Weather Trust predicts limited rain forecast reshaped by cycles
Long Range Weather Forecasting Trust chief J W Allen notes recent rains in Western Division and Northwest New South Wales. Inigo Jones says January may bring disappointing rain due to data limits. He cites a 59 year cycle possibility recalling 1847 floods but warns lack of Queensland data prevents firm forecasts. Trust plans to hire an assistant to continue Crohamhurst work for a permanent basis.
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New South Wales
Long Range Weather Forecasting Trust
J. W.allen
Inigo Jones
Trust
Crohamhurst Observatory
Queensland
Australia
Sydney
H. T. Jensen
Crohamhurst
Home Education of Children in New South Wales
Minister for Education Mr Heffron warns that poor home training undoing school efforts. At the Institute of Inspectors of Schools conference he notes children at night from 9 pm to 6 am are unsupervised, contributing to delinquency. He advocates stronger adult education for parents.
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Heffron
Institute of Inspectors of Schools
N.S.W
Atomic bomb tests planned at Bikini Atoll site
Admiral Brandy told the Senate Atomic Energy Committee that Bikini Atoll will host an atomic bomb test laboratory. A target fleet of 87 vessels will be anchored to study effects from probable destruction to negligible damage. The first test is slated for early May with a bomb detonated hundreds of feet above ships, followed by a July surface detonation and a later deep water test.
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Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
Brandy
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Denmark's oldest horse dies at 41 years old
A 41 year old horse, likely the world's oldest, died last week in Denmark per an Exchange Telegraph report from Copenhagen. The horse, born near Coeg, was owned by a smallholder and worked there until its death.
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Denmark
Exchange
Copenhagen
Coeg
Death at Tuncurry marks loss of Ernest Wright
Death at 6.30am Wednesday ends the life of Ernest Wright 67 son of founder John Wright of Tuncurry. He led John Wright & Company as managing director, with deep expertise in sawmilling shipbuilding and forestry after an early apprenticeship at the family shipyard. He studied at Newcastle High School.
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Tuncurry
Ernest Wright
Perem
John Wright
John Wright & Company
Newcastide High School
Suipyard
MLR. Times
Tree Exterminator Targets Mulane Tree in NSW
Dr. D. H. J. Hill presses to remove a tree at the New South Wales Bank corner after a Glouces ter Shire Council vote opposed his plan. He warned it would die if he had to poison it, and a placard on his car inviting public aid signals a renewed effort to remove the tree.
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D. H. J. Hill
New South Wales Bank
Gloucester
BRAWL AT GEORGE STREET CHINESE CAFE ENDS WITH FINES
A brief brawl among three British naval ratings in a George Street Chinese cafe ended with the police stamping out the disturbance. The proprietor tallied losses including 50 bowls, 40 plates, 8 tables, 3 ornaments, 20 cups, 10 saucers, and a large glass show case. The trio were fined £1 each and ordered to pay £80 compensation.
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George Street
Advocate Accounts for the Quarter Ended December 31 1945
Subscriber notice requests prompt attention to accounts for the quarter ending 31 December 1945. Arrears of two years or more will result in subscription cancellation from January 31 unless satisfactory settlement arrangements are made. L. and D. C. Rye.
Co operatives Show Rural Progress in Moorehead Oklahoma
In Moorehead Oklahoma a town of about 600 people co operatives have built a hospital a creamery a general store and a grain elevator all run as cooperative enterprises Over 30 years these cooperatives have provided free medical care to members reduced dental bills and low cost meals These efforts alongside a grain elevator and local trading company support farmers and fuel delivery networks extending to Delaware Maryland Virginia and West Virginia ensuring affordable motor fuels for farms of all sizes.
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Moorehead
Oklahoma
U.S.A
Okiahoma
Walt Price
Dental Billare
Cooperative Creamery
Mooreland
Farmers’ Co-op
Delaware
Maryland
Virgina
West Virginia
P O W Discovers Moon Based Planting Book
Lieut Ron King, a former POW in Germany, found a German scientific book on the moon’s effect on plant and seed growth while in captivity. The Melbourne area officer, with the 2/3rd Battalion in the Middle East, notes the work claims optimal planting occurs two days before the full moon based on 1920s to 1935 field and glasshouse tests. The book’s author presented practical experiments and photographic progress, and King cites its convincing logic and potential classroom interest.
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Germany
Ron King
Wollongong
Lieut. King
Middle East
2/3rd
J. N. King
Eon, Pty. Ltd
Kiama
Lieut, King
Aimes
Rural power at flat rate debated in NSW assembly
Mr W J A Chaffey urged a universal rural electricity charge in the NSW Legislative Assembly. He said the Electricity Development Bill would not speed up supply for many districts. He blamed financing and material shortages for delays, noting subsidies and loan powers already exist, and decried propaganda about the bill.
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N.S.W. Legislative Assembly
W. J A. Chaffey
D D T Spraying Tests to Be Extended by Government
The Victorian Agriculture Minister Mr McKenzie seeks continued cooperation of the LAA to extend tests of aerial D D T spraying on orchards after mixed results in Goulburn Valley. He aims to refine a technique to control Rutherglen bug and other pests at low cost, noting D D T is effective when properly applied and that public health fears are addressed by a 10 ppm tolerance.
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LAA
Mr. McKenzie
Goulburn Valley
Agricultural Department
Pacific Islands
D.D.T
McKenzie
Food Standards Committee
Department of Rust and Vegetables
Church Services Read Across Gloucester Area
Gloucester churches list Sunday timings include Church of England services at 8 am and 7.30 pm with meetings at Bowman Farm and Forbesdale plus Tuesday parish meeting. Presbyterian Sunday School at 10 am Youth Service 11 am and Evening 7.30 pm. Methodist schedule with services at Upper Barrington and Morgan Creek. Congregational in Gloucester Copeland Barrington. Stroud Baptist Church services in Stroud Gloucester Stratford with Mr. Batley.
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Church of England
Gloucester
H.C
Bowman Farm
Forbesdale
D. R. May
J. Vardre James
Upper Barrington
Mogran Creek
N. Lynford Smith
F. G. Smith
Copeland
Barrington
Stroud Baptist Church
Stroud
Stratford
E. Batley
Jet Propelled Dingo Spotted Near Glenreagh Report
At a Grafton Pastures Protection Board meeting Mr C A Darwin reported a black and white dingo near Glenreagh, seen with a jet black companion. He claimed 27 dingo killings occurred recently after attacks on poisoned horse flesh in the Glenreagh area.
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Grafton Pastures Protection Board
C. A. Darwin
Glanreagh
Glenreagh
Mixed Grill Duckling Story And Maize Crop Forecast
A freak duckling hatched in Tran gie with webbed feet one eye and a small liver died within two hours. It came from thirteen eggs laid by Mrs. J. Elder of Orange. Good maize crop forecast due to January February rain, with maize districts showing strong potential and minimal insect or disease damage.
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J. Elder
Central Western Daily
Orange
W. D. Kerle
Kerle
Ex-Sgt Ted Latham Leaves Barrington for Monkeral Farm
Ex-Sgt Ted Latham and his wife Betty Mitchell leave the Barrington, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Mira Mitchell, to settle at Monkeral for farming. Latham, formerly with the 2/1 Inf Bn, is moving with his spouse on Sunday.
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Ted Latham
the Barrington
Mira J. Mitchell
Betty Mitchell
Monkeral
Ted
2/1 Inf. Bn
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