Railway Refreshment Rooms Hit Record Year Turnover
The Railway Refreshment Rooms report a record year ending June 20 with turnover over £1,000,000 driven by a 220 million passenger journeys and heavy troop catering. Military meals boosted sales, with 7,000 daily meals to military personnel and evacuees. Staff expanded to 1,578, modernization improved service, and wartime cooperation with Defence Forces and allied councils aided supply and morale.
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Reveilne. Yy
Trafic
Twaltoa. Uy
Uie
Vestal
Ming
Ted
Henry
Advi
NSA
Highispogil
Wow Portable Machine Being Mags Produced
A fragmentary report describes a portable device for vaporising anesthetics, claimed to weigh about 30 pounds and enable rapid dose control. It notes early production for Britain’s RAT and allocation to military and civil defense services.
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Wow
Bulladi
Jeon
Libya
Britain
Thought for the Week Quiet minds move at their own pace
A reflective weekly line quotes Robert Louis Stevenson on inner calm amid fortune or misfortune. It frames quiet minds as steady, undisturbed by external shocks, proceeding through life at a private tempo.
Kikuyu Grass Gains Ground In Sydney Suburbs
Resistance to dry weather makes kilugy a favored lawn grass in Sydney suburbs and near beaches. J N Wyiptiati, Chief Agrostologist, notes its vigor prompts more cutting but its drought tolerance suits parks, golf courses, and playgrounds. Towns with ample water supply use it for lawns near pools, while farmers praise its density, erosion control, and weed smothering, with spring plantings via cuttings or seeds.
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Sydney
J. N
Wyiptiati
Thi Department of Agriculture
Jobjér- Hon
Newcastle
Kileuym
Berima Gaol Tales and early colonial travel hub history
Fragmentary notes recount Berima Gaol starting 1834 and finished 1839 by convict labour in sandstone, now mostly gone with remnants on gates and roof. It recalls convicts, murdered guests, hangings, and the jail’s role as a busy colonial staging point on the Great Southern Road from Sydney. Mentions Paddy Gutrai trial in 1841, Lyneh’s confession, Lucretia Ditklys, and Beech/Athirs executions. Also reports tyre theft reforms allowing replacement with insurance.
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Bertima
Sallows
Beriig
Greatouthern
Sydney
Walcome
Ojai Ing Uegow
Paddy Gutrai
Dinkly
Martin’ Beech
Henry Athirs
Educated Torpedo Sinks Ship In Gulf of Mexico
Report says a medium sized American vessel carrying about 400 men women and children was sunk by a torpedo in the Gulf of Mexico last month. Fifty died and many were injured. Survivors deny an outer ship or submarine sighting and describe a fast moving object on starboard that turned suddenly and caused the explosion.
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Washington
Galte
Mexico
Myenty-fite
Torpedou
Wasa Lange Fish
Angies
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Glitsos & Domino
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UTA
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Uny
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R. H. Hudson
Vway
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Mauilia
Stratford Ighoyiton
Manilla Newspaper Co
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the Businessman's Insurance
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Market Streets
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Canada
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Farnworth
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Leaf Tobacco Growers
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Brisbane
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Mandowa Shire
Manilla Municipality
F. Jackson
Australia
A. Pilsell
Aurolic
Commonwealth Savings Bank
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