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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
2
The report notes initial withdrawals by American bidders from Australian wool auctions in April with prices averaging 882. per lb, higher than March and more than double April 1950 levels. It covers total wool values, unsold stock, and seasonal bale figures, comparing with prior years.
Sydney prices firm as wool auctions reported good competition from the United Kingdom and the continent. Local mills supplied greasy merino and other wools, with buyers seeking length and quality amid a resilient market.
Well-grown pastoral clips met keen competition at the Adelaide wool sales. The market for good quality fleece was firm with a hardening tendency. Top price reached 21334.
Paris dispatch reports the Foreign Mumimers' Deputies held a brief session yesterday, lasting under one minute. The gathering capped eleven weeks of talks as part of the La Midam agenda for a Big Four Foreign Ministers meeting.
A NSW parliamentary debate outlines proposed amendments to industrial law. Key aims include standardising wage rates across the state, extending long service leave, enabling wage recovery within 12 months, ensuring deductions appear on pay envelopes, and granting union rights to enter premises for award policing. The bill also seeks to extend jurisdiction over union ballots and remove a 1918-era barrier on defending territory after illegal strikes, with a focus on fairness for country workers.
London reported wool prices may rise again with a brisk market if U S demand strengthens. The Financial Times notes American civilian buying has been weak, while U S textile patterns echo past cycles. A renewed uptick in U S consumption could restore wool and textile balance and avert shortages.
Gas rationing will be introduced in Sydney starting tomorrow after a dispute involving five workers at the Australian Gas Ligat Co Mortlake works. The plan aims to provide full gas supply for three meat day and will operate after the breakfast load. Industrial registrar Welbourn said the Federal Conciliation Commissioner would hear the dispute on Friday.
Refugees in snowy Europe report threats and repression in Communist cities as they seek aid from Australia. They cite job losses for wives, fear potential suicide, and pressure to join unions. German workers warn of Communist influence and urge ministerial action via the United Nations. Seventy-one Germans work on the Snowy scheme. forty-four joined unions, 27 seek more time to decide.
Japanese cabinet decisions surfaced in a terse AAP Reuters report from Tokyo noting a plan to appeal to the relevant authority about wheat import participation. The item cites the Internal Agency and the Prime Minister’s Office as central actors in the late day briefing.
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