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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 13, 1952
Page
4
A distorted report recalls a member's allegiance oath to Queen Elizabeth II triggering questions in Parliament. Amid conflicting statements, factional lines form as government officials and opposition figures discuss the oath's implications and loyalty duties to the Crown.
A government statement details major building work completed over the past year in the capital and nationwide, including telephone exchanges, trunk lines, depots, workshops, and power facilities. It notes 146 new rural routes, 86 telephone exchanges, and 21 trunk line stations with further major projects approved and underway.
Mr Anthony told Liberal MPs that by year end there were 70,000 rural bell applications, 16,200 country week exchanges, and 44 new automatic exchanges opened, including eight in New South Wales and one in Victoria. The total telephones connected reached 2,160,000 nationwide with 478,000 in country districts.
Fragmented report details Norse population decline and farm power growth across eras, noting numbers from 50,000 to 8000 and a dip below 000,000 in recent years. It mentions the Sugaresearch Foundation in New York studying synthetic products, with notes about cigarettes and safety testing and a description of the chemical process.
The article outlines wartime rationing with a 21 March start, noting 140 000 ration units allocated from outside sources, weekly needs around 120 000 gallons of fuel and cream, and plans to increase procurement to meet demand. It mentions board actions to ensure minimum weekly allocations and anticipated shifts in factory output and distribution.
At a North Coast meeting of the Richie River Canewinneers Association branch, members discuss industry changes and rising prices in cane farming. Speakers note dairy prices rising and a gradual six year transition plan from cane to dairy, with emphasis on keeping pace with production costs.
The new mill prices raise producer earnings to 42 per gallon with a 4 per x margin for outside factories. Rectories with the milk will be yd 240 per gal lon, while retail price in Bendny stands at 4/0 per quart. The board’s payment scheme aims to stabilize supplier margins and payments to vendors amid higher rahe oil and full minimum price policy.
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