Singapore Fortifications Anger Japan as Britain Strengthens Base
Britain’s Singapore fortress grows into a massive naval and military hub spanning about 220 square miles with 18 inch guns and two colossal docks. Three new airfields in southern Malaya bolster defense while a secretive network of batteries and fortifications secures the plan to deter a landing by sea.
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Japan
Britain
John Bull
Singapore
Singapore Island
Malaya
Straits
Johore
Siam
England
Pacific
Completing Link With Darwin and the overland road plan
Authorities announce a new all weather highway from Tennant Creek to Birdum to speed supply lines to Darwin. Cost set at £150,000 with 500 workers mobilized from NSW Queensland and South Australia. Construction to start within weeks, five miles of road per day, aiming to beat the wet season.
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Tennant Creek
Birdum
Darwin
Alier Springs
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australi
Alice Springs
Adelaide
Supreme Court ruling on greyhounds as noxious animals
The Full Court of the Supreme Court held Woollahra Council could not declare greyhounds noxious. Health inspector Errol Howlett appealed a High Court decision upholding a Godard conviction for failing to suppress or destroy three greyhounds declared noxious by the council. The appeal overturned the conviction and fine of £5.
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Supreme Court
Launcelor
Errol Howlett
Woollahra Council
Justice Bavin
Charles Henry Godard
Snake Nearly Bites Man as Snake Attack Fails
In Coffs Harbour a two foot black snake attacked Mr. W. G. Jordan in his garden. The leg was artificial, and the reptile could not bite through it before Mr. Jordan dispatched the animal. The incident follows a similar encounter noted against German aircraft over the Channel.
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Hitler
English Channel
Coff's
W. G. Jordan
Musso Face Appears On Potatoes In Raleigh
Mr F C Smith of Raleigh reports a potato on his property resembling Mussolini in a Northern Courier The tuber shows a heavy forehead central eyes small nose and square chin with observers noting more substance in the spud than the Italian leader’s head.
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F.C. Smith
Raleigh
Betlingen
Musso
Immersion treatment for potato diseases described
A 19th century guide advises tuber dipping in an acidulated mercuric chloride solution to control rhizoctonia and scab. Details cover 1 in 1000 strength, 25 gallon yield, addition of muriatic acid, dipping times of ten to fifteen minutes, safe reuse for up to fifteen dips, and disposal after extended use, with cautions on storage and livestock feeding.
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Department of Agriculture
Box Gpo
Sydney
British chemists claim cure for cattle strep infection
After 69 percent of experiments, British chemists unveil M and B 693 a sulphonamide drug for bovine streptococcal disease. The medication already spreads in Argentina where vast cattle interests thrive while Empire counties toast a major veterinary advance. Early tests show promise against equine strep infections and contagious abortion, signaling a broader victory for British science.
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Empire
London
Lord Dundonald
Powerful Air Fighters At Newcastle Club Lunch
At a Legacy Club luncheon Lt. T Humble described RAF Hurricanes and Spitfires as fast and powerful fighters repelling Nazi raids over the Channel and England. He praised British craftsmanship noting single seaters with 540 mph diving speed, 1200 horsepower engines, 26 000 feet ceiling, four machine guns per wing and 1500 rounds per second. He detailed coastal patrol types, training aircraft, and a cruising range up to 3000 miles. The Short Sunderland bomber, a large RAF machine, was highlighted as flown by Australian airmen with 4800 hp, 180 mph cruise, 220 mph top speed, 2000 mile radius, 5100 pounds bombs and 15 000 to 20 000 gallons of fuel.
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R.A.P
Channel
England
Newcastle Raaf
Derot
T & Humble
Legacy Club
Australia
RAF
R.A.F
Apply for Licences Under Petrol Ration Scheme
Commissioner for Road Transport Mr C N Neale urged motorists to apply promptly for petrol ration licences. He expected 400000 applications but only 100000 had arrived. Applications are available at post offices and must be submitted to a police station. Classification and licensing will be handled by the Department of Road Transport in Sydney and Newcastle, with police in other NSW areas.
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Commissioner For Road Transport
C. N. Neale
Department of Road Transport
Sydney
Newcastle
New South Wales
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F.E. Jones
Church Street
Gloucester
Schute Bell
Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited
Bent Street
F. Burnett i Grahame
Enison ST. Gloucester
W. R. Irwin
Chapman’ S Pharmacy
Saxby’s
Saxby'‘'S
Snake
Him
Pelaco
Zilo
Cambric
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