Better Farming To Go Than Jap. Conquest
MELBOURNE, This Day,
The Federal Government preferred to sacrifice rural industries, if it was necessary to keep Australia free, said the Federal Treasurer (Mr Chifley), replying at the Premiers’ Conference to complaints about the difficulty of maintaining farms without more labour.
If Australia was held, the industry could again be established, no matter how long rehabilitation might take. The Government had to choose between making vitally important equipment or maintaining rural industries until such time as the country was over-run by the enemy.
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Northern Advocate, 13 August 1942, Page 4
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