Migration Within The Empire
The article discusses postwar immigration trends in Europe the United Kingdom and the dominions. It notes limited shipping space suppressing large scale movement but anticipates future flows when travel normalizes. Australian Minister A A Calwell argues Britain’s exit needs population growth to 20 million to preserve European culture in the South Pacific.
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Europe
United Kingdom
Canada
A. A. Calwell
Immigration and Information
Dominions
British Commonwealth
Australia
Calwell
South Pacific
Migration Debate Rejected Scale of Britain to Dominions
Calwell argued Britain faces a surplus of ten to fifteen million mouths and urged migration to the Dominions. He cited over 400,000 Britons registered for Australia, but the government warned against such a large scheme while Britain suffers an economic crisis and labor shortages with European workers temporarily filling gaps.
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Mn Calwell
Britain
Dominions
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
Europe
Calwell
Gems of Thought on Home and Freedom
A compendium of quotations on home as the heart of happiness and safety. The excerpts emphasize domestic love, owning versus renting, and the nation’s strength tied to homeland. The final note humorously observes the halibut’s eyes.
Oil Search Focused Near Neepawa Area
Manitoba oil exploration expands with about 1.5 million acres under reservations as major US firms like Gulf Co and California Standard Co push magnetometric and seismic surveys in western Manitoba near Neepawa. Drilling to begin soon near Neepawa. historic salt deposit in town limits now yields 100 tons daily.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Prairie
Manitoba
California Standard Co
Standard Oil of California
Brandon
Gulf Co
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Neepawa
Winnipeg Financial Houses
Langford Oil Syndicate
Dead pigeon carried resistance messages found in England
In Eastbourne a pigeon skeleton was found in a bombed hotel loft. The bird allegedly carried three resistance messages to England four years earlier but died before delivering them. One note claimed German troop movements, another expressed hope in victory and trust in the little messenger.
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Eastbourne
Sussex
England
Channel
Devil's Island near final closure aims at amnesty and transfer
Paris reports Brigadier Charles Pean, who joined the Salvation Army at 19, helped liberate inmates of Devil's Island in French Guiana. About 2,718 convicts remain to serve terms before transfer to a French prison on the Ile de Ré, with aid for repatriation and new hospitals planned.
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Paris
Charles Pean
Salvation Army
Devil's Island
French Guiana
France
South America
Equator
Napoleon III
Pean
Cayenne
Ne de Re
Atlantic
Canada Hits 12 500 000 Population Mark
Ottawa reports Canada's population surpassed 12 500 000 with a gain of 275 000 from June 1 1946 to June 1 1947. Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates the 1947 total at 12 582 000, the largest yearly increase since Confederation, with Ontario Quebec and British Columbia driving the gains.
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Canada
Ontario
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Feeding Termites Outdoors Suggested By Expert
Indiana state entomologist Frank N. Wallace advises homeowners to feed termites outside rather than fight them. He says termites do not favor floors or walls and prefer outdoor wood, recommending an old backyard wood pile to satisfy them and spare the house.
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Indianapolis
Frank N. Wallace
Wallace
Funny and Otherwise A Collection of Jokes and Quips
A humorous clippings style item cataloging quick one liners and dialogue sketches. It features jokes about marriage allowances salaries training college observations about students and teachers a barber shop scene and a family banter ending with a numeric tag 2746.
Lachute editor to lead Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
C W N A president R A Giles of Lachute Quebec will be named president at the annual meeting in Victoria British Columbia. He previously led the Ontario Quebec division and has served as secretary for ten years. With almost forty years in newspapers he progressed from printer's devil to editor.
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R. A. Giles
Lachute
Que
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Victora
B.C
Canada Fails to Build Sea-Going Merchant Ship Prewar
In the two decades before World War II, Canada did not produce a single sea-going merchant ship. The omission reflects industrial gaps and strategic concerns as tensions rose in the late 1930s.
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Canada
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