24 Feb 1942
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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1942
Page
1
An appeal from New South Wales officials urges private landholders to survey properties and spare timber for charcoal kilns to support war needs. Government will purchase suitable charcoal at wholesale rates, with aims to expand local kilns and supply chains while reducing reliance on imported fuels amid Japan’s oil shortages.
Shoppers must heed federal regulations limiting how goods are wrapped. Retailers may wrap only a few articles from stock and all items in containers must be delivered in store condition. Violations carry heavy fines. Households and shopkeepers urged to use shopping bags or baskets.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a topsy turvy land with odd plant behavior and a note about Australian reports. References mention trees shedding and fruit seeds external to fruit and a carpenter’s tools needed to open a pen. Names or dates are unclear.
Notices warn trespassers about wood tapping duck shooting and stock interference on Moss Vale Tipper Manilla and surrounding areas with prosecutions without prior notice. Mails from Manilla Post Office list closing times for Sydney Tamworth and other destinations.
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