Australian Unions Warn Indonesian Trade Groups of Capital Invasion
In Batavia may 17, Roach assistant secretary of the Australian Waterside Workers Federation warned Indonesians at Sobsi to guard against American capital. He accused American imperialism of masking real world conquest aims and said Australian workers would soon face a struggle to maintain independence from the United States as the Labour Government’s socialist policy drew closer to America.
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Batavia
Malang
Waterside Workers’ Federation
Mr. Roach
Indonesian Republican Trade Union Congress
Sobsi
Roach
Indonesia
America
Bomb
India
Australia
M. Healy
Queensland Trades and Labour Council
Australian Labour Party criticized as representing capitalism in Indonesia ties
Labour delegates described the Australian Labour Party as mainly Austrian capitalist and accused the Australian Sobsi of attempting to undermine the watersiders' Dutch shipping ban lasting 13 months. They said the policy aimed to aid workers globally, including in India, and urged a broader trade friendship between Australia and Indonesia amid calls to maintain the Dutch boycott. The Indonesian Congress heard greetings from British and Romanian trade unions.
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Reach
Labour Party
Sobsi
Healy
Batavia
Prem
Non-Union Labour Continues to Handle Meat at Rockhampton Works
Brisbane dispatch reports A M L E U members at Rockhampton maintaining a ban on porane rises while over 650 union members at Gladstone and Lakes Creek plants push production. Non members kill 30 at Lake's Creek and 170 cattle. Gladstone reports 423 cattle killed as ships for export to the United Kingdom await full loading. Week-end slaughter resumes to meet scheduled export targets amid unionist stop-work meetings.
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Britain
Rockhampton
Brisbane
Alengh
A.m.le.u
Gladstone Works
United Kingdom
Lake's Creek
A.m.ie.u
Aomn
Sculd & Move
Gladstone
Townsville
Bowen
Lakes Creek
Lockhampton
A. Drewe
Hood
Bevain
Walker Cup thriller ends with American victory over Britain
In London on May 18 American golfers defeated Britain in the Walker Cup. British players held a favorable position three quarters of the way, but faltered in the critical final round.
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London
America
Britain
Commonwealth dairy subsidy urged for Queensland farmers
Premier E M Hanlon informed the Queensland Dairymen Organisation secretary that he has asked the Prime Minister to consider a Commonwealth subsidy for dairy farmers in Queensland. He proposed a drought relief funding match to New South Wales and a subsidy of at least 1d per lb of butter for seven months from July 1 1944 to January 31 1847, with distribution to be handled by the Commonwealth Government.
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E. M. Hanlon
Queresiand Dairymen's Organisation
F. A. Cushen
J. B. Chiffey
Commonwealth
Queensiana
Hanlon
Queensland
New South Wales
Tobacco Protest to Prime Minister In Australia
A telegram from the North Queensland Tobacco Growers Association to Prime Minister W J Ellman criticizes recent remarks on local tobacco leaf quality. They claim no restriction exists on Australian leaf and that manufacturers use all available leaf to support the sugar industry. They urge clarification to prevent uncertainty over planned expansion and improved prices.
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Mareeba
Neth
Queensland Tetecce Grewers Association
W. J. Elenidan
Australie
Ender Premere
Federal
Australian Tobacco Board
Byrnes Sees Hope for World Peace in Speech
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes told a nighttime audience that war would stem from government incapacity, not popular desire, and urged that peace be pursued with Russia on equal terms. He urged negotiators to strive for a near perfect peace in an imperfect world.
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Washington
AAP
James F. Byrnes
Russia
End of Battleship Sold to California Drydock Coop
A battleship that never fired on the enemy has been sold to a California drydock company for 46008 dollars. The vessel had cost a million to build and changed hands after unspecified negotiations.
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Drysdock Company
California
Paper Makers Plan Modern Mill Overseas Market
Paper makers propose opening a modern mill to serve overseas markets. Australian Paper intends to manufacture cardboards and laminates, with Sir Herbert returning from overseas. Directors C W Booth and other executives promote the project as a major industrial venture across Victoria and New South Wales.
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Brisbane
Sir Herbert
Australian Paper
Rag Scien Og Mae
C. W. Booth
Mega Ting Comelcey
Oegf
Ser
Victoria
South Wales
NSW Railwaymen defer direct action over Enfield yards
Sydney May 18 The Hailway Reference Board will hear complaints from about 200 Enfield goods yard guards tomorrow or Tuesday. If aired, the Australian Railways Union secretary J Ferguson said the stop work meeting planned for Thursday would be deferred. He warned about potential wider action involving up to 1000 men if the meeting proceeded. The union seeks rostering changes and says the Railway Department chief staff superintendent R Winsor promised a Thursday meeting, but that was deemed too late.
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Sydney
Hailway Reference Board
Enfield Goods
Australian Railways Union
J. Ferguson
Enfield Yards
Ferguson
Hailways Department
R. Winsor
NSW Mine Town Still Uneasy After Tremor Fears
In Sydney and Lithgow area residents remain unsettled as aftershocks taper. Authorities say the danger of further collapses has lessened though fears linger over a distant rock outcrop that previously threatened families sheltering in the mine area.
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Nsw
Sydney
Lithgow
India Wrangles Over Army as Half Million Soldiers Face Split
London reports say Britain and Lord Mountbatten plan another push to keep the Indian army united amid Muslim League pressure for division. Defence implications loom as experts warn tampering could be catastrophic. army counts show Muslims 31 percent, Sikhs and Hindus 48, Christians 5.
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London
A.ap
India
Lord Mountbatten
New Delhi
Sunday
Britain
Asia
Times
Busy Week end For Sydney Police Against Thugs Burglars Brawlers
Sydney reports a violent week end with gun point arrests in two suburban theatres street brawls robberies and thug attacks. About 300 persons were arrested for drunkenness assault riotous behaviour and carrying loaded pistols at night. Two men were injured one critically in city and suburb brawls. Police attended at least 20 brawls and arrests followed. A Redfern brawl led to two men’s arrests and a gelignite incident occurred during the disturbance.
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Sydney
Ratings Protest Meeting Draws Navy Crew Members
Fragmentary report notes a protest meeting involving naval crewmen. Attendees criticized food, conditions, and leadership amid tensions, with unclear details on location or date and limited readable names or events.
Clouds of Death: U S atomic cloud fears in tests
U S experimenters warn that atomic smoke plumes could spread death over miles. The May 17 report notes airborne releases from high altitude tests may release radioactive clouds with global reach, making it risky to deploy atomic bombs in future wars and harming areas far from the blast.
Sydney Welcomes U S Navy Men and Warships Visit
May 18 Sydney crowds pack the wharf area to view the aircraft carriers Sha and Antietam as a U S Navy task force docks. Thousands explore ships while others seek leisure in Randwick, Hyde Park, and city hotels amid a festive but busy arrival.
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Sydney
Pe Day
Sha
Hyde Park
Appalling Peril Over India War Debated in London
London May 17. The Daily Mail editor warns that Britain faces a grave risk as India’s future rule shifts. He cites an Indian civil war looming if Britain withdraws, suggesting Mountbatten may report that withdrawal could spark a far larger conflict than Palestine.
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London
A.ap
Viceroyalia
Viscount Mountbatten
All India
James
Frank Owen
Daily Mail
Britain
India
Viscount Sfountbatten
Burma
Palestine
U S Jews Issue Violent Hymn of Hate New York Herald
Tribune summary: U S Jews release a violent hymn of hate as reported by the New York Herald. The piece frames the anthem as a public affront and cites strong anti Semitic language attributed to Jewish groups. Authorities consider legal and social implications.
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U.S
Hopes for Cessnock Settlement in Meeting Postponement
May 15 in Sydney a meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Federated Engine drivers and Firemen's Association was postponed to tomorrow. The dispute centers on government approval to extend the Coal Industry Tribunal powers to include the PED and F.A. Fourteen mines in the Cessnock area have been idle since Wednesday, causing a coal shortfall of about 13,000 tons daily. utilities continue to operate but further disruption could trigger chaotic results.
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Sydney
Cessnock
Federated Engine Drivera and Firemen's Association
Coal Industry Tribunal
PED
F.A
Cemamnock
Kelvin Grove seat recount confirms Turner win in Brisbane
In Kelvin Grove Brisbane on May 11 a recount shows J. A. Turner Labour member retaining the seat by 131 majority, up from 74, with the QPP candidate Fielding losing after the recount.
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Brisbane
Kelvin Grove
J. A. Turner
Stting Labour
Turner
QPP
Mr Fielding
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Leta
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