Victoria District Turf Club Opens Season With December Meeting
Victoria District Turf Club announces the opening meeting at Utakarra on Monday December 26 Boxing Day. The six event program lists weights for Wonthella Handicap and Second and Third Class Hacks, with contenders such as Dodger Rocklee Carabul Solfuriel Breakaway Tree Shot and Night Life among others. Additional handicaps include One Mile and About 140 Yards and the Northampton and Geraldton events with packed fields and varied weights.
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Victoria District Turf Club
Utakarra
Rocklee
Carabul
Dennis
Gothita
Panto Jack
Solfuriel
Wales
Terra
Central
G. Warrior
Tipperary
Roanlly - Helen
Bold Bruce
Night Life
Magdalene
Canberra Diary On Menzies New Government Ambitions
The Liberal-Country coalition plans to push urgent promises before Labor recovers from electoral defeats. Petrol rationing may end by summer with British fuel pools guiding early 2024 policy. Parliament opens with a likely Archie Cameron speakership, while Labour strategizes to stall Mensies-Fadden plans and possibly trigger double dissolution.
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Liberal-Country Party
Labor Party
EB. G. Menzies
Bowsers
McKell
Lberal-Country Party
Archie Cameron
Labor
People of Australia
Senate
Melbourne
Liberal
Mensies
House of Representatives
Met
Heavy holiday visitation floods Geraldton with tourists
Geraldton welcomes a Christmas New Year rush as private homes take overflow stays and caravans fill West End Beach. Visitors arrive from Murchison, inland wheatbelt towns, Perth and beyond by Omni bus and rail road service, with Abrolhos Islands and Murchison River camps fully booked December 28 to January 2. Beer stocks abundant for the season. tobacconists report imports in stock while Australian packed brands are scarce.
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Liberal
Country Party
Parliament House
Labor
Commonwealth Public Service
Brains Trust
Commonwealth Bank
Coombs
Australian National Airlines Commission
Coles
External Affairs Department
John Burton
Department of Information
Canberra
Menses
Geraldton
Mrr
J. McKay
West End
Murchison Goldfields
Wheatbelt
Perth
Midland Railway Company
Victoria
Victual Jerm Association
Tx 8 Nevile
Socil
Christmas and New Year Holidays Arrangements Announced
The Chief Inspector of Factories announced holiday rules for the season. Workers under specific awards observe their holidays, others follow shop hours. On the following Monday January 2nd 1950 many shops will close early with limited hours for certain trades and chemist and tobacconist shops operating restricted times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir
F. W. Warman
Ornament Compact Prices in Gilt and Enamel Arts
Two small display entries for vanity compacts with prices. Compact (A) in gilt or gilt with black band from Stratton at 2 pounds 8 shillings 6p, gilt bone finish, similar shape 55 shillings. Compact (B) dainty enamelled design, priced 12 shillings 3 pence and 14 shillings 3 pence.
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Lee
Vogue
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Philips
Clee
Rootes
England
Humber
Sunbeam Talbot
Bailey Motor Co. Ltd
Yorkes
W.A
Seu
Skager Bailey Motor Co. Ltd
Skipper Bailey Motor CO. Ltd
Hay Street
Fate OF Brains
Stanly
Foster-McClellan Co
Buffalo
New York
London
Sydney
Raldton Newspapers Limited
Tel
Gent
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