Fire break regulation debate in Northern Australia
At Gladstone the Northern Bush Fires Association discussed rail line firebreaks and a proposed regulation. Hon M McIntosh explains railways should not be insurer of fires, landowners must maintain breaks, and any regulation must balance landowner duties with railway accountability to avoid heavy damages.
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Mr. Hawker
Northern Bush Fires Association
Gladstone
Railways Department
M. McIntosh
Railways Commissioner
Queensland
Northern Bush Fire Association
Bush Fires Advisory Committee
South Australa
London wool market sees high prices as auctions begin
Widespread demand lifts prices across all descriptions in the opening of the year’s final auction series on November 17 and 19 in London. Reports from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa indicate firm or stronger prices, with sharp gains on crossbreds and Merinos.
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Australia
London
New Zealand
J.O
Liverpool
Dearer
France
Italy
Firet
Russia
Boston
Mussian
Triplets Born at Crystal Brook Hospital in Gladstone
In a historic birth at Crystal Brook District Hospital on Tuesday December 9, Mrs. Alice Flavel and Kenneth Flavel welcome triplet girls delivered by Dr. W Ian North between 3 30 and 4 00 pm. Total birth weight 183 lbs with individual weights 5 11, 6 1, and 6 9. The hospital and town celebrate. each baby receives a silver mug.
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Crystal Brook District Hospital
Alice Flavel
Kenneth T. Flavel Farmer
Gladstone
W. Ian North
Crystal Brook
Flavel
Kenneth
Atwags
Tweed Heads
New South Wales
Queensland
Ken. Flavel
Fairview
George Flavel
Gems of Thought Quotation Wisdom From Classic Authors
A compact collection of quotations from Disraeli Seneca Mary Baker Eddy and Samuel Johnson. The lines emphasize repetition learning order wisdom and language stability with concise reflective insights. The originators are named and the themes center on knowledge discipline and linguistic value.
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Disraeli
Seneca
Mary Baker Eddy
Senn
Samuel Johnson
Migrant Labor Aids Brick Production
The 150 displaced workers added to the Victorian, South Australian and West Australian brick industries lifted monthly output toward 1989 levels. Dedman told Cabinet the new labor produced about 150 000 more bricks weekly, seven million yearly, with September yielding peak roofing tiles timber and cement. Labor and transport shortages limit output. coal drop in October likely to affect later data.
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Australia
Mr. Dedman
Dedman
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