Australia Could Lead World In Tank Production Says Minister
Editorial letter argues that Australian factories could massively boost tank and war materiel output if steel and other resources are available. Warns that without home steel supplies and rail/transport continuity, war effort and civilian life would suffer severe setbacks. Emphasizes iron ore coal and metal needs and the role of industry in sustaining defense and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makin
Australia
Chonges
Liditior
Peter
Seaboard
Bech
Commonwealth
Soil erosion control through cropping systems and soil fertility
An article from the Agricultural Gazette stresses that soil erosion on farms ties to farming practice and soil fertility. It highlights organic matter’s role in water absorption, erosion reduction, and soil structure, urging rotations with sod forming grasses and legumes as erosion control crops for New South Wales farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
United States
New South
Unclear OCR Notice of Timetable Elsewhere
Fragmentary timetable text for multiple places shows times from Monday to Saturday with 6 PM and 11 PM slots and scattered city names including Sydney Tamworth Newcastle and Port TP North down plus a Sun slot. Readable items are limited and details are inconsistent across lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Wo Tamworth
Pam
TPA
North West
Down
North
Newcastle
Pam. Monlay
Pridgy
Sarralie
British Farmer Fined Over Potatoes Spoilage Court Case
A Scottish farmer defied a district Agricultural Committee order to plant two acres of potatoes. The committee replanted, weeded, and harvested the crop, then prosecuted the recalcitrant farmer, who was fined 40 pounds plus 5 pounds costs. The episode underscores strict wartime farming discipline amid looming shortages in Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Histrict Agricultural Committee
Grest
Britain
Ty Britain
Annan
60 Million Irrigation Dream Outlined by Jan Idviess
The Austrian author Jan Idviess spoke at a Lions Club function in Sydney proposing a 60 million plan to irrigate vast inland Queensland and parts of South Australia by lifting water 1400 feet over mountains. He claimed the scheme would settle thousands, revive the interior, and end drought by piping water to the Darling River region and powering hydroelectric plants on the Hartorn rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Idviess
Sydney
Queensland
Adelaida
Australia
Darling River
New South Wiles
Harthorn
BBC broadcasts in many languages draw Chinese interest
A Shanghai paper praised the BBC for its Chinese broadcasts and two special programmes from London. In Chungking the programs were widely heard and broadcast to all China as audiences showed intense interest. The House of Commons heard about about 6,000 prisoners of war in enemy hands from across the Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BBC
Shanghai
Sai “Ching- King
Fondon
Chungking
Chin
New Broadcasting House
Margesson
Howse, of Commons
Dor
Russia
Wool report shows mixed quality from New South Wales districts
The County Producers' Sol ue Company Ltd reports wool offerings mainly from the Northern and Western NSW districts showing good softness brightness and length but with seed grass contamination on fleece skirts. Grades vary with some lot dilution into topmaking spinners wool. selections made Oct 28 and 29 include wools from New England Barraba Mudgee Upper Hunter South Western Boorowa and Yass districts among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponte
Wales
New England
Barraba
Mudgae
Hunter
South Wester
Boorowa
Yass
North Western
Central Western
All Western
AL McFeeters
Real assets for a nation are people and land says official
Max Henry of the Department of Agriculture warns farmers and lenders that only two real assets exist for a nation people and land. He notes land is essential to existence and must be protected rather than squandered. Farmers bear the nation’s burden and responsibility, with governments banks and financial institutions also must uphold duties to avoid hardship for those working on credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Henry
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Mane
Ford
Quiren
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Manilla
Otie
Evita
Hall's
Denuaite Hnlnyice
Zuid
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Rt World
Seeream
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J. T. Robertson & Company
Wool Report
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Ete ‘Fonte’ Ag
Eco
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