Radios in the Shires Boost Rural Mobile Telephones
Rural New South Wales areas report one of the wettest years as mobile radio telephones in municipal vehicles prove crucial during floods. Maitland Council’s improvised system helped coordinate emergency response, with 327 messages in a week, highlighting rapid postwar FM benefits and planned nationwide expansion linking car radios to public exchanges.
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New South Wales
Maitland City
Electricity Supply Department
Oakhampton
Jenkins
Tt Speska
Public Utilities of
Australia
Awa
Inka
The Street of MNE: Edgar Wallace Memorial Corner
A nostalgic sketch recalls Fleet Street near Ludgate Circus and a reporter’s plaque honoring Edgar Wallace born 1875 died 1902. It notes his rise from boyhood paper seller to fame, and a journalist with one small daughter who worked tirelessly, asking his wife at weekends who the visitor was.
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Fleet Street
Ludgate Circus
Edgar Wallace
Fedon
Hollywood
Obituary for William Collins of Bulby and families
Obituary notices outline the deaths of William Collins of Bulby and Ada Lucy Neilson Meilson, detailing birthplaces on Dumaresque Island and Ward's River, long-time residence in Krambach and Old Bar, and survivors including numerous sons and daughters, with services held at Taree Church of Christ and Redbank Cemetery.
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William Collins
Bulby
Gloucester
Mr. Collins
James Calling
Dumaresque Island
Elizabeth Horsburgh
James Hors
Merle
Harold White
Terrigal
Nita
Arthur Griffis
Firefly
Glae
Victor Collins
Meadamon Julia Wynter
Taree
Minnie Finders
Tweed River
Edward Collings
Fuabedell
Charles Taree
Albert
Sydney
Alice Carpenter
Amelia Frank
Nambucca River
Eva Bottle
Dawson Cemetery
Taree Church of Christ
AB Clark
M.R. Times
Ada Lucy Neilson
Cid Bar
Mra Wratten
Ward's River
William Meilson
Dunrog
Old Bar
Mr. Meilson
Tom Wellson
Rockville
Mesdames Ches, Parish
G Chapman
Berger
Bert Wratten
Bundock
F. Single
Newcastle
Arthur Eagleton
Manly
St. John's Church
Tarer
Redbank
Walter Latham
Grnevslle
M.R. “Times
Wedding Reporter Dilys Jones Chronicles Odd Bride Tales
A provincial newspaper wedding reporter, Dilys Jones, explains her process of collecting bride and groom details for accurate society notices. The piece recalls quirky forms, misprints, and humorous mixups like a sewing machine gift and a charity ball line accidentally swapped into a wedding report.
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Weil
Dilys Jones
Une Bbc
Dily
King George VI Read Public Mood Through Turbulent Years
Allan A. Michie calls King George VI “The People’s King” in Reader’s Digest noting his keen sense of public sentiment. The article describes his balancing of ceremony with royal duty, his fatigue after a long overseas tour, and a lifelong speech difficulty linked to early life and handedness. It portrays the monarch as a domestic model despite pressures from advisers and a demanding role.
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George
Allan A. Michie
Michie
Walla
Elizabeth
South Africa
Lamot
Aiegeman
George VI
Prince Albert
Kestley Lienet Loge
Sitates Nideas Churchill
Jerseys Bring Big Prices At Lismore Show
At Mr Watenn Hewett's Jersey Stud Lake on the Richmond, Mr Jack Andrews paid record prices for cattle. A dam from Week debull calf sold to a Guernland breeder for 405 guineas, while another young cow brought 70 guineas. The sale set records for both a cow and a colt, with Elierdale Prince's fetching a high price as well.
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Watenn Hewett
Jersey Sturt Lake
Richmond
Satdrekiy
Jack Andrews
Taree Este
Lismore
Guernaland
Elierdale Prince
Farewell to Former C. W. A. Member
Mrs E H Harris honoured at Gloucester CWA farewell and presentations at Mrs G Titbrook home prior to her departure. Presentations included pottery vase and ornamental jug and a china cake plate. The event featured two competitions won by Mrs Faircloth and tea served. Mrs Harris and family plan to join her husband at Hooge where he is employed as a hire engineer.
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KE. H. Harris
Gloucester
Gloucester C.W.A
G. Titbrook
Mra. Harria
Mra
R. B. Portus
Cecil Brunner
Frost
C.W.A
Harris
A.W
Mra. Faircloth
Mra A Harris
Croyden
Tilbrook Portua
Bagley
Front
Falireioth
Hawdon
W. Easton
J. Muddle
Don White
I. McRae
F. J. Smith
Lowe
Glenn Easton
Chaplin
T. Andrews
Fasten
Bork
Geer
Bignell
Carthew
Meadowes J
T Hicks
R. Rye
Mra Horria
Michael
David
Rowan
Hoogie
Cow Bought From Mount Pleasant Stud Affirms Arawa Line
Maria, daughter of Ellerdale Princes Gamboge, a herd sire at Mr Anirews Arawa Stud, was purchased by a breeder at Mount Pleasant in South Australia. The purchase underscores continued demand for the Arawa bloodline in regional cattle breeding.
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Maria
Ellerdale Prince
Anirews Arawa Stud
Mount Pleasant
South Australia
London Engineering and Marine Exhibition Opens at Olympia
The 1640 Engineering and Marine Exhibition opened by Sir John Anderson drew visitors from 20 nations. It is Britain’s largest such event with 17 exhibitors featuring marine and engineering gear. A 100 horsepower narrow gauge locomotive by Messrs Ruston and Hornby of Lincoln is shown.
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London
Olympia
John Anderson
Britain
Meamrs. Ruston and Hornaby
Lincoln
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Thomas Cowan & Co
Street & Parish Pty. Ltd
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Tom Hicks
General Commission
Queen Street
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J. Burley
Gloucester 10
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York Motors
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TARE
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Forster
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Raza Watchmaker
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Caravia
United States
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ME William Gullina
A. L. Neilson
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Taree Estate
E. H. Harris
Clady
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Northern Ireland
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A. J. Bell
Morton
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Maurice Cann
Leicester
Les Graham
Ideo
Clady Corner
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