Asbestos Cement Roofing Made In Lancashire Works
Utilising asbestos at the British Evenite and As bestosite Works Lancashire, large quantities of corrugated asbestos cement roofing are produced. The asbestos is ground, extraneous matter removed, then mixed with Portland cement at 1 to 6, formed into sheets, corrugated, seasoned, and prepared for use. The 3 inch pitch enables use with ordinary corrugated iron roofing. suitable for acid-fume atmospheres. operation also in New South Wales. Potential use of long bred asbestos in this state noted.
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Lancashire
New South, Wales
A New Dye Stall From Wattle Bark Discovery
A Maritzburg dye expert Mr James Weddell has derived a dye from wattle bark yielding twenty seven shades closely matching logwood. The dye is fast and used by Zulus for head dress. This expands Natal wattle industry and may ease imperial dye-stuff shortages. A new paper and strawboard use from wattle bark also emerges, from Greyton plantations dating sixty years back.
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South Africa
Maritzburg
Natal
James Weddell
Leuchare
Greyton
Crude drugs and clinic ways in the good old days
The piece laments early medical science's crude methods, noting lack of anaesthetics and oxygen storage. It recalls a time when drugs and clinics were primitive and the lessons learned were limited, contrasting with later advances such as Woods' Great Pepperai.
Record-breaking destroyer built in 16 days
A U S destroyer was constructed in a Government Pacific Coast yard in 16 days 12 hours, claimed as a size-class record. Previous record stood at 65 days, with implications for rapid wartime shipbuilding efficiency.
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United States
Pacific Coast
Provident Pictures Delights Katanning Town Hall Tonight
Alice Brady stars in World Picture Brady Massachusetts entry Provident Pictures at Katanning Town Hall. A Belgian refugee is brought to America and torn between loss and love as a child is born, promised, and eventually returned. The tale blends memory, reunion, and Belgian relief drive with Miss Brady delivering a vital, emotional performance.
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Alice Brady
Katanning
America
Cuba
Adoree
Brady
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