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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1942
Page
4
Regulatory overhaul by Treasurer Mr Chifley imposes tight controls on real estate transactions. Purchases for residence need consent, with limits on ownership status and loan rates. Investment buys require cash, no borrowing, with valuations by approved valuers dated February 10 last.
The Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture proposes contracts through the Department of Supply for growing soybeans for canning. Top price is 25 shillings per bushel for 98 percent grade, down to 15 shillings for 85 percent. Suitable varieties exist. inoculation cultures cost 2 shillings 6 pence per culture, each inoculating one bushel.
Before the war and until recently Australia could import soybeans cheaper than domestic production. The crop, rooted in Manchuria, has swiftly expanded to many countries. In the U.S.A. soybeans became a valued fodder and short season crop in rotations with maize oats or cotton. High oil content plus feeding value spurred seed production, with over 14 million acres now grown in the United States.
A report for the Australian Food Council states no food shortage is feared in Australia unless transport systems fail. Emergency depots could supply essentials, with Dr F W Clements chairing and available to maintain review. A committee will study vitamin C supply using synthetic sources, dehydration plants for lucerne, and civilian nutrition in war-affected areas. Rice outlook notes 34,000 acres for the new crop versus 23,600 last year.
The New York Daily News urges stronger Allied focus on the South West Pacific front, warning Japan may attack Australia via Moresby and questioning if Australia should be heavily garrisoned with tanks and air power. The piece notes German threats against Renault strikers reported by the Daily Mail.
A Far North advanced post misinterpreted a message about cows as Japs and opened fire with machine guns, halting beer and tobacco supplies as troops strained to push Tojo from Fapua. In Sydney, cargo pillaging at the waterfront is blamed on insufficient policing and rationing, risking hundreds of thousands in losses.
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