Odds and ends from Australia and beyond in brief
A range of short items includes a Bathurst man fined for firing at wood ducks, an 88-year-old in Chicago seeking his sister from 1881, and a note on 500000 Smiths and 350000 Jones in England. Reports cover dog poisonings in Moreton, a Gunnedah fine for denying water to a dog, sausage shortages due to skin imports, NSW mill workers repaying 3 pounds, a WHA pilot trainee aiming to break the sound barrier, and Queensland petrol stations forced to sell goods to survive a market move.
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Bathurst
Mai
Canberra struggles for power in Menzies Evatt era
Canberra debates reflect a power struggle in Parliament between Prime Minister Menzies and Opposition Leader Evatt. Evatt broadens Labor appeal while Menzies seeks party unity amid banking reforms and looming elections. Coronation week shifts energy to party rooms as Bate and Wentworth push banking changes. Red Cross sets peacetime fundraising records with December and June button days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Menzies
Liberal Country Party
H. V. Evatt
Dr. Evatt
Labor Party
Labor
Zies
Evatt
Jeff Bate
William Wentworth
Nsw
House of Banking
Senate
Australia
Bate
Ameruoments
Commonwealth Trading Bank
Commonwealth Bank Board
Bate- Wentworth
Commonwealth Bank
Mr. Bates
My Menzies
William McKell
George VI
George the V
George V
Duke of York
Perkins
Smerkins
Red Cross
Red Cross Day Committee
J. Lavett
Rural automatic phone exchanges expand across Australia
The Postmaster General states rural automatic exchanges rose to record levels in the past three years with 121 added last year, 480 in operation, and 406 more on hand. He credits Liberal and Country Party MPs for pressing needs and lists NSW exchanges opened across Calare Cowper Farrar Gwyder Lyne Macarthur New England Paterson Richmond Riverina Robertson electorates with names and locations.
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Mir
Antthony
Anthony
Liberal and Country Party
New South Wales
Calare
Bland
Woonbinna
Finnacle Road
Springside
Cowper
Greenridge
Horseshoe Cr
Sawtell
Leelands
Southgate
Tanglebung
Woolgoola
Farrar
Bowna
Bungowanuah
Hopefield
Lewisdale
Maxwell
Osborne
Rand
Sandigo
Wantagong
Winchendon Vale
Wymab
Gwyder
Kittle Plain
Lyne
Ens Tinence
Wapra
Macarthur
Foxground
Glenbrook
New England
Dungowan
Farracabad
Kootingal
Ingleba
Upper Manilla
Redfiestone
Red Range
Tenterden
Waloma
Wandsworth
Paterson
Bureen
Largs
Lochingar
Muscle Creek
Richmond
Ban
H. L Anthony
Words of Wisdom on hunger and democracy dangers
Premier Cahill warned that an envious world and food shortages threaten free democracies as Asia’s underprivileged populations grow. Archie Cameron interrupted debates while Calwell joked about Hitler and Stalin. India released over 280 million gallons of kerosene in 1971 72, up 4 percent from 1950/51.
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Cahill
Asia
Archie Cameron
Calwell
Hitler
Stalin
India
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Chicago
Joseph H. Hammer
England
Wales
Jones
Ares
Michael Joseph Dargan
Gunnedah
Royal Air Force
Queensland
Rom
Parliament House
Bates
Wentworth
Macarthur T
Cliftons Pty., Ltd
NEW Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency CO. Limited
Marsh Walters & Scott
Auctioneers & Stock
P.O. Box
Tamworth
Marsh Walters
Scott Tamworth
RURAE
Ora Poinit
Gooncengerry
Keevrong
Piggabeen
Tumbulgum
Id Tyalgum
Riverina
Chlinroobie
Koraleigh
Tharbogang
Yarranjeery
Robertson
Cathering Hill Bay
Toukley
British Bedford
Bedford Engineering Leadership
Vauxhall Motors Ltd
Bedford
Ledford After Sale
GME
M.A.C
G.M.A.C
Sf Bhp
of & Tm - Bedford
W.B
Eaton
Clifton
Ford
Tour
Ssr
TY. Limited
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