Wheat Advances and Storage Rules for Farmers
The Acting Minister outlines Wheat Advances Act payments of 3 shillings per bushel after rail, insurance, and handling charges, with final 1 shilling payment by December 11. Queensland and Tasmania face no exportable surplus. growers may receive 2 shillings per bushel for fast wheat. Storage responsibility shifts to farmers or merchants to deter speculative holding.
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Marketa
Me. Forde
Queensland
Tasmania
Intermediate Examination Results At Country Schools
A portion of the Intermediate Certificate results is published with subjects listed by code and a data line of pupil names and marks. The notice notes two-pass indicators for oral and shorthand tests and promises further details to unsuccessful candidates before school resumes.
Burrowa Council Votes Poll Despite Amalgamation Opposition
Burrowa Municipal Council met in chambers with Mayor All. P. L. M. Ryan presiding. The Department of Local Government advised no action on Shire Municipality amalgamation yet the poll was approved. Other items included hoarding approval, unemployment submissions, and inquiries on funds from a Combined Church and State Hospitals appeal.
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Burrowa
Department of Lorn
Thompson
Stuart
Hope
J. Cranston
Warage
Mareden Street
Cahill
Thompesn
Combined
Church and State Hospitals Committee
Assistamc
Alwis
Ald. Southwell and
Misc
Ald
Stuart and
L. G. O'Hara
Postmaster General's Department
Local Government Association
Department of Local Government
G. EB
Ardill
Main Roade Board
Public Works Department
Boorowa
South Western
Death of Swagman Found Under Bridge Near Yass
Robert Brelligfurd a 50 year old swagman was found by police under a bridge on the Yass Gunning Road and taken to hospital on Christmas morning. He appeared very weak from exposure and starvation. Papers show he was an Englishman who served in the King's Liverpool Regiment and later worked on railways, and he was a member of the Railways Industrial Union.
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Robert Brelligfurd
Vaas
Yass-Gunning
Christman
King's Liverpool Regiment
Railways Industrial Union
Murrumburrah Races on New Year's Day amid light attendance
At Murrumburrah the New Year meeting drew few spectators due to low mood and the Benling Tax. Betting markets were sparse with many bookmakers inactive yet racing prospered under normal officials. Right Off was initially declared winner in the Pinte after a protest overturned Akola’s second-place, while Tall Fair and Coolmirt led in the Welter and Flying handicaps respectively. An unrelated note on egg preservation follows.
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Akola
J. Robinson
Youngs
Davidson
Turcistis
Coolmirt
Sundear
Vispa
Mimeter
Wedgewand
Poppy Boy
Dirinda
Torino
Maid of Fashion
Burillia
Tall Faith
Burillis
Welter
Burcistis
Women teachers told their posts would be dispensed with
Sixty three married women teachers on Saturday received notice that their services would be dispensed with. The move, they say, will cause hardship with a male teacher receiving 5 pounds weekly now down to 4 pounds 15 shillings, and further distress if his wife also loses her job.
Dog’s Sagacity Brings Help to Mate at Hall's Gap
A Hall's Gap resident followed his dog to a disused shaft near Stawell Victoria where the dog rescued a second, trapped canine amid dry bones. The helper dog was later killed by a cat while the other dog recovered in a weak state. The cooking tip notes meat should be seared quickly to retain juices.
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Hall's Gap
Stawell
Vic
Telegraph Seizure Sparks Post Office Stand on Privacy
The Postmaster General asserted secrecy rules shield telegrams from police search. Police interference declined as the government moves to curb betting and tax avoidance. Proposals to ban starting price betting and tighten gaming laws were discussed, with amendments planned to the Gaming and Betting Act.
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Rand
Postal Services
Me HP
Brown
Mer. Brown
Childe
Betting shops to be legalized confirmed by Premier Lang
The Premier Mr Lang this week backed licensing starting price shops, signaling government policy to avoid curbing privileges while addressing the Herald report. His statement framed the move as a safeguard of existing rights.
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Lang
Ely to be Health Minister in NSW rearrangement
Sydney reports a cabinet reshuffle may place Mr. Ely as Minister for Health while Mr. McGirr becomes Minister for Railways. The changes are understood to be part of a broad State ministry reorganization.
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Sydney
McGirr
Ely
Food orders fraud leads to fines and jail terms
At Junee Police Court three men were fined £2 each or 14 days in jail for attempting to obtain relief food orders under false pretences. The West racing scene prompts the W.D.R.A to introduce rationing for officials instead of dismissal.
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Junee
Empire Theatre Screens Hardboiled Rose and The Woman Racket
Warner Bros presents Hardboiled Rose with Myrna Loy at the Empire Theatre this Saturday night. The story follows a con vent bred girl who uses vamp charms to protect her lover and honor her father’s memory amid New Orleans night life. Also showing is The Woman Racket, MGM drama of club life and police romance starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet with supporting cast including John Miljan.
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Rose
Warner Bros
Empire Theatre
Myrna Loy
New Orleans
Jefferson Duhamel
Miss Loy
Willam Collier
Gladys Brockwell
Lacey Beaumont
Edward Martinde
John Miljan
F. Harmon Weight
Melville Crosman
Robert Lord
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
New York
Tom Moore
Blanche Sweet
Moore
Miss Sweet
Grenfell Mail Bag Missing During Transit
A mail bag sent from Grenfell on December 31 was found missing while being transhipped to the Sydney train at Blayney. The bag has not been traced and its contents are unknown. The bags had previously moved from Cowra to Blayney.
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Grenfell
Sydney
Blayney
Three Eggs in an Hour Sets World Record in Melbourne
A Black Orpington hen owned by J. Wear of Werribee achieved three perfect eggs in one hour in the Australian Stud Poultry Breeders egg laying championship. The two-ounce eggs marked a new record for the event. Meanwhile Bernard Patrick Smith, 24, cub manager of Western Stores and Eggely's Limited in Dubbo, died after a Christmas Eve appendicitis operation proved too late. He had resisted surgery due to the season, leaving a widow and two children. Burial plans were noted in Goulburn.
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Melbourne
J. Wear
Werribee
Bernard Patrick Smith
Cub
Western
Eggely's, Limited
Dubbo
Smith
Goulburn
Cowra
J. R. Smith
Wauchope
John
Bankstown
James
Grafton
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