Explosives boom in Australia war effort and mills
Australia expands its explosives industry into a vast wartime complex. New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia build multiple huge plants, employing tens of thousands and covering thousands of buildings and miles of roads. The program costs over 16 million pounds, with private and government facilities shaping a mobile fortification of cordite and TNT production for the Empire.
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Sydney
Europe
New South Wales
Astralia
Victoria
Adelaide
Commonwealth Explosives
Queensland
Imperial Chemical Industries
T.N.T
Hitler
S.M. Herald
Commercial Homebush Stock Sales Sydney Report
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 1382 cattle yarded at Homebush Sydney with prime stock unmoved others easier. Best dealers to 42 shillings, steers to 45, heifers to 40, bullocks to 40, cows to 88 shillings per 100 pounds.
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Homebush
Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Utility of Weeds in Reclaiming Harsh Lands
Weeds show value in overstocked and windswept areas by protecting grasses and aiding soil fertility. In the west galvanised burr and saffron thistle typify hardy, non edible plants that guard soil until permanent pastures form. In deep gullies weed growth can stabilize erosion but should be weighed before eradicating them.
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K. G. Carn
Agricultural Gazette
Far West
Sermon Praises Spark Personal Echoes in Tit-Bits
A London column notes readers saw themselves in a minister's message as a remark on a sermon resonates with personal insight. The brief item captures how public words trigger private reflection among audiences.
Maitland Stock Sales Report Yields Strong Fat Cattle Prices
Hides and calfskins held steady with no deductions by the Hide Board. Maitland stock sales saw 725 fat cattle and 35 choppers yarded, with demand improving to match top rates. Prices ranged from high to mid scales for bullocks, yearlings, and bulls, while calves remained mixed with some strong lots and others softer.
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Maitland
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