozen eggs, fowls 2/6 a pair. three years later butter and tea price drops noted, bread 3d, matches 4d per dozen, boots 4/ pair. The elder Brunner made broom s for 10d each, selling 680 for £22/6/6. tabling horse board and lodging asked 4/6 per day. Entries also record 3/- for a load of wood and 17/4 for three saga work. Boone Advocate
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W. Brunner
Branxton
A. Brunner
Boone Advocate
Warns of Danger to Democracy in War Time
Speech by Mr. BC Spender warns that exigencies of war threaten democracy as governments risk control by a special class. He urges Australians to form small groups to influence public opinion and notes the rise of big combines and industrial dominance. He warns of threats from big business within wartime politics.
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Spender
Pete
Mr. Spender
Parliament Cited for Ceding Powers to Executive Bodies
A quotation laments that parliament has surrendered large powers to the executive via officials boards commissions committees and other bodies with no direct accountability to the people, signaling concern over democratic responsibility.
Surviving a German Concentration Camp A Prisoner Speaks
An escaped prisoner recalls thirteen months in a German concentration camp. He describes a 21 year old fellow inmate Josef who was taken at 15, paralysed and malnourished, and the brutal, dehumanising conditions that tested both body and spirit. He notes remarkable resilience amid terror and the sobering reality of mass suffering.
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Josef
Hitler
Europe
Dutch Farmers Pay for German Policy Fat Shortage War Impact
Dutch wireless reports indicate German occupation policy forces 187,000 acres of pasture to be ploughed for rape seed, doubling fat exports to Germany and triggering mass cattle slaughter. Forced cultivation jeopardizes dairy farming for two to five years, reducing future milk and meat production.
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Holland
Netherlands
Germany
McCean
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