Maize Competition Yields Top Prize at Gloucester Show
The Gloucester A. H. and P. Association Field Maize Championship, organized under the Royal Agricultural Society, concluded with Archy McRae winning on his Giant White plot scoring 1075 points. Second place went to J. S. Wilson with Learning on 1054 points. Ten plots averaged about 96 bushels.
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Gloucester A. H. and
P. Association
Royal Agricultural Society
Gloucester
J. M. Pitt
Taree
Archy McRae
J. S. Wilson
F. Moylan
A. McRae
J. Gorton
Fitzroy
J. Forbes
S. Wilson
J. Wilson
J. Ref
K. Boorer
J A. Atkins
Manning
Messrs. H. McNaughton
K. McIntosh
R. H. Elliss
CG. Ritter
Pitt
Gloucester A. H. and PL Association
Oata
Record Flight Test Earns Vast Pay in 1940s Pace
U S Air Service test pilot Vance Breese performed a extreme power dive from 20 069 feet reaching 425 miles per hour before pulling out. The 17 second test netted Breese £2 000, equating to about £8 000 per minute and nearly £450 000 per hour, highlighting the era’s perilous pay.
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U.S Air Service
Vance Breese
Vance
Too Tantalising: Germany bans conjurers food tricks on stage
Gloucester cattle market report notes Sansom selling 11 bullocks at 11 pounds 17 shillings each average 11 6 6, Mrs F Be Shaw 10 cows to 8 pounds 14 shillings average 8 0 72, Shaw Bros 8 cows to 6 pounds 0 6 at Winchcombe. Carson's Home bush auction last Thursday.
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Gloucester
Andrew Sansom
Inquiries Open for Relatives of Missing War Soldiers
The Army District Records Office in Sydney begins a week of inquiries for relatives of Australian soldiers listed as missing wounded in action killed or prisoners of war. An Army spokesman said details beyond those already released cannot be supplied. Information flows to relatives as soon as it becomes available. Wounded status does not reveal unit location. A missing report implies the soldier was with the main body. For prisoners of war relatives can seek further inquiries via the Red Cross.
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Army District Records Office
Sydney
Army
Ian
Great Timber for Ship Building Delivered at Tuncurry
On Thursday morning W Eriksson reported a shipment of fine timber for ship building delivered at Tuncurry. Readily available timbers include Mackbutt blue gum white beech and spotted gum with lengths up to over fifty feet. Caparra sources supplied black butt and blue gum. other timber cut at Wingham and Timbers from Messrs Frikerson Bros processed in Caparra. Roads prepared through the forest containing millions of feet, boosting shipyard needs.
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Wingham
Chronicle
W Eriksson
Tuncurry
Capara
Messrs
Ririksson Bros
Nackbutt
Ririksson
Caparra
Australia
Tanks praised for desert war role in factory visit
March 18 belated report from an English tank factory describes workers lauding British tanks used in the North Africa campaign. Officers from tank corps praise their armor and reliability as crews defend against Italian forces near Benghazi and supply lines endure sandstorms and long desert drifts.
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England
North Afriva
Archibald P. Wavell
Tay Bengazi
Sid
Benegazi
Food the First Line of Defence Against Disease
Health Week excerpt argues milk and dairy play a pivotal role in child health and public well being citing Mr. R Nesbitt of the Milk Board. It highlights nutrition, school meals at Gloucester House, and the need for public awareness and quality control in milk distribution.
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R. Nesbitt
Milk Board
Gloucester House School
England
Golf Club Bunker Becomes Historical Memorial After German Airman Intervenes
A London golf club bunker in a corner green was reopened exactly after a German airman intervened, prompting the committee to memorialize the shot as a historical marker. The piece notes 47 other greens and mentions military objectives. The Minister for the Army announced prisoner of war pay continuations and allowances for ALP dependants. A dental plate found in King Street is claimed by owner via Mrs. Westerman.
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London
Army
Spender
ALP
ALF
King Street
Westerman
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Gibb & Beeman
Tamworth
Limore
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F. M. Smith
A.lf
Saturday Evening Post
Marcell
MacKenzie
Indian Lake
Nashville
New York Times
Health Department
Manchester
Paton & Baldwins
Wio
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