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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1942
Page
4
A readable fragment presents a distorted quotation about eschewing idle thinking and joining effort. The garbled text includes mentions of an idle brain and nonsensical phrases, with no clear attributions or dates to anchor the historical context.
A letter from Mrs Aubry Clarke of Colombo extols Australian Red Cross support in Ceylon and wartime missions. She notes glucose supply, dried fruits, soap, and toothbrush bags aiding convalescents, and celebrates Red Cross nursing care, convalescent homes, and hospital ships. The piece highlights expansion of Red Cross work in Ceylon and relief items reaching servicemen and patients.
Heenzo offers a concentrated cough and cold remedy priced at 2 shillings per bottle. The ad claims one pint made from the concentrate by adding water, suitable for chest nose and throat ailments for adults and children. Order Heenzo from local stores or chemists.
Government attention focuses on soil erosion after drought and cactus outbreaks. A comprehensive plan will be phased in after research stations establish the causes and remedies, urging farmers to cut overstocking and ploughing while seeking free guidance from the State Soil Conservation Service. A donation of a medical entertainment outfit from India is promised for Colombo based Red Cross patients.
An immense refugee movement marks the evacuation of up to 880,000 Indians from Burma. Officials report between 400000 and 90000 remaining, with monsoon and Japanese actions influencing cross-border travel. About 250000 crossed frontier via the Bengal route. many traveled in carts and elephants. The escape through the “black” and “high” routes faced limits on boats, elephants, and transport capacity. Evacuation work ended May 15 in Burma, but 15000 to 20000 refugees entered Tadis, many in pitiful condition. The mortality rate was high due to exhaustion and disease, with doctors unable to provide adequate care in harsh terrain.
Old peach trees with stagnant growth and poor fruiting should be cut back to stimulate new growth and lead to healthy leaders. Prefer cuts just above 4 feet from the crown to avoid exposing large surfaces that heal slowly. avoid cutting near the crown to reduce decay. If trees are diseased from Armillaria or white pits, cutting back may help, with emphasis on preserving a healthy root system and remaining limbs.
Government considers two pages of proposals to boost pay for members of the fighting forces. Officials say the move aims to improve morale and retention across the military.
A brief note credits photographs to the Commonwealth Department of Information, indicating official wartime imagery distributed for public viewing and archival purposes.
A portrait of Fred Bluett a veteran stage star and his wife Mrs Bluett celebrating a forty one year marriage. The article traces the Bluett legacy from English music halls to Australian vaudeville noting Fred's shift from comic makeup to dinner suit performance and his daughter Kitty's cheeky Melbourne congratulation. It praises Mrs Bluett's theatre instinct and the Bluett clan as a lasting show business dynasty in Australia with references to Gus, Belle, Dorothy Dix style guidance, and the family’s enduring public appeal.
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