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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1942
Page
4
The Mailway Department increases sleeper inspections to every seven weeks due to urgent need. Fifty sleeper gat fers are employed in the Pilliza Forest notes, with inspections expanded from five to seven weeks as part of the push to meet demand.
A Treasury of jumbled wartime letters warns that even ordinary phrases can aid the enemy. Censors urge careful writing to avoid leaking strategic details about ships, mail routes, and troop movements, stressing that many small bits form a dangerous whole.
Agricultural experts advise using arsenate of lead and nicotine dusts to control cabbage aphids and other pests. Dorris dust offers safety for humans while arsenate dust remains effective in early growth stages, though nicotine boosts control of white peach aphids on squash.
An advertisement touts Heenzo as a concentrated cough remedy promising rapid relief from coughs colds croup bronchitis and influenza. It claims one bottle costs 2 shillings and instructs mixing with water to make a pint of remedy for adults and children. Order from any store or chemist.
Harvesting of the North Coast ginger crop has begun in the Wardell district near Lismore marking NSWs second commercial crop after Hangkone supply ceased. The NSW Ginger Growers Association reports strong prospects for a new industry with cooperative marketing and seed imports from NSW and Queensland.
A Berkshire type backtatter weighing about 480 pounds sold for 10 pounds 14 shillings and sixpence at Lismore, a record price for the yard. The buyer was Messrs J C Tutton and Co, with Robinson acting as purchaser. The pig drew rapid bidding and reflects strong demand for pork products postwar, while 1927 prices for bacon pies and related goods are noted.
A business guide on maintaining customer goodwill through practical press advertising. It warns that lapse risks long-term loss and costly reestablishment, urging managers to sustain contact with customers using economical publicity to protect the enterprise.
The report warns against poisonous and stane dusts on cabbages and cauliflowers soon after cutting. It emphasizes thorough dusting in early growth, using 50 percent dust in the seed bed and during transplanting every 7 to 19 days until within six weeks of cutting. Regular, efficient dustings are advised with no later necessity.
A damaged wartime reminiscence notes thanks to Australian Comforts Fund officials from a serving Australian soldier in the Middle East. It recalls morale gifts, shortages after Java and Singapore, and appeals for more comforts like clothing, socks, mittens, and blankets for branch members and crews aboard ships.
A tense naval scene unfolds with a submarine captain operating the periscope, signaling actions, and approaching the enemy destroyers. The crew braces for combat as torpedoes fire and depth readings surge, culminating in a swift dive beneath to target transports while the destroyers rumble overhead.
An archival piece describes ABC network operations with technicians and announcers coordinating relays across stations from Townsville to Perth. It explains the gong end signal, the multistate relay process, and the split network responsibilities amid occasional breakdowns and network-wide coordination.
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