Railways to halt services amid wage dispute
A hearing between the department and the Bolters' Association of Australia adjourned for a week as Chief Stamps Superintendent Mr Davies warned stalling work could idle about 40 locomotives weekly. Passenger services risk cancellations including weekend trains, with potential end to eastbound services if the dispute continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.S.W
Bolermakers’ Basiety of
Australia
Davies
Davies Aniaine
Jmne
Italian Buried Alive in Sand in Melbourne
Salvatore Palvo a 36 year old laborer died after being buried under tons of sand at a site described as a battered plant. A bulldozer attempted a rescue, reaching him three hours later six feet below the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Salvatore Palvo
Ildon Das
Falvo
Manning
Nicest Father Fails As Husband in Paris Case
Paris court fines Jean Breton Nene for failure to support his son Migs Wie. He is labeled a "nicest father" in France yet convicted for neglecting maintenance. A court order requires monthly support pending divorce proceedings and the outcome remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jean Breton Nene
France
Migs
Misa
Harrowing Redex Trial Narrows Field With 32 Withdrawals
Report from the Mount Isa to Darwin Redex event notes 32 cars withdrawn amid a brutal stretch from Chumantary to Mount Isa. Only three cars remained on time, many late by six to ten hours. About 206 cars reached Mount Isa for Darwin checks. Sprung frames, mudguards and exhausts failed. Renault and other entries reported major damage. Several crews improvised repairs including fuel-tank improvisations, with three vehicles still in contention, while many competitors abandoned at Mount Isa.
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Chmnautry
MC Tse Ook
Redex
Mt. Jam
Tate
Mt. Ian
Darwin
Falming
Melbourne
Whiteford
W. Pietizen
Renault
Ire Berk
Sydney
Armstrong
Biddeley Sapphire
Alatralian
Brisbane
Ira
Wed Mille Wert
Julia Criek
Aub Mitchell
Muckadilla
X Holden
Txnl
Aires Nours
Ava
Conway
Carrick Fee
Jack Davey
Peter “Antill
Fyshwick
Act
Ry Gur Forrest
Canberra
Hid
Huteton
Mt. Ta
Stapdard Motorn
W. Wilcox
Metourne
Vanguard
JR. Murray
Bond
G. W. Patterson
Vic
A Murry
Peskin
NBW
Fond Valad
Pty
Preaton’ Motors
Jones and
Thamson
Mel.bourne
Molden
Graziers Take Second in Fat Lamb Contest in ACT
Wing Bros of Parkwood in the Southern Tablelands gained second place in the 1954 Fat Lamb Breed competition conducted by the Department of Agriculture with Rural Bank cooperation. First prize went to Messrs Stuart and Kynock of Most Vale who also entered a Romney ram.
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Wing Bros
Parkwood
Tablelands
Asc
A.C T
Departmen of Agriculture
Trade Pact Redundant Exchange Seeks Ottawa Era Revisions
Australian government plans to formally ask Britain to remove two or three controversial articles from the present trade agreement. Mr Withall of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures says the ideas, written into the 1932 Ottawa Conference draft, became redundant and unacceptable to Australian manufacturers. A formal request could be conveyed by diplomatic exchange.
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Athe Withal
Withall
Ue Associted Chambers of Manufactures
Ottawa
Chamber of Manufactures
The
Said
Britain
Ampoten Exchange of
Diplomati
Glove Imports Threaten Local Qutpat
Glove imports threaten a local market in unclear trade disputes. No concrete figures or entities are readable due to OCR corruption. The fragment hints at regional economic tensions and potential impact on vendors. Further legible text needed for precise detailing.
Women Endorsed For Aged Housing Scheme Committee
Delegates to the NCW proposed appointing Sita Rue as spokesman and endorsed a plan to establish a government funded aged housing project. The proposal includes about 20 cottages and 15 20 acres for gardens and recreation, with a voluntary auxiliary to assist and open amenities to the community.
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Sita
NCW
Cman
Ormee
van Taut
Col “Ulin
Rel Society
Filia
Canberra
Nancy
Tellin
Higher Margin Claimed for Tree Surgeons
A union reports higher pay margins for arborists, citing aging equipment and safety concerns. The Australian Western Union argues for increased allowances beyond 20 feet, with rates proposed up to 12 percent for hazardous work. Planning officials and union reps discuss protective gear and safer practices, while decision outcomes remain pending.
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Ree Wirgeonuh
Canberra
Thoman Henry
Rawlings
Banger
Parks
Gardene
DepartMent OF the Tatenior Seston
AGT Conciliation Center
B.A. Findlay
Australian Weekern Union
Linge
Limbera
Mr. Findlay
A.C/T
Union For Protective Clothing
Spy Ring Alleged Ties Reported in Industrial Probe
An alleged spy ring linked to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce ropes in ten detainees under a 101 towing investigation. Officials say an employee secreted documents on military supplies. some papers reached an engineer working with foreign agents and a high official of a leftist party, prompting official probes.
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Davies Pharmacy
Kingston
Manuka Pharmacy
Manuka
Condem Rubenstein
Davies, Pharmacy
Manche
Marshall
Amalis
Frawley Bros
Bert Little Motor Body Builder
Lonadale Street
Braddon
Wedallacy
L. C
Thomson
Naikoay and General Carrier
Aerosena
Cloncurry
Mt. Aa. Ht
Graziers
Capital Motors Ltd
Flathead
BREAM
Co-Op Stores
Holden
Oumert
Holle
Hicksen
Sclera
Carl We
Condon
Summer Hill
Alpork
Clarke
Pirie Street
Adelaide
B.A
Ial
Amarele
Tee Oyer
Esmond's Motors Pty. Ltd
Crawford Street
Queanbeyan
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