Relative Values in Australian Industrial Turmoil
The piece argues Labour leader Mr. Forde must curb industrial disruptions that threaten Australia’s economy and living standards. It cites coal mine stoppages, Communist influence, and government inaction as harming national income and housing, urging responsible action to restore industrial peace and public confidence.
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Labour Party
Australia
Forbe
Victorian Labour Conference
Forde
Canberra
Labour
Lucerne Hay and Produce Prices Reported at Roma Street
Commercial note from Brisbane on May 1 records sale of two lots of lucerne hay at 11 each and other lots penned at various times. Prices for pumpkin lines ranged to 6 5 3, with several offers refused, and two lines of Peter potatoes sold at 13/6 with some lots passed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Roma-street
Mareeba Appraisals Wareeba May Day Market Figures
Mareeba appraisals close for the week of Obeco Spinaiais with prices listed across Emerald Creek crops. The report details numerous crop values including quantities, bids, and days, reflecting mixed market activity and regional pricing signals.
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Wareeba
Obeco Spinaiais
Mareena
Wid
Hed
Qad
Ma Ga
Brisbane Wife Murder Trial Sentences Man to Life
In a Supreme Court proceeding, John Erasmus Willis faced murder charges regarding his wife Seteh Willit Moorneks. Judge Acting Justice Stanley sentenced Willis to life in prison for the crime.
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Byusbanf
John Erasmus
Poilermakes
Seteh Willit Moorneks
Juice Stanley
Willis
Aerial Ambulance Donations Noted in Bloomfield
Fragmentary notes show donations to an aerial ambulance fund tied to Bloomfield with references to St 244 and 500 Aueri 506, suggesting community support or memorials for air medical services. The legibility is limited, but the item records charitable contributions linked to a Cairns aerial service and local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Oodente
Bloomfield
Obituary of Joan Wiles Wife of Dr Ronald Wiles
Joan Wiles, wife of Dr Ronald Wiles of Sydney, died suddenly in Brisbane while en route to join her husband. She served for a long period at AGH and was married in Cairns last year. She was the daughter of Mr. Tunsley Sharpe, a well known person in the Breck family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Joan
Ronald
Sydney
End
Caires
Tievased
Ent
Tunsley Sharpe
Sugar Commission Bundaberg Sittings Conclude
The Royal Commission in Bundaberg wrapped up hearings on settling soldiers in the sugar industry. Millers and growers oppose new mills and propose 500 soldiers be settled on existing farms or new land, with a higher peak for sugar of up to 810,000 tons. Existing peak was never reached, and witnesses declined to adopt every peak, arguing the industry should absorb 500 soldiers without extra land.
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Bundaberg
Royal Commission
Bundabere
Vegetable prices under strain from weather reports
Canberra May 1 reply to Brisbane housewives complaints cites minister J J Dedman stating weather drives vegetable costs and price controls on consumer items have ended. He says there is no control over profit margins and measures are being taken to protect the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Brisbane
J J Dedman
Morris charged with murder at Sydney kiosk
At the resurrection today Douglas Morris faced murder charges in Sydney for the death of Mrs Wicks. Detective Sergeant J Rogers presented CTB Scientific Bureau evidence showing a bloodstained handkerchief pattern matching marks on a handkerchief found in a parcel at Morris home along with other clothing. Photographs of the marks were tendered and the case was adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Wandana Due in Cairns and Other Local Items
The Wandana is due in Cairns tomorrow morning carrying RAAF equipment including motor vehicles and will depart for Calrme tomorrow night with a small cargo. Subscribers to Cairns School of Arts will soon access periodicals and books such as The Illustrated London News and Time. Innisfail Aero Club formed at Grand Central Hotel with Bob Stares as president and plans to operate immediately using Cairns Club planes.
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Wandana
Cairns
Thursday Island
Calrme
Cairns School of Arts
School of Arts
London News
Saturday Evening Post
Time
Strand
Mechanics
Motor Commerce
Scientifc
Innisfail Atra Club
Grand Central Hotel
Cairns Flying School
Bob Stares
A. H Dunstall
A. H Fritsch
Ttwag
Innisfair Aero Club
Cairns Club
Obituary notices and thanks from Mareeba region
Fragmented obituary items honor Thadesth Turner and Ruby Turner of Yarrabsh Mission with references to Waterfall Sanitorium and Sydney. Also memorial note for NX Pie Matthew Graham landon who died as a POW on May 1 1942. Includes thanks to Mareeba Hospital staff and railway workers at Dimbulah and Mareeba.
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Turner
Thadesth
Ruby
A. E Turner
Yarrabsh
St Waterfall Sanitorium
New New South Wales
Aspland
Matthew Graham Landon
Mareeba Hospital
Dimbulah
Mareebe
S. Simic
In Memoriam Norris and Plath Family Tributes
In memoriam notices for Norris and Plath recall May 2 anniversaries. Norris remembered after a accidental shooting at North Johnstone. brothers insert loving message. Plath family honors a father grandfather and husband with verses about memories and lost time.
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Norris
North Johnstone
Mery Bill
Jack
Alf
Eddie
Jim
Australian Press Overseas News Feature
This issue provides overseas news from the Australian Associated Press. It covers international events, market updates, and political developments as reported for the current edition.
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Australian Associated Preas
Men
Injured labourer in timber stack incident at Northern Plywoods
James Marstin, a labourer at Northern Plywoods, suffered a left shoulder injury and slight concussion when a stack of timber toppled onto him yesterday morning. He received first aid and was taken to Calina District Hospital. In Magistrate's Court, judgment was given for the plaintiff in Amo strong v J. Pedroia for £17 11 minus costs, with W. Raleigh of Bilyana Siding ordered to pay £2 1/6 in costs and service mileage. Tourist traffic resumes in Cairns as southern visitors return after five years, with tours planned to Green Island, Mossman, Kuranda, Barron Falls, and Atherton Tablelands. Weather forecast notes scattered showers on the tropical coast with easterly winds and variable rain inland, as system-wide conditions shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marstin
Northern Plywoods
Calina District
C. R. Noyes
S.M
Amostrong, Leciie and Stillman
J. Pedroia
Edmonton
W. Raleigh
Bilyana Siding
Tourist Bureau
Cairns
Green Island
Mossman
Kuranda
Barron Falls
Atherton Tablelands
Brisbane Weather Bureau
Maranoa
Darling Downs
Carpentaria
Peninsula
Cairns Sees Driest April Since 1893 in Rain Records
Rainfall in Catlins for April reached 4 points, the driest since 1893, with Cairns recording 11.27 inches on average for April over 55 years, and March rain at 7.37 inches, markedly below long term norms. Hope of making up early year deficits fades as total four month rainfall sits at 41.67 inches after a brief shower last Tuesday night.
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Cairns
Catlins
Tableland Road Extensions Plan Advancements
The Minister for Works Mr H Bruce has informed the Main Roads Commission that plans for extending the Elliniaa road to the Zillie Falls junction were sent to Cairns district engineer on April 16 and will go to Eacham Shire Council for consideration. Funds are allocated for the Woolley's and Ellinjan road extensions and design data from Cairns will be used to prepare plans promptly.
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Tableland Road
Minister For Works
H. Bruce
Main Roads Commission
Wolley's
Elliniaa
Zillie Falls
Cairns
Eacham Shire Counci
Woolley's
Ellinjan
New Books for Cass School of Arts Subscribers
The Cass School of Arts adds new titles for subscribers including Douglas Reed Next Horizon Somerset Maugham The Razor The Moon and Sixpence Betty Smith A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Woollcott Long Long Ago and recent acquisitions Some Great Composers by Eric Blom The Book of... by Percy Scholes and fiction by Franz Werfel Aldous Huxley Sheila Kaye Smith mysteries by John Creasey and Peter Piper Reprints feature Peter Kyne Baroness Orczy E Phillips Oppenheim.
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Aldous Huxley
Sheila Kaye- Smith
John Creasey
Peter Piper
Peter 5. Kyne
Baroness Orcxy
E Phillips Oppenheim
Maize price protest meeting at Atherton tableland
At the Roxy Theatre on April 26, about 230 growers gathered to protest the 12/10 per ton maize price. They urged reopening talks to fix a higher price, citing rising costs and comparisons with Victoria. motions called for action with local officials and MPs to seek a five year price or parity with Victorian growers.
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T. D. McGeehan
Maize Board
Therman
P. G. Martin
Victoria
Roxy Theatre
Mears P. G. Martin
7Rett
W. S Straughan
D. L. Cowie
L. B . Tostevin
T. B D. McGechan
Mr. Martin
Arbouin
Martin
Tostevin
Brisbane
H. Collins
McGeehan
Sydney
B. Cairns
FP. Foley
Maroney
Riley
Northey
Finch
Morrix
Gargan
Foley
Ares
Tableland Maize Board
McCarthy
Atherton
Atherton Tableland
Cairns union and butcheries clash over work stoppage
Cairns secretary Mr. W Wallace said workers would not fear meat shortages but Mr. Cleve Giffin of Giffin Butcheries said the union withdrew labor without notice in defiance of the award. He noted Cairns, Redlynch, Gordonvale and Stratford areas affected as AMLEU employees walked out at the bacon factory, leaving Mareeba labeled black and retail supply disrupted.
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Cairns
The
AM Leu
W. Wallace
of Cairns
Cleve Giffin
Mr. Giffin
Wallace
Cairna
Stratford
Ain
Am.ile.u
Mareeba
Direct Trade Talks Rise Between Australia and Chile
Canberra reports Australia seeks direct surplus stock sales to Chile and Latin American partners. Vice-chairman H. Richerd gon will travel to Chile to promote purchases of wool and agricultural goods, with Chilean manufacturers eager for Australian supplies. Discussions include a direct shipping line to Chile and ports, aiming to move about 19,000 tons monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Wealth Disposal Commission
H. Richerdgon
Chile
Ausia
Geerie
Pilot Bellick Killed In Connellan Airways Crash
May 1 pilot Bellick, formerly with the RAAF Typhoon unit and engaged to be married, died when a single engine Percival Gat aircraft crashed into Camooweal on the Bearpoloola run. No passengers were aboard. The manager E J Connellan reported the crash as investigators arrived. no local injuries reported. This marks Connellan Airways first accident in seven years despite long flights over rough country.
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Brisbane
Bellick
Connellan Airways
Camonweal
Ballick
Adelaide
RAAF
D&c
Connellan Akwaya
E. J. Connellan
Alice Springs
Camooweal
Elvi
Avia- Uen
Cowpean Airways
Round table talks eyed as leaders depart to Simla
New Delhi radio reports Viceroy Viscount Wavell Lord Pethick Lawrence Sir Stafford Cripps and General Alexander leaving for Simla to meet Congress and Muslim League leaders. Congress members Azad and Saradar Patel head the delegation with Gandhi and Nehru. Abdul Chaffar Khan joins fifth member. A second special train carries mission staff.
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London
AAP
New Delhi
Viscount Wavell
Lord Pethick Lawrence
Stafford Crippe
General Alexander
Simla
Congress
Congress Party
Dr Azad
Sardaratel
Slag
All Gandhi
Pandit Nehru
Abdul Chaffar Khan
Real Estate Institute Chief Proposes Sale Reform
May 1 Brisbane — At the Real Estate Institute conference Mr C H Benamp, president, urged revising restrictive property sale controls. He cited Prime Minister J B Chifley’s assurance of a review, noting property values set in February 1942 as dead as the dodo and harming business.
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Brisbane
Real Estate Institute A Today
C. H. Benamp
J. B. Chifley
Meeting Attendees Unified on Postwar Marketing Methods
Mr. Tostevin and Mr. Cowie agreed during the session while Mr. Y Bonar spoke at length, the chair noting Bonar’s remarks were well received. The chair stated a firm stance against returning to prewar marketing methods.
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Tostevin
Cowie
Y. Bonar
Pont
Chairtrali Ce St
Moci
Insulted Policeman Beileane Convicted in Police Court
May 1 Julius 36 a barrister-in-law was convicted in the Police Court by Mr G A sie Bunton for traffic offences. Prosecution sought 20 professional costs. The defence argued motives were political. Judge allowed 14 days to pay fines and costs. heated exchange over politics and prosecution.
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Beileane
Max Wnerdas Julius
Wee
G. A. Sie
Bunton
J. Sheehy
Tor
W. E. Green
Julius
Cm- Solicitor
Mr. Sheehy
Mr. Green
Cameron
Green
Alleged Cruel Caning Case At Glebe School
Sydney May 1 A teaching brother at St James Roman Catholic School for Boys Glebe will be prosecuted as a sequel to an alleged severe caning of an eight year old pupil The Child Welfare Department will prosecute after receiving a report and photographs of John Martin Levihon of Ferry Road Glebe The alleged incident occurred April 12 and the teacher was reportedly told to leave the area by Catholic authorities
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Sydney
St. James
St Glebe
R. J. Heffron
Child Welfare Department
John Martin Levihon
Ferry Road
Glebe
Ave
Malaria diagnosis and repatriation aid guidance
Letter from Cairns Repatriation Medical Officer outlines malaria diagnosis needs for servicemen and how to obtain treatment and sustenance. Advises stopping atebrin before testing, to secure proper blood films, and notes limited local doctors. Points to Repatriation Medical Officer and QA T B Cairns Centre for tracing very ill cases.
Military truck collision rumors and negligent driving dispute
A court record recounts a February 17 1945 freight truck collision involving Newman Lombardi and others. Witnesses describe speed, lighting, and a drinking allegation while noting a drop in the road and a woman found by the pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bertram O'Toole
Coogee
Sydney
Mosaman
Newman
Dhing
Lombardi
Maria
Rgeant Wade
Australia pledges larger aid to world food pool
Australia moves to increase aid to the world food pool by hundreds of thousands of tons mainly in food form. Officials say wheat deliveries could rise to over five million bushels in the next three months and butter production may also grow. The effort involves Victoria and other regions with the aim of alleviating distress in stricken countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Ely
Victoria
Wesry Tha and
Culture Council
State Control Reaches Agreement Despite Difficulties
State control over the matter overcomes the difficulties evident in earlier talks as parties move toward a formal agreement with the state authorities.
Medical Repatriation Services to Be Studied Australiawide
Melbourne May 1. The Commonwealth Government announced repatriation medical services for Australia. The chairman outlined terms of reference for a committee to review the commission’s medical setup and all factors affecting future care for service members affected physically or mentally by the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Australis
Tyre control lifted in certain categories in Sydney
Sydney May 1 The Supply Minister Senator W P Astley announced that tyre and tube controls for passenger and bicycle tyres and tubes have been lifted with only new motor tyres and tubes remaining under control. A published forecast that tyre rationing would end in three months was stated as speculative. He warned that further reduction would be needed to lift controls even in five months. The term passenger tyres was explained as a general phrase covering ordinary patterns as opposed to commercial uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
W. P Astley
Liquor Trade Union seeks shorter week in Brisbane
The Liquor Trade Union filed a claim for a forty hour week over five and a half days. Secretary D Skehan said the union seeks seven hour twenty four minute shifts on five days, three half days, 45 minute meal breaks, three weeks annual holiday, and annual sick pay. They also ask the court to prohibit bar attendants from starting before 10 am or finishing after 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
D Skehan
Fi Mart
Local collision report with intoxicated driver involved
A military truck moved to the left as a milk vehicle passed. Lombardi and a woman on the ground were observed. witnesses noted liquor on Lombardi and a wine-like smell. An approaching vehicle swerved near the scene, with Frederick Metcalfe providing a peaceable account of the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sherman
Lombardi
Mr. Barry
Wilnem
Siicern Frederick Metcalfe
Victoria
2 Army
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Joan Wiles
Sugar Commission
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Ronsidere Sydney
Sire Ralph Tansley Sharpe
Innis
Plath
George
Tela
Tableland Frotest
Rizste
Union
Indian Mission
Cairns Post
Rs.salla
Q.A.T.B. Cairns
Hiss
Repa Commission
Paladrine
Fairley
Ft . “Wonder
A. Langan
John Newman
Townsville
J. J. Ball
MacDonnell, Harria and
Bell
Elisetress Mogaman
Witneses
Witness
Lombardt
Witnem
Sapper O'Toole
Graham Keith Cornish
Eere
Read Shead
World Food Pool
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