The Miracle of Willow Run Creek
The article celebrates Ford’s Willow Run missile factory surge to produce B 24 bombers and Pratt and Whitney engines, noting an 18 million dollar plant, a half mile by a quarter mile hangar, and a target of one bomber per hour once fully ramped, with 25,040 engines yearly. It mentions mass raids over Cologne and Japanese cities and the broader Allied wartime industrial miracle.
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RAT
Tervnfte Bitres
Cologne
U.S
Ford Motor Offcinia
Pratt and Whitney Aeroengine
Pratt and Whitney
Ford
Sydney Harbour Ridge
Hal-Mila
Platoon Oddities in New Guinea Army Units
A North West Moree report notes a New Guinea platoon in the Australian Army famed for extreme size variety. It cites two large men totaling 42 stone, a short 6ft 1in cleaner tall and thin, plus a balding Mungindi competitor named Joe B. Brown. The piece playfully questions the account as Mandrake-like fiction yet claims local assurance.
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New Guinea
Joe B. Brown
Mandrake
North West
Wool Report From Country Producers Selling Jo Ltd
The firm reports on 6th instant offering a select Wool sample from North West and Western districts. Generally better growth due to later shearing though vegetable fault depresses values. Transport delays at Darling Harbour disrupts schedules and labor allocation, with catalogues likely to loosen. Next appraisal on the 14th to offer about 3,000 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo. Ltd
Darling Harbour
Wie
Bates
Wool trade hampered by coal shortage and rail curtailment
Pill Son and Badgery report wool appraisements slowed by coal driven rail transport cuts. Army needs and truck shortages reduce utilisation of available wagons. Despite shearing, supply behind schedule with insufficient clips to meet normal season allocations. Industry-wide disruption from coal disputes worsens the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owever
Orange Water Supply Threatened by Drought in Orange
The Orange water catchment area suffers unprecedented drought since last December. Spring Creek reservoir stands about half full while Gosling Creek storage dam is about one third full, far below last year's levels. If rains lag, the Municipal Council may consider summer water restrictions to ensure domestic supply until reservoirs refill.
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Orange
Dever
Spring Creek
Gosling Creek
Gowneil
Soldiers to Take Full Ration of Tobacco on Leave
The Minister for the Army Mr. Porde announced this week that soldiers will be allowed to take their full tobacco rations and cigarettes with them on leave. The move aims to cut civilian tobacco demand affected by soldiers on leave and simplify supply under the new system.
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Jesue
Porde
Australian air crew ace shoots down multiple enemy fighters
F/Sgt Wy, Vos of Dongog NSW and F/Sgt Brady of Bun Daberg Qld each engaged and destroyed enemy fighters in night operations over Europe. Brady’s wing saw cannon shells pass as he closed, the attacker exploding after a direct strike. Rush and crew also attacked three targets in France in the same night.
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Vos
Dongog
Nsw
Ginastera
Nis
Cox
Fle
T J. Brady
Bundaberg
Q'Id
Sie
Eneny Libtow
Loo
Ble
Ruali
Randwiels
N.S.W
Brady
Shelly
Balaince
F/O. Rush
France
Oberdonauzeitung Receives Reader Letters On Margins
The Austrian paper Oberdonauzeitung reports several letters from front readers urging wider margins and improved presentation. The note mentions printer's ink tastes unpleasant when smoked, a quirk noted by correspondents.
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Oberdonauzeitung
BBC
London
Xoldione
A Fountain Inn editor reveals a blunt wedding story
The Fountain Inn Tribute prints a harsh, satirical wedding chronicle targeting a local groom and bride. It portrays the groom as lazy and careless with money and the bride as unattractive and uncouth, then mocks family dynamics and wedding plans in a biting, personal satire.
Coal mine near Dubbo to open soon says local official
At a Dubbo dinner the district’s Farm Workers Association heard that a coal mine near Dubbo will open within a week. Robert son, MILA, said the venture followed discussions with the Coal Commissioner in Sydney. He expressed cautious optimism that the mine will benefit the district and stimulate local industry.
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Dubbo
G. G. Robertson
Mila
Tie Farmers
Nil Bethlern
Araniati
Dash Thiestay
Robertson
Venhure
Eanfarcnes
Sydney
W Niin
Western Times
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Sigma
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Tee Wan
Wool Report
Orange Water Supply
Fountain Inn
South Carolina
B.A
Iatabold
the Tribune
Lotti
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