Road Sign Orders Split council on signposts near Sydney
Kempsey Municipal Council discussed a Department of Local Government and Housing order extending signpost removal rules to 100 miles from the coast. Officials debated who truly controls road sign policy, with aldermen questioning jurisdiction and urging a inquiry to Main Roads Board.
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Macleay
Argus
Sydney
Kempsey
Department of Local Goverment and Housing
Ministr For Defence Co-orlinstian Hai
Council
Ald
Jeffery
Long
Shore
Alan
J. A. Murran W
ML Jeffery
Main Roads Board
Help Your School Adopting the Slogan in Gloucester District
The Gloucester District Rural School group aims to raise funds with a street stall run by workers and Members of the Parents and Citizens Association assisted by pupils. The sale netted about £8 and organizers hope to make it a monthly event seeking active support from parents and residents to improve educational facilities for today’s children.
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Gloucester
Parents and Citizens’ Association
Home Grown Vegetables Boost War Effort and Savings
A wartime home gardening guide urges households to grow part of their own vegetables to ease market shortages. The Department of Agriculture lists suitable crops by district, noting beans, beetroot, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, onions, peas, rhubarb, silver beet, table turnips, tomatoes and more across coastal and inland regions.
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Hazarkoll
Department of Agrionitive
Wis
Coffs Harbour
Our Most Important Crop Our Most Important Crop
The text explains that pasture and forage support most livestock in New South Wales with 1940 figures: over 37,500,000 sheep, cattle, and horses, and products valued around £49,000,090 despite widespread drought. It notes growing interest in pasture improvement and offers free pamphlets from the Department of Agriculture's Division of Information and Extension Services.
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New South Wales
Division of Information and Extension Services
Department of Agriculture
GPO
Australia Prepares as War News Covers Frontline
Allied Headquarter reports under General Sir Thomas Blamey that Australia is rapidly building up forces for overseas operations. Japanese activity north of Australia grows as Darwin and Moresby areas see new plans, with possible threats to supply lines to America. Prices Commissioner raises bag deposits to curb charcoal shortages amid shifting freight costs and regional price differences.
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General Blamey
Australia
Darwin and
Moresby
Service Station Association
Sydney
Newcastle
Record Railway Revenue in New South Wales Expected
The Railway Commissioner Mr Hartigan projects peak revenue above £26,000,000 for the year ending June 30. If realised, net returns will exceed the 1941 figure by £3,000.00.
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New South Wales
Hartigan
Rationed Tea Cooking Guide Surfaces in Courier Mail
A fragmented Brisbane Courier-Mail clipping outlines tea rationing tips. It instructs drying used tea leaves on trays, crumbling both fresh and used leaves, and reusing them to brew a stronger cup. It notes timing for drying and mixing with fresh leaves, then steeping with hot water and sugar to enhance flavor.
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Brisbane Courier-Mail
Indy
Willy Gespoet
No Meat Delivery Rules Spark Rural Shop Chaos
A local ordinance bans meat delivery within a mile of butcher shops citing manpower and cost reasons. Vendors report varied views, with some turning to late night restocking and parcel collection. Households fear hardship, especially families with young children and the elderly, while calls grow for communal parcel sorting and rival solutions.
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Fish
Bream By The Ton In Ballina Market Scene
Thousands of pounds of bream have moved through Ballina markets in 16 weeks as fishers report over 4000 pounds landed by licensed hands. A Jersey Island report notes rationing and cattle numbers, while Armidale Pastures Protection Board discusses rising potato digging costs and high wage rates for pea pickers, highlighting labor shortages.
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Fueau
Richmond Rilver
Ballina
Brisbane
Armidale Pastures Protection Board
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Dirranbandi
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Tamworth
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Telly
Leo Kyle
Morwilhimbah
Jersey Island
Jersey Bulletin
U.S.A
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AHL
Baldwins
Pelaco
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