Plans from London economic talks hint at Australian efforts
Australia aims to raise food and raw material output while controlling inflation. R G Menzies notes capital will come from savings. governments must curb credit and avoid extra tax drains. State governments likely lead public works. bank expansion risks inefficiency. Thrift and self-reliance urged before seeking outside aid.
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Australia
R. G. Menzies
Commonwealth
Menzies
Mr. Men
Bank Escort Robbery Strikes Melbourne Suburb
Three men suspected in a £4000 bank escort robbery at Pascoe Vale Melbourne yesterday afternoon. Bank manager Cyril R Chapman and escort Kenneth Gerton Duncan were transferring cash when a bandit knocked Chapman unconscious on a bus and fled with a leather bag. Police recovered the vehicle a short distance away while witnesses traced the suspect’s flight.
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Melbourne
Pascoe Vale
Cyril R Chapman
Camberwell
Kenneth Gerton Duncan
Coburg
Shea
Aren of Commercial Banking Co
Austria
Chapman
Dunce
Edwin Pionghiman
Noree
Duncan
Lifesaver Survives Double Shark Attack at Portsea Beach
Bernard Eades de Brintie of Alphington faced a 9ft shark during a Portsea Surf Life Saving Club trial near Melbourne. After four savage strikes the lifeguard escaped by clinging to his board about 300 yards from shore and reaching the beach despite the shark’s repeated rushes.
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Flbourne
Bernard Eades de Brintie
Portsea Bark Beach
Melbourne
Alphington
Ombert
Portsea
District Weather Forecasts North Coast Tablelands and Peninsula
The Brisbane Weather Bureau telegraphed that the North Coast Tablelands and Peninsula districts will have warm and sultry conditions with scattered afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Some areas may experience local heavy falls and strong squalls. Light north-east to northerly winds and smooth seas are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane Weather Bureau
North Coast
Tablelands
Baty
Cardwell Crash Report From Northern Highway Crash
A motorist report to Cardwell police led to an ambulance transfer to Tully hospital for Ivan Gibbon 30 a fitter at OBR Company Ingham residing Hardie Street Ingham with severe head lacerations back injuries and shock Teresa Glebow 28 suffered severe lacerations to the left knee and back of head Ronald Glebow 8 had a laceration to the top of the head All were admitted to Tully hospital in satisfactory condition tonight
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Cardwell
Funeral notice for Annie Mart White of Gordonvale
Relatives and friends of Mr F H White Gordonvale and families in Gordonvale Innisfail and Caires attend the funeral of Annie Mart White beloved wife and mother leaving St Michael's Catholic Church Gordonvale at 9 00am Friday to Gordonvale Cemetery by special request no flowers H M Svendsen Pty Ltd Funeral Directors and Embalmers
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F. H. White
Gordonvale
F. W. White
Caires
M. H. White
Meseman
J. White
Mary Wichael
Innisfail
Art
Annie Mart White
St. Michael's Catholic Church
H. M. Svendsen Fty, Ltd
In Memoriam Notices for Meyer Morton and Morton Smith
In loving memory notices for C J Meyer dated December 25 1980, Kevin Morton killed December 26 1950 and Kevin Morton killed boxing day Kurarnia. Also memorials for Kevin Charles Morton with family quotes and messages from relatives including Norma Les am Robert and J Newman Audrey Bernice Smith and Janet Allen with loving remembrance phrases.
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Meyer
C. J. Meyer
Morton
Kevin Res Morton
Keith
Ann
Kevin
Kurania
Key
Norma
Les Am
Robert
Worton
Kevin Charles Morton
Siren PF
J Newman
Audrey and
Bernice
Bottle causes severe arm injury at Cairns cordial factory
Tony Bonnir of Draper Street was struck by a bottle hurled from a machine at a Cairns cordial factory on Wednesday. He suffered a large laceration and bone injury to his right arm, received first aid, then went to Mareeba hospital. Mareeba's Christmas Frees event continued despite the incident and a heavy electrical storm with hail broke over the Mareeba district around 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Bonnir
Draper Street
Cairns
Mareeba
Oval
Emergency chest aids Bloomfield River救救 lockdown?
On Tuesday afternoon at the Dains Ambulance Centre a doctor listened by radio to a Bloomfield River resident describing symptoms of a sick day and directed care using a medical chest supplied for Gulf emergencies. The four year old Warren Stitt was flown to Cairns then to hospital.
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Eadie
Dains Ambulance Centre
Bloomfield River
Gulf
Warren Stitt
Cairns
Women and son killed in Brisbane highway crash
A woman and her 14 year old son died in a blaze after a wreck on the Hornibrook Highway near the Redcliffe toll house at 10 40 p m Wednesday night. Four others were injured and two vehicles destroyed by fire in the incident. Victims were Mrs Arnold and her son Ronald of South Street Toowoomba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Hornibrook
Redcliffe
Arnold
Ronald
South Street
Toowoomba
List of Injured In Fatal Highway Crash Near Ipswich
The crash left Henry Roy Holcroft and Aubrey Ellis severely burned and briefly trapped. Colin Geddes suffered a fractured knee cap and head injuries, Valmai O’Sullivan sustained arm and facial injuries. Four ambulance crews treated the injured at the scene and took them to Redcliffe General Hospital. flames engulfed two vehicles and a bridge railing was torn free. Police noted petrol tank ignition caused the blaze and described multiple vehicle collisions near a toll gate with several victims, including Mrs Arnold and her son who died within minutes.
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Henry Roy Holcroft
Southstress
Toowoomba
Colin James Geddes
Waterloo Hotel
Walley
Aubrey
John Ellis
Shearer
Multhorpe
Vis Orange
New South Wales
Valmai O'Sullivan
Barrabin
Ipswich
Henry Holcroft
Redcliffe
Sendgate
General Hopital
Holcroft
Adres
Arnold
Mocholata
Geddes
Eliis
Elis
Holcrat
Ellis
Tollone
Valmai O Sullivan
Doctor Hass Replies to Diver Challenge at Barrier Reef
Dr Hass and wife returned to Cairns from a Pipon Island reefs expedition after a weeklong undersea survey. He logged color photographs of 40 to 60 species amid murky water caused by high winds and currents and reported discoveries of a general term octopus in a cave near a coral formation. Next week the couple planned another Barrier Reef expedition lasting three weeks.
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Todkill
Dr. Hass
Lland
Mreton Bay
Hass
Cairns
Pipon Island
Midwest
Lotu
Ie Hasimak
Fipon Reef
Complicated issues loom at Queensland Labour convention
The Brisbane convention faces a host of headaches from betting reform to plebiscite abolishment. Debates will cover starting price betting rules, intra party distances for betting, industrial group influence and sectarianism, and the future of ALP plebiscites. Track for ALP leadership shifts includes J E Duggan and T Rasey retirement openings.
Synthetic wool fears loom for garment trade in Cairns
Mr Dabscheck and visitors warn synthetic fibres especially rayons threaten wool trade as prices spike. Most buyers, especially women, cannot tell rayon from wool and purchase on price and look. Firms cut staff amid Melbourne garment price pressures while Dabscheck eyes Cairns Townsville expansion and agency deals.
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Dabsheck
Dabcheck
Melbourne
Far North
Dabscheck Anid
Cairns
Townsville
Far Northern
Brisbanes Christmas Eve Car Accident Claims Mother and Child
A Christmas Eve crash in Coorparoo left Pamela Armstrong aged 10 and her mother Dulkeie Armstrong 39 dead after being struck by a five car sequence while walking to midnight Mass. Olive Jones 30 sustained a fractured skull and facial injuries. Dulkeie Armstrong’s sister-in-law was critically injured. The victims were holidaying from Townsville and staying with the Jones family. Police reported the fatalities occurred after 11:35 pm with the mother dying later at 7:20 am.
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Brisbane
Walserstreet
Coerparee
Slep
Pamela Armstrong
Townsville
Dulkeie Armstrong
Olive Jones
Watsonstreet
Coorparoo
Armstrong
Jones
Christmas Day in Cairns Turns From Shower to Storm
Cairns residents enjoyed a sultry Christmas Day with a light morning shower. By midday clouds thickened and a heavy storm seemed likely. About 350 southern tourists gathered at the Manunda hotel for dinner as the town recorded a warm but unsettled afternoon with a motorcycle accident at Five Ways. Tom Verevis, 19, sustained lacerations and shock after a fall, transported to Cairns Base Hospital but not admitted. Weather readings showed a peak around 87 degrees with rising humidity. a quiet day for police and fire crews.
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Cairns
Manunda
Tom Verevis
Spence Street
Five Ways
Northern Weather Forecast Missing Clarity and Names
Fragmentary forecast text from a Northern weather notice mentions Mr Imiga Jones and scattered references to storms and rewards. The readable portions imply a regional forecast with outdated phrasing and unclear event details, offering little specific weather data or actionable guidance.
Scientist studies marine life at Lizard Island research base
Dr Hass aims to compare marine life across seas including the Mediterranean and Red Sea. Sharks intrude his work, but the main goal is scientific study. He notes Australian sharks resemble those in other waters in habit and size. The team focuses on research rather than incidental drama of sharks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Australia
Hass
Future of S P betting and matters for convention
BRISBANE Dec 25 The future of among major matters to be determined at Labour s triennial convention at Rockhampton in February. These and other issues will combine to make the convention probably one of the most outstanding in Queensland for several decades. tions to be represented at the party s policy shiping meeting are mustering their maxikgam strencses in a manner that is reminiecest of the 1924 Mackey convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labour
Brisbane
Ald. Roberts
Queensland
T. Rasey
J. E. Duggan
Rockhampton
Mercy Flight Returns With Bodies From Fly River
A Qantas Catalina from Port Moresby, December 24, carried the body of a critically wounded native and two severely injured Europeans from Wasua on the Fly River. The wounded were diverted to Port Moresby for urgent care. one European received a blood transfusion on arrival. The native died during the flight. the patients were identified as Sawmiller Saier Ernest O'Neil, formerly of Cairns, and Scottish migrant James Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Moresby
Quartes Catalina
Wasua
Fly
Catalina
Port Ro Milly
Saier
Ernest O'Neil
Cairrs
James Patterson
New Zealand Girls Among Langen Avalanche Victims
London dispatch reports three New Zealand girls among 33 victims of the Langen avalanche in Austria. The names listed are Miss J C Campbell Miss J M Penrose and D Johnston all from Dunedin. The avalanche struck a bus as tourists entered a churchyard area near Langen.
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London
Reuters
Bregene
New Zealand
Langen
Holiday Accidents in Victoria Leave Several Dead
Victoria reports six dead and a two year old died after petrol ingestion from a bottle left in a backyard. Geoffrey Brown, 18, died in a collision between his motorcycle and a car near Stratford. An eight year old, David John McCourt, was struck by a truck in Rainbow. Leonard Webster, 19, died from injuries after a Christmas Eve crash between a motorcycle and a car in Reservoir. A man found head down in Port Melbourne waters, William Morris, 22, died on arrival. Peter Coldibella, 70, of Kilcunda, died after a skull fracture in a city lane. Annie Wettland, 22, of Hampton, injured in a collision involving her pillion cycle and a taxi. condition satisfactory.
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James Edward Schrieber
Koo-Wee-Rup
stoo-Wer-Rup
Melbourne
Geoffrey Brown
Stratford
David John McCourt
Rainbow
Victoria
Leonard Webster
Reservoir
Aimbulance
Port Melbourne
William Morris
North Fitzroy
Morris
Peter Coldibella
Kilcunda
Wonthaggi
Annie Wettland
Hampton
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Sunshine
Government considers cutting Brisbane school entry age
Brisbane December report says the State Government may lower the entrance age after parental petitions and district opposition to the current rule. Education Minister Devries and department heads favor a modified scheme to allow children not yet eligible under present rules to begin schooling mid 1964, easing teacher shortages noted earlier.
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Brisbane
Schock
Ongasten Tiong
Eerler
Cive
Siz
Trig
G. H Devries
Clumtry
Devries
Track Forecasts From Brisbane and Randwick
Track forecasts for tomorrow list Eagle Farm Caulfield Randwick weather as fine. Eagle Farm track good Caulfield track fast Randwick weather fine.
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Brisbane
Eagle Farm
Randwick
Caulfield
Need for Extreme Care Warns Cairns Drivers at Night
The Superintendent urges motorists to use caution on Cairns roads. He cites dim lights, 100 feet clear view, correct hand signals, and built up area speeds. Offences include speeding and improper parking near intersections, with bans on bicycles on footpaths without lights. He warns against fishing from local bridges along Cook Highway.
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Goodfellow
Stratford
Barron River
Thomatis Creek
Cairns
Cook Highway
Sugar Crushing To Continue At Mourilyan Mill
December reports indicate the Seath Johnnstone wane Meuriyan sugar mill will operate until Christmas and reopen next Monday. Mourhyan mill plans early January closing with a large workforce transfer. sugar exports to refineries will require weeks of slack season handling.
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Tetmiseall
Johnnstone
Mourhyan
South Johnstians
Loniafell
BE. J. Pemres
Vediger
Tc Vessig
Goond
Mourilyan Harbour
Inter Blae
Denman Se
Sagt
Cains
Golden Casket draw lists winners and numbers in Brisbane
Brisbane December 24 Mammoth Golden Criket draw announces major prize winners with first prize numbers and names, second and third prize holders, casket agents and agencies in Toowoomba and Brisbane areas, along with a long list of ticket numbers and placeholders.
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Brisbane
G Sherif
FR Schmidt
Isa
Jerder Temas-street
Ipswich
M. Mam H Rollaston
Allan Reilly
D. M Reilly
Mra. Hasting
Care Jend D. Bleck
A. Wil- Name
1. Rigby
A. M. Aindmarsh
Harrison
M. Burrow
Rankin’s Casket Agency
BE. Waltar
A. Eatting
R. Norris
F. Katting
M. Honor
N. E. Cran
T. E. Griffiths
Toowoomba Bixth
J. Elhntt
Man Critically Injured In Sandgate Motorcycle Crash
Brisbane police report a 21 year old Hawthorne man George Arthur Byth riding a motorcycle test ride Christmas Eve left Barton Street Hawthorne and crashed on Bay Road Sandgate. He suffered serious injuries while his wife Kathleen 19 walked nearby and the wreck occurred about 11 45 am. Rescue services attended as Byth was taken to hospital in a critical condition with a broken leg and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Anay
Husbard
Sandgate Tre
George Arthur Byth
Barton Street
Hawthorne
Kathleen
Baet Aois
Boy Drowns at Fitzroy River Picnic Spot
Rockhampton December 25 Victor Ernest de Landelies 11 of Koongal a Rockhampton suburb drowned in the Fitzroy River at a Six Mile picnic spot yesterday afternoon after taking a swim following a picnic dinner. The body had not been recovered by press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhampton
Victor Ernest de Landelies
Koongal
Fitzroy River
Car overturns on Mareeba road injures three
Three people were hurt when a car overturned on the Mareeba Mmbulsh road near Gore Creek at 1 am on Wednesday. Injured are Albert Herbert Ingram, 55, Cairns wharf clerk, with fractured collarbone and rib injuries. Edith Ingram, 52, with head injuries and possible torso fracture. and Woolson John Ripers Ingram, 28, sawmill machinist, with wrist, arm and head wounds plus concussion. The car, traveling from Cairns to Chillaroo, swerved in loose gravel, hit a roadside bank and rolled. Mareeba ambulance moved them to Mareeba Hospital.
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Mareeba
Gore Creek
Albert Herbert Ingram
Cairne Wharf
Edith Ingram
Clare Street
Cairns
Wooson John Ripers Ingram
Mirriwinni
Chillaroo
Gorge Creek
Mareeba Hospital
Dumping of drugs on Australian market
The Commonwealth Government moved to curb import of sub standard drugs. An alarm from Commonwealth and State officers led to port controls to prevent unsafe pharmaceuticals entering Australia. Customs Minister Renator Wo O Sullivan said measures prohibit drug imports not meeting British Pharmacopoeia standards. The action aligns with pharmacopoeial conformity and tightens related controls.
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Canberra
Commonwealth
Australia
Fee Customs
Renator
Salvaged treasure found by British tug near Cape of Good Hope
London dispatch reports the salvage tug Towerford recovered sunken cargo from three vessels sunk during the war off the Cape of Good Hope. The treasure is valued at five million. The operation recovered items from the holds of the three Aled cargo ships.
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London
Ben
Twrford
Cape of Good Hope
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John Edward Young
Walker Street
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Colle Cler
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Paul Stephan
Dereon
Royal Commission
Al.p
Australian Workers’ Union Executive
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Dabscheck
Imiga Jones
Forber Stermen
Reims
Lizard Island
Scientific Studt
S.P. Betting
Qantas
Fly River
Fort Moresby
Mijdred
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Innisfail District
Bill Beatty
Nature's Eye
Post Elliott
Peter the Great
Cure
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