Strikes Endure as Union and Graziers Question Tribunal
After months the shearers strike rests on an implied admission that the Conciliation Commissioner erred. Both graziers and workers have suffered as the industrial tribunal’s award is unsettled. The interim settlement of £7 8s is seen as a compromise under protest. The piece urges respect for tribunal decisions while noting the need for lawful remedy when courts err and warns against rewarding past mistakes by officials.
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Shearers
Freshness In Child Artists Exhibition Opens
The fifth annual child art show features a wide range of subjects from conventional to unconventional. Winner in the younger 6-8 group is Jose ia her The Painter. G Duncan, president, notes overall improvement over last year and traces child maturity across group displays. Exhibition runs 2 to 5 pm this weekend and 7:30 to 9:30 pm next week, with venues at Jay School Infants' and Canberra Technical College.
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Ina Young
G. Duncan
Jay
jGrimt Infants
Canberra
Meever
New Australian import cuts push manufacturers to export
The government slashes imports to a near irreducible minimum guiding licensing to £650 million annually. The move pressures Australian manufacturers to expand exports amid a currency crisis. Industry leaders warn prolonged car import limits risk unemployment and harm overseas car makers’ investments. The government pledges to attract foreign investment and secure overseas loans to ease the position.
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Tam
Australia
Blood Test Not Direct Evidence Opened By Science
Melbourne physicist Sir Stanton Hicks argued a blood test cannot prove intoxication directly but provides highly accurate indication of drunkenness. He noted blood testing is scientific and useful for courts, already adopted in all American states and used in Sweden for two decades. He spoke at a legal medical conference in Melbourne.
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Melbourne
Stanton Hicks
Stanton
Jalde ‘University
Gina Morrow
Sweden
Science of Pharmacology
Victorian Firm Proclaimed Under Special Investigations Act
Melbourne stock shares suspended after proclamation of Freighters Ltd under the Special Investigations Act. Governor in Council acts on law officer recommendation. Attorney General must confirm prima facie need for investigation to protect the public shareholders or creditors.
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Melbourne
Freighters Ltd
Companiee
Melbourne Stock Exchange
Royal yacht Britannia sails for Clyde to meet Duke
The Royal yacht Britannia sailed from Portsmouth for the Clyde last night. The Duke of Edinburgh will join later this week and race Royal Dragon against Bluebottle on Saturday in the Royal Yacht Club centenary celebrations.
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Royal Yacht
Clyde
Reuter
Britannia
Portamouth
Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Cly
Matron’s Work Toward Fund Donation Highlighted
A report from Canberra Community Hospital notes Matron Bennett’s efforts prompting a £5 donation to the Matron Bennett Testimonial Fund. Mrs C Miners endorses Bennett’s fine work, praising caring services and community support observed at the hospital.
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Cornell
Matron Bennett
Mra. C
Enidel
Ron Bennett
Canberra
Skilled migrants fuel Australia's postwar economy
Australian war migrant workers, many skilled tradesmen, underpin housing and industry projects from the Snowy schemes to new refineries. Data shows migrants represent high shares of tradesmen in building, with numbers of foremen carpenters bricklayers and more, while selection officers ensure migrants meet skilled status for entry.
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Te Enowy Mountains
Australia
Uas
Peercien
Techienowkills
Giaziers
Cera
Local Union Award Increases For Public Services Staff
A union backed move grants new classifications and pay boosts for workers at the Bull's Head area, including travel time allowances of 30 minutes each way. The award adds 13/6 for maintenance tasks and introduces a margin of 45 for assistants, plus a new week of recreational leave for street cleaners. Public service staff face seven day shifts with revised Saturday duties to cover basins and toilets, while tree and shrub crews receive higher weekly rates from 24/4 to 35/.
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Soeene
Findlay
Bull's Head
Brewalt
Martyrdom for Bishops in Red Prisons
Catholic bishops imprisoned or hindered in Communist countries are named as members of the Collegium Cultorum Martyrum. The college preserves the cult of early Christian martyrs and will commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of persecution by Roman Emperor Valerian next year.
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Vatican City
Reuter
Emror Valerian
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