Poppy Day Appeal Remembrance Emblem History
After the war Field-Marshal Haig chose the Scarlet Poppy as Remembrance emblem to honor the fallen and aid the living. The United Returned Soldiers Fund adopted the Poppy to support rehabilitating veterans. Wear a Poppy on Armistice Day November 11 to pay tribute and help Returned Soldiers' work. In country districts the appeal is supervised by the local RS SSA LLA branch.
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Earl Haig
United Returned Soldiers’ Fund
Anzac Memorial
Beef Prices and Restocking Pressures in NSW
The article discusses beef pricing policy as the Prices Commissioner weighs ceiling cuts while the Meat Controller seeks more beef for Army and export. It notes dwindling supplies, restocking cautions, and cost barriers for fattening cattle, arguing that current prices risk further reductions in beef availability and threaten producer viability.
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Nsw
P.P. Board
Queensland
A Good Soldier Jack Wayte of Nowendoc Dies
The Walcha News notes Lance Corporal J. J. Wayte a Nowendoc hero who served in Africa Syria and New Guinea. Wounded in close combat by the Japanese he did not recover and dies joining Private Jack Taylor in heavenly fields. The piece honors his memory and laments his sacrifice for Australia.
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New Guinea
Nowendoc
J. J
Jack) Wayte
Jack Wayte
Walcha
Africa
Syria
Jack Taylor
Australai
Letters From Home Ode From Soldiers On Island
A wartime poem by L A C Thompson from H M recites awaiting mail on a sea island. It recalls waiting for letters, humor amid hardship, and the hope of home, with soldiers bracing for bombs, mud, sun, and fatigue while imagining homeward reunion.
Value of Milking Machines in War Time
A New South Wales review argues milking machines boost production and cut labor costs. It compares NSW and New Zealand adoption, notes wartime engine shortages, and projects postwar wider mechanisation with economic and productivity gains.
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New
N.S.W
New South Wales
New Zealand
Civil industry employment in Australia drops by 93 thousand
In November 1941 Australia had 2,189,600 people engaged in civil industry. By March 1943 the figure fell to 2,096,600, reflecting a decline during the wartime period.
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Australia
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Gloucester Electric Supply Co., Pty. Ltd
Gloucester
Clem Walsh King
SIG
W. R. Irwin Cash & Carry Store
Tyrell St. Gloucester
Garden of Roses
Peter Moutzouris
J. Russell Barnett
Lance Corpporal
J. J. Wayte
Hell
L.A.C
Red Cross
Red @rose Voluntary Aid
Martin Place
Sydney
Pountbie
Harvey Ivers
Church Street
Commonwealth Savings Bank
Commonwealth
Te Commonwealth
Stralia
Chs
A. D. Cuffe
Chapman & Stevens
L. Stevens
M.P.S. Ph.c. Chemists & Druggists
Linia
Golden Gate Cafe
E. Young
Phone
Tom Hicks
Queen Street
C. J. Hogan
MR. H. Wand
Cowper St
Thomas Cowan & Coo
Sireet & Parish, Pty., Ltd
J. Bowen
Bex 40
Taree
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