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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 09, 1945
Page
4
The minister announces continued exemption for rabbit skins for another year after consultative review with officials. Aimed at pest control, the policy keeps current levy suspended while allowing limited trapping numbers and noting previous destruction of excess skins. The move affects exporters and trappers relying on the rabbit skin trade.
Report from Sydney pig markets citing prices for hogs and prime lots, with figures showing varied values per head and per hundredweight. Mentions machinery tensions in paper twine production and wartime material shifts affecting prices and availability.
The readable fragments warn of a publication deadline and note uncertainty about information received for public notice. The text references deadlines before Monday and Thursday and mentions tutors advertisers and a prior loss, but specifics are unclear.
The excerpt describes British naval personnel in Australia facing orders about voluntary return and duties, with Cruntey Harty and Col Gruxnwr quoted on proposals. It notes tension over manpower and the need for additional support if required. The passage reflects wartime labor and imperial synchronization issues.
A detailed, albeit garbled, report covers the wedding of Craven Arpon Mel Meth Whiny to Cheiat Charest. The ceremony was officiated by Ne Pullen of Chuewsie Tews, with noted family members and guests, including Glen Martin and Prine's mother, in attendance. The bride wore a white gown with pink rosettes, and the reception followed at a location described as Katoomba with gifts and well wishes exchanged.
Mr May Trent stated he would be able to say that no further true cattle ticks had been found in the Mambures areas despite past infestations. He noted evidence from mounds of cattle and continued surveillance.
A wartime appeal urges country women to join in the national effort by serving in hospitals and domestic roles. The message lauds their loyalty and versatility shown during the war years and calls for recruitment through the Heart Department and Army welfare channels.
The report outlines multiple long cycle weather patterns from January to March across Darling River and Riverina areas. It forecasts strong oscillations with heavy rain in February in central regions and ongoing monsoonal influence in January, with generally good but variable rainfall through March and into the coming year, depending on planetary magnetic field positions.
Mr. J P Abbott urges Australian industry to retake Nauru and Ocean Island to restore super phosphate supplies. He warns of acute wheat shortage worsened by drought and phosphite scarcity, noting damaged landings and the need for better sourcing to sustain wheat production.
A Department of Agriculture spokesman says full sheep wire netting production can shield pastoral lands from rabbits. Proposals suggest shifting galvanised wire output to produce protective netting for farm boundaries and fencing, with measures to boost supply and speed up operations.
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