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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
4
A fragmentary, humorously cynical column mixes proverbs, jokes, and street wisdom about marriage, honesty, and gender roles. It references census data for New Zealand and Great Britain, stray headlines, and dialogues, weaving sketches of social quirks, daily follies, and urban anecdotes. The tone mimics a late era satirical page with clipped observations and punchlines.
A wartime letter from London recalls civilian resilience during air raids. It details shelter anxieties, Red Cross work, and the grit of workers, nurses, and families, highlighting the morale of England, Scotland, and Wales as they endure nightly bombardment and keep essential services running.
The January council meeting notes attendance with most councillors present except Dr. Boulferstone. Topics include road works, bridges, river crossings, fence repairs, water pipes, and fees. Accounts approved. tenders for Federal Aid Main Roads open. forwarding of petitions and notices to higher authorities. various repairs and inspections scheduled for Freshwater Creek, Mundaney area, and cemetery fencing.
Me P L Green a South Yarra cyclist began Jan 15 from South Melbourne to Perth routing through Bendigo Castlemaine and Ballarat. He rode 8 percent grade miles to Gladstone on Jan 30, relying on townspeople for food and shelter, enduring sunburn and heavy rain while praising hospitality from Seppelt Murray Bridge and Rev Johnson before continuing toward Port Augusta.
Six months registration advice urges owners to save insurance certificates if insuring for the full year but registering for half. Keep the original certificate and registration receipt together to avoid delays and extra work when renewing. If a certificate is lost, contact the insurer for a replacement to prevent disruption at reregistration time.
In an address to Shell staff General Manager Mr Vernon Smith said 361 men or 34 percent of the male workforce are now in the Services. He said voluntary movement is unlikely without outside pressure and urged freeing as many as possible for the Forces. He announced pay through service and assured future positions, with generous financial assistance for next of kin in case of death or injury.
The first batch of regular army officers in Magala finished training. A second batch, including volunteers from Shanghai and Tiehtain, undergoes waterguard training at the new Cadet Officers Training Units. The initial school trained warrant officers and non commissioned officers with four to eighteen years service. The Cadet Training Unit is divided into coast defence and anticraft branches and infantry. Courses cover gunnery, artillery training, field engineering, tactics, organisation, administration, army law, drill, physical training, gas training, map reading, and mechanised transport.
The Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce J A McKinnon stated that world trade is dominated by Britain and the United States, with Canada rising as a major exporter. He hailed Canada’s unexpectedly strong commercial position and its success in finding markets as Germany’s occupation of Norway and Low Countries reshaped global roles.
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