Butter Price Up One Penny A Pound In Australia
The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner Professor Copland announces a rise of one penny per pound for butter across Australia after a long inquiry into war related cost pressures. He notes rising farm and factory costs, higher wages, changed markets and storage costs, and says the rise does not fully cover increased costs or reduced returns.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Professor Copland
Copland
Parkes Champion Post Telegraph on Free Advertising
The Parkes Champion Post laments excess free advertising requests and urges organisations to fund ads themselves. It warns subscribers overdue two years or more will have their papers canceled to curb unpaid costs, stating longtime nonpaying readers will no longer be tolerated amid rising newsprint expenses.
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Parkes
Champion Post
Mothering Sunday observance and church luncheon urged
The Church of England calls all to observe the fourth Sunday in Lent as Mothering Sunday by visiting or gifting mothers and visiting Mother Church. A Simnel cake donation by Rev Paget supports church welfare. A March 19 luncheon at the School of Arts, run by St Pauls Women’s Guild, funds debts, with next Friday’s paper advertising details.
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Church OF England
England
Mother Church
N.D.C
Rev. Paget
School of Arts
St. Paul's Women's Guild
Presbyterian Church Plans Interview on Brigade Service
The article notes a rain cancellation of the Gangat Sunday service with a new afternoon plan next Sunday. It mentions selling church papers, inviting fortnightly subscriptions, and Brigadier Johnston agreeing to an interview about aiding brigade members in Gloucester. It also reports free War Damage Commission cover for church premises, and warns ministers’ petrol supplies may be cut by 75 percent.
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Gangat
Brigadir Johnston
Gloucester
D. Glyn Jones
Signposts Must Come Down in Australia
Canberra reports seven days hence all road direction signs within 100 miles of the coastline will be removed under an emergency National Security Regulation. Tasmania also affected. The order covers mileposts, direction-posts, place names, and maps showing locations. Street names on arterial roads are exempt. Locality signs in metropolitan capital areas are exempt if not visible to low flying aircraft.
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Canberra
Australia
Tasmania
United Kingdom
Australia as Pacific base for American operations
The article cites Hartney Grattan arguing Australia will be the main American base in the Pacific. It notes Australia’s strategic value, industrial strength, and alliance with the United States, urging enhanced support by land, sea, air, and naval power to prevent isolation and maintain western Pacific access.
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Australia
Pacific
Hartney Gratten
Liberty Magazine
Grattan
South-East Asia
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Burma
Japan
United States
America
Militia Service No Bar to R A F Enlistment
A Department of Air bulletin states militia service does not bar enlistment in the Royal Australian Air Force. Army recruits will be drawn for air force training, with co operation between services. Selected militia personnel may apply and will undergo medicals and examinations before air force training.
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R.A.A.F
Air Force
Department of Air
Army
R.a.af
Air
Drakeford
Forde
Some Bank Branches To Be Closed In War Time
Federal plan to shut non essential trading bank branches gains acceptance by Commonwealth Bank and banks. Aim is to free workers and premises for urgent war work. A conference will set details and a progress report is due to government within a fortnight.
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Commonwealth Bank
Full Black-out Soon Signals National Preparations
The Minister for N.E.S. Mr Heffron announced a near-term full blackout across the Commonwealth and urged readiness. This week a gazetted regulation will make it an offence to fail to make all plate-glass windows shatter-proof.
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N.E.S
Heffron
Commonwealth
Drive for Charcoal Production in New South Wales
Premier W J McKell reports field engineers arriving to boost government charcoal output aimed at 1 900 tons weekly within a month. Over 100 shire and municipal councils will cooperate, distributing charcoal locally and coordinating sales to Sydney. Government kilns projected to reach 700 tons weekly, with councils pushing total to about 1 000 tons as more kilns are installed.
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Sydney
Ward's River
Craven
Tanban
Eungsai
Coff's Harbour
Darlington Point
Weethalle
Boomley
Elong Elong
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Tom Hicks
Queen Street
E. Patmore
W. R. Irwin Cash & Carry Store
Rell St. Gloucester
L. E. Monro
Market Street
W. T. Howard
Taree
Dungog
Presbyterian Church
R.A.A
W. J. McKell
M.L.A
New South Wales
Garden of Roses
Peter Moutzouris
Lem Walsh
King St., Gloucester
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