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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
2
A long account describes Hungarian workers under a police state system with quotas, weekly pay cuts, and forced education programs. It notes factory foremen acting as police agents, a new industrial elite, and mass crossings to Austria as costs of repression rise.
Mr W E Smiles of Parkes Public Library calls for extending free children’s libraries beyond Parkes to Trundle Tullamore Bean Gate and other Goobang Shire communities. He cites co operation with Goobang Shire Council and Parkes Library committee to provide access to books and educational material for youngsters.
Eight of nine directors resigned to hospital secretary F C Waltham on Monday. Mir J F Moore absent. future status unknown. Resignations followed protest against Mr J P Gibbes appointment by the Hospitals Commission in Sydney. The board advertised for two vacancies but received no public response. Gibbs also resigned after the commission’s decision was known.
A party representative recalls foremen speaking to workers, warning that there would be few Communist workers in free countries. He notes an adverse foreman report can cost livelihoods and even lead to catastrophe and death.
A party of 45 Anglican youths including Trundle boys Barnes and Coster visited Nyngan for part of the May school holiday. They paraded at Eversong led by the choir and clergy, with Grange Boys’ banner. At St Mark’s Church 14 Young Anglicans were admitted and received badges as the service filled the church.
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