Australia Claims To Have The World's Largest Ranch
The Victoria River Downs cattle station in the Northern Territory is described as the largest ranch, spanning about 12,000 square miles. Sir Sidney Kidman and the Victoria River herd head a sprawling operation with five stock camps, a 140,000 head cattle herd, and extensive seasonal work from April to October, amid plans to expand to meet British beef demand.
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Australia
Vietoria River Downs
Austria
Belgium
America
Crown
Armstrong
Victoria
Montejvnnie
Moolooloo
Pigeon Hole
Mount Handford
Gordon Creek
Northern Territory
Montreal Star
Dominion-Wide Conservation Board Planned
Calgary reports a drive to form a nationwide conservation board by the Western Canada and Yukon Fish and Game Council. W F Tisdale of Winnipeg seeks federal aid to unite provincial groups and set priorities including the Migratory Bird Conservation act drainage submarginal lands conservation education and marketing Canada’s fish and game potential. Past national efforts failed amid government and regional sportsman opposition. a revival began in the early 1930s and again in 1938 but ended with World War II.
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Calgary
Western Canada
Yukon
Canada
Dominion
Pineapple Design Doily Pattern T1ISS
Crochet a new attractive pineapple pattern for doilies with two sizes and easy charts. Send 25 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Smite of the Week Indirect Approach
A fragmented item notes a man securing a divorcee after his wife went through his pockets. The passage hints at social intrigue and a sharp, indirect approach to extracting a personal gain.
Wolves Kill Moose in Northern Manitoba
In Cranberry Portage Manitoba timber wolves are killing moose in the north. Game warden Joe Robertson investigated a definite case and Walter Asmus witnessed part of a struggle between a bull moose and two wolves. The partially eaten carcass was found ten miles from Cranberry Portage, fueling calls to poison wolves to curb the population.
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Cranberry Portage
Man
Manitoba
Joe Robertson
Walter Asmus
Robertson
French machine eases sugar beet farming in England
A French designed device thinning sugar beet crops at one yard per second is shown in England. Operated by an electro magnetic brain and metallic finger touch on leaves, it selects which plants to leave standing. Tests by the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering are planned for May.
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London
England
National Institute of Agricultural Engineering
Frog Struggles in Rut Then Escapes by Big Truck
A frog trapped in a road rut is helped by friends but remains stuck until a big truck passes. The frog explains he could not escape alone, yet the truck forced him out, delivering a parable about resilience and outside aid.
London opens Olympic Games by King at Wembley
Buckingham Palace says the King will declare the London Olympic Games open after the athletes enter Wembley Stadium on July 29. He will announce the games officially and celebrate the era as part of the ceremony.
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Wembley Stadium
Buckingham Palace
London
Saskatchewan Angling Seasons Open May 16
Saskatchewan angling seasons open May 16 and run to March 31, 1949 for pike pickerel and goldeye with daily limits and possession rules. Limits differ by species and area, lake trout and grayling have size rules and returns required for undersized fish. Resident licenses cost 2 dollars with separate rates for waters without trout and grayling. non residents pay 3 or 6 dollars. under 16 exempt.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
A. H. MacDonald
North Carolina Fire Unit Develops Rapid Flame Thrower
In North Carolina a state fire warden unit has developed a specialized flame thrower to quickly set back fires when forest threats arise.
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North Carolina
Ammunition Scarcity Shapes Colonial Policy in North Carolina
In colonial North Carolina ammunition was so scarce that every vessel not owned in the state paid a tonnage duty in gunpowder gun shot and flints to support the war effort and supply defense.
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North Carolina
Spring Flowers Add To Table Attractiveness
Spring is a time of promise and renewal. use fresh linen, damask patterns, and simple centerpieces to brighten the table. Emphasize flowers, such as Chinese lilies and pansies, with sand-filled glass vessels for a smart spring look.
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China
Canada
United States
Birds Lack Innate Homing Guiding Sense, Cornell Study Finds
Cornell University ornithologists Griffin and Hock report in Science that birds do not home by a mysterious instinct. In experiments with gannets released in New Brunswick, most birds wandered widely with no straight path home. Only two flew toward the coast. others looped. Time to home ranged 24 to 70 hours. four failed. Average daily travel about 99 miles.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Donald R. Griffin
Raymond J. Hock
Science
New Brunswick
Bay of Fundy
Helpful Hints for Kitchen and Craft Care
Store both crackers and cookies in airtight tins or boxes to keep crispness. Do not store with bread. When indoors, children can frost graham crackers to pass the time. To remove stubborn oven grease, leave a pan of household ammonia overnight. Rub with a damp cloth to lift grease. For shot laces, twist ends and dip in clear nail polish to extend life.
Prisoners to get vocational education at Oakalla Jail
J. D. Hobden of the John Howard Society says professors and skilled tradesmen will teach inmates at Oakalla prison in Burnaby. The program aims to provide prisoners with an occupation upon release. China’s coal reserves are estimated at about 243.67 billion tons.
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Vancouver
Oakalla
Burnaby
J. D. Hobden
The
John Howard Society
China
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Bolero
New York
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
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Revelstoke
B.C
Cardston
Alta
Shooting Stars
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Don Suttle
Detroit
Indianapolis Speedway
RCAF
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