Austerity Campaign Aims for 100 Million Loan Victory
The Prime Minister announces an Austerity Campaign to fund wartime needs with a 100 million pound loan closing December 15. Advance subscriptions start now with interest from investment date. The campaign opens September 3 as Australia enters the fourth year of war, urging national service and sacrifice.
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Ioan
Curtin
Dunkirk
Coventry
Rotterdam
Warsaw
Belgrade
Tobruk
Greece
Shock in Swamp for Soldier
Bombardier Stanley Oakley aged 37 from Springvale Victoria served under fire in Greece and Libya and survived a near miss with a 10ft crocodile in a swamp near his camp in Australia. He and Corporal Ford Simmons of Taree had been goose shooting when the animal lunged, forcing Oakley to retreat to a tree as he fired twice to deter the croc.
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Stanley Oakley
Springvale
Victoria
Greece
Crete
Libya
Australia
Oakley
Ford Simmons
Taree
Timber Workers Demand Higher Pay Across NSW
About 1200 timber workers in northern and southern coastal New South Wales demand higher pay and threaten a strike if unmet. Timbers’ union secretary Culbert reports plans to seek government action, citing sleepers cutters at 25 shillings per 100 super feet and sawmillers at 42 shillings 9 pence per 100 super feet.
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New South Wales
Timber Workers' Union
Culbert
Commonwealth
Professor Copland
Gloucester union tackles manpower and daylight saving impact
At a Gloucester Branch meeting of the Primary Producers Union A McRae was named to a Special Committee on man power shortages on dairy farms. The session covered daylight saving effects on farm work and cream carters, petrol tickets, and pressure for higher schooling levels, with Archinal and Parish proposing ministerial action.
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Gloucester
Primary Producers’ Union
A. McRae
Myr
Brorson
Rural life under strain as cabbage growers face market failure
Mr. A R McNiven reports widespread buyer shortages in Port Macquarie and Coff's Harbour, with 11 000 cabbages wasted after reaching maturity due to lack of transport and marketing. He warns of ongoing world stress and calls for coordinated production, transport, and pricing to support farmers and ensure food reach to consumers.
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A. R. McNiven
Port Macquarie P.P
W.niven
Black bear sighting near Dalmar ton shocks road worker
Henry Keelan, a Main Roads Department worker near Dalmar ton, reported a black bear seen crossing the road about four miles past the Rosemount Hotel while traveling to Glen Innes with his wife and children. He estimated the bear at 4 to 4.5 feet tall and noted it disappeared into the bush.
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Henry Keelan
Dalmarton
Main Roads Department
Glen Innes
Keelan
Crosa
Rosemount
Prisoners Held By Japanese
The Minister for the Army said all efforts to obtain information from Japan about AIF men missing in Malaya and the Indies have failed. Mr. Forde stated lists of missing AIF personnel were nearing completion and would be telegrammed to next of kin as soon as new information arrived. Many next of kin have been notified. some could not be reached due to unreported address changes to Records Offices.
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A.F
Malaya
Indies
Forde
AIF
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