Reds Probing Allied Front On New Major Offensive
Allied lines held as Communists pressed probing attacks around the front while building reserves for a renewed drive. The Eighth Army spokesman said the eastern front offensive appeared to have petered out, though Tokyo sources warned of a west wall buildup signaling another major push against Americans, British, and South Koreans guarding the 100 to 110 mile line toward Pusan.
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P.reuter
Pusan
Eighth Army
Korea
Nestern
Tokio
Convoys Press Through As Heavy Attacks Break Lines
War dispatch reports convoys pushing through under heavy attack as United States forces fight defense along the Snake River corridor. Center sectors see intense shelling and repeated counterattacks with U S troops retreating to positions near Teese and Tee Pra Careky while preparing for new threats from Cymmpet and Serle areas.
Indonesian Minister Poets Work On Solutions This Year
A garbled OCR note mentions Indonesian minister efforts to solve problems in the year. It references various names and places in a disordered way, implying a discussion of governance and policy challenges without clear details or dates. The fragmentary text alludes to meetings and proposals but remains largely unreadable.
Increased Trade Likely Between Australia and United States
The New York Journal of Commerce reports a likely 58 percent rise in trade between Australia and the United States within months. The Australian Trade Commissioner’s Office cites stronger dollar receipts from wool and other exports, plus American equipment shipments under a 100 million dollar program by the International Bank. Wool earnings could reach about £44.6 million in the next year if prices persist, with meat shipments to hard currency markets continuing.
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New York
Fept
Australia
United States
The
New York Journal of Commerce
Australian Trade Commissioner’s Office
Tas
International Bank
America
United State
Missing Lottery Ticket Solved in Melbourne Rum Bottle
The missing £1000 lottery ticket found in a rum bottle supplied by Victoria distributor C A Tootell. Ticket No 1500290 matched a £1000 prize after a delayed discovery linked to publicity for Queensland rum. The finder, a party for his married daughter, aimed to honor his granddaughter Anne.
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Melbourne
South Yarra
C. A Tootell
Victoria
Hiverina
Queensland
Tootedll
Head
Tootell Ead
Anne
Austrian treaty talks adjourn without progress in London
In London on September 7 the Austrian peace treaty delegates held their 57th meeting with nine hours of discussion and failed to break the deadlock. The British French and American delegates adjourned the talks until mid December, while the Soviet delegate remained silent.
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London
United States
Price of Tin in London and New York Markets
Price of tin in London on September 7 shows spot at £769 10s and three months at £817 4s 10d. In New York tin stands at 98.25 cents per pound nominal. The report notes market levels for spot and forward tin in both major markets.
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London
New York
Commonwealth wide defence scheme outlined at Premier's conference
At Canberra on September 6 the Premier's conference laid groundwork for a nationwide civil defence plan. Premiers tentatively backed Commonwealth financial aid to states, urged dispersal of vulnerable industry, and discussed cost for services like sewerage water and communications. Fire defence proposed. a Commonwealth-States cost model to be refined after overseas intel. A civil defence expert will consult with states on local needs and shelter regulations.
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Canberra
Commonwealth
T. McDonald
Defence
P A. M. McBride
Australia
Ir. McBride
Miners Trapped Deep Underground in Scotland
In Scotland near Ayrshire a colliery subsidence trapped 128 miners 728 feet below ground at Knockshinnoch Castle. Rescue teams advanced as air remained adequate. Reports say 13 men beneath the fall may have died, but later word confirmed all 128 were accounted for and safe inside a pod chamber with clear air. Rescue efforts continue to create an escape route as dawn approaches.
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Knockshinpock Castle
Ayrshire
Scotland
Daily Mail
John Stevenson
Evening News
Ayrahire
Andrew Houston
Mir
Australian troops in Korea well equipped says Francis
Minister for the Army Mr. J Francis dismissed a Chicago Tribune report that Australian forces in Korea lacked equipment as wholly inaccurate. He noted all food for BCOF is sourced in Australia and praised Lieutenant-General Robertson and Robertagn for administration and supply.
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Sir Horace Robertson
Kores
Francis
Chicago “Tribune
Japan
Australia
Mr. Francis
Korea
Army
Melbourne
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Robertagn
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BCOF
Force
No Early Changes in Currencies Forecast at IMF Meeting
Paris reports from Sept 7 indicate experts at IMF and World Bank talks expect no immediate shifts in currencies except possibly a Pakistan rupee devaluation. Australia’s pound may rise, with reserves boosted by sterling, while non dollar countries aim to watch and wait as dollar demand from the US defense program supports stability.
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International Monetary Fund
International Bank Today
Pakistan
Australia
Britain
Canada
Hungarian purge orders most Catholic orders to cease activities
A Hungarian government decree orders all but four Catholic religious orders to cease activities. It requires 60 orders to assess monasteries within three months. Convents and brotherhoods will have members become teachers in schools under the August 30 agreement. The fate of over 1000 monks and nuns is left to a joint Church-Government committee.
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Budapest
Truman says Big Three ministers to discuss rearming Germany
President Truman said the Big Three foreign ministers in New York and NATO defence ministers would consider rearming Western Germany. He declined to say whether he favored it and added it would be improper to discuss before the ministers have met.
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Washington
Truman
New York
Western
Germany
Few Cars for Home Market in Britain Defence Needs
London dispatch reports Minister for Supply Mrs Straus said Britain’s defence needs are so great that chances of getting cars for the home market are not near. Despite rising production, supply constraints persist as Coventry meeting notes the strain.
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London
AAP
Straus
Coventry
Britain
Kashmir problem explosive says Pakistan foreign minister
London Sept 7 The Pakistan foreign minister told a press conference the Kashmir situation is very explosive urging Britain to use its influence to settle the dispute, which has become of urgent importance.
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London
Pakistan
Kashmir
Britain
Stranded Empire Gildstone Insured at Lloyds for 180000
London dispatch reports the Empire Gildstone ashore off New South Wales was insured at Lloyds for 180000 pounds. Initial news of the stranding prompted a 75 percent coverage assessment, with market views already turning to the ship’s insurability.
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London
New South Wales
Lloyds
Russian Charges Against U S Airmen Bombing Korea
In the UN Security Council, M. Jacob Malik accused U S airmen of indiscriminate bombing of schools during the Korean War. He urged the council to compel U S compliance with international law and halt what he called shameful acts of intervention.
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Korea
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Denials and Reactions at UN on Korea War Actions
U S delegate Ernest Gross denied charges of wide attacks targeting civilians and warned war crimes would be punished by all mankind. Indian, British, and other officials urged caution and responsibility, while seven nations moved to table the Manchuria bombing issue and China, Ecuador, Cuba opposed. the United States abstained.
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United States
M. Malik
Gross
International Red Cross
Red Cross
North Korea
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Armerican
Peiping
China
Ecuador
Cuba
Soviet Resolution Rejected by Security Council over Korea
The Security Council rejected a Soviet resolution demanding the United States stop bombing Korean towns. Nine members voted against, the Soviet Union supported, and Yugoslavia abstained. M. Malik condemned the outcome as illegal and unfair, warning of consequences for those who voted against. The council adjourned until September 11.
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United States
Soviet Union
Jugoslavia
M. Malik
Prisoners murdered by Japanese in Ambon killings
In a War Crimes Tribunal opening, senior prosecutor C V Roeney said six Japanese sailors killed more than 160 Allied prisoners near Luha airfield on February 4. Victims included Australian Dutch and nine American English airmen. executions lasted over three hours with decapitation or bayoneting as revenge for Japanese casualties.
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Ambon
C. V. Roeney
War Crimes Tribunal
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Rooney
Laka
Amcom
Laha
Sasaki
Canadian House rejects secret defence session proposal
Ottawa report says the Canadian House of Commons rejected the Progressive Conservative bid for a secret session on defence by 111 to 64. Leader George Drew urged a confidential debate warning of a Communist threat, while Defence Minister George Claxton was accused of evasion in providing details.
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AAP
Progressive Conservati Party
George Drew
Drew
Mesking
Canada
George Claxton
Works Loan Money Allocations Canberra Report
Official figures show Queensland to receive 16 927 000 pounds in loan money for the current financial year. The Loan Council authorises borrowing of 1 775 409 000 pounds for Commonwealth and State works, with 75 percent advanceable now and the remainder later if needed. Totals by state include New South Wales 26 100 000, Victoria 42 574 000, Queensland 18 927 000, South Australia 19 344 000, Western Australia 16 279 000, Tasmania 13 342 000. Semi-government and local authority borrowing totals 70 671 000, distributed among New South Wales 21 464 000, Victoria 36 356 000, Queensland 10 367 000, South Australia 234 000, Western Australia 850 000, and Tasmania 200 000.
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Queensland
A W Fadden
Fadden
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
West Australia
Tasmania
Victor
Tamas
Commonwealth Finance Ministers to meet in London on September 18
British Commonwealth Finance Ministers will gather in London on September 18 to review goods exported to Russia and assess the sterling to dollar position. The conference, the first since Britain devalued sterling, will also discuss Japanese competition in textiles and Western European economic developments.
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London
British Commonwealth
Russia
Britain
Europe
Bobby Locke to Play in Cairns on October Fifteenth
Plans to bring Bobby Locke, famed international champion, to Cairns for a match on October 15 were finalized after securing a £250 guarantee. North Queensland fans anticipate the event drawing the largest crowd yet for a regional off tournament, with Ray Howarth as a notable Northen champion participant.
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Cairns
Atiens
Cs Beony Lowe
Ray Howarth
Queensland
TUC Conference Rejects Wage Restraint at Brighton
London notes the Trades Union Congress votes to abandon wage restraint and press for immediate equal pay for women, defying Prime Minister Attlee's appeal. Crisis in Labour Government relations looms as the General Council contemplates action and a new wages policy amid devaluation anxieties.
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A.A.P
Trades Union Congress
Brighton
C. BR. Attlee
The
TUC
Britain
Trade Union Congress
Congress
General Council
Troops Board Planes for Final Japan Trip
Australian veterans from Victoria, in summer drill clothing, emplane at Manila airport for the last leg of their flight to Japan aboard Qantas Skyfast. They arrive in Iwakuni after a humid, warm transfer, smiling and in good spirits.
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Manila
Japan
Victoria
Sydney
Qantas Skymaster
Iwakuni
South African wool price record set at Cape Town sale
A new South African wool price record was established at the Cape Town sale today, reaching 150d per pound, beating the previous record set on September 2. The event marks a notable peak in wool pricing for the Cape Town market this season.
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Capetown
Vast Mill and Field Expansion Plan in Bundaberg
The Bundaberg sugar industry aims to invest £3 million in a mill and field expansion programme. At least £1 million will fund mill extensions and improvements, with an equal amount for bringing new land into cultivation and settling assignment allotments in southern districts, said Australian Sugar Producers' Association President W. A. Brand during the International Sugar Cane Technologists visit.
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Australian Sugar Producers’ Association
W. A. Brand
Brand
Plantings Hold Up For Fairymead District Expansion
The board delays declaring new districts south of the Burdekin, delaying plantings as hundreds of cane farmers seek assignments. Fairymead Sugar Co. Ltd. aims to expand production beyond one million tons yearly, with irrigation and regional electricity pivotal to growth. Overseas technologists tour Fairymead and Binjera, admire the two row cane cutter, and note automation contrasts with Hawaii's labor shift.
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Mosman
Brand
Fairymead Sugar Coy. Ltd
A. A. N. Young
Queensland
Fairymead
Bingera
Fifth Column Purge in France
Paris Sept 7. The French Government launched the largest fifth column purge since 1933, arresting dozens of aliens and banning parties. Over 100,000 Spanish refugees in France face forced deportation as police seize political materials and shut down the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia Pyrenees France.
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Snce
Artord
Germany
Bpaoish
France
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Unified
Socialist Party of Gatalonia
Pyrenes
Communist Party
Mundo Obrero
Peace preservation and Western unity against Russia
British minister Mr J Strachey spoke in Lanark urging Russia to heed Western democracies United against any attack. He warned Britain cannot match 175 Russian divisions alone but stressed the Western world can mobilize forces of similar strength. He urged each side to guard its own frontiers and strive for peace.
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London
J Strachey
Lanark
Scotland
Russia
Keey
Strachey
Britain
Arctic survival drill for Royal Navy begins this year
Royal Navy personnel are set to commence a survival drill in the Arctic Ocean this year. The exercise aims to test endurance in extreme cold conditions and validate survival techniques and equipment.
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Royal Navy
Arctic
Cane crop prospects noted near Bundaberg
Industry authorities report cane yields at Bundaberg around 40 tons per acre with averages near 50 tons. Progress in Dew cane varieties and other improvements are linked to a 60 percent production increase. Dr BE Brandes of the USDA cites better tonnage and cane quality versus years past.
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Buser
United States Department of Agriculture
BE. W. Brandes
Tom Nage
Bundaberg
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