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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1949
Page
6
Norman Angell argues in the December Reader's Digest that Britain's socialised industry creates an impossible dilemma for trade unions as the state becomes their employer. Workers demand higher wages and shorter hours, but the government also funds and directs the industries they bargain with, leaving unions torn between two masters.
In the Northern District Association premiership, Moonyoonooka edged Dongara by fourteen runs at Moongoonooka. Patten top scored with 47 in 20 minutes, while J Giles took five for 32 to star with the ball. Dongara's total fell well short after a rapid start, with Ritchie claiming two key wickets and Beeson contributing 18.
Weather driven tail winds enable long distance flying on dog leg courses. Tail wind advantage altered transcontinental routes from North Dakota to Texas, with over 24 Atlantic tracks and about 30 Pacific options. Pressure pattern tech reports conditions to 30,000 feet and wind directions at altitudes. Airlines adopt and test the system, though short flights see little gain.
In a pre premiership Upper Chapman Association match at Nagaling ground Nagaling batted first and posted 111 led by M Gray 33 and H Culloton 25 not out Bo Simpson bowled superbly taking seven wickets for 27. Yuna replied for 38 all out as K Stokes took seven for 14 aiding Nagaling's win while other bowlers contributed.
The following services will be held in district churches on Sunday. Greenough Anglican Parish offers Holy Communion at 10 30 am and Evensong at 3 30 pm at Walkaway Spin and Naragulu. Greenough Dongara Methodist Circuit schedules 11 am in Dongara and 3 pm in Greenough with Rev. T L Nicholls from Geraldton preaching at both venues.
Operation Pitcairn on remote Pitcairn Island sees a doctor operate for appendicitis amid primitive conditions. A merchant navy cadet and island nurse assist as the ship’s crew and 120 island residents watch through the open dispensary. The surgeon completes the operation with a torch, then later treats a second patient aboard the same ship.
A South Wales firm markets a hydraulic loader that converts a farm tractor into a multi use machine. It collects sacks of corn hay and loads them on a carrier, cleans yards without driver, and with bucket attachments can bulldoze and sweep hay. The design uses tubular beams and hydraulic pistons powered by the tractor lift lever, with no separate drive components.
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