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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1940
Page
6
An old advertisement touts DOAN BACKACHE KIDNEY PILL as a fast relief for kidney and back pain. It urges readers to ask at local stores and claims years of effectiveness, portraying kidney discomfort as a common problem.
Local notes describe damp weather affecting crops near Emu Vale with minor wheat gains. Farmers report stock movement, rain prompts shifts in work, and community members praise a pastor candidate amid ongoing parish concerns.
New York reports a French naval force including six destroyers is sailing toward Indo China as part of a broader movement. Tokyo officials note Japan may push to protect French territories while Britain warns against provoking broader conflict in the region.
Queensland exhibitors and factory managers win top awards at the Brisbane Show. Judges praise dairy products, butter and cheese, with prizes listed for firms and individuals across categories.
A damaged OCR list outlines a series of co op and association prizes across towns such as Dalby Toowoomba and Nanango. It mentions continuous grading competitions and special prizes for greatest improvement with entities including Downs Co op Maryeoroush Assn South Burnett and Queensland Farmers Assn among others.
Canberra reports tentative extension of the wartime trade agreement between Australia and Britain for quarry produce at the start of the year. The pact would expire at month’s end with a renewal expected later, amid negotiations and unclear terms.
Fragmented OCR shows multiple rural associations and clubs with point tallies and place names such as Grantham, Dalby, Oakey, Maryborough, Gayndah, and Mundubbera. Mentions Downs Association, choral and athletic events, and scattered scores or standings amid garbled text.
Officials in Canberra plan Monday discussions among wheat industry leaders and the Commonwealth Government on marketing and production policies. The session will weigh a 60 per cent return to producers, wartime storage, and regulations governing a cooperative marketing scheme to stabilize industry income and meet British Army needs. Other topics include flax for Britain, jute for cordage, wool socks, and cod storage facilities in Australia.
Fragmentary wartime column describes a so called whistling bomb and compares its danger to ordinary bombs. It mentions Communist arrests in Colombo and lists a long string of seemingly garbled place and association names with a note on spring day meetings and regional groups.
In a Commons speech the Finance Minister outlined a billions deficit and a revenue rise to 760 million dollars. He proposed a 10 percent tax on imports, higher personal income taxes for those earning over 600 dollars, and tobacco and cigarette levies. An 8.9 million current account deficit was forecast, with substantial portions redirected to war expenses.
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