Herd Production Improvement Scheme January 1943 figures
The Division of Dairying, Department of Agriculture, reports January 1943 records under Division 1 of the Herd Production Improvement Scheme. It lists 492 registered purebred cows across breeds and locations, with minimum butterfat requirements from 230 to 350 lb depending on age and status, and notes that interested persons may apply to the Department for the completed records.
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Department of Agriculture
The Orchard Kerosene Emulsion Ready for Pests
Instructions describe a kerosene emulsion for thrips fleas fowl ticks and fowl mites. A stock mix of Hard soap four pounds kerosene one gallon and water one gallon is heated dissolved stirred emulsified and diluted with soft water before use.
Just the Same as You The New Guinea Native Children
A forwarded poem portrays native children of New Guinea as equal to Australian kids. It emphasizes shared humanity, parental toil, and pride in Australia while urging empathy and protection of their wellbeing. Strong imagery links love, safety, and national identity across cultures.
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New Guinea
Mia
G. T. Campbell
Taree
Australia
Gar
T. G, Griffiths
Peeps Into The Past Early Days On Oobark
A reminiscence from Morpeth Hooke of Crooks Park Dungog recounts tales from Cobark Station near Gloucester circa 1900. Anecdotes feature Brusher Stanton, Bob Wells, Jimmy Governor, and a joke gone perilous, plus a misadventure with two relatives ending Theo Hooke’s bush camp misadventure and a breakfast comeback.
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Theodore M. Hooke
Dungog
Theo. M. Hooke
Crooks Park
Hooke
Cobark Station
Gloucester
Jimmy Governor
Stanton
Bob
Brusher Stanton
Wells
Brusher
Wingham
Mr. Hooke
Theo
Theo Hooke
Morpeth Hooke
British Invention Aims at U Boat Warfare
A British invention could prove as valuable in anti submarine sea warfare as radio location revolutionized air warfare. The discovery promises improvements in detection and targeting of U boats, potentially altering naval patrol strategies and convoy protection.
War time reform cuts timber cartage limits in New South Wales
The letter from Minister M U O Sullivan to R L Fitzgerald outlines wartime easing of timber cartage rules. Permits for mill logs extend to 55 feet on certain roads, and 50 feet on some routes. Rules for empty travel allow unchanged trailer pole length up to 52 feet, with speed limits 20 mph when laden or unladen if the overall length exceeds 40 feet. Police to issue instructions. A separate Sydney Supreme Court judgment involving Dungog Municipal Council released.
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R. L. Fitzgerald
Gloucester
M UO. Sullivan
Dorrigo-Coramba
Bellingen-Dorrigo
Commissioner of Police
Remarkable Coincidence Marks Soldier's Grave in France
Col Hyman described a remarkable coincidence at Cooma involving an Australian soldier killed in France. The son of Canberra residents, killed in action, had papers taken by a German who sent them to the Royal Automobile Club in London. After years of searching, a memorial plot revealed the soldier's grave beneath the centre peg, with two similar cases authenticated by the War Graves Commission.
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Col. Hyman
New South Wales
R.S.S
A. T
Australia
Cooma
France
Canberra
B.esf
London
Royal Automobile Club
War Graves Commission
Important Legal Decision On Local Government Sewerage Hearing
In December 1939 Charles Brighton claimed £15 from Dungog Municipal Council for a ventilation tube erected behind his Dowling Street shop. Judge Nield acted as Arbitrator under section 581 of the Local Government Act and awarded £15 to the claimant. the Council refused payment citing lack of jurisdiction. The claimant sought Supreme Court enforcement of the award.
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Supreme Court
Charles Brighton
Dungog
Dambarn
Dowling Street
Hig Honor
Nield
L.G. Ac
Pig Production Costs Discussed by Taree Growers
At a Taree meeting of pig growers on Thursday the chairman Mr J M Pitt described an anecdote on bacon costs. A lower river farmer said he produces bacon in his spare time, answering the question with laughter from the audience.
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Taree
J. M. Pitt
Lower River
Mr. Pitt
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Gloucester Electric Supply CO. Ltd
King ST. Gloucester
Ati
Irwin Cash & Carry Store
St. Gloucester
Garden of Roses
Peter Moutzouris
Fitz. O' Wingham
Justice Herron
Sydney
Brighton
C. M. Collins
Messsrs
A. S. Bo
Brighton Vy. Council
Ptions
Chapman & Stevens
L. Stevens, Msps
Ph.d. Chemists & Druggists
Golden Gate Cafe
E. Young
Phone
Sid Miller
Thomas Cowan & CO
Street & Parish, Pty., Ltd
J. Bowen
Box 40
Tom Hicks
Queen Street
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