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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1952
Page
3
The organising secretary Mr He Scholfield criticises state governance and remote control by officials. He cites bread shortages for remote towns, fixed flour and bread prices, rising freight costs, and increased registrations raising house costs. He argues decentralisation would prevent chaos and hardship for country residents.
Mr Hughes urged immediate drought relief measures in New South Wales. He asked Agriculture Minister Graham to expand the Flood and Bush Fire Relief Committee to cover drought areas, seeking loans and grants to keep dairies functioning and mitigate winter butter shortages. The Premier noted a drought committee already exists, but stressed urgent financial aid and fodder support as production drops sharply.
Sir Stanton warned that Australia faces a 50 percent rise in food demand within ten years if migration continues. He cited prewar income and investment gaps, losses of arable land, and a shrinking share of world food exports, noting declines in mutton and grain output since 1939 and the need to bridge imports with stronger exports.
Dr R J Jackson led a public session discussing agricultural self sufficiency in central Europe and the dominance of Russia and its satellites over agrarian land while America remained the bread basket of the world. Attendees included Col E nk White and former principals and teachers from the Stacmidale Teachers College.
An item recalls tribal rain magic and a Western racehorse scam, likening a rainmaker to a racehorse owner who sought soft going by paying for weather control. The anecdote references Cufford Troke and BBC European Services, noting the weather cue of an aching war wound as a sign of moisture.
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