Old Koreelah Dance Aids Red Cross Baby Appeal
A Saturday evening event at the local hall June 17 donated funds to the Woodenbong Red Cross Baby Appeal. Volunteers organized the program with Mr and Mrs Hardcastle as doorkeepers and music by local players. Guests included Miss Joyce Marks and others visiting Ipswich district relatives.
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Marks
Cey Creek
J. Mulcahy
Urbenville
A. Mulconeeee
Mir
Ira
KR. D. Morcheriers
Patterson
Ater
Killarney
Russian Patrols Wipe Out Enemy Forces
London reports say Russian patrols in the Byevak area wiped out about a company of Axis troops. Reconnaissance planes blew up dugouts and killed occupants in the Rostov area. At Leningrad front artillery and trench mortars damaged two companies and destroyed dugouts and blockhouses. A surprise attack struck enemy trenches near Aller.
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London
Byevak
Moscow
Aryiral
Rostov
Leningrad
London report on Bochum raid casualties and outages
A Stockholm memoage reports the first casualties from the Flap raid on Bochum with 736 killed and 23,00 homelets. Water gas and electricity services were knocked out.
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London
Stockholm
Bochum
Mussolini Incapacitated Rumors Signal Scorza Power Shift
New York Times reports Rome whispers that party secretary Scorza briefly seized dictatorial authority. Rumors claim Mussolini may be physically incapacitated and that Scorza signed a student mobilization decree in the name of the Fascist Directorate. An official communique says Scorza met Spanish and Japanese ambassadors as Rome hints at foreign policy control.
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New York
Berne
New York Times
Rome
Signor Scorss
Ciivics
Duce
Intest
Scorza
Mussolini
Co-Operation Pushes Farm Union Farmer Unity in Queensland
The Trades and Labour Council of Queensland reports at the 18th Queensland Trade Union Congress in Brisbane in November 1942 a plan to set up an Agriculture Bureau to foster collaboration between farmers and unions. The council elected an agricultural committee and seeks communications from farmers organisations for coordinated action without formal affiliation. The aim is mutual benefit, better war effort support, and postwar reform through farmer worker unity and shared understanding of problems. Further information via the Secretary, Trades Hall, Brisbane.
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Trades and Labour Council of Queensland
Queensland Trade Union Congress
Brisbane
Congress
Trades and Labour Council
Farmers of
Australia
Euch
Trades Hall
Judge offers to meet non unionists in arbitration
Sydney report says Mr Justice O Mara stated he would confer with non unionists in war factories in the arbitration court with Amalgamated Engineering Union officials present. He would place before them issues not previously raised. Evidence from Mrs Cassidy and a request by employers for an order to end the strike and resume pay.
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Sydney
Justice O'Mara
Arbitration Court
Amalgamated Engineering Union
FE. J. Cassidy
R. Ashburner
Government Controls New Farm Machinery Distribution
CANBERRA new distribution of agricultural machinery is now under government control. A national security order requires firms planning to manufacture or import machinery for the year ahead to file returns and obtain permits through the Controller of Agricultural Machinery or State machinery officers. Purchasers must secure certification that the item is essential, obtain forms from local agents or agricultural departments, and seek sponsorship from the nearest War Agricultural Committee.
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Canberra
Scully
Saiet
State Agricultural Department
War Agricultural Committee
Australia
International Harvester Company
1.H.C
R W Matthews & Sons
Grafton Street
Warwick
Ruhr Bombings Hit German Coal Output Hard
Stockholm based Affars Vari den reports Ruhr bombings cripple Germany's coal output forcing Swedish ships to return empty from German ports while Sweden projects a drop in coal imports May through October. Berlin says Germany protects heavy industry. Allied attacks push civilians into risks as industry remains in place.
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Stockholm
Affars Variden
Ruhr
Germany
Sweden
Ruhr Valley
Berlin
Scholarship Exam Notice in Brisbane
The annual examination for teachers and state scholarship candidates will commence on December 9. Lists of examinees must reach the Education Department by August 31. No age limit for nominations. Head teachers are advised there is no change in air raid shelter policy. adequate shelters must be provided for all pupils in attendance.
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Brisbane
Education Department
Axis Planes and Ships Lost in Mediterranean Area
London Algiers radio reports since April 16, 685 Axis planes destroyed in combat in the Mediterranean area 250 destroyed on the ground and 166 Axis ships sunk.
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London
Algiers
Mediterranean
Flying Motel to Serve India and Australia
The Daily Telegraph reports a four engined "Flying Motel" for passenger service in India and Australia with UK service already. It carries 12 to 24 passengers per hop, features four bedrooms, a lounge dining area, electric kitchen, radio cabins, and telephone links. Based on a converted bomber, it showcases lessons from modern bombers and could help shape postwar world air travel, says R H Dobson of A V Roe.
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London
India
World Airlines
R. H. Dobson
A. V. Roe and Company
Stark
Briain
Forgotten Word Mystery at the Chemist Shop
An elderly customer mumbles in a chemist about a forgotten word. The shop manager, Larry, engages with the scene as the elder asks who can identify the needed item. The odd dialogue hints at a lost term and the staff’s response.
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Larry
Chaplin Marriage Sparks Official Interest In Chaplin
New York AP notes the OPA has begun to take official interest in Chaplin’s marriage. South California officials probe petrol for his 5 mile trip to Santa Barbara for the wedding and check car ownership amid secrecy around the honeymoon. The Boston Traveller editorial urges Chaplin to return to England to share war duties and criticizes his recent personal entanglements and financial settlement with a young girl.
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New York
Associated Press
OPA
Chaplin
South California
GPLA
Santa Barbara
Boston Traveller
Caplin
England
U.S.A
Jeirls
Roman
Japanese Soldiers Shoot Own Wounded on Attu Island
New York report says Japanese medical officers killed their own wounded during a fierce Attu assault on American positions. The dispatch notes about 200 Japanese survivors scattered without food or ammunition, expected to be captured in a few days.
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New York
United Press
Attu Island
King Visitation in Gibraltar and North Africa Tour
King arrives at Gibraltar in admiral's white uniform and inspects ships as crowds fill the harbor. He reviews submarines and freighters, meets war correspondents, and travels across North Africa with extensive Allied military preparations noted by CBS Algiers.
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Madrid
Lane
Gibraltar
North Iean
Weited
Royal Villa
Pantelario
Columbia Broadcasting System
Algiers
North Africa
Rail fund allocations for postwar development in Queensland
Brisbane reports a significant railways funding package to support postwar development. A total of 250000 pounds was directed to development, with 1,090,000 pounds initially set aside when the fund opened on May 27 for maintenance and renewal of permanent way, ongoing construction, and access improvements across Queensland Railways.
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Brisbane
Pevenue
Prostewukr P
Froun
Ollie Shetk
Wppertunances
Queensland Railways
Post Office Hit in London Bombing Run
A single raider dropped a high explosive on a London post office soon after midnight. The building was damaged with casualties lighter than feared. one Home Guard fatality occurred. Two men rescued from the basement. mail largely saved. Bombs also hit a south coast town. British fighters destroyed three enemy aircraft that day, with two missing.
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London
Post Office
40 Day Battle in Upper Yangtse Involving Japanese Losses
Army spokesman says about 40,000 Japanese killed or wounded in a four day battle along the Upper Yangtse. Less than two thirds of the Japanese forces escaped to the Chinese line as Chinese troops launch a strong counter offensive with support from American and Chinese airmen.
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Yangtsi
Nazi tribute to Sherman tank in Berlin report
London dispatch notes Stockholm newspaper Af Fenbladet quoting a Berlin message from a leading German weapons expert. The 89 year old warned that the American Sherman tank impressed him and inspired a draft regiment of captured Shermans to test the best methods to defeat them.
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London
Stockholm
Bubonic Plague Outbreak Reported in Java
New York dispatch states bubonic plague is sweeping Tie weatem Java as Japanese authorities order residents in affected areas to relocate before June. The commentary questions economic policies and criticizes living costs and bureaucratic burdens.
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Java
New York
Tekio Efficitradta
Labour Shortage in Sugar Areas
In Brisbane labour chiefs dispute press claims on cane sugar work availability. Only about 316 men from the CCC reported for work two weeks after official sign-on across 10 northern mills, with two mills ready for two shifts and others on one shift. Militia men and CCC releases are discussed, while manpower authorities are urged to secure adequate workers for full shifts.
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Brisbane
C.C Notilye
C.c.co
Jus
FP. Qurlewis
As.p.a
R. Muir
Queensland Canegrowers’ Council
C.C.C
Mone
CDC
U S Bombers Target Burma River Shipping and Bases
A USAAF communiqué reports June 16 medium bombers attacked Irrawaddy river shipping near Mandalay destroying five large boats. Puokkan rail sidings were hit and Thanluyayat south of Meulmein saw four tons of bombs dropped by heavy bombers. Radio installations on Diamond Island were damaged as all aircraft returned.
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London
USAAF
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Puokkan
Thanluyuaayat
Meulmein
Diamond Island
Local Horse Hoof Clean Uncovers Hidden Ten Shilling Note
A rider found a lump of paper in a horse hoof during cleaning. Upon opening, the fragment revealed a ten shilling note. The event occurred after a local lover of herses tank de lvery of an animal, with the horse later found slightly lame. The weird rhythm and garbled OCR suggest this is a quirky, historical clipping.
Toowoomba Seed Supply List and Seeds Offered
Toowoomba seed dealer Bowdler advertises a diverse catalog including oats such as North England Side ling Belah Mulga and Algerians barley Maiting Skinless Ca wheat varieties seasonably available grasses Prairie Rhodes and Wimmera Rye man golds Long Red and Yellow Globe Swede Turnip Seed Rape Dwarf Essex lucerne seed Prime Hunter River broadleaf seed potatoes Dun Pierc Pens rye corn stock fodder fowl feed laying and growing mashes shell grit bird seed and related goods with contact phones 88 27.
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England
Essex
Hunter River
Dun Pierc
Bowdler Toowoomba
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Axis
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