Australia Builds Aid Plan For Asia Through Scholarships
The article outlines a plan to aid underdeveloped Asian nations via scholarships and technical training funded by Australia and the United Kingdom. It emphasizes sending scientists, engineers, doctors, veterinarians, and technicians to develop regional resources and counter poverty and Communist influence. The piece notes UK and Commonwealth support, including £500 million in aid, and Australia’s role in the Spender Plan and technical aid council.
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India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Burma
United Kingdom
Australia
East Asia
Millams
Asia
Thos
America
Scattered Showers Across North Reported in Weather Update
A northern weather bulletin notes scattered showers through the region with light to moderate rainfall and cooler temperatures coming behind a warm spell. forecasters warn of brief intervals of sun between showers and a possibility of lingering damp conditions into the evening.
British Migrants Head Toward Brisbane in New Wave Arrival
Immigrants destined for Queensland total 12 385 since July 1947 with 12385 arrivals recorded. A new influx lands at Sydney aboard the liner Arsuri and 34 more migrants sail on the Otrente toward Brisbane by train, expected January 3. The Georgie reports 220 migrants leaving Sydney for Queensland on January 5 as the largest group from the scheme begun in 1947.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Hrisbane
Sydney
Bridane
Boxing Day Quiet in Cairns as City Clears Out
The Boxing Day holiday was exceptionally quiet in Cairns with hundreds of cars leaving. Only one accident reached Cairns Ambulance, and the city lockup was nearly empty with no arrests and no drunkenness reported.
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Cairns
Yester-Dar
Jach
Obituary for Mr Fal Eis Hasking of Mareeba
Mareeba death at home in Hetterton street after a long illness. Retired grazier aged about 50s. Widower survived by one son, Alva Hawkins of The Springs. Funeral from Presbytarian Church this afternoon with large attendance. Rev Jo Mc Killop officiated.
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Mareeba
Fal Eis
Hetterton-street
Hawkins
Mareete
Breokinn Staton
Smne Morte
Alva Hawkins
Unera
Rey Jo McKillop
Ereteside
Death of John Joseph McCarthy in Cairns
John Joseph McCarthy of 38 Water Street Cairns died yesterday at an age not disclosed. He was born in Herbert and lived in Chillagoe before moving to Cairns six years ago. Survived by wife, four daughters Mesdamas V Yelaski Innisfail Don Wat Atherton Sister McCarthy Cairns Base Hospital and Yvonne McCarthy Cairns and son Neil McCarthy Brisbane. Requiem mass at St Monica's Cathedral at 9 am today followed by funeral from the cathedral. Members of the RSSA TILA and Cairns Harbour Board invited.
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Cairns
John Joseph McCarthy
Herbert
Chillagoe
Mesdamas V Yelaski
Innisfail
Don Wat Atherton
McCarthy
Cairns Base Hospital
Yvonne McCarthy
Neil McCarthy
Brisbane
St Monica's Cathedral
al Nom
Rssatila
Cairns Harbour Board
Joj McCarthy
Water-street
John Joseph Mercarthy
St. Monica's Cathedral
Corn Cemetery
Martyn-street
RES Atla
Harbour Board
HM Svendsen Pty Limited
Death of W Alexander Brodie at Cairns Mining Exchange
W Alexander Brodie water side worker died suddenly at the Mining Exchange Hotel in Cairns yesterday. He was born in Irvinebank and was single. The funeral moves from the Lake Street funeral parlour this afternoon at 2:30. Waterside Workers' Federation members are invited.
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W. Alexander Brodie
Mining Exchange
Cairns
Irvinebank
Lake Street
Waterside Workers’ Federation
J. Brodie
T. Brodie
R. Brodie
South Johnstone
Alexander Brodie
Lake-street
Martyn-Street
Waterside Workers Federation
Svendsen Pty Limited
Funeral notices from Cairns and Kuranda regions
Multiple funeral notices list relatives and friends invited to services for Alexander Brodie Jo McCarthy Kevin Morton and family Gia Como and others. Services announced at St Monica's Cathedral Cairns St Patrick's Church Inghorn and various cemeteries with dates today tomorrow and times in Cairns Kuranda and surrounding areas.
Personal thanks from Mareeba family to hospital staff
Mrs A J Anderson Andrew Anderson of Mareeba and Mrs Meath of Chillagee express sincere gratitude to the Mareeba Hospital doctors matrons sisters and nursing staff for kindness to their late husband and father. They also thank friends and relatives for messages sympathy and floral tributes received during the bereavement.
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A J. Anderson
Andrew Anderson
Mareeba
Meath
Chillagee
Tmatrom Sisters
Nursimr
Mareeba Hospital
Pleser
In Memoriam Archer and Massey Remembrances
In loving memory of Bernice Joan Archer who died December 17 1948 and December 27 1949. Also memorials for Bernice Archer and Leonard Massey with loving messages from family and friends.
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Archer
Authuntie
Bernice Joan Archer
Gwen
Glyn Archer
Eieer
Bermice Joan Archer
Toring Wither
Yronme Archer
Daushter
Bernie Joan
Ieave Behore
Bernice
Toda Maureen
Rayce
Bernice Jo Archer
Leonard Mazecy
State forecast for Peninsula and Carpentaria region
The Bricocene Weather Bureau telegraphed a state forecast with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the Peninsula and Carpentaria. North Coast and Tablelands expected cloudy skies with some moderate rain, fresh south easterly winds.
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Bricocane Weather Bureau
Peninsula
Carpentaria
North Coast
Tablelands
Silhet
Northern Rainfalls and Weather Report from Cairns Office
The Brisbane Weather Bureau lists Northern rainfall totals for the 72 hours to 9 am yesterday with towns such as Cairns Chillagoe Cardwell and Ravenshoe recording varying amounts. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 75 to 82 degrees with humidity from 39 to 82 percent, while 39 points of rain were recorded in the 24 hour period. Innisfail children injured after accidents involving a window a toy gun and a fall. Brian Josephs seven Perry Pappas five and Mei Fapp eleven treated or admitted to hospital. Our Innisfail correspondent.
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Bribane Weather Bureau
Coen
Lland
Laura
Croydon
Donot’s Hill
Mugarra
Archer Point
Atherton
Babinda
Cairn
Chillagoe
Cooktows
Irvinebank
Malanda
Mareeba
Millaa Millaa
Ravenshoe
Cardwell
Innisfall
Townawike
Cairne
Brian Josephs
Auburn Street
Ease Inniefail
Perry Pappas
Ernest Street
Mei] Fapp
East Innisfail
Innigfall
Kuranda Railway Porter Dies After Horse Fall
Kevin Charles Morton a 154 railway porter from Kuranda died at Cairns Base Hospital at 7 20 last night from head injuries after his horse fell on a hill near Kuranda when the saddle girth broke. He was born in Cairns, son of Mr and Mrs C Morton long associated with Kuranda timber work. Funeral from St Christopher's Church Kuranda to-morrow at midday. Railway employees invited.
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Morton
Kurenda
Kevin
Christopher's
Kuranda
W. Fowl
Brisbane
Z. Arndt
Briethante
Ana
Pailway
HMM SVENDSEN PTY_ LIMITED
Kevin Charles Merton
Cairms
Cairns
C. Morton
St.Christopher's Catholic Church
Railway Department
Gaol Escapee Matthew Donaghue Fled Toowoomba District
Christmas Day escapee Matthew Felix Donaghue, 8, fled Toowoomba Prison after a Christmas meal. Police intensified c0nducted searches across NSW border districts aided by detectives and uniformed officers. Suspect reportedly changed clothing and was last tracked near Warwick, with ongoing manhunt.
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Donaghue
Severant
Speaghis
Bolles
Warwick manhunt ends as escapee is captured
Matthew Fair Donaghue age 18 is arrested after a chase through Warwick including a park pursuit. Detective Trost fires two warning shots and Donaghue surrenders when found between a hedge and a lavatory. he faces breaking and entering charges.
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Bdonaghue
Trost
Donaghue
Prahran Suburban Market Destroyed by Fire
A three hour blaze gutted the Prahran Suburban Market causing damage over £250,000. The fire began at 2 p.m. and ruined shops with charred produce and clothing. Ten thousand spectators watched as smoke rose about 1000 feet five miles away.
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Melbourne
Prahran
Firefighters battle blaze in market amid low water pressure
Thirty firemen and 560 civilians fought a large market fire hampered by low water pressure. Four civilians and a fireman were overcome by smoke, the caretaker Mr Morse burned rescuing his children. About 1280 stalls damaged, tram service halted, police guard shops to curb looting.
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R Morse
Bundaberg Sports Carnival heats shock crowds at show grounds
Bundaberg hosts a two night carnival with about two thousand spectators. Winners include G Herd and T I Bent in the Australian Women's Jubilee Championship heat, junior mile results, senior half mile and pedestrian handicap placings across New South Wales Queensland and Victoria.
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Bundaberg
G. Herd
New South Wales
TI. Bent
Victoria
Marpare
Murray
J. J. Thompson
Sheard
D. Connell
Maryborough
J. Garer
Misai
B. Kennedy
EK Sewell
Sydney
L Pye
Brisbane
A. Davies
J. Holland
Adelaide
J. Thompson
T. Kenna
Mt. Tsay
K Sewell
A Davies
A Drews
T. Carter
Gladstone
MW Pushack
Bundabere
J. Gallagher
K. Trewick
W Tooma Mackay
P. J. Gapell
AC. Norris
Jandowah
I. P
Downs Horses Dominate Christmas Handicap at Eagle Farm
In Brisbane on December 21 three Darling Downs horses swept the placings in the Christmas Handicap at Eagle Farm led by Masefield who surged from midrace to win. Masefield set a career best finish pacing from sixth at six furlongs to finish strongly with a final time of 2.164, nearly matching the course record.
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Brisbane
Eagle Farm
Darling Downs
Masefield
Mundubbera Station Razed By Devastating Blaze
Fire at Mundubbera railway station, discovered around 6 38 pm, destroyed the office and left only a smouldering shell. Station master Mr Titmarsh, damaged by heat, saved the ticket office safe with an estimated £60, though the safe could not be opened. Water shortages hampered firefighting as wind spread flames and smoke reached six miles away.
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Maryborough
Mundubbera
Titmarsh
Osage
Victorian road accidents in Melbourne Christmas weekend
Deaths and injuries on Victorian roads over the Christmas weekend totaled six fatalities and eighteen injuries from Friday afternoon to nine thirty pm. Police and hospital authorities noted motorists were driving more safely amid traffic safety campaigns. Among the three day period last year there were one death and thirty injuries, with five deaths in the same period this year. A stable boy died when his pony bolted and threw him into a car.
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Road Safety Council
Woman killed in Brisbane road crash on Southport road
A collision on the Southport road at Oxenford killed an elderly woman believed to be Myra Gladys Norris of Brisbane and seriously injured a man, Herbert Douglas Archibald, 59, of Margate, who suffered a fractured knee cap and abrasions. The Brisbane Telegraph truck driver was uninjured.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Brisbane Telegraph
Southport
Oxenford
Myra Gladys Norris
Iz Herbert Douglas Archibald
Margate
New Zealand Rail Strike Faces Government Response
Wellington reports no emergency measures taken over the weekend as Auckland rail walkout deepens the national crisis. Prime Minister Sydney Holland will not discuss emergency action, while union reps plan to meet the Government to push for settlement and talks may occur.
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Wellington
AP Reuter
Auckland
Sydney Holland
Scots urged to migrate to Australia in Fadden speech
Warick December 24 The Federal Treasurer Mr A W Fadden urged attracting Scots to Australia at the 78th Highland gathering of the Warwick Caledonian Society He announced a three month migration drive in the United Kingdom starting in Glasgow with selection officers visiting 46 English and Scottish cities from January to April 1951 He praised Scots as thrifty and industrious urging adoption of the word work into the Australian dictionary He warned of Communist danger and urged unity to defend democracy while calling for action to outlaw the Communist organization and to uphold international law and peace.
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Warwick
Australia
A. W. Fadden
Warwick Caledonian Society of Australia
Mr. Fadden
United Kingdom
Glasgow
England
Scotland
Elderly waiter identified after George Street fire fatality
Police tentatively identify the deceased as Stephen Pons about 70 from Scotts cafe. The body was found in a second-floor passage of the burnt three-storey building after the fire. Scrams were heard as the blaze began and detectives have ruled out earlier theft or arson suspicions.
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Sydney
Dee
George Street
Stephen Pons
Scotts Cafe
Scotts
Watters
Pons
Kirrivilli
Lnter
Motorcycle Chase at Katoomba Sydney
Police motor cyclist chased two youths along the Great Western Highway and through Leura. One rider was arrested after a 60 mile an hour pursuit ending on a hill near Leura. a second youth was caught later in East View Avenue. Both charged with making undue noise. one also charged with dangerous driving.
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Sydney
Great Western Highway
Katoomba
Leura
J. Cooper
Cooper
Katoombs
East View Avenue
Cargo Vessel Ivor Jenny Ashore On Reef Near Suva
The cargo vessel Ivor Jenny, previously reported on fire between Pansema and Suva while en route to New Zealand, is ashore on the reef's eastern side and half on the reef. An effort to refloat was made this morning and another attempt is planned for tonight.
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Suva
Ivor Jenny
Pansema
New Zealand
Porte
Wisma
Tragedy at St George Ends Day at Carnival
At St George a carnival crash ended the day when Vivian Copley a 29 year old competitor in a thread the needle race was crushed by a horse after his pony fell. He died from a skull fracture shortly after. Copley a drover lived with his parents in St George.
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ST George Dee
Vivian Copley
Copley
St. George
Grenade Thrown in Singapore Cafe During Christmas Cheer
A hand grenade was thrown through a cafe window into a crowd of British servicemen celebrating Christmas in Singapore. The device caused panic but no immediate reports of fatalities. investigation by authorities is underway.
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Singapore
Bread wrapped under health order in Maroochy Shire
Shire health inspector Callow ordered all bread sold in Maroochy Shire to be completely wrapped to protect it from dust and contamination. Bakers were praised for attempting to follow the instructions though some loaves still showed exposed ends.
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Maroochy Shire
Bealth Inspector's
Shire Health
Callow
Gee Eade
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Start Marred by Near Collisions
The 635 mile Sydney Hobart race opened amid near collisions as over 1000 small craft crowded the harbour. Heav y seas and 40 mph southerlies troubled the fleet with several yachts retiring. Favorites include Margaret Rintoul Gipsy and Jusnar as radio ships assist the fleet. finish expected around New Year’s Day.
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Sydnet
Sydney- Hobart
Shark Island
Miral I
Green Point
Mistral V
Solveig
Mistral
Werida
Kintail
Benicia
Margaret Rintoul
Scavogel
Gipsy Queen
Ellida
Jasper
Wayfare Fortuna
Wanderer
Mistral V. Kimtol
Beneem Eljida
Sydney
Visibality
Mar-garet Rintoul Gipsy
Jusnar
Mistral TL Wayfarer
Yachts battered by head winds and heavy seas
Reports tonight say yachts endure a terriffic battering from head winds and heavy seas. Mistral I L passed through the Heads then to Moe mun Bay after a leak from Eliida. Mistral I split a sail and replaced it quickly. Station 25M maintains radio contact as 15 yachts face rough seas with a southerly swell.
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Mistral IL
Eliida
Moemun Bay
Mistral I
Station 25M
Tobacco plots developed at Bundaberg
Tobacco growing is being developed at Alio Way on the Elliot River near Bundaberg. The 42 acre crop this season is expected to yield 13 000 lb, with over 190 acres next year and a return of about 30 000. Pioneers are Thiele Bros and Ben Anderson. School children assist in harvest. bulldozers clear land for next year. Returns per four acre plot are estimated at 1200 to 1500 pounds.
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Bundaberg
Alio- Way
Elliot River
Messrs. Thiele Bros
Ben Anderon
Two Knife Wounds in Sydney Near School
Police found a man with two knife wounds at Moore Park near Sydney Girls High School. A young woman was arrested after a short struggle and taken into custody with a possession of a pen knife. The injured man, 37 year old Erro Gleeson, a Kensington laborer, was treated at the scene and transported to St. Vincent's Hospital.
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Sydney
Moore Park
Erro] Gleeson
Kensington
General District Ambulante
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mareeba Tobacco Factory Reaches 1.6 Millionth Pack Milestone
At Mareeba on December 15 1958 the tobacco factory produced its 1,600,000th pack of N.Q. tobacco completing the 1958 target of 104 60b manufactured tobacco. The packing line closes until January 4 with other operations continuing. The manager Mr Bruce Andrews expresses optimism for 1959 and plans to auction leaf in grouped lots to assist. Weather and labor shortages are noted as factors affecting production. The board approves a Christmas bonus of £100 to staff and signs a clerk award agreement as part of industry consolidation.
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Mareeba
N.Q. Tobacco
Bruce Andrews
NOT G. Co-operative Association
Cleri Cal Staf
Thrice Bitten by Snakes at Murwillumbah
Dee 26 Murwillumbah New South Wales farmer aged 25 from Eungella has suffered three snake bites in 12 months. He’s been admitted to Tweed District Hospital twice this period and once more after a black snake bite, with earlier bites in December and November.
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Murwillumbah
Dee
Guinea
Eungella
Murwillumban
Tweed District
Wurwillumbah
Ho Itam
Jong Grass
Guinea Wee
Change in weather dampens Innisfail holiday respite
A brief spell of fine weather before Christmas raised hopes of dry holidays for campers in the Innisfail area but showers returned, dampening plans and affecting cane drying in Goondi Morrillyam and South Johnstone. Sugar mills will resume crushing tomorrow if enough cane is available, as rainfall totals reach 41 inches 14 points this month and 222 inches 14 points for the year.
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Goondi
Morrilyam
Sourth Johnstone
Innisfail
Quiet Mackay Christmas Beaches Scarce Visitors
Mackay and district beaches were very quiet on Christmas Day with high seas causing difficulties for vendors and 68 day visitors estimated across all beaches. Local shops reported low crowds as coastal areas observed a subdued holiday scene.
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Mackay
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