New Police Hours Begin on July 1
Queensland police will adopt a 40 hour week from July 1 after talks between Labour and Industry Minister Jones and Police Commissioner Smith. The plan includes transferring officers from cities to bolster country stations, though small one-man posts may not reach the 40 hour standard. Union secretary Talty praised the move, noting overtime pay remains justified and questioning a future 20 hour week.
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Brnsane
Queensland
H. Talty
Melbourne gunmen hunt after Prahan shooting incident
Melbourne detectives raid suburban homes seeking implicated gunmen after Leonard Redda Lewis and Constable H Brooks were shot at his Prahan home. Lewis survived with stomach wounds. Brooks exchanged fire and was grazed. Investigators pursue two or three known gunmen linked to recent murders.
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Melbourne
Leonard “Redda" Lewis
H. Brooks
Prahan
Lewis
Alfred
Brooks
Redda Lewis
Frederick Street
Alfred Hospital
Dulcie”Markham
Gavin Walsh
St. Kilda
Sydney
David Lewis
Daisy Lewis
Norma
Meliwrick Street
Alfred Wospital
Korean Truce Talks Prove Fruitless Amid Fire Barrier
United Nations artillery pounded enemy positions outside the 1000 yard security zone as talks stall. The ongoing barrage interrupted a routine United Press report, noting 285 days of stalled negotiations and continuing fighting near the front tents.
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United Press
United Nations
Brisbane building permit for five storey project
Government approves a five storey Brisbane building project costing about £531,490 with a permit issued to The Prudential Assurance Co Ltd. The permit requires that only imported building materials be used, stated by Labour and Industry Minister Mr Jones. The company plans to bring materials from overseas for this and other projects in Australia.
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Is Isbane
Brisbane
Tech Labour and Industry
Mr. Jones
Prudential, Assurance Go, Ltd
Sam Street
North
CMF
Jones
charterline @ stip
Australia
Merino Sheep Export Ban Lifting Favored by Deputation
A delegation of merino breeders led by New South Wales Sheepbreeders Association president McL Falkner urged Minister for Agriculture McEwen to lift the 23 year embargo on merino stud sheep exports for an experimental five year period. The deputation sought careful expert supervision to ensure stock reached where needed to boost wool production amid competition from artificial fibres. Falkner indicated McEwen favored lifting the embargo, though Cabinet had recently ruled against it. Industry would run a publicity push to gain parliamentary and public support for lifting the ban while stressing incentives to rebuild Australia’s merino population and maintain its position as a leading wool exporter.
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Canberra
McEwen
New South Wales Sheepbreeders’ Association
McL. Falk
Induste Tt
Merinas
Mekwen
Scullin
Falkiner
Australia
Egg wholesale price rises in Brisbane market
The wholesale price of eggs will rise by 3d a dozen from today in Brisbane. The South Queensland Eye Marketing Board chairman Mr. R. Corbett announced the rise, citing seasonal production decline. New retail prices will be 5/3 to 5/5 a dozen for first quality Benexes and 4/10 or 4/11 for first quality medium.
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Brisbane
South Queensland
Anzac Day Messages Recall Sacrifice and Ongoing Service
Anzac Day messages issued yesterday remind Australians that servicemen remain abroad. Governor General Sir William McKell praised Gallipoli bravery and wartime sacrifice, now guiding current forces in Korea and Malaya. RSL leaders stressed commemoration as troops continue fighting to defend freedom amid global conflicts.
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Ir William McKeil
Gallipoli
Korea
Malaya
RSL
Sir. G. W. Holland
Empire
United Nations
Queensland
RD. Huish
Time limit set for Toowoomba parking district
Toowoomba will impose a one hour parking limit in the main business streets starting May. Inspector D Mahony, District Superintendent of Traffic, announced the rule applies to Ruthven Street from Campbell to Herries, Margaret Street from Hume to Victoria, and Russell Street from Neil to Station.
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Yoowulumba
Toowoomba
D. Mahony
Asheand
Ruthven Street
Campbell
Herries
Margaret Street
Hume
Victoria
Russell Street
Neil
Station
Waiter testifies of cash payment for beer to Manly publican
Sydney report of the Liquor Commission details a waiter claiming he paid 250 pounds in cash for beer from a Manly publican. Cyril Maloney identified as the recipient, with July Bradstreet noting a loaded beer lorry and December 11 observations. The commission adjourned for further inquiry.
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Sydney
Liquor Commission
Manly
Cecil Thomas Kinnear
Riverview
Tom Ugly
Stoney
Kiniesen
Goulburn
Goulburn Trades and Lahowe Cannell
Killed by Blow at Kingscliff Fishing Spot
Mrs. Mavis C. Axelby of Kingscliff was fatally struck near the ear by a fishing line sinker while fishing at Kingscliff. She was rushed to Tweed District Hospital Murwillumbah with concussion and brain injury, then moved to Brisbane for specialist care. She died soon after admission.
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Murwillumbam
Mavis C. Axelby
Kingscliff
Axelby
Tweed District Hospital
Murwillumbah
Dortars
Brisbane
Tweed District
Bia Theater
Mwwillurban
weexOlby
Wool's Contribution to National Prosperity
Axyuwuum reports at the annual meeting of the United Graziers' Association in Queensland. W A Gunn says wool prices boosted Australian prosperity and overseas trade, preventing import restrictions. J M Kennedy notes increased cattle rustling with higher prices and suggests UGA investigators. motion to send Dunn to America to study systems. Election of officers named Mant as President, Price and Smith as vice presidents, Webster and Smith as trustees.
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Axyuwuum
W. A. Gunn
Queensland
United Graziers' Association
Ate
Australia
J. M. Kennedy
Gayndah
U.G.A
Kennedy
Dunn
America
R. 5. Mant
Messrs
H. Price
Warwick
R. Smith
W. E.webster
C. R. S. Smith
U.G A
Smith
Price and Roberts
Tailward seating may debut on Australian airliners
Melbourne reports five Vickers Viscounts ordered by TAA could be the first passenger planes in Australia with seats facing the tail. The Civil Aviation Department will issue an order within three weeks requiring back to front seating for new planes to enhance crash protection. Viscounts, due for delivery next year, may be first affected. Safety belts will also be strengthened, and Australia would be the first nation to require backward facing seats in commercial flights. Medical authorities say the change could save at least 25 percent of deaths in crashes.
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Melbourne
Acta
Infantrymen Survive Atomic Blast Near Yucca Flat Test
Fifteen hundred infantrymen entrenched less than four miles from a detonated atom bomb near Yucca Flat Nevada survived the blast with no injuries or burns. Brigadier General Frank Dern called the manoeuvre successful and said troops could advance after an atomic barrage. Dr Alvir Graves noted the blast was likely the largest on the continental United States, seen and heard nationwide.
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SAS
Vegas
Nevada
Frank Dern
Army
Alvir. C. Graves
United States
Continental United States
Yucca Flat
New York
a _Baé
A.A
Mares
Norwegian whale chase to begin off Moreton Island
Whale hunting off the coast will start early next month with 51 Norwegian whale men arriving to train Australians at Tangalooma. Whale Industries Ltd holds a licence to take 500 whales from May to October as three Norwegian chasers approach the Moreton Island station.
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Brisbane
Iid
Tangalooma
Moreton Island
Whale Industries Ltd
Wives Plead for Bigamous Husband in Sydney Court
In Sydney at Quarter Sessions Judge Berne heard Kenneth Tracey Bull pleadings from both his two wives and his common law partner. The insurance inspector faced possible jail but received a bond lasting until 1962 after pleas from Mrs Bull and Miss Tonkin. The women testified Bull was their sole support and urged mercy while the judge imposed conditions for his release and good conduct.
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Sydney
Quarter Sessions Court
Berne
Kenneth Tracey Bull
Bull
Tie
Ailsa Weather Bull
Twei Chilldren
Bigamous
Ad Feiss Tonkin
Last Minute Appeal to Stop Hangings
London news reports a last minute appeal to delay the execution of Edward Devlin and Alfred Burns, two youths condemned for the murder of Beatrice Rimmer. Their solicitors and widowed mothers have urged a reprieve, sending a memorandum to the Home Secretary after Albert Gerrard QC reviewed the case and found no miscarriage of justice.
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London
Edward Devlin
Alfred Burns
Home Secretary
Albert Gerrard
Q.C
Devlin
Burns
Gerrard
Liverpool Assizes
Beatrice Rimmer
Meat price feud prompts bid for fact finding body
Brisbane meat price talks with Prices Minister Fower yielded a demand from wholesale and retail butcher groups for a fact finding committee to probe wholesale and retail price components. The deputation pressed for assurances against supply refusals and explored possible solutions including licensing and abattoir sales.
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Brisbane
Fower
Fullagar
Lighthouse to be installed on Rundie Island near Brisbane
A navigation lighthouse will be installed two miles south of Cape Caphorn on Rundie Island. The structure named Brisbane will be manned and operational next week, marking a key aid to maritime traffic in the area.
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Brisbane
Rundie Island
Cape Capehorn
Rundie Igand
Iit
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