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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 18, 1947
Page
3
A study shows Australia moved ahead of 1945 levels in food exports, ranking high among suppliers. Butter and wine volumes exceed Denmark and French sources respectively, with meat, dairy, fruits, and sugar listed for 1945 and 1946, alongside shipments to the United Kingdom and gift parcels.
Good Friday night audience fills Laura Town Hall for the Easter Pageant In an Eastern Garden presented by the Methodist Circuit and Baptist Church. Rev W J Stafford opened the program depicting Christ s crucifixion sorrow and the world s joy at the resurrection with music directed by Mrs McKenzie and Mr C Wild. Participants include Marian O Dea Nance Fuller Rita Wilson Glenys Hollitt Janice Davies Rhonda Shillabeer Coral Amey Myrtle Zwar Beth Harvie Letty Boohm Shirley Wilson and others.
The scheme offers five shilling stickers at town halls for personal food gifts to Britain. Donors receive a name tag and the gift is distributed from bulk shipments, ensuring no postal charges or commissions. Each £1 donated yields nineteen shillings and eleven pence worth of food sent to those in need.
District Council of Laura records show acknowledgments for the Food for Britain Appeal including £12 7s 1d from Mr J Milhinch £1 from Mr E E Zanker £1 from Mr G TD Lines £5 from the District Council of Laura and four 5 shilling stickers.
The Gladstone branch of the Australian Primary Producers met at the Institute on March 31. President Don Prior welcomed Georgetown visitors and State Organiser T G Ritchie. The South Australian Union Conference opened by Lands Minister Hincks drew over 120 delegates. A State Executive was elected and branches planned across farming districts toward Adelaide and the Yorke Peninsula. Prior was re elected President and L J Sargent Secretary with Peace and Blesing as Vice Presidents.
The Conference Committee led by Mr. T. Horgan and Rev. A. J. Conway organized a large turnout of delegates and dignitaries from across the state for a three day National Catholic Rural Movement Congress in Jamestown. Mr. B. A. Santamaria voiced aims to revive rural life through Christian ethics, soil conservation, and community farming while addressing Europe’s postwar distress and Australia’s migration from the land. The gathering featured remarks by bishops, politicians, and agricultural leaders, with plans for further sessions and a closing ball.
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