Letter from Abroad From Sergeant Pilot Fred Hebblewhite
In a letter to his parents Sergeant Pilot Fred Hebblewhite reports that Australia remains quiet though Yank soldiers are visible. He references films shown at Ayr and notes a potential postwar change in Australia with blackouts and rationing. He recounts coastal command duties, a ground defence march, and kindness from locals who helped Hill Redmond's crash survivors. He sends best regards to Cherrie.
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Fred. Hebblewhite
Smith's
Australia
Coastal Command
Ayr
Odeon Theatre
Leslie Howard
R. J. Mitchell
David Niven
Glasgow
Hawaii
Andrews
Claggow
Burton
Canada
Hill Redmond
Bill
Cherrie
Potato Barrel Experiment Ends In Pure Soil Failure
Mr Lionel Krone, formerly with the Australian Potato Committee, planted 13 top seed potatoes in a 40 gallon barrel with four inches of soil. After several months the foliage grew but no potatoes formed, the barrel producing only a withered stalk. He concludes it’s still a barrel of good soil and will be used in his garden.
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Lionel Krone
Australian Potato Committee
Manhattan
Hoyle
Hoyle,” Said Mr. Krone
Rain cycle prophecy from Inigo Jones hints at 1943 weather
Weather prophet Inigo Jones predicts a wet eastern coast in 1943 with heavy rains in Queensland and New South Wales in mid year and September. Southern states face a mainly dry period after late January, with the coastal north end of the wet season by March and potential tests of 4 year and 7 year cycles in later years.
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Inigo Jones
Australia
Queensland
Herbert
Barron
Victoria
Tasmania
South Australia
New South Wales
Sydney
Brisbane
Champion Rider Alex Hayden Dies After Buckjumping Fall
The Toowoomba Chronicle reports the death of Alex Hayden at Chin chinilla Hospital on Sunday afternoon from injuries after his horse fell on a steer at Auburn Station on December 18. A 34-year-old native of Pigott Hawkwood, Hayden was a famed buckjump rider and former Australian buckjumping champion with a long career in horse and station work. He won the Australian championship at Warwick in 1935 and again at the Warwick Rodeo Carnival, was part of the 1936 Australian team in Sydney against the American cowboys, and claimed the Darling Downs title in 1941. He competed in camp draft events in 1941 and remained a popular figure among horsemen.
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Chinchilla
Toowoomba
Chinchilla Hospital
Alex. Hayden
Auburn Station
Hayden
Pigott
Hawkwood
Warwick
Sydney
Darling Downs
Growth of Taxation per Head in Australian States
Figures from the Commonwealth Statistician show taxation per head rising from 17/19/6 in 1938-39 to 83/2/3 in 1941-42. Total tax collections in the last financial year reached £287 million, with £179 million for the Commonwealth and £67 million for the States. State per head figures include New South Wales £8/16/4, Victoria £6/12/3, Queensland £8/13/1, averaging £8/1 for all States.
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Commonwealth
Commonwealth Statistician
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Tremendous hailstorm shocks Walcha residents
Hailstones averaging four tennis balls in size and jagged pieces up to six inches fell around midnight Sunday, smashing windows, holes in galvanised and tiled roofs, and shattering skylights in the business district. Water flooded interiors as a storm followed, causing extensive roof and property damage.
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Walcha
Inter
Early election predicted by opposition leaders
Leading opposition figures suspect the government is maneuvering for elections in July. The speech hints at planned campaign timing and political strategy ahead of the vote.
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Gloucester Electric Supply Go* Ltd
Ucester
Clem Walsh King
W. R. Irwin Cash & Carry Store
St. Gloucester
Garden of Roses
Peter Moutzouris
Gloucester
Thomas Cowan & Co
Street & Parish, Pty., Ltd
J. Bowen
Box 40
Taree
Guvra
Navy
Tom Hicks
Queen Street
N.R.M.A. Insurance Ltd
N.R.M.A
Stallard’s
Cowper Street
Stroud
Grahame
Park Street
Pitt
Son ¢ Badgery
Burrowa
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd
Winchcombe House
Bridge Street
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