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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 30, 1952
Page
1
A reader column voices views on the forty hour week and rising prices. Yes to value for work, arguing more production and a return to a longer week could lower costs and restore prosperity.
The board reviewed a vehicle bid during the week but failed to meet the reserve price. Only three bids were received for the Wehrle 1840 model, starting at 180 pounds and ending at 206 pounds 15 shillings, below the reserve.
In the Court of Petty Sessions Walter Angus Hupter pleaded guilty to stealing tan shoes from James J. Gleason. Police said the culprit bought a new pair on May 26 and stored them at the Royal Hotel. under a bed a piece of wrappy paper linked the shoes to the theft. The 50 year old stockman was sentenced to 25 days and ordered to return the shoes.
The Katigrmsct Shine Connell decides to discontinue power house operations by end of June affecting two labourer jobs. Council reports £20,000 available for electricity contracts, with £35,000 spent in the last month and over £20,000 spent on related works.
The Longresh Hospital Board reports the Department of Health and Hoc Afarts has approved a tender of £5880 for a proposed Medical Amount Muttaburta residence. The chairman and secretary are authorized to sign an agreement with the contractor and seek a temporary £ loan if needed.
The Private Secretary to the Governor confirms arrangements for Dr Allan Vickers to meet Sir John and Tady Lavatuck in Yarake on 20 June. Bg Pane accompanies Dr Vickers and will stay several hours. The Governor aims to meet the visitors and notes the informal entertainment.
A damaged OCR excerpt notes hospital concern over laxity and a newborn or patient reference. The readable words reference care, age, and a possible medical or administrative context without clear names or places.
A garbled report notes a council receiving a strychnine related item and mentions the Stock Movement Board. A council member criticizes the delay while another says responses were given within two weeks. Text is frayed with many OCR errors.
Film producer Charles Chauvel accompanied by his wife passed through Longreach on Thursday en route to the Northern Territory. He plans to base his next film on cattle action in the Territory, with heavy equipment moving ahead. Chauvel expects filming to commence soon despite ongoing funding and production uncertainties.
The report states each cottage costs £4350 with the council planning to erect twelve cottages this year. Labour and materials are accounted for with five cottages already under way and work to begin on the side of the road, at a rate of one cottage per month and a £1000 penalty for delays.
Record nominations indicate over 70 entrants expected in the Singlet championship with events planned in Barcaldine, Winton, Iughengan and Too wooni. Play starts Saturday morning at 9 o clock with a full day schedule and continued rounds.
Fragmentary text mentions transfer and service identifiers with unclear names and dates, obstructing precise event details. No definite people or organizations can be confirmed from the readable content.
A garbled account describes a hotel fire and a scattered narrative about events at a hotel, with references to extinguishers, water, and a theater blaze. Mentions include Curries and a plan to watch a chain between posts, plus stray notes about old tools and a warning phrase small world.
The text provided is severely garbled with no coherent names dates or events to summarize. No readable facts or entities present to identify a real news item or notice.
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