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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
5
Security is not rationed. AM P Society invites all healthy men and women to join and arrange protection through any office. It currently backs 1,790,000 policies totaling £427,000,000 with £26,300,000 added protections last year. Investments go partly into War Loans, offering peace of mind and double duty savings. Over 50,000 policies were issued by Victorians in 1941.
Delegates at the Shires and Boroughs Conference in Warracknabeal approved multiple proposals. The audience urged federal water policy reform, irrigation expansion, and road salt for weed control while seeking government action on rail, taxation, and land conservation.
Executives from the Municipal Association gathered for a conference last week with Cr Murphy and Cr Jenkins in attendance. Dr Look led the welcome, praising the association’s value to local government and noting its growing recognition by municipal bodies across the state.
Delegates at Warntelnabent called for improved marketing of Inte ayit and pressed for provincial action. The meeting, a Royal Commission predecessor, urged decentralised farming support and examined how export policy and transport impacts affect farmers amid wheat and livestock concerns.
At a regional meeting in Victoria a minister urged strong soil conservation, noting erosion endangers farming and highlighting contour farming and gully control. Delegates from agricultural colleges and conservation boards discussed new methods, funding needs, and the role of government in supporting training and equipment.
A damaged verse fragment recalls soldiers on leave, bravery and duty. It mentions the Ninth and Northern Task, homefront life, and tales of native life. The piece touches on weariness, longing, and faith as they await or return to service.
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