Potato Contracts For New South Wales 1945 Planting drive
T L Caddy announces contracts available for table land planting through agents district instructors or his office. Contracts cover deliveries Jan 1 to Nov 30 1945 with a 12 000 acre New England target and emphasis on immediate orders for seed potatoes due to limited supplies. A deputy controller confirms relaxed branding and marketing rules for potatoes over 3 oz with certain sizes still governed by a freezing order.
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T. L. Caddy
Potato Distribution Office
New England
New South Wales
Rain Record Stretches Across Week With Snow Later
Steady rain began Tuesday and reached 53 points in three days then rose to 320 points for the week by 9 am today. Some creeks like Falconer ran high and a large lagoon held a sheet of water. last night’s heavy snow persisted on the ground until 9 am today.
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Falconer
Jack of All Trades in English Villages Then and Now
The article notes figures named Jack smite the Bell in Southwold and Blythburgh, linking Jack to local bells and blacksmiths. It mentions Abinger Surrey naming Hammer from a blacksmith called Jack smite One Bell and cites widespread use of the name Jack in clocks and other crafts despite garbled OCR text.
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Southwold
England
Blythburgh
Abinger
Surrey
Early Guyra Accident and War News At Odds With Local Life
A serious accident near Guyra injures Mr. Walls when a sulky crashes into a tree during a ride to Glencoe. The report notes prior mishap from a kick and later repeats a wider War update with US gains at Vera Cruz and casualties. A Studebaker fire near Tingha is contained with minor damage. A notable wedding in Guyra unites Leslie Williams and Margaret Kelly with church ceremony and reception, followed by a social dance and a local football match marred by poor condition as Guyra defeats Wood Adders.
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B. Watts
Tubbamurra
Glencoe
Walls
Wall
Guyra
Father Coleman
Leslie Herbert
Oddfellow's
Williams
Oddfellows
Focal Oval
Public notices and local reminiscences in New England tribute
The item notes Moore and Kirk Bros. with J E Phel as referee and praises Mr W M Stevenson on his 87th birthday. It mentions the North Guyra lock-up moved to Ollera street, J Youman removing the building, and police gathering horses for a census. It ends with an anecdote about Lord Fisher and a workman overheard exchange about the Admiralty.
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W. M. Stevenson
New England
North Guyra
Ollera Street
J. Youman
Lord Fisher
the Admiralty
Lords of the Admiralty
Sir John
Matey
Ike
Jacky Fisher
Jacky
Weicks Advanced as District Master of Grand United Order
At the Northern District annual meeting in Tamworth Mr W H Weicks was advanced to District Master of the Grand United Order for Oddfellows. Mr W Parnell missed the trip due to a minor accident and was replaced by Mr T S Eggleston. An address by Past Grand Master W E Barratt of Sydney argued for government support to friendly societies as social service providers.
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W. H. Weicks
Grand United Order
Oddfellows
Tamworth
W. Parnell
Welcks
Parnell
T. S. Eggleston
A. C. Bell
Bro
W. E. Barratt
Sydney
Lord Mayor Duties Marking John Stow Quill Ceremony
An annual ritual sees the Lord Mayor place a new quill in the John Stow effigy on April 29 as Sheriffs City Marshal and Sword-bearer attend. The procession moves to St Andrew Undershaft Church where the famed Survey is honored through Stow’s inscription linking to his 1805 chronicle.
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London
John Stow
St. Andrew Undershall
Streat
Hiswry
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Navy
Army
Air Force
Merchant Navy
Fisk Radiola
Australia
Radiola
Amalgamated Wireless (Asia) Ltd
National Wireless Organisation
H. Burgess
W. Burgess
Armidale
Caddy
J. N. Squires
Jack OF All Trades
Argus Files
United States
Mexico
Fletcher
U.S.A
Vera Cruz
Texas
Mesary
Preece
Strachan
Studebaker
Tingha
William Kelly
C. E. Cox's
Blue Cafe
Claude Heagney
Phone 137
J. Hill
Claude Johnson
G.U
Mr. Weicks
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