The Duke's Sense of Duty and Royal Service
Dermot Morrah observes Prince Philip as a dutiful consort who sacrificed personal ambition for royal duty. The Duke meets working people, leads the National Playing Fields Association, speaks on matters like National Service, and supports Queen Elizabeth II with loyalty and independent judgment. His courage of conviction and respect for his wife are highlighted throughout.
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Queen Flitsberry
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Britain
Royal Navy
Mmt
Heraelf
National Playing Fields Association
Purblie
Queen and Duke Newsreels Set for Majestic Weekends
Majestic Theatre, through Mrs. G I Hughes, will screen weekly newsreels of the Royal visit to Fiji and New Zealand. From February 12 to March 1, showings cover Fiji, Rotorua, Wellington, Parliament opening, and later Australia tours plus the 1953 Davis Cup. Patrons urged to arrive early for Friday Saturday and Monday screenings.
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Majestic Theatre
Duke of Edinburgh
G.I. Hughes
Fiji
New Zealand
Rotorua
Duke of
Ediinburgh
Wellington
Hughes
Fortune Teller Spoke The Truth
Two women visited a fortune teller who read their cards and foretold court action and family trouble. One prediction proved correct predicting law courts. Mrs. Nita George of Birmingham was fined ten shillings with five shillings costs for pretending to tell fortunes to two policewomen.
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Law Courts
Nita George
Birmingham
Grafton Brewer Plans Major Extensions and Output Growth
Grafton brewery will invest over 600000 in extensions over the next 15 months to lift output by about 10 percent. A new four by forty brick wing adds more fermentation gates and storage tanks. A bottling line upgrade targets 250 dozen per hour. Manager W. Lander cites rapid first year growth and hints at future brewery expansion.
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Lander
Odepquaant
Gloucester sergeant warns locals before Newcastle royal visit
Sergeant G Fairfax of the Gloucester police warns residents traveling to Newcastle for the royal visit to secure their premises and avoid leaving money or valuables lying around.
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G. Fairfax
Gloucester Police
Newcastle
Well Known Show Hack Shot Near Shannon Vale
Farmers express concern over indiscriminate shooters after a famed show hack named Joe was shot in the back in the Shannon Vale paddock. The horse, a cherished mount at local shows, had won many prizes and was being prepared for the Gloucester show next month. Farmers report repeated trespass and careless firearm use on properties, noting these acts pose a major menace to holdings and livestock.
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Joe
Shannon Vale
Carter
Gloucester
Tuna Fishing Industry On North Coast
Six Florence River fishermen plan to establish a tuna operation on the North Coast after Sydney canning officials visited and offered to buy whole catches for overseas markets. They expect to refit within a month as they tap grounds off Wooll Tluka and Yam ha. The Clarence River Fishermen's Co-operative Society led by N. A. Gallagher is involved.
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Grafton
Florence River
Sydney Canning Company
Clarence River
Bowman Farm Bus Route Protest Over School Transport
Bowman Farm residents urge extension of the Gloucester bus route to ease three mile walks for children. Two five year olds now kept home. several families may stop sending their children to Gloucester school. A deputation urged the area education director in Newcastle, Mr Drake, to extend service to Kia Ora Lane end, arguing current routing drains riders and omits many Bowman Farm children. Headmaster noted an uptick in Bowman Farm riders this year.
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Bowman Farm
Cloucester
Preasnt
Gloucester
Bowmast Farm
Newcasile
Drake
Mesera
Relf
Go Merchant
Berom
Stringybark Bridge
Hantill
Tt Wan
Kin-Orn
Stringer Hart Bridge
Gloseemer
HL T Shepherd
Amul
Pere Fington
Rowman Farm
Shinneybark Bride
Gloecester Petnot
Bucketts Road
Bowman Peer
Shepherd
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Akubras
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Woodrows
Garners
P.O
Charles Hope
Bennett
Dermot Morrah
Prince Philip of
Greece
Denmark
Fein
Willy
Hia
the Duke OF Edinburgh
K.G
Majestic
Thomas Cowan & CO. Pty. Ltd
L. W. Reynolds
BOX
Street & Parish
H. Nelson
Raedware
Taree
BR. D. Redman
Dungog
J. Stubbings
Gresford
Thomas Cowan
Grafton Brewer
Pstiet
North Coast
Lowry’'S Frock Salon
Gloucester 157
Axminster
P.c
Thar
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