Minimum price guarantee discussed by state officials
Interview with Harold V. Piesse M L C Albany May 26 1942 outlines how the Department of Supply and Development aims to fix minimum potato prices and ensure labour for planting and digging. He notes contracts, Australia wide pricing, war time regulations, and the role of the National Security framework in controlling production and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Piesse
M.L.C
Albany
Department of Supply and Development
H. V. Piesse
B. Barville
New South Wales
Federal
A. C. Foster
Commonwealth
J. Douglas
Australian Potato Committee
State Department of Agriculture
Piesse
What Will Beat Hitler
Australian historian Dr. C. E. W. Bean argues Hitler’s failure against Russia hinges on spirit and just cause, not mere weapons. He says British and Soviet resolve, defending farms and industries, outweighed material might and could beat Hitler despite early setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. C. E. W. Bean
Hitler
Red Army
Finland
Russia
Napoleon
Barber’s Quip Sparks Caution in Salon Corner
A barber offers his apprentice a chance to shave a wary elder gentleman in the shop. The blunt warning to avoid a cut frames a quiet moment of practice and skill in a busy parlor.
Monthly Progress of Baby Development at Two Months
The two month old will lift the chest briefly while prone and hold the head erect briefly when held. He turns his head to hear, and by sixth week hearing sharpens toward voice recognition. A morning abdomen massage aids digestion. avoid hot stuffy rooms to reduce infection risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamal
War drives vast rail boom across Middle East and North Africa
Allied forces are rapidly building rail links across the Mediterranean region, with hundreds of miles of track laid or underway to move troops and supplies. Projects include a 108 mile western desert extension by New Zealanders and a 175 mile Palestine to Syria link, shaping postwar transport corridors.
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Near East
Mediterranean
Iraq
Iran
Cairo
Western Desert Railway
Mersa Matruh
Jan Smuts
Ians
Eritrea
Sudan
Nile
Sahara
Oran
Bou-Aria
Morocco-Algeria
North Africa
Dakar
Foods fortified with vitamins for war effort
A wartime nutrition program promotes vitamin enriched foods to boost labor efficiency and military readiness. Britain fortifies bread with Vitamin B1, the U.S. advances fortification across flour butter and margarine, and campaigns urge consumption of skim milk citrus aims.
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Britain
America
New York City
U.S
Urgent call for steel air bottles for defence project
The Ministry of Munitions seeks cylindrical steel high pressure air bottles about 4 inches long and 1 inch wide with a 330 cubic feet capacity at 4000 psi, with valves. Dozens are in use in this state for starting diesel engines. replacements at lower pressure will be arranged if needed, with reasonable prices offered. Communicate details to The Area Controller at the Ministry of Munitions Board of Area Management GPO Perth.
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Ministry of Munitions
Finnformation
Minis of Munitions
Board of Are Management
G.P.O
Perth
Not So Dumb Joke From The Asylum Ceiling
An inmate asks a painter for the ladder while the painter works on the ceiling. The inmate jokes about borrowing the ladder to test the painter on his grip. The exchange blends inmate mischief with a pun on climbing gear.
Pink Pills Claim Boosted Health and Color
A reader from Bendigo praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for poorness of blood and cold, noting four bottles restored energy, color, and appetite. The ad claims pills enrich blood, revitalize nerves and whole system and offers them at chemists and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.G
Bendigo
Vic
Dr. Williams
Willian
Williams
No Flavour In That Joke
A fragmented local item notes a mishap involving a Lithgow NSW yard, a lost case, and wasted Aussie beer. It mentions salvaging air and a cryptic line about amic 9 MAL Cane and dozens of tomato sauce bottles amid unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lithgow NS
Imitation in Wartime Folly From A.R.P Leaflet
The text notes a growing urge among some to imitate the ostrich since the war began. A correspondent cites an A.R.P. leaflet advising to eat incendiary bombs in a bucket and cover with sand to stay calm.
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Empire
A.R.P
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Foster
Defence Foodstuffs
P. J. Robins
Western Australia
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Leningrad
Dunkirk
Infant Health Notes
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Syria
Egypt
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Australia
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Heenzo
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