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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
3
Queensland candidates fill the United Australia Party Labour and independent lines for the 10 Queensland seats. The list names Senators, ministers, clerks, canefarmers, tailors and workers from multiple parties including Labor, Liberal, Country Party, and Protestant Labour, with several officials and party workers named alongside.
A Brisbane conference on Local Authorities was reported with broad attendance. His Excellency the Governor opened the session. The Minister for Health outlined ARP measures and proposed local authority dumps for waste metals salvage, with proceeds to patriotic bodies. Debates covered proxy voting, executive representation, and voluntary versus compulsory funding, ending without agreement.
A weekly council meeting discussed securing free carriage of wool and stock for patriotic funds. Attendees included WH Corbett chairing with TW Uemsley OL Sualth CE Francis M L Williams J A McGrory G Taylor and others. They agreed to request railway department data and push for free rail access for wool and stock for patriotic purposes.
Proceedings record a Morven council meeting where charges for removing stock from reserve were debated and a plan to notify drovers about fees was approved. The assembly also considers excavation permits, grassland work, and requests to restore services, with several members and officers named.
A brief notice lists A Mengel at 151 Campbell Street Toowoombra Qi offering palets and chicks for cockersis with teary CE available from June. Book early by ordering. contact phone 1212.
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