Wheat shipment update from depot amid farmer sales shift
Fragmented report notes a harvest near 65 000 bushels with Feaene scene and Pete near the depot receiving service. Wheat will be conveyed to ACT as difficulties may raise direct farm sales.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1952
Page
2
Fragmented report notes a harvest near 65 000 bushels with Feaene scene and Pete near the depot receiving service. Wheat will be conveyed to ACT as difficulties may raise direct farm sales.
A man is charged with the murder of Wie and is to be held after hospital treatment in Fremantle. Balmer, father of ten, connected to the case, is mentioned in the report.
Rescue teams press on after a maritime disaster with limited signs of life. A lifeboat from the Treightar was spotted yesterday but no survivors were found nearby as the search continues.
Primary producers and unions press for action amid falling rural output. They urge pasture and fodder conservation, grain sowing, and supply measures. The Australian Meat Board and government ministers plan meetings to address looming food shortages and boost production.
Mr Mackinnon speaking at Albury on February 18 1920 outlined Liberal support for rural aid. He urged farmers to adopt sound policies as the Albury committee reviews primary industries and reports back to the government amid rising food production and population growth.
Governor-General Bir William McKell to open the third Citizenship Convention in Canberra. About 200 delegates are expected. The program includes immigration discussions, an exhibition of migrant children’s school work at Albert Park, and events at Parliament House and the Capital Theatre during January.
A driver reportedly lost control of a car causing a across road mishap near SRISBANE on a Thursday. Police describe the scene as a minor collision with no serious injuries reported.
Fragmentary OCR text references politics and taxation but lacks coherent event details or identifiable entities to summarize into a full item.
The Postmaster General announced three new postage stamp issues to commemorate the Royal Visit. A red stamp with Princess Elizabeth, a blue stamp and a brown 1/6 stamp feature the Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh. Stamps go on sale as soon as possible after the tour's start and will remain for about three months.
The notice lists Lottery No 462 and numbers 14307 and 40745 tied to syndicate members including Mian M Letchhard and PR Byrnes along with Mrs D Ells and Denson Birt as involved in a drawing event. The fragment hints at a principal station and street references for the drawing location.
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