Duke of Gloucester Lends Plane to Save Boy's Life
The Duke of Gloucester lent his private Avro Anson to fly seven year old Graham McFeeters from Yass to Sydney for an urgent blood transfusion. A road ambulance carried him 30 miles to Fairbairn airfield, then the plane flew to Mascot where an ambulance awaited for the final transfer to the Children’s Hospital, Camperdown. The operation followed attempts at transfusion in Yass Hospital which had exhausted the boy’s main veins. doctors deemed immediate treatment in Sydney essential to his survival.
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Duke of Gloucester
Graham McFeeters
Bert McFeeters
Yas
Graham
Yass Hospital
Fairbairn Aerodrome
Sydney
Children’s Hospital
Camperdown
Yana Hospital
Sydney Children's Hospital
Sharp
Yass
Castello
CO. Raaf
Government House
Donaldson
R.A. A
Mascot
McVeeters
Canberra
Bowling Carnival Sydney Thuretay secures sectional titles at Country Week
Thuretay and Downey win sectional games as the Country Week Carnival narrows to the inter sectional finals. Notable upset sees I Lowe (BHP) eliminated in the singles, while Dawney of Thuroul remains a four time champion and advances with inter sectional winners. Results list Meadall, Scott, Antelife, Fawcett, Thommeny, McMillan, Bweeney, Cavanagh, Fox, Halpin, Chandler and others in early rounds and third rounds across INGLES PAI and related events.
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I. Lowe
BHP
Dawney
Thuroul
PAI
Thommeny
McMillan
Corrimal
D. Marshall
McKinstry
Bweeney
Gray
Boolaroo
D. Smith
Ross
C. City
Cavanagh
Adamson
Camb
D. Coleman
Griffith
Narrabri
Fox
Brack
D. Crofts
Black
Blayney
Halpin
Barrett
Byron Bay
D. Cavanagh
Abel
Vernon
Iatington
Chandler
Moore
Tram conductresses to be replaced in Sydney stock sale
Sydney markets report light sheep and lamb yarding at Flemington saleyard with 21 268 head, prices advancing for sheep and firm for lambs. In Sydney, 960 women to be affected as bus and tram conductresses are replaced by ex-servicemen. Prime bullocks and steers show varied prices, with strong demand for beef products and a shift in transport staffing policy starting tomorrow.
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Sydney
Flemington Saleyarda
Mallufactory
Visiting Professors Plan Leave for Australia
The article notes that a visiting professor of American history at Sydney University will depart the United States for Australia around the end of May. It mentions his status at American University and his forthcoming tenure abroad.
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S"herve Una
Sydney University
United States
Australia
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Ingles
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Adama
Haimistop
Scott
Thirroul
Lewin
Antelife
Brockton
Kendall
Fawcett
D. Brennan
Downey
Boolaroa
Homebush Stock Sale
Qantas
Hughes
Chifley
Anstat
Qantas Empire Ey Airway
Wiralia
R. A. McKillop & Co
Alinga Street
City
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Riley
Morris
Australis
Commonwealth Savings
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