Queen Elizabeths Birth Celebration Reflections On a New Reign
An editorial reflecting on Queen Elizabeths birthday holiday abroad and in Britain, urging strong public spirit, initiative, and shared sacrifice to avert crisis. It draws parallels with Elizabeth I, warns of bureaucratic meddling, and calls for collective effort to face potential economic hardship and war.
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Australia
Elizabeth
England
Britain
British Commonwealth
State rolls criticised in Townsville council meeting
June 10 Townsville authorities condemn state tolls as flawed and call for overhaul. Mayor Angus J. Smith applauds town clerk C B Campbell for election conduct while deputy mayor Ald. John Brein wins by seven votes. Cairns Harbour Board discussed reclamation plans. works to begin next month with steel piles. Ambulance crew aided Crowley, injured in bike fall. young Dan Deer cut finger by axe.
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Townsville
Angus J. Smith
C. BH. Campbell
John Brein
Potantous Cairns Harbour Board
Cairns Harbour Board mulls shire inclusion plan
At the Cairns Harbour Board meeting a letter to Well Shire supported extending the board area to include the shire. Mr Griffin urged offers of inclusion to Johnstone and Mossman shire areas, while Mr Dillon said government permission for district extension could lead to council appeals. Marine repairs underway with pumps and piping renewed, equipment inspected after three years.
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Cairns Harbour Board
Mar
Griffin
Johnstone
Mossmanshire
Dillon
Toni
Mey
Marine
Legacy appeal for new Moorlands unit to house awaiting children
Legacy seeks funds to build an entirely new unit on Moorlands grounds to meet increased demand for child accommodation. The plan aims to relieve persistent shortages by expanding capacity and housing provisions at the Moorlands site.
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Legacy
Moorlands
Moorlands Grounds
Fonds
District Weather Forecast for Peninsula and Carpentaria
The Weather Bureau last night telegraphed the district forecast for Peninsula and Carpentaria. Fine conditions expected with light to moderate winds from the east, moderate to fresh along the coast. Seas slight to moderate with a moderate southeasterly swell.
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Weather Bureau
Peninsula
Carpentaria
Mul gravehire Councils Division schedule outlined
Fragmentary notice lists panel No. 4 Division on June 18 and 19, No. 1 Division on June 19, No. 2 Division on June 1 and 13, No. 3 Division on June 23 and 14, detailing division meeting times and locations.
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Mulgravehire
Italian Art Film Series Introduces Australian Audience
A program featuring Italian art films highlights works by Giotto and the Borgue series to acquaint long standing Australian viewers with the cultural background of Italy.
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Italies
Giotto
Cemetery Ornaments Moved Probe Underway
Mulgrave Shire health inspector J. P. O'Shea investigates reports ornaments in Babinds cemetery were moved between graves. In a letter to Shire Clerk A. Forno he notes concerns over vases being relocated and replaced.
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Mulgrave
J. P. O'Shea
Babinds
A. Forno
Oshen
Bereavement note from Barnard family thanks doctors
The Barnard family of Bncwnton expresses sincere thanks for the attentions of doctors and nursing staff at the Calrms Ham Hospital to the late Mrs. C. Barnard during her illness. Please accept this as their personal gratitude.
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Todd Sa
Barnard
Tomy
Bncwnton
Ham
C. & Barnard
In Loving Memory of Joseph in Babia da Incident
A memorial note for Joseph Joe, beloved brother and brother in law, who died in an accident at Babia da on June 51. The message, from his sister and his wife, expresses love and sorrow and recalls his kind heart and happiness.
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Crane
Joseph
Joe
Babiada
Toe Eas
Dom. Nnecas
M. Loving
Bees Semi Fall Leaves Pam Troy with Arm Injury
From the local sphere, Pam Troy of Dalrymple Street Hill fractured her left arm after falling from a y. She received first aid as cut finger knife injuries were noted. Garin Crofton, a 16 year old butcher of Digger Street, cut his left inder finger at work and was taken to hospital by ambulance, not admitted.
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Pam Troy
Dalrymple Street
Hill
Garin Crofton
Digger-street
Accident at ruling workshops leaves worker hospitalized
A worker injured yesterday at ruling workshops received first aid from an attendant and was taken to hospital but was not detained, according to on-site reports.
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Hand
Am- Senne Snk
Weather observations with scattered numbers and times
记录显示 6 am 温度 333 度 相对湿度 M4%，8 am 温度 T38 度 相对湿度 及百分，正午 2.1 度与 5%，3 pm 温度 61.7 度与 5% 湿度。
Man killed by Cairne-bound train on bridge near Tully station
The man killed instantly on Sunday afternoon when struck by a Cairne-bound train on a bridge about 300 yards from the Tully railway platform is identified as Fransisek Kosolo, 75. He appears to have been walking along the line. He is survived by a widow and four children in Finland, per Our Tully correspondent.
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Tully Viethen
Tully
Fransisek Kosolo
Kosolo
Finland
Mulgrave Shire to Grant Subsidy Amid Holiday Work Rules
R H Watson MLA reports no Order in Council for double time on Cairns Show holiday. Johnstone Shire Works notes subsidy approval up to £1246 for 1851 82 revenue. decision paned by Mr KR Wateon MLA Seagvawn.
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Dewite ‘Tien
Cairns
R. H Watson
Mul- Grove
Shire of Mul_ grave
State Industrial Court
Gebems Crock Work Subsidy Debate In Mulgrave Row
The Member for Mulgrave Mr BK EL Watson seeks advice after a dispute over work subsidy funding. Local council records show ongoing discussions on the subsidy and potential impacts on the constituency.
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Gebems Crock
Mulgrave
BK. EL Watson
Council Will Not Act Against Non-Voters In Cairns
The Cairns City Council decided to take no action against 2122 electors who failed to vote in the May 31 council elections. A £2 idle fine was proposed for non-voters, but the mayor warned that lower turnout in future elections could prompt action. He noted 80.4 percent did not vote, urging all to exercise their right.
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Council
Cairns
Abd. W. J. Fulton
Ald. Fulton
Cairns council forms committees and appointments list
The council adopts a full slate of committees including Works light and building Finance and advertising Parks health cemetery Traffic parking Fire Brigade Board and regional electricity and water supply representatives. Members include Mayor Ald W J Fulton Ald W H Jensen G W G Wallace G J Petersen L F Dollison J Lazaro and others with the Town Clerk and city engineer present.
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Ala
W. H. Jensen
Aga Bait
W. J. Fulton
G. W. G. Wallace
G. J. Petersen
L. F. Dollisson
Anc Parks, Health and Cemetery
B. Creecy
T. G. Dillon
J. Lezaru
D. E .Crataway
Parramatta Sekein
Aid
L. F. Dolligson
Cairne ' Fire Brigade Board
J. Largrue
Cairns Regional
Mental Patient Escapes Climbing Melbourne Signal Pole
A 42 year old man who escaped Royal Park Mental Hospital climbed a tall railway signal pole near Royal Park station at 3 PM and remained there until midnight. Attendants found him shortly after escape. He demanded beer and a constable climbed up with a glass to coax him down, but attempts persisted.
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Melbourne
Royal Park Station
Royal Park Mental Hospital
Clive Lambertza
Constable Burgess
Two Goods Trains Collide Near Towneville Causing Delays
Two freight trains collided ten miles north of Towneville causing traffic delays. No injuries reported as crews assess scene and restore routes. Local officials urged motorists to seek alternate routes while repairs proceed.
Brisbane Lottery Draw Details and Winners List
June 10 report from Brisbane outlines a Golden Calf prize draw with ticket 15737 winning £15,000. The article lists multiple prize numbers and names including J Murphy from Toowoomba, John G. Talambins of Longreach, and T. Lenni n Laney among casket agents Lutworehe Brisbane, plus numerous ancillary numbers and codes.
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Brisbane
Mammoth Golden Cama Mo
Ron
A. F. Kiorzan
Stuart-street
Toowooumba
Goon
Acre “Seven
J. Murphy
Tryera
Gaerne
John G. Talahuns
Longreach
T. Lennemin
C Laney
J. Carrell
J. Cerroll
A. J. Carrol
Care G
W. Millar
Casket Agents
Lutwrehe
Cold southerly air brings low readings over Queensland
Brisbane reports an influx of cold southern air from a winter anti cyclone over Eastern Australia. Heavy fronts appeared in the south east. Grass temperatures reached Stanthorpe 14, Toowoomba 15, Warwick 17, and Kingaroy 20. Weather remains fine statewide with only light coastal showers as the anti cyclone moves eastward.
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Brisbane
Australia
Weather Bureau
Stanthorpe
Toowoorba
Warwick
Kingaroy
Fatality at Wind Creek Linked to Marriage and Gunshot Wound
Detective testimony details a double death at Innisfail with a deceased woman and a man identified as John Santo. A rifle shell found near the scene and a skull injury on Santo suggest a fatal gunshot in a complicated case involving a marriage to Elisabeth Smith and connections to Hobvert Croft. The medical officer described parietal and facial injuries and ruled the case potentially self inflicted or personal safety related. The investigation continues as authorities review the evidence and past marriage records.
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Ouepital Inorgue
Dorter R. Craig
Innisfail
Parietal
Craiz
Ganto
Gras
Hobvert Croft
Courageous Approach Needed to Migration Problems
State Minister decries lack of federal finance and warns cuts in migration plans would hit development. Queensland must be developed. calls for a boast in Commonwealth support to push ahead. Ministers to advise on policy. a survey to target skilled trades and controlled unskilled influx for Queensland's defence.
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Queensland
Commonwealth
Woud
Latest metal prices in London and New York
The latest metal prices show tin at 366 pounds 15 shillings for the spot and 960 pounds 10 shillings for three months in London. In New York copper is quoted at 34 to 6.15 cents per pound.
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London
New York
Mystery of a Doorway Encounter Near McCrsth East Innis
Witness Ivy Dorothy Catherine Pever s states she resided in a college at McCrsth East Innis and moved behind a hut door where a man was identified by marks on shells. The scene extended 200 yards along a track with barbed wire. a nearby woman denies facing any shoe clue while the other notes many pairs of shoes near her feet.
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Ivy Dorothy Catherine Pevers
McCrsth
East Innis
Mao
Dreseld
Poultry Foods Scarce and Price Pressures Reported
A Cairns produce merchant notes meal supplies are limited with some stock in the south but at high prices. The Atherton Maize Board manager says price orders force reduced maize meal and kibble production, citing costs of sacks and processing. Authorities aim to meet demand by April, shifting to kibbled maize and maize meal as available.
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Cairns
Atherton — Maize Board
W. Seramenen
Shipping Move Ments Arrivals and Departures at Cairns
Shipping movements show Manends arriving Cairns at 5 pm today with Galg on return voyage at 3 pm Friday passenger accommodation available in first and second class saloons. Other notes include Kankebin leaving Brisbane Friday Townsville June 17 and Arriving Cairns June 19 20 with cargoes for Portland Roads and Thursday Island.
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Manends
Cairns
Galg
Kankebin
Brisbane
Townsville
Portland Roads
Thursday Island
Nyera
Godney
Brisbape
Fiema
Portshend
Horn Islard
Gallas
Esteien
Lady Eebel
Melbourne
Omine
Wales
Coneta
Port
Cairos
Growers face lower leaf prices amid rising costs
In Mareeba Mr Leinster warns growers that leaf prices are about 20pence per pound lower than last year after excluding lower grades. He urges the Federal Government to ensure a larger share of Australian leaf is used by manufacturers before concessional excise duties. Growers express bitter disappointment and caution over future production without a clear percentage for leaf used in manufacture.
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Leinster
Federal experts investigate tobacco industry crisis and pricing
Mr G Harvey and Mr N Jupp arrived to assist an inquiry into the economic crisis plaguing the Australian tobacco sector. The Tobacco Leaf Marketing Board urged a federal probe into manufacturers buying and leaf content in locally manufactured tobaccos. Prices averaged about 10d per lb with a top bid of 158d for a Bow en bale. sales continue Friday as Jessia Harvey and Jupp collect data at Mareeba.
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G. Harvey
N. Jupp
Harvey
Agricultur Action
Department of Commerce and Agriculture
J. Ewen
Evi
Tobacco Leaf Marketing Board
T. V. Gilmore
Mr. Gilmore
Australia
Jessia
Jupp
Mareeba
Gilmore
Bangali
Norman
Bowen
Katherine Man Arrested After Katherine Shooting
A man near Katherine is arrested after being found with a rifle on a water pipe line. Constable William Brian Condon was shot dead on Main Street last night before witnesses. Terence Stapleton, 23, unemployed, charged with murdering Condon and attempting to murder Police Sergeant James Mannion, held in custody in Katherine.
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Katherine
N.T
Thomas Hollow
William Brian Condon
Terence Stapleton
Condon
James Mannion
Polio Epidemic Nears End in Queensland
Brisbane June 10 The polio epidemic in Queensland has reached final stages per the State Health Department. Only nine positive cases were reported last month, the smallest monthly total since October 1950. Three cases were in the Metropolitan area and six in the countryside.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Health minister outlines subsidy plan for medical services
The Minister for Health Earle Page announced a subsidy scheme to cover about half the cost of medical services for patients. Two schedules were proposed, one for minimum subsidies and one for optional subsidies, aiming to benefit general practitioners and home visits next year.
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Mately
Heath Earle Page
Earle
Commonwealth
Types of medical services and subsidies explained
The article outlines 139 service types with subdivisions under medical benefits. It describes how subsidies from the Commonwealth, plus society funds, would finance patient visits, with subscribers paying weekly premiums and patients contributing the balance, up to a £11 16s maximum subsidy per service.
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Earle
Farewell to Cairns Harbour Board Chairman R T McManus
About 90 members gathered at the Cairns Harbour Board Employees Amenities Club to bid farewell to and honor former chairman R T McManus who was not re elected. Speakers praised his long service and loyalty while extending thanks for his guidance during wartime, with gifts presented on behalf of the staff.
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Cairns
McManus
Harebour Board
Harbour Board
Clue
G. Ward
Mc. Manus
Mae. Manus
Trinity Bay
Mir T R Chalk
J. Downey
Dredce
Mr. McManus
Fermion
Eviston
Ban McManus
Aly
al Almidhty
H. Randall
Manus
T. Ruddell
M. Manu
D. Thomson
Pip Landy
Bie
J. Wyer
Ward
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