Fire at Bon Accord Country Club injures guest and destroys mat house
Fire at the Bon Accord Country Club Mat House in Springwood destroyed the structure at five this morning. Guests were trapped but rescued. one man, Ernest Westrip of Foster Shoes Ltd, suffered serious head and back injuries while evacuating with help from a ladder and improvised rope. The blaze caused panic and many guests lost belongings as staff and residents escaped with assistance from others.
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Sydney
Te Bon Accord Country Club
Springwood
Iafety
Ernest Westrip
Fosters Shoes Ltd
Bus Dispute Spurs Government Action Call in London
Labour MP Dr Salter urged government intervention to resolve the bus strike described as a life disruption. Prime Minister Attlee asked workers to back busmen and denied plans for a national stoppage during the Coronation. Hyde Park May Day rally drew about 30 000 including many unemployed busmen as tube stations faced crowding and closures.
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London
Salter
Labour
M.P
Major Attlee
Hyde Park
Marble Arch
Oxford
Piccadilly
Tower of Babel
Industrial Court weighs new ward for shop assistants
The Full Bench of the Industrial Court resumed today to consider a new ward for shop assistants in metropolitan and Newcastle areas. Justice Browne said she could sympathise with small shopkeepers and urged a body to express views. She suggested writers contact the Industrial Registrar with details of their needs and changes.
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Metro- Politan
Newcastle
Justice Browne
Court of Inquiry Opens on Bus Strike
An official Court of Inquiry into the bus strike opened this morning amid protests that the body is not an arbitratory panel. The unions pledge to aid a calm de liberation of their claims while tube trains manage the added pressure on a pleasant spring day.
Amazing Escape In Plane Spin Ends With Fatality
In Romford a 23 year old aviator chemist Douglas Gee warned passenger Claude Occroft of an impending spin. Gee failed to recover and died as the aircraft remained upside down. Occroft, strapped in, managed to grip the control and land the plane safely.
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London
Romford
Douglas Gee
Claude Occroft
Gee
Ocroft
Odcroft
Community urged to request minimal hours for safety
Report notes officials advising residents not to demand late weekday hours. The crowd showed strong interest in a Protecinga measure, arguing for minimal time needs to protect public welfare.
Booksellers protest censorship delays in Commonwealth system
Australian booksellers urge Customs to lift bans and publish a list of prohibited books. They argue the present demand to check with state collectors is unsatisfactory and hampers trade. The dispute follows last year’s parliamentary uproar over the bans on Brave New World and Farewell to Arms.
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Customs Department
Aldous Huwtley
Arma
Ernest Hemingway
Railways Union outlines agenda at Sydney state conference
Delegates from across New South Wales gather in Sydney for the Australian Railways Union state conference. The 132 item program will span several days as a special committee reviews recent Labour disputes and discusses upcoming awards and future claims to be filed with the commission or referred to reference boards. Retiring President E A Barker frames the referendum as government censure and warns of economic pressure requiring unified action.
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Sydney
Australian Railways Union
A.R.U
E. A. Barker
Labour Party
Abbott
Northern Territory
Barker
Commission
Boards of Reference
Board of Reference
Arbitration Court
Australian Exhibit Aims to Boost Tourism At Singapore Fair
At the Singapore Trade Fair the Australian display targets tourist traffic with 55 000 folders 200 booklets and 2 000 talking point materials distributed to visitors. The stand features travel routes photos koalas and educational material plus eight new sound films. A fruit display from Western Australia and Eastern States fruits and vegetables underscores trade ties with Malaya.
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Australia
Singapore
Department of Commerce
Bali
Netherlands
India
Critchley
Sir Shenton Thomas
Lady Thomas
Western Australia
Mirpil Ideal Skin Lotion Promoted for Skin Relief
Mirpil skin lotion touted for windburn and sunburn relief with cooling properties. It claims to deter mosquitoes when smeared on face and hands, soothe tired feet, and provide post shaving comfort. Describes powder base use and mail order from The W. H. Com stock Co. Ltd in Sydney, with price 20b per bottle.
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W. H. Comstock Co. Ltd
Lang Fi
Aydney
Miller Case Charges against Police Commissioner
Miller, represented by counsel Mr Shand, lodges ten charges with the S P Commissioner alleging bias and discrediting acts by Police Commissioner Mackay. The accusations include improper prejudice against Miller in licensing, misrepresentation to the Premier about Miller's illness, and suppression of Royal Commission reports.
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Sydney
Mackay
Miller
Shand
S.P
Mowld
Miller Wees
Nyngan
Audh Aon
Offaers
Inquiry In Sydney Proceeds On Betting Case
The Starting Price Commission resumed hearings with Sergeant Arthur Keeble recounting Stanley McIntosh’s confession that he lied to his parents about not betting on the arrest day. McIntosh admitted betting and said no further prosecutions would serve a good purpose. The commission adjourned plotting further witnesses and deliberations to tomorrow.
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Sydney
Arthur Keeble
Stanley McIntosh
McIntosh
Keeble
Collings
Nyngan
Miller
Commissioner For Police
Windeyer
Commission
Shand
Markell
Commissioner of Police
Charles William Medhuret
R. Tuckwell
Marrickville
Term Renewed for Royal Commission as Report Due
The term of the 3.P. Royal Commission expired today. A special Executive Council meeting extended until June 30 for Judge Markell to return his report.
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Sydney
3.P. Royal Commission
Executive Council
Markell
Glen's Spear wins Brisbane Cup in tight finish
The Brisbane Cup outcome lists Glen's Spear defeating Tapestry by three lengths with Spear Prince and Ben Soldat following. Tapestry placed second under rider W Cook, in a race marked by Glen's Spear leading from the straight and a close finish.
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Mr. Rivell
Tapesry
Glen's Spear
Spear Prince
Ben Soldat
Glen
Spear
Tapestry
Glen'b Spear
T. Spencer
W. Cook
W. Shipton
May Day Rush Drives Commonwealth Loan Subscriptions
More than £3,000,000 of the £7,600,000 Commonwealth loan has been subscribed. The Federal Treasurer noted rising small subscriptions as people with bank deposits wait to lodge their payments after April 30 to earn interest from the date of deposit. Bank deposits have not been seriously drawn down, with trading banks up £21,000,000 and savings banks £3,400,000 over the year. First five days show £900,000 more than the November loan, with £40,000 from Public Trustee Adelaide and other private subscriptions totaling £64,000 and £40,000 and over 500 small subscriptions.
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Federal
Treasury
Adelaide
Kensington Racecard Evening Handicaps and Flying Mile
Kensington racing card lists weights for Wednesday across First and Second Divisions in Jumpers and Flying Handicap events. Notable entries include Prince Maggie Peter, Martingale, Grecian Art, Wattle Day, Valeria, Lenfort, Mazanna, Musician, Master Britta, Inchaquin, and Lancaster One More with detailed weights and race times across divisions and stakes.
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Prince Maggie Peter A
Honan
Raleigh
Martingale
Bronze God
Wattle Day
Prince's Son
Grecian Art
Damelita T
Pashalic
Might Not
Irene More
Midinette
Kensington
Flying Mile
Lancaster
Vaalmogre
Perron
King
Dia- Panhandie
Federal Golf Club Associates Form New Committee
Considerable interest marked the formation of the Associates' Committee of the Federal Golf Club at the Hotel Kingston. Mrs Dixon of the Royal Canberra Golf Club pledged support, trophies were donated by Bransfield Arthur and others, and office bearers were elected with Mrs Edson as patron and Mrs Wallace as president. Intending members are to contact Miss Mateer for details and weekly weekend competitions are planned.
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Federal Golf, Club
Kingston
Dixon
Royal Canberra Golf Club
Bransfield
Arthur
Edson
Wallace
Miss Mateer
Miss Hicks
Young
Stuart
Franklin
Mateer
Gorman House
Canberra
Newcastle Races Second Maiden Adicap and More
Racing results from Newcastle include BULGA BOY winning the Second Maiden Adicap with time 1.134 and 1 length margins, DUNGALA taking Holliday Flying Handicap with time 1.13, and TIMURKHAN prevailing in the Corinthian Cup at 1.27. Second division races feature PANYONG and HEADWIN with close finishes and varied odds across the May Day and Encourage Handicaps.
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Bulga Boy
A.knox
Ran Tan
J. Duncan
Brio
LA. Harvey
Strathbogie
Anton
Thespian Blue
Cranium
Flameze
Tulcona
Diva
Dungala
A. Aylhurst
Speltho
W. Donaldson
Anchor
W. Cook
Green Isle
Night of Love
Kersil
Havilah Gift
Constant Lady
Timurkhan
Mr. J. Barton
Bob Cuff
Mr. R. Watson
Basior
Mr. H. Harding
Elllowood
Quantas
Monte Chrys
Raddon Court
Charroze
E. Reynolds
Nutchell
Bn Saud
Reviver
Miss Petite
Charrose
Eugowra
Eacee
Bobby
E. Mills
Turbine
A. Mulligan
Irish Moon
F. Ryan
Assai
Confab
Toby’s
el Banado
College Lass
Irish Morn
Econd
Ge Ogerate
C. Heath
I Us
KR. James
Elmars
Mona Mac
Auctioning of Markets Markets Slump Hits Wheat Prices
A chaotic market note reports a severe slump in commodity prices with significant losses across trading circles. Wheat prices lead the declines while other staples show downward pressure amid ongoing market uncertainty.
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Sydney
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Valeria
Prince
Cella
Lenfort
Mazanna
Master Britta
Dark Stain
Ie Si Brian
Queen
la Chanson
Heroic Baron
Thorn
Torch & O
Judith An- Accord
Tom Perle
Purkoom
Verdeyer
Inchaquin
Voh
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Son
My Dear
Parthenon
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Federal Golf Club
Puglig
Institute OF Anatomy
Sloper Park Infante
Nasiooal Ways
Arsan
Bhia
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Cargill
Big Gun Dairy
Bushwick
Nother Buff
Masonic Hall
Harry O'Brien
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R. A. McKillop
Wena
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