Photo finish to be used at Australian racecourses after war
AJC officials say the photo finish camera will be installed at Randwick and Warwick Farm after the Pacific War as soon as practical. The instrument should end disputes over race results and is hoped to extend to all Australian courses, including Gloucester Park.
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Australian Jockey Club
Randwick
Warwick Farm
Aj.c
V.B.C
England
Eugene Gorman
A.J.C
G. T. Rowe
Gloucester Park
Letter by leaders urges clear terms for a lasting Asia peace
Sixty Labour leaders churchmen educators and writers appeal to President Truman for a definite statement of terms acceptable for lasting peace in Asia and Japan if surrender occurs unconditionally. They warn that without clear terms the war could become a broader annihilation costly to the US and world.
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Truman
United States
Asia
Japan
America
Neglected Rented Homes and the Beauty of Gardens
A correspondent compares two 20 year old houses, one owner occupied and one rented, noting the owner’s garden as full of flowers and shade while the rental property appears forlorn. The piece argues tenants can plant shrubs and trees, and that communities benefit when governments expanding rental housing foster home gardens.
Currency moves scare hoarders in Britain and Australia
Bank of England will retire all notes of ten pounds and higher by month end due to widespread forged notes in the region. Britain and Northern Ireland will still accept payments at the Bank of England. Australia shows few forged notes and no official move to recall high denomination notes at present. Knitting is noted as a pastime for women.
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Bank of England
United Kingdom
England
Northern
Ireland
Australia
Eastern Recorder
Kellerberrin
Toodyay Herald
Bridgetown Advocate
Bridgetown
Manjimup Mail
Avon Argus
Cunderdin
Mullewa Mail
Magnet
Morawa
Wongan-Ballida
Perenjori Pioneer
Boyup Brook Bulletin
Agreement on standardising gauges in Australia faces finance hurdle
A ministerial conference reached unanimous agreement on standardising gauges and modernising railways, but no start date or funding plan was decided for the 200 million project. The piece notes widespread public support yet flags finance as the main obstacle. It also highlights rabbit overabundance and transport price issues tied to meat shortages.
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Australia
Egee
Adelaide
South Australia
Mount Gambier
Newspaper Advertising Rates Board Summary
Rates listed per insertion for one third, one half, two thirds and full column widths in 25 papers. Legal notices and government notices excluded. Various unit prices shown, with per insertion scales and special cases.
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Oda
Readers Market Ads Offer Wide Buying and Selling Ideas
The advert section invites readers to browse helpful ads and consider selling poultry eggs plants and household goods. Rates apply for full paper insertion and may be obtained on request. The note encourages using the market department across 25 newspapers.
Allied reporters meet Goebbels house occupants in Rheydt
Two Allied war correspondents interview German civilians outside the Goebbels house in Rheydt after Ninth Army units capture the town. A German man waves a white surrender flag as the scene unfolds. The house is tied to Josef Goebbels birth and family residence. The propagandist and his wife are later found dead in Berlin possibly by poisoning.
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Hugh Schuck
New York On News
Alfred Lee
Huddersfield
England
Examiner
Joseph Goebbels
Rheydt
Germany
Reich
U.S. Army
Goebbels
Josef Goebbels
Berlin
Cordite and Grenade Dangers Found at Sydney Shore
Three 81 inch cordite charges washed ashore near Grotto Point were carried to Manly police as a local search began. Police warn residents and visitors to stay alert after grenades were found washed up at Forty Baskets Beach Manly, indicating further unexploded ordnance may be hidden in rocks or sand.
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Grotto Point
Middle Harbour
Sydney
Manly
Forty Baskets Beach
In Your Garden This Week Note
Move and transplant small shrubs or trees that are in the wrong position. Plant citrus trees such as oranges lemons and grapefruit. Remove spent summer annuals from borders. Trim dahlia tops to 6 to 9 inches above ground. Plant violets and root pieces of rock and edging plants. Make cuttings of strong growing roses and hydrangeas about 9 inches long. Plant a fresh strawberry bed.
Howlers Nowlers Leap Year Rhyme Fragments
A fragmentary verse note mocks calendar quirks and royal fare. It mentions Leap Year timing and a joke about the Royal Mint as a roast lamb topping while referencing Egypt's wheat crop problems.
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Nowlers
Royal Mint
Egypt
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Splendid Cartoons Service Department Financial Information
Sporting Notices
Chas. Watson & CO
Barrack Street
Perth
W.A
Western Australian Turf Club
H. J. Mulder
THE
West Australian Trotting Association
R. N. Percival
Hopes
Melbourne
Glendower
Ren Rice
Billy Cook
Cook
Ascot
World Council
Tokyo
Berryman
Washington
D.C
Star
Tae
Tae Tey
Nant
Te Ee
Pe Meray
Murray ST. Perth
Miller Street
Flying Angel Club
Fremantle
Merchant Seamens Comforts Fund
American Red Cross
Australian Red Cross
Australian Comforts Fund
W.A. Sportsmen's Organising Council For Patriotic Funds
Seafarers’ Education Service
Repertory Club
Eastern Seamen's Club
Commonwealth
J. W. Clift
Barnett Bros
Hay Street
Bennett Street
Asual
United Press
South-Western Advertiser
R Pisiner
North-Eastern Courier
Dalwallim
North Midland Times
Carnamah
Midlands Advocate
Moora
Weekly Gazette
Goomallin
Southern Sentinel
Mr. Barker
Harvey-Waroona Mail
Norseman-Esperance News
Coolgardie Miner
Preston Mail
Donnybrook
Pemberton
Wheatbelt Tribune
Wyalkatichem
Alex. Barr
Northam
Erompt Country Service
Queensland
FRY, Donnybrook
James Goss
William Street
Macfarlane & Co.Ltd
David Gray & Co. Ltd
Railway Parade
West Perth
Nurooe
Economic Chambers
Hudson Taylor
Findtaylor
Syke
Macfarlane & CO. Ltd
Bonnie Doon
Poultry Stud
R. W. Kennedy
Metro
N. Campbell
Melville Poultry Farm
North Lake Road
Melville
Balcatta Lime & Stone CO
Lake Street
Peril
Delaware
R. Bell & Co
Albany
Guardian Property Service
Perpetual Trustee Buildings
St. George's Terrace
Latham
H. F. M. Latham
Olive Street
Guilford
Howlers
J. Carson
Gosnells
Stirling
Carnarvon
Esperance
Savage
Albany Road
Victoria Park
W.a's
Rosenstamm Pty. Ltd
King-street
Tanners and Merchants
Chas K. Law & CO
Bones
Robb's
Fruit" Growers
Glendinning & CO
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine Company
U.S.A
Hay St
National
Wellington Street
Hotel Australia
G.P
Frank Guilfoyle
Goldfields Club
Pier and
Wi Strests
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