Australia Expands Farming to Boost British Food Supply
Australia plans a major expansion of its farming industry to send far larger quantities of food to Great Britain. Britain’s Strachey announced an agreement for 75 million bushels of wheat and increased output of meat butter sugar dried fruit eggs and seed oils. New northern areas may be opened to provide oils and fats, with potential British investment and liaison officials.
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Australia
Great Britain
Strachey
United Kingdom
Britain
Markets Must Be Assured for Australian Exports to Britain
Britain agrees to take all wheat and sugar Australia can spare but long term expansion hinges on continued demand for lamb dried fruits and eggs. Producers would need guaranteed markets to justify greatly boosting output for beef pork eggs and oil seeds, as Canada’s farms shift more to Britain to ease shortages.
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Britain
Australia
October tourists to Canada set new record
An active hunting season and sunny weather drew a record number of tourists to Canada, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported. Foreign tourist car entries totaled 126,180, compared with 311,696 in October 1946.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Humorous Exchanges Across Everyday Life in a Village
A string of lighthearted vignettes and quick jokes unfold from fish queues to home life. Quips about jobs, strikes, secrets, and money mix with social foibles as neighbors and townsfolk exchange amused remarks and practical witticisms.
Devon sheep arrive at Manitoba with sturdy wool stock
Seven Devon sheep reach University of Manitoba Winnipeg after a long voyage from England. The tram loses wool from its hind quarters but the ram remains a striking animal. Six ewes are good brecky animals with clean faces and firm legs. no black fibre. They are larger than a Shropshire but smaller than a Hampshire, with close wool.
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
England
Shropshire
Hampshire
Land clearing backs next year’s production in Jaffray district
Department of Agriculture machines cleared 200 acres of farm land in the Jaffray district to prepare it for production next year. The drive is part of broader agricultural development across western Canada with other regional notes on oil, typewriter and land use.
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Cranbrook
Department of Agriculture
Jaffray District
Pro Hockey Across the Border By Dollar Costs
Ottawa reports Canadian traveling pro hockey teams are a net dollar asset. New exchange rules won’t disrupt travel or cross border player trades treated as business expenses. The Foreign Exchange Control Board has no exact figures but notes a favorable seasonal balance for Canada.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Foreign Exchange Control Board
Federal Treasury
Gems of Thought on Peace and Inner Harmony
A collection of quotations on peace from biblical verses and notable thinkers. The notes emphasize inner temperance, mercy, and the Christian call to goodwill, linking peace to genuine personal virtue and principled conduct.
Germs Win Battle With Penicillin
The British Medical Journal notes rising germ immunity to penicillin. Staphylococcal infections may soon resist penicillin to a dangerous degree, weakening the drug’s effectiveness.
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London
British Medical Journal
Self-Restraint Urged by Bank of Montreal Head
Montreal December 1 George Spinney president of the Bank of Montreal urged self-imposed restraint from charging prices and a selective immigration program and reduced government spending to stabilize the economy. He warned against excessive monetary manipulation and highlighted the impact of high prices on households and housing costs. The report noted strong postwar expansion at the bank with 28 new branches and a record 1,600,000 depositors. staff growth to 8,900 and a push to support foreign trade. He praised staff including veterans and women who make up 56 percent of the workforce.
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Montreal
George Spinney
Bank of Montreal
B of M
Spinney
Canada
Gardner
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