Exports rely on quality packing of Australian goods
Adverse reports on packaging and quality of Australian exports highlight the need for strict standards and honest practice to maintain market access abroad. The Australian Trade Commissioner cites instances of under specification and improper packing, urging firms to align with world best practices, study market needs, and avoid damaged reputations to secure post war export opportunities.
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New York
Singapore
Egypt
C. B Steele
Hong Kong
Aus
British Migrants Arrive in Queensland for Free and Assisted Aid
Brisbane reports that on June 29 Queensland will welcome a contingent of free and assisted migrants next Wednesday afternoon. Nine inco, five women and eight children, will be met by Migration Officer Mr D W Longiard aboard the Largs Bay in Sydney, then escorted to Brisbane. They will stay at Kanaroo Point reception hostel and receive accommodation. Those with sponsors may leave the hostel that afternoon. others proceed to destinations with minimal delay. A second group of 141 British arrivals is planned within a week, including 59 people with dentists and architects and their families. On the Fremantle berth the ship carried 303 migrants, including 35 for Queensland.
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Queensland
Bethereh
Inco
D. W. Longiard
Activ
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Largs Bay
Suishore
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Sailor Deserters in Brisbane May Face Deportation
Two English sailors Henry Devlin 22 and Bernard Humphries 21 pleaded guilty to desertion from the Themastacles on April 18 at Brisbane. They were sentenced to seven days' gaol and likely to be detained after imprisonment for eventual deportation to England on the first available ship.
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Themastacles
England
Henry Devlin
Bernard Humphries
Mclean
Immigration Department
Shipping Movements and Vessel Schedules Summary
Beltzna discharging general cargo then to Lucinda to load Dundals due July 3 with steel from Newcastle and cargo from Brisbane. Aldinga arrived with coal for Gas Company. Rocky Mountain Park due Cairns July 27 to load sugar for Sydney. Fort Romaine due Cairns July 1 to load sugar. Yearby due July 3 to load a cargo of sugar. Arsena to load at Devonport between July 5 and 12 with cement and produce for Mackay Townsville and Cairns. Alagna due Cairns July 4 after coal operations bound for Portland and Thursday Island. Wandama due Cairns today from the South en route to Brisbane. General cargo to be loaded and discharged here. Gay Bicelta from Sydney to Townsville expected July 10 to discharge and load logs.
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Dundals
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Townsville
Alagna
Portland
Thurs
Man Refuses Tram Fare and Is Arrested in Melbourne
In Melbourne in June a man refused to pay tram fare and gave a false name to inspectors. Police surrounded a Hoddle Street house and the suspect leapt from a back window claiming to need a shave. He was arrested on warrants tied to past convictions and imprisoned at Pentridge gaol.
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Melbourne
Hoddle-street
Collin Eeeater
Pentridge
Leaky Gas Stove Explosion Shocks Brisbane
A Brisbane incident reports a gas stove leak causing an explosion at a home. A young police officer was seriously injured in the blast.
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Brisbane
Obituary: Mrs Charles Aird of Maroochydore Road
The death occurred in Nambour Hospital on Monday June 23 of Mrs Charles Aird of Maroochydore Road near Woombye North Coast Lime Southern Queensland. Born Zillah Keegan in Croydon and Normanton she was 57. Survived by husband and son Wallace. A brother Norman Keegan in Maitland and a brother Major Budger who died last November. Funeral to Nambour cemetery was among the largest in the area.
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Misa Zillah Keegan
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Wallace
Norman Keegan
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Tribute to Beverley Gordon Lee and crew
A memorial note from Beverley Gordon Lee's family recalling his death on a Royal Air Force operation near Midhurst England on June 3. The piece honors five crew members who perished with him and marks the fourth sad year since his loss with lines from his wife and children.
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Beverley
Earth
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Eric
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England
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Haverley
In Memoriam Keerle In Memory of Our Dear Mother
In loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother, a sweet heart of Jesus have mercy on their souls. Deep in our hearts a memory is kept of time we love and never forget. To be with us in the same old Wood be our dearest wish to-day. From her loving husband, sons.
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Ambiguous Names Prompt Sparks Confusion in Report
The fragmentary text mentions individuals and groups with unclear roles and origins, suggesting a noisy OCR page. Names such as rh pope and es teres appear alongside references to committees or seat assignments, but the incomplete data prevents identifying a clear event or outcome.
Cairns City Council Rates Due or Legal Action
All rates and charges owing to the Cairns City Council including 1946-47 amounts not paid by today June 30 will be recovered by legal proceedings. Townsville Carnival fundraiser planned for Saturday to support the Bush Children's Home.
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Cairne City
Townsville
Bush Children's Home
Property theft case in Cairns Police Court
Tilegan Fosssexton, Arthur Smith aged 44 and Gordon B Malcolm of Cairns pleaded guilty to possessing two coils of fencing wire suspected of theft. Each was ordered to enter a £10 bond to appear within six months for sentencing. Wire valued at £3 2s 4d. Genior-sergeant Quinn prosecuted. Constables O Galfives Bye questioned. Mr McKeena commended Constables O Balliven and Byereft.
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Tilegan Fosssexton
Arthur Smith
Gordon B. Malcolm
Cairns
Eer
W.E. McKenza
Quinn Proweceting
C. G. O'Galfives
J. Bye
McKeana
O’balliven
Disputed Appointment Heard By Shire Council
The Eacham Shire Council faced a court action over an employment decision for a stock controller. Lawyer objections argued the case misnamed the party and questioned jurisdiction. Witnesses described the applicants and council members debated War Service preferences and staffing changes on the Tablelands.
Sugar's vital role in defence of North Queensland
Townsville June 28 The sugar industry helped settle the northern coastal belt by building railways roads and harbours and keeping a white population. If not for coast facilities, fighting the Japanese in New Guinea might have required driving him out of Queensland. E Evans MLA Mirani opened the Northern Country Party conference and voiced disappointment that sugar electorates did not widen. He noted prices had not risen since 1933 while costs surged.
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Townsville
New Guinea
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E. Evans
M.la
Mirani
Nnmew
Northern Country Party
Avr
Evans
Fadden
Australia
Alan Campbell
Brisbane
Labour
Overseas sugar price debate drives North Queensland talk
The conference heated over a proposed 40 hour week and a sugar export price rise, with Evans warning a higher world price could bankrupt the industry. Speakers urged government justice for primary producers and warned of rising costs, while calls to boost development and population in Queensland framed the policy debate.
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Hanlon
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John Curtin
Queensland
Chifley
Australia
Workers Uneasy Over Believed Structural Threat in Brisbane
In Upper Melbourne Street South Brisbane a two story Recreation Footwear Co factory housing about 50 workers faced fears the building would collapse. Union president C W Poulton cited lean center posts and rotten ground plates while the manager denied danger and planned a new £14,000 factory nearby.
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Brisbane
Upper Melbourne
C. W. Poulton
Recreation Footness Company
McCain
Poulton
Cairns Man Fined for Vagrants Charge at Atherton
Cyril George Gilbert of Cairns faced a June 77 Atherton court charge under the Vagrants Act 1991. The case alleges he failed to prove lawful exemption and engaged in acts deemed unlawful. Proceedings continue as the matter unfolds.
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J Ae
Kingston
Cyril George Gilbert
Cairns
Atherton
Evatt to Discuss Defence and Trade at Tokyo Conference
Canberra June 24 Dr Evatt Minister for External Affairs says talks in Tokyo will cover defence and trade issues. Australia has resisted resuming Japan trade until the peace treaty is signed but faces pressure to act quickly. General MacArthur sets August 15 as a trading relaunch date, warns Japan must trade or starve, with quotas causing dissatisfaction and a formal US State Department protest.
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Commonwealth
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Australia
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Evatt's Role in Pacific Peace Efforts and Canada Visit Prospects
The text notes a standing invitation to Prime Minister Chifley and Dr. Evatt, with Evatt as Deputy Prime Minister shaping Japan trade resumption, defence, and the peace treaty. Evatt helped conceive the Canberra conference, promoted the South Pacific Commission, and will represent Australia at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 15.
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Border watch as guards guard for southern criminals
The report describes tightened border and venue security to keep out presumptive criminals from southern cities. Police prepared for inspections at a course next Saturday with guards at all entrances, searches inside grandstands, luncheon rooms, and horse stalls to eject any hiding crooks.
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Crooke
Ticket Forger Gambles with Randwick Bookmaker
A ticket forger challenged bookmaker J Shaw at Randwick and won when Gay Monarch took the tying handicap. Shaw paid £90 to £60 on the forged ticket before the genuine holder appeared. Shaw will face proceedings at the Christian Community Centre auditorium in Waverley.
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Sydney
J. Shaw
Randwick
Shaw
Christian Community Centre
Waverley Methodist Church
Gamboe
Unclear wartime note on Evatt visit to New York
Fragmentary passage hints Evatt traveling to New York in August after wartime discussions. Mentions allied nations that fought Japan and officials Lord Addison and Mr McNeil. Text is garbled and lacks concrete details.
Happy Days for Bureaucrats Week of Census and Tax Figures
The article describes the approaching financial year close with two public service groups eager to publish figures. Taxation aims to resolve over a million unissued assessments while Census officers prepare for June 30 data collection to guide government decisions on electorates and federal parliament expansion. Prime Minister Chifley promotes the life snapshot to inform upcoming constitutional and political moves. Citizens are urged to complete forms on June 23 or 30, shaping Australia for the next decade.
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Taxation Department
Electoral Department
Chifley
Liberal and
Country Party
Labour
Australia
Labor Ministry Fears Women in Internal Affairs Role
Government contemplates placing men in key writing and fidelity duties as reforms to labor and welfare policy unfold. Union leaders again urge Prime Minister to resist arbitration court interference and push wage stasis through court action. Ben Crestfallien and Percy Clarey appear in text amid tensions over 40 hour week and industrial policy.
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Canberra
New South Wales
Queensland
Percy Clarey
Albert Monk
Austasian Council of Trade Unions
Ben
Clarey
Monk Sewly
Unclear excerpt hints at union talks and officials
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a union, a commissioner, and McCarthy with references to Canberra and an incident. Details are garbled, characters incomplete, and key names uncertain. The readable elements suggest labor discussions and a possible confrontation but lack concrete facts or outcomes.
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Tienda
Mer McCarthy
Ad Canberra
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Leader For Liberals Stirs Debate Over Coonseran Tele
A fragmented snippet shows liberal factions debating leadership aims and loyalties surrounding Mr. Coonseran Tele. The text mentions Governor, internal objections, and a loyal group aligned with a named figure, indicating political maneuvering within an inter party struggle.
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