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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 28, 1941
Page
1
This notice argues consumers should choose goods and services that are advertised by trusted brands, asserting advertised items meet a standard of quality and reputation. It emphasizes ethics and sound economics, claiming the Local Paper for Advertisers provides the reliable standard.
The article argues for a shift in dairy farming morale, urging optimism and engagement to improve production and product quality. It stresses dairying as a solid, valued industry when farmers show faith in their work, linking morale to national well being and future advances.
Kenneth Slessor reports from Middle East camps where Australian soldiers react with mixed envy and disappointment as news reaches them of the Western Army’s Libyan advance. Troops in Syria and Lebanon study the map of battles, longing for action, while some call it like handing another man their sweater for a return match.
The Budget plans a mortgage bank to provide long term credit for rural producers at reasonable rates with security. Mr Chifley indicated it could be active by the new ascitation, pending final form. The policy seeks to help builders and farmers, with an emphasis on aiding rural rehabilitation and stabilising prices for butter and dairy products. Mr J Lee Shite warned that without fair prices, farmers may abandon holdings as U.S. plans for postwar dairy output rise and Britain seeks supplies. The article highlights the dairy crisis, U.S. food aid commitments, and Australia’s export pressures amid war.
Fragmentary note discusses butter milk price and farmer willingness to shift work away from holdings. Mentions snow and untenable conditions, hinting at increased migration of farmers to other jobs, with few readable specifics.
Gloucester MP Mr. Fitzgeralddescribes a NSW Caucus move to appoint a special Decentralisation Committee as a step toward reversing urban drift. He warns the current policy widens city concentration, urging the panel to craft a program to revive country towns and properly develop rural centres.
The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in Washington state just opened after eight years of construction at a cost of £98,500,000. It stands as the world’s largest single source of power and flood control, expected to boost the regional economy, provide farms for 75,000 people and potentially 1,000,000, drawing many from the southwestern dust bowl regions. The dam wall measures 500 feet thick, 550 feet high and nearly a mile long, with 12 pumps elevating irrigation water and vast electricity generation requiring distant handling of connections.
Fragmented OCR text outlines Henry Ford related wartime gifts and industrial shifts. Mentions United Kingdom costs, vehicle production, and national emergency measures, with references to containers and local authorities. Key names and places are unclear due to garbled source text.
A critical World War II era critique condemns Nazi aggression and moral decay. It denounces the German leadership and propaganda, warns of repeated atrocities, and calls for total effort to destroy the evil force. The piece questions future sanity if the German people remain under Nazi influence.
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