General Interest Items on War Economies and Army Training
A wide mix of wartime notes covers clothing economy shifts in America and England, streamlined Australian Army training, liquor and consumer licensing changes, and a WWII anecdote about chivalry during hardship. It notes victory suit restrictions, reduced embroidery, shorter coats, and saving wool, plus Australian pilots and troops, licensing penalties, and a humane wartime cocoa gesture between soldiers and prisoners.
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America
England
Alrimdy
Army
Australion
Uie
Liquid Peel Contral Board
Aall
Ens
Boned
Ninse
Red Ves Society
Mietie Amt
Prite
Meir
Pret Bluett and Echoes of a Lost Voyage
Comedian Pret Bluett limns a memory of lishmeister and Sie Walker in a seaside drama from A C stations set before a Ta Music Tall Memory on Thursday. Reports say a Japanese submarine sighted near Darwin prompted depth charges and air patrols. Passengers stayed unaware as a flotilla of Australian ships and sweepers reached the area, with no casualties reported.
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Lounh
Lischmeister Voles
Amaty
A.C
Sie Walker
Eno
Elias
Goat muster attracts buyers at Blackall sale
Annual muster in Blackall held with 1040 goats rounded up. Of these 720 were registered and 280 offered for sale. One bidder, Negor, offered 460 head at 1d each while 70 more went for goats. Women attended the sale. a record book was kept. Officials extended the sale over three days to finish the task.
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Blackall
Isis
Lukes
Remarkable Bird Migrants Across the World
In Brisbane Counier-Mail observers describe small birds like the snipe plover and sandpiper as global travelers nesting near the Arctic. They cross the globe twice a year at great altitudes, travel mainly by night, face perils from storms and hunger, and use lighthouses and ships as hazards and temporary refuges.
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Angtralis
Tim Mom
Taiper
Stanger
Oeson
Sina Lion
High Waley
Queensland
Wool Report on Wool Growers' Sale and Shearing Delays
The Country Producers' Sell mne Company Limited notes it will not finalise the catalogue this week due to delays. Most selections are lambs and ornaments with some Western and Central-West yarns. It warns that labour shortages and out of season shedding may affect the industry and stresses careful length and quality grading without over splitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mne Company Limited Repe
Imhl Priday
Tom
Central
Nwine
Evacuation Planned for Stud Stock on Coast
Stock evacuation work will extend to coast areas of Queenshind and New South Wales to move stud stock inland. The operation targets safety amid weather and coastal risks, coordinating with local authorities and farming groups to minimize disruption and ensure proper transport and handling.
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Queenshind
N.S W
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Aunt Mars
Aunt Mary
Lady Rene Sr
Sidney
Shearer
Alitin
Sheares
J. T. Robertson & Co
Ocal Agenth
Joffrey Pater Monrice Unydon
Canberra
Brimeval
French
Allan Pletcher Aula
Sydney
Geoffrey Norman’ Reeve
Geelong
Alfred Bertran Boyle
Mount Tsar
Miamsland
Oing
Econ
Sala
Unie
Aeie JR
Pret Bluett
Alfa-Laval
J.T. Robertson
Manilla
Bubinn
Brisbane
Counier-Mail
Wool Report
Monwealth Department of Information
Berlina
Britem
Britain
Armost
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