Four RAAF members decorated for 1952 rescue at Cocos
Queen Elizabeth II approved awards for Corporal Robert Stewart Corporal John Kelly The late LAC Michael Rowan and LAC Peter Eccleston of No 2 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF for heroism during the April 6 1952 rescue of five British servicemen swept from a Royal Navy vessel off Cocos Islands.
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Queen Elizabeth
R.A.A.P
Cocos
George
Robert Asfield Stewart
Wilston
Kane
Queensland
John Daley Felly
Mosman Wark
Perth
Western Australia
Ryueen
Michael Paul Rowan
Bondi Junction
New South Wales
Peter ‘Fames Eccleston
Air Force
Reao
L.A.C. Stewart
J. D. Kelly
R.A.A.F
No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron
R.A.A P
Rowan Swram
RAAF Sinks Old Ship for Target Practice Off WA Coast
Mustangs from No. 25 City of Perth Squadron sank the 238 foot coal hulk Colonna off Western Australia for target practice. The iron hulk owned by Adelaide Steamship Co. was used for realism and sunk three miles off Cape Vancouver after rockets incendiaries gunfire and 260 pound bombs.
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RAAF
Perth
Colonna
Western Australia
Adelaide Steamship Company
R.A.A.F
Cape Vancouver
Wongan Hills Triumph In Southern District Cricket Match
Wongan Hills defeated Bal lidu by 26 runs at Won gan Hills on Saturday. Batting highlights include A Bauer 1 for 29 and B Sermon 2 for 16. The match was part of the 1951 1952 season with bowling figures listed for key players. The document also presents the Wongan Hills Repertory Players financial statement from November 1951 to December 16 1952 detailing receipts and payments for multiple shows and related expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wongan Hills
Ballidu
Sules
United States Role in Philippines and Asia under Imperialism Debate
A Philippine Foreign Secretary speech contrasts U S actions in the Philippines with Soviet imperialism. It credits American policy for guiding independence, education, and self governance, while noting 1946 independence and regional influence. It compares Soviet expansion with U S amity in the Americas and warns Asia against Soviet motives.
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United States
U.S
America
Philippines
U.S. Congress
Pacific
Asia
Philippine
Soviet Union
Manchuria
India
Burma
Ceylon
Inconesia
Baltic
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
South America
Far East
South Asia
Europe
Seed grain applications flood Agriculture Ministry notice
The Minister for Agriculture Sir Charles Latham said many applications have already been received for pedigree seed wheat oats and barley. Applicants should not expect to receive full amounts as demand for some varieties is very heavy. Farmers should limit orders to one or two bags per variety and seek pure seed from other sources if possible to maintain their stud plots. One bag can plant four acres of wheat or three acres of oats and barley.
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Sir Charles Latham
Mr. I. Thomas
Atlas
Fire extinguisher facts for home safety
A Reader's Digest report explains that no single extinguisher fits all fires and outlines types such as soda acid, gas cartridge, and dry chemical. It advises three on hand: water pump or hose, CO2 for kitchen, and dry chemical for garage, with proper labeling, placement, annual servicing, and trained household usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reader's Digest
C. Lester Walker
Walker
Sex Life After Middle Age Says Romance Can Persist
Margaret Culkin Banning writes in Readers Digest that there is no sin in long continued sex life within marriage after menopause. She notes that women's sex desire often remains stable or rises, and men typically retain physical ability and emotional interest. true happiness blends physical, mental, and spiritual aspects and there is no time limit on sex.
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Margaret Cullin Banning
Bing
Miss Banning
Edmund Bergler
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L.A. P. J. Eccleston
Yeates
Opticians
ST. George’s Terrace
Bolgart
D. & G. Anderson
Toodyay Valley
Co-op
Comprox
Wongan
A. Bauer
Tsermon
R. Bawden
F. Kay
B. Sermon
W. Thomas
C. Ellis
N. ‘Hewit
R. Rogers
G Hopkins
A. Woods
R. McPharrin
A. Wae
N. Hewitt
Ae G. Hopkins
E. Stickland
E Bawden
Sermon
Cc. Ganzer
T. Lovegrove
P. O'Malley
Toodyay Herald
Toodya
Herald
Ath
Pringe & Booth
Toodyay
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