Farmers' Debt Advances To States Amid Adjustment Act
The Treasurer Mr Menzies announced that the amount advanced to the States under the Farmers Debt Adjustment Act stood at £6,817,000 with total payments to May 31 amounting to £5,745,265. The March 31 farm adjustment value was £17,487,580 and the Loan Council will decide the 1988-49 borrowing for government needs and potential allocation to Commonwealth loan requirements. Including £612,000,000 for further State payments, £5,683,000 remained unpaid to States from that appropriation.
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Menzies
Mengies
Loan Council
Commonwealth
Nature Notes A Cow's Cunning
A humorous sketch on cow behavior highlighting maternal care in hiding calves, delaying milking, and allowing a calf a second suck. It also cites a tale of Androcles and the Lion and compares cows to clever thieves who escape gardens and clotheslines, causing mischief in rural villages.
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Rene
Androcles
Workman Injured After Being Jammed Between Lorries
Edward Bikes, 26, of Causeway, was internally injured when trapped between two lorries at Parliament House yesterday. Police say the vehicles were left in gear. Sir Earle Page interrupted a Supply Bill debate to assist. Bikes was taken to Canberra Community Hospital for treatment.
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Parliament House
Whitehices
Edward Bikes
Causeway
Earle Page
Sikes
Canberra Community Hospital
Bribe Allegations In Swan Hill Cup Inquiry
A report handed to the Victorian Racing Committee details an inquiry into an owner who allegedly offered a starter a bribe of five to ten pounds to influence the Swan Hill Cup race. The horse in question did not place, and evidence was heard regarding the attempted influence on Monday.
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Melbourne
Vistorian Racing
Commonwealth Fellowship Grants For Literary Writers
The Commonwealth Government offers Fellowships from the Commonwealth Literary Fund to writers hindered by circumstances. Awards up to £250 a year for one year may be renewed in special cases. Recipients must devote substantial time to a specified work and may receive financial support for publishing manuscripts of notable literary value.
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Commonwealth
Commonwealth Literary Fund
Nominees for Canberra Community Hospital Board Election
The following candidates have been nominated for election as members of the Canberra Community Hospital Board for the period of two years commencing July. George Frederick Brown of Booroon Dara Street Reid, clerk. John Cheyne Garran of Benshaw Canberra Fast farmer. Ernest Morris Hughes Leichhardt Street Kingston gardener. William Dominic Hurley 105 Causeway Canberra garden. Lawson Daniel MacAndrew Acton Commonwealth Public Servant. Rex Spencer Beaconsfield Millett Dominion Circuit Forrest laboratory assistant. Herbert O Shea Pialligo Avenue Ainslie bus driver. Thomas Wilson White Wentworth Avenue Kingston foreman carpenter.
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Foll Cwing
Canberra Community Hospital Board
George Frederick Brown
Booroondara Street
Reid
John Cheyne Garran
Herbert O'Shea
Pialligo Avenue
Ainslie
Thomas Wilson White
Wentworth Avenue
Kingston
Wool exports rise in 11 months despite value drop
Australia exported 263,901 more greasy wool bales in the 11 months ended May than the prior year, though export value fell by £3,226,255. Greasy wool totaled 2,521,022 bales valued at £35,887,405, while 2,202,061 bales were worth £90,089,660 in the previous year. Scoured wool exports reached 277,006 bales valued at £4,917,769, with fishing nations taking about half the wool exported.
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Australia
I Fish
English Hunt Cup Result for Caerioptic and Galsanis
The Hunt Cup in London today saw Caerioptic win by a length from Galsanis with Greenwich third after 24 starters. Bettin paid 100/8, Caerioptic. 20 Galsonia and 25 Grean wich were other contenders.
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London
Caerioptic
Galsanis
Greenwich
Bettin
Galsonia
Greanwich
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Nature Notes
Lyrebird
Workman
Canberra Hospital
Postmaster-General's Department
Post and Telegraph Act
Post and Telegraph
Commonwealth of Austrasia
Jeneery
Ead
Commonwealth of Aurelia Getatts
Peitel
Adam
Hobart
Termenio
J. A Lyons
W.B
Xsleamen
Winchcombe
Oxroom
Winchcombe, Carson ,Ltd
Garrick Smoke
Garrick
Rae
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