Passage to Darwin Through Central Australia Letter From Colin Coxon
Mr and Mrs E Coxon relay a letter from their son Colin dated July 25 describing a trek from Alice Springs to Darwin with the DUMF convoy. He recalls Barrow Creek camps, dusty trucks, and nightly showers, plus stops at Tennant Creek, Banka station, Devil's Marbles, Newcastle and Daly Waters, Elliot, and Birdum before arriving in Darwin.
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E. Coxon
Colin
Darwin
Alice Springs
Barrow Creek
Darwin Overland
DUMF
Birdum
Middie
Banka Station
Tennant's Creek
Tennant’s Creek
Blue Moon
Vooty
Aleost
Newcastle Waters
Daly Waters
Elliot
Catherine
Strathmerton
Abbott
Jack Baker
Namurkah
Hendy Boys
Australia trip reflections and rural prospects after the war
The author describes travel through Central and Northern Australia noting cosmopolitan towns, Chinese dining options, and a warm favorable climate. They praise the region's potential, observe fat cattle and an absence of local sheep near Alice Springs, and reflect on future settlement and development postwar.
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Australia
Alice Springs
Mick
Jim
Returned Soldiers 2 and Education Benefits
Returned members of the 2nd ALF will receive weekly allowances for themselves, their wives, and children, with caps and special tools loans. The Soldiers' Children Education Scheme and Army Education Scheme aim to fund education and provide vocational training and placement post discharge, with ongoing government support and training by a Commonwealth Training Authority.
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ALF
Mr Spender
Repatriani Department
Repatriation Department
A.L
Australia
Promotion in the Royal Australian Air Force Opens New Ranks
The Air Board permits ground staff to move from warrant officer to commissioned ranks, broadening advancement paths as war accelerates. Many airmen have already gained commissioned status to aid rapid force expansion and staff development. Mail delivery remains a focus as personnel transfer between schools and stations continues. The Air Board assigns staff to ensure mail reaches correct destinations and handles readdressed or unknown recipients through official records.
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RAAF
Air Board
R.A.A.F
If We Lose The War War dangers for joiners to the A.L.F.
The excerpt warns that failure to win the war undermines eligibility and personal freedom. It frames Hitler’s victory as leading to enslaved Europe, with trade unions, education and liberty crushed under Gestapo rule, and society regressed to serfdom.
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A.lf
Europe
Gestapo
Hitler
Moon Sowing Gains Praise In Seed Germination Study
A correspondent asks if the moon affects seed germination and seedling growth. Amateur Gardening highlights Fran L Kolisko’s book The Moon and the Growth of Plants showing repeated experiments across antirrhinums thyme tomato beetroot and more. Results favor sowing two days before the full moon with higher germination and vigor, moisture also influencing outcomes.
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Plantate
Fran L. Kolisko
Anthoposophical Agricultural Foundation
Fran Kolisko
Town Hall Pictures Tomorrow Ni Here’s good news
Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell star in their third Columbia comedy hit The Amazing Mr Williams a sparkling comedy romance with a musical main
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Melvyn Douglas
Joan Blondel
Columbia
Mr Williams
Melvyn
Joan
Tony Martin
Rita Hayworth
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Bing Crosby
Paramount
Singapore
South Pacific
Beach
Bing
Dottie
Rob
Preference to Soldiers and the All Things Being Equal Clause
The Tungamah Returned Soldiers League urges removal of the phrase all things being equal from public body resolutions to aid preference for returned soldiers. A hypothetical case shows a highly qualified war veteran B securing a municipal engineering post over A, despite both having equal qualifications, due to proven experience and references. The text argues that four words deny the soldiers’ sacrifice and demands collective gratitude be reflected in hiring decisions.
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Tungamah
Returned Soldiers' League
Royal Australian Engineers
B. Durin
Tralia
Countrywide Motor Truck Rule Sparks Producer Debate
The proposed amendment to the Transpret Act would cap own goods transport by motor trucks at 50 miles and restrict vehicles over 4 tons without Board permits, concentrating control in Melbourne. Woolgrowers and producers fear losing on any internal haulage, with potential £5 permit costs per trip and widespread financial impact.
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Motor Users’ Association
Geelong
Melbourne
Mourne
Ballarat
Bendigo
Jean Tegully
Transport Board
Mel‘bourne
Lmunt
Ges
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Numurmahs
A. R. Wadeson Stock & Property
Main Street Cobram
New Zealand Loans and Mercantile Agency Co
Settlers’ Co-Op, Insurance & Agency
Cobram
Liet
Mick Coxon
Lee
Gar Oat — Osi
Shepparton
Moon
Town Hall
R.S.L. Branch
LO Wilk
Diet Luis
Cabal
Depetila
Qualia
Country Meals Board
Acgievaie Muturist USA
Wally
Veliko Db
Agee
Yasually Cro
Cottire &I Tla
Womkl
Muibe
Uhamlil
Gmdiak
Sam MP
Dav
Aris
Wwe
Isuy
Ethan
Haly
Karsten
Earl
Jadopeey
Ming
Pr Roy
Wyndram Street
Snepparrast
W. R. Welshman
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