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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1939
Page
8
The President of the Congregational Union of N.W. Rev. A. Mirth hopes the State Government will obey laws and allow cannable doctors from Europe to practice here.
Distinctions and credits awarded to New England branch students at Sydney University in Physics Chemistry Geology Botany Zoology and Veterinary science. E R Harrison tops Junior Physics with high distinction while F K Rickwood and Jonn Bates earn credits. Geology honors go to Rickwood with several others receiving distinctions and credits.
Fragmented report of Inverell Grangers Association branch meeting with resolutions on wheat handling and use of silo weighbridges at Inverell Mount Isa and Delungra. Discussion covers department permits, weighing of stacker wheat and requests to Central Silos. Some names and dates unclear in OCR.
A truncated OCR item mentions ends and last games, implying the team faces a final season wrap. No clear names, dates, or places are readable, but the fragment suggests end of a series or season with an upcoming decisive event.
Sydney, Wednesday. Mr. J. Cranwell, chairman of the Commonwealth Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, said there was an extraordinary demand for welders by the Federal Government and there should be no difficulty in securing sufficient men. He noted no current shortage and criticised the defence programme for not absorbing workers quickly enough to prevent a surge of partly skilled labour after the war.
The forecast issued today for 24 hours ahead shows scattered clouds over the eastern areas with warm to sultry conditions. Winds from the west to northwest, with varying speeds, and possible showers in western coastal zones.
Fifteen workers who joined the Garrison Battalion claim the Sydney County Council promised to keep their jobs open during a forthcoming period. The council reportedly refused to confirm that employment would be safeguarded while the broader organization reevaluates posts. Local figures including Mr Truuhes and Mr Portes MacKay are named in ongoing discussions about the promise.
A fragment reports U boats threat near London with naval activity and potential evasive moves by Ferth and associated vessels. The note mentions WP and Ott figures amid quiet warlike measures.
Victoria Park events featured several divisions with clear winners. Sans Ame won the Two-year-old Hanticap, while Brazen Boy secured the second division. Other notable placings included Tarn, Pearl Verde, and Korimaka Ree Thespian in respective heats.
Mr LG Brown, chairman of the Agency, notes New Zealand export potential could rise 50 to 80 percent from 1913-14 levels while normal demand would only reach 64 percent of Australia’s. Exporters complain of prices well above home trade levels, with fears Britain’s wool policy and South African purchases shaping the market and could affect Australia and New Zealand's economic interests.
The report details Mr Heywood of Boggabri Orton discussing oat cultivation for sheep feed. It covers methods for growing oats, including superphosphate use, threshing with portable engines, baling straw, and storage strategies, plus the benefits of oats in dry years and remarks on soil quality and farming honours.
Read of a British built machine tested over vast miles in four years. 20219 miles covered, 202 gallons petrol used, 53 pay for union purposes, repairs trimmed to small amounts. Estimated total four year cost about £54175 averaging £3 per week. Australia and New Zealand interest noted, with hope British industry gains from subsidised competition.
A profile recalls a woman of surprises who saved allowance to study art in London and pursue acting. She rises as the wife of a business magnate, navigating early career roles and dramatic personal choices amid glamorous expectations and public attention.
Religious services and schedules for Christmas and New Year are listed for Catholic, Methodist, Sacred Heart Inverell, and Presbyterian churches in Ashford and nearby towns. Mass times, evensong, and special midnight services are noted with locations including Ashford, Bonshaw, Cherry Tree Hill, Tree Hill, Inverell, Gum Flat, and St Andrew’s.
In London traders expect price stability as Herr Hitler and Stalin era alignments influence supply and demand. Britain rejected a Canadian offer of 109 900 000 bushels at a fixed price and plans to buy more later, signaling cautious stock management amid lingering large crops in the Americas and Argentina. The Jewish Alsatian crop signals continued volatility in global wheat markets.
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