More graziers adopt modified Mules operation
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research reports rising use of the modified Mules operation to protect sheep from blowly strike. Trials at Gilruth Plains and the McMaster Laboratory examine tail length effects on fly strike and wound healing in Merinos and Corriedale flocks. Short tails increase strike risk. long tails ease crutching but hinder shearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Gilruth Plains
Council
Division of Animal Health and Production
McMaster Laboratory
Merinos
Corriedale
The Great Unhoused and the Brick Shortage Crisis
The housing crisis deepens as coal and steel disruption hurts building materials. 200 workers dismissed by the Housing Commission amid a national brick and roofing tile shortage. High wage rises and steady output lower the real supply. prewar bricklaying rates have fallen sharply.
Litter of Twenty Pigs Sets New Record at Massey Piggery
A three year old Massey Agricultural College pig reaches a 20 pig litter, a department record. The sow is descended from a line that produced 19 piglets three years earlier, 17 alive at eight weeks and five fostered. Current knowledge suggests 28 is the theoretical max, though twenties are rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massey Agricultural College
New Zealand
Attlee’s Emergence as a National Labor Leader
A feature profile portrays Clement Attlee at 62, detailing his leadership style, personal life, education, and journey from East End social work to prime ministership. It contrasts his nonclass Labour mandate with Ker Hardie’s ideals, notes his restrained oratory, loyalty to colleagues, and calls for unifying the nation beyond class conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
House of Commons
Labour Party
Choa H-secon
Socialist Parlamentary
Attlee
Ker Hardie
Helen Millar
Hampstead
Overseas Dairying Delegation Appointed for Overseas Study
The Australian Dairy Board appoints G C Howey and C Sheehy as official representatives of the Federal Government to travel overseas from February for months, inspecting production and marketing in America Canada Britain Europe and India to safeguard Australia’s dairy interests and seek new markets with possible additional high official support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Dairy Board
Australia
G. C. Howey
C. Sheehy
Commerce and Agriculture
Scully
Great Britain
Dairy Board
Commonwealth Equalisation Committee
Sydney
America
Canada
Europe
India
United States
Ministry of Food
Messrs. Sheehy
Howey
Sheehy
Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee, Ltd
Commonwealth
Australian Dairy Farmers’ Federation
Victorian
Dairy Farmers’ Association
New Zealand
A. W. Walker
J. R. King
Producers’ Distributing Society
Walker
Thes
Major King
Queensland
E. B. Rice
Renovate Frocks With Colorful Fabric Combinations
Many two toned dresses can be refreshed by pairing plain or floral fabrics. For floral dresses, add a plain material in a main color, or mix floral with plain, stripes, or checks of the same hue. Add a yoke or front panel in a different material and belt in a contrasting color to renew an old frock.
Tax shift and housing need amid wartime era in Australia
The wartime shift from customs revenue to income tax as Australia’s main source of revenue is outlined, with 1938-39 figures showing customs at 42.1 percent and income tax 16 percent, rising by 1944-45 to 5.7 percent and 52.2 percent respectively. A postwar housing survey notes 148,000 more dwellings since 1934, but a 200,000 home shortage, plus demolitions and substandard renovations. Wheat production faced drought, with last year’s output around 57 million bushels and forecasts for 58-60 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housing Commission
Oregon
Melbourne
Canada
Canberra
Australia
Commonwealth Ministry of
Uss At Sear
Seasonal Trends Reflect Drought End In Parts Of Australia
Rainfall across agricultural regions reduced droughts in 1944 to 1945 with heavy direct and indirect losses. Autumn remained dry in the south while Western Australia and eastern Queensland and New South Wales saw relief rains reviving dairy and meat production and harvests. Drought intensified in New South Wales Victoria and South Australia with fodder exhaustion. Ground was often too dry for cereals though some dry sowing occurred. Widespread June rains germinated crops and allowed larger planting, pasture started but July winds slowed growth. Late July and August rains and milder weather signaled a likely drought break and a promising spring. Western Australia had very wet conditions. Tasmania was dry early 1945. Northern summer limited dairy, overall 1944-45 output below 1943-44, but improving late 1945. Prospects for 1945-48 lifted with general rains aiding farming, though land work hampered by dry elm in some areas and June floods delayed sowing in Western Australia. Sown crops in NSW Riverina Victoria and South Australia were late due to cooler conditions. growth in early Queensland and NSW districts and parts of WA became rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Western Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Mand
Victoria
South Australia
Tasmania
New South Wales Riverina
Victora
Penicillin Seen as Mastitis Cure in Victoria Trials
Australian researchers report penicillin greatly effective against mastitis in dairy cows in Victoria. Trials on twelve herds show rapid recovery in many cases, but authors warn treatment does not replace good milking hygiene and prevention measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
D. Murnane
B.V
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Weekly Times
British
Ministry of Agriculture
J. A. Scott-Watson
Australia
Britain
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories
Animal Health Division
Commonwealth Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Werribee
Australian maize production and values rise postwar
The article details maize as Australia’s fourth ranked cereal by production and area. It notes prewar yields around 7 bushels per acre, postwar increases to 21–27 bushels. Queensland accounts for about 55 percent of output, New South Wales 38 percent with rising crop values from 570 000 to 900 000 pounds annually in Queensland and 800 000 in New South Wales. US yields per acre reach 40 to 55 bushels, and the US produces about twenty times Australia’s maize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
United States
Hints to Farmers Mar Dr Colin Stevan Mentioned
A fragmented excerpt shows a call for farmer cooperation amid legal professional differences. It mentions Dr Colin Stevan of South Africa and hints at past efforts where farmers fulfilled duties, while lawyers note their own disputes yet stand united on common aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Stevan
South Africa
Education note ends year with Christmas reflections
Prof Kr. G. Cameron offers seasonal thoughts on loss and memory, citing Rupert Brooke and Laurence Binyon while urging gratitude to fallen heroes. He recalls travels, school visits, and a 1933 BBC Christmas broadcast, noting differences with American radio. The education series continues next February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. G. Cameron
Rupert Brooke
England
Australia
Laurence Binyon
Indian Ocean
Capetown
New York
George V
B.B.C
First Australian starting gates installed at Sydney Turf Club
On December 15 the Sydney Turf Club unveiled Australia's first starting gates and magic eye camera for race finishes. The 16 stall gates tested successfully with a special finishing post tower for the camera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Turf Club
Australia
Shorts From the Talks: Twins Prefer to Be Solo
Extracts from BBC overseas short wave talks discuss twins as a natural phenomenon. A psychologist notes many mothers would not choose twins and twins often wish they had come one at a time. Other items touch on V E Day messages from Churchill to Curtin and reflections on victory celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BBC
P.M
Curtin
Churchill
United Kingdom
Australia
BBC Australian
Lonon
England
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Stewart Jae Herson
New Zealand
Pacific
United States
Shark Bay
Aus
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Nervous Relief
The ad warns that overworked nerves cause irritability headaches and sleeplessness and claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore blood nutrients iron and nerve health. It promises reduced anaemia and better sleep after a responsible trial and urges purchase at chemists and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William’ Bik Pilla
Williams
Cheese Subsidy Extended for W A and S A
Interim arrangements for Commonwealth cheese and butter subsidies in Western Australia and South Australia have been extended to cover the full subsidy year ending 31 March 1946. The plan details monthly subsidies for general, special, and seasonal periods, plus a UK export price adjustment to avoid dual advantages for manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A
S.A
South Australia
Western Australia
United Kingdom
Ministry of Food
Commonwealth Treasury
Wool Future Bright Says Textile Authority In Melbourne
Australian born Dr F T Peirce arriving from the United States as director of textile research at North Carolina University advises the Commonwealth on wool and terrtle development while warning against cutting wool production due to melafibres threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
World Textile Authority
F. T. Peirce
Melbourne
USA
North Carolina University
Perce
Land
Commonwealth
New Zealand Newstetter Hails New Chemical Advance
The BBC New Zealand Newstetter reports a new chemical described as an unqualified success. It is noted as more effective than the American counterpart, per T Mahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tralia
Set
T. Mahon
BBC New Zealand
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Hos Wypeal
Atthee
Huarde
Altiee
Overseas Dairying
UU Sa Ei
Teeny
Murray ST. Perth
Sd Danices
Ele
Andi Leiar Ees
Barnett Bros
LTD
Hay Street
Perth
Bennett
Shee
Asoa
Pearse Bros
Pearse Bros., Ltd
North Fremantle
Osram
Murray Street
Bsidt
Beecham
Woolgrowers
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Dalgety and Company Limited
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