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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
6
The notice touts a printing shop boasting skilled journeymen, up-to-date equipment, and a commitment to high standards. It invites customers to entrust their next printing job to secure quality and individuality.
The afternoon program at Vista Park features a sprint with Denita leading the field in style and wide fields in the handicap events. Racing includes several handicapped races with notable entries such as Major and Wow Lady among the contenders.
Fragmentary report notes POWs are being employed on pondmaking, anti erosion works, irrigation, and general military support projects. Text references Pondmaking and various installments, with unclear organization details and dates.
A railway shunter Norman Tura of Birkenhead and gas worker Albert Elward Page are honored for acts of extraordinary courage. Tura saved incendiary bombs on a moving wagon and helped avert a larger explosion aboard a goods train. Page defended a gas holder fire by welding off valves despite burns to stop the blaze and protect the neighborhood.
The article discusses Britain’s fedlised purchases of Australian agricultural goods due to shipping shortages. Mr. Cleveland Pie of the Beith National Farmers and Pastoralists Association notes Britain could shift production and cheese imports to the United States, aiming to maintain food supplies. It mentions crop area changes and shifts in British farming practices during the first year of the war, with large acreages ploughed and projected increases in cultivated land.
Brisbane and Sydney market notes show dull trade in some supplies with limited interest in Tweetne chaff and potatoes. Fruit and vegetables at Belabane market include apples, dessert peaches, Granny Smith, tomatoes, green peas, cabbages, and lettuces with varied prices and some higher quotes for select items.
The Opposition outlines a policy to create an overarching Director-General of Broadcasting with control over both national and commercial services. It would extend Federal powers to direct content and establish new services, while ensuring Labour representation on the Broadcasting Commission.
Canberra reports another installment of wheat payments by the Australian Wheat Board to Tacrmire for wheat delivered to pools No 2 and No 3. Earlier payments were said to be fine but accounts not revised, investigations suggest a small surplus may exist in the pool.
Fragmentary text describes the Syrian campaign winding down with international actors like Turkey and Australia involved. Mentions evacuation plans and looming armistice talks within days, notes General Dente and Kenneth Slower in unclear contexts.
The annual conference of dairy factory managers in Brisbane discussed challenges facing butter and cheese production. Officials warned of limited shipment capacity, defense orders driving expansion, and the need for better roads and cooling and plan adjustments to raise Queensland’s output from about 39 000 tons to 39 000 tons.
United States Washington correspondent reports the administration’s belief in eventual Nazi defeat amid Allied aid pledges and strategic moves. The piece notes ongoing suppression and public support within wartime campaigns and hints at future measures to pressure Germany.
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