Meat Re-inspection Fee Request for Newcastle
The Minister for Local Government was asked by a Newcastle deputation to enable Newcastle Council to impose a re inspection fee on meat entering Newcastle and to prohibit meat from other parts of the State. If granted, the policy of Double Inspection would rise, with extra fees hitting factories and producers. The Chronicle notes two inspectors at Wingham and argues for fair play to country industries amid rising taxes and potential setbacks.
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McGirr
Newcastle
Cameron
M.L.A
Manning Co-op
Bacon Society
Wingham
the Chronicle
Pact With Russia hailed as postwar security foundation
Lord Privy Seal Sir Stafford Cripps praised the Anglo-Soviet treaty as the first foundation stone of postwar security in a speech to Welsh miners. He spoke of strengthened Britain Russia cooperation, future allied plans, and continued war effort with material aid and military coordination across Europe Africa and the Pacific.
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Lord Privy Seal
Sir Stafford Cripps
A.A.P. Cables
London
Stafford
Moscow
Germany
Russia
M. Molotov
Roosevelt
Britain
Europe
Libya
Pacific
India
Australia
New Zealand
Africa
Near East
Penny Air Mail Letter Service For Troops In Territory
The Minister for the Army Mr Forde announced a penny air mail service to troops in the Northern Territory. The arrangement is with the Postmaster General's Department and mirrors the AJF method. Fletter cards will be distributed in the Middle East to troops at two per week per man. Port Moresby not included as letters move between New Guinea and the mainland without air surcharge.
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Northern Territory
Army
Mr. Forde
Postmaster- General's Department
AJF
Middle East
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Short Pieces of Wire Endangers Cattle Across Pastures
It is difficult to know exact cattle deaths from swallowed wire each year, but losses run into thousands of pounds. Reach includes general farm cattle and valuable pedigrees. New fence actions cause buried short wires in grass and hay, swallowed during grazing.
Maternal and Baby Welfare Centers Promote Breast Feeding
The maternal and baby welfare program shows a rise in babies breast-fed at Baby Health Centres with up to 90 percent attending babies fed naturally. The effort highlights mothercraft teaching that nearly all babies can and should be breast-fed, though some still view the Centre only as a place for sick babies.
Stock prospects for beef demand in wartime Australia
C G FE Grant, headmaster of Agriculture, asks how wartime home consumption and export loss affect beef supply. He notes mutton and lamb ample, beef margins uncertain, and warns that breeding and calving trends must adapt to smaller joints for the modern consumer. A stock-taking of resources is essential now.
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C. G. FE. Grant
Department of Agriculture
Second-Hand Clothes Price Control Considered in Canberra
In Canberra the Assistant Prices Commissioner Mr. M. E. McCarthy said that post rationing a few dealers in second-hand clothing had shown excessive profits. Panic buying of new garments boosted demand for used clothing, with dealers urged to buy and pay more, passing costs to customers. A price control scheme is being considered to curb exploitation, and cooperation from the public is asked to curb speculative prices. Probes into excessive pricing for new clothing are under way with prosecutions possible if abuses continue.
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Canberra
M. E. McCarthy
McCarthy
Right to Shoot Dog in Penrith Case Cited
In Penrith Police Court a defendant faced cruelty charges after a dog was shot in the street but not killed. The case cites Dog and Goat Act provisions allowing immediate seizure and destruction of any unconfined dog found without proper collar and address, with extra muzzle rules for mastiffs and bulldog crosses.
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Penrith
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