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100.000 YOUTHS TO TRAP RABBITS CANBERRA, klar. 22. A pbm to ri c ] Australia of 5,000,000 rabbits and at the same time give employment to- 100,000" youths, was strongly supported by the Minister for Customs (Lieut.-Q>’oucil White) in the House of Representatives today, alt3ioug|li lie admitted that he bad never licard> of any such plan until it was mentioned to him by Air Garden (Lang Lab., N.S.W.). Mr Garden had asked whether the Government would give favourable consideration to a reported proposal to export 5,000,000 frozen rabbits to Russia in exchange for petrol. Tho work of trapping The rabbits', Mr Garden said, would provide employment for 100.000 youths. Lieut.-Colonel White replied 'hal everyone ivo if Id support a plan to give employment to 100.000 youths which at the same time would destroy 5,000.000 rabbits in Australia. B<» would bo glad of further information on the- subject .
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12521, 5 April 1935, Page 3
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