Coronation Date Set and Royal Pageantry Planned
The News Chronicle reports a coronation date to be announced within 24 hours with plans for June 2 1953. Queen Elizabeth visited Hungerford for a red rose ceremony and viewed Badminton horse trials en route from Windsor in a Rolls Royce with Prince Philip and Princess Margaret amid a week of royal pageantry.
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London
News Chronicle
Eccles
Windsor
Duke of Edinburgh
The
Daily Express
Cabinet
Eliazabeth
Hungerford
Yeterday
Princess Margaret
Badminton
Gloucestershire
Bear Inn
H. le Fairfac Harvey
Kennet
George VI
Anzac Spirit Inspires Nation in Anzac Day Message
Canberra reports Prime Minister Menzies delivering Anzac Day address urging courage, character and sacrifice. He recalls 37 years since Gallipoli and World Wars, pledging not to dishonor the immortal dead. Governor General McKell relays Queen's telegram of remembrance and shared resolve.
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Canberra
BR. G. Menzies
Ge Hipoll
Menzies
William McKell
Commonwealth of Australia
New Zealand
New
Menaies
Prices rise forecast and state opposition noted
In a deteriorating cost scene the Prices Minister Ge Power said that kerosene prices are expected to rise on Monday. He claimed phone advice indicated a decision from the State Prices Minister and discussed at the Prices Ministers conference in Adelaide next month.
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Te Prices
Ge We Power
Prices Stinistere
Pinnan
Nsw
Prices Minsters
Adelaide
Girl Trampled in University College Brawl
Sydney report describes a university fight where a female student was knocked down while students attempted to seize copies of the paper How Soit. Frances O Flynn, an 18-year-old arts student, intervened and the incident led to later distribution of additional copies as order was restored by a university yeoman.
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Sydney
Honi Sait
Frances O'Flynn
Subsidy Granted for Goondiwindi Power House Project
Brisbane reports the Expensive Council approved a Treasury subsidy of 1000 pounds toward part of the Goondiwindi Town Council power house project. The total cost is about 51 052 pounds with 2099 pounds allocated to plant and AC conversion. The balance is to be funded by debentures. The Executive Council also granted Stanthorpe Hospitals Board a 599 pound loan for hospital laundry building and equipment.
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Brisbane
Goondiwindi Town
A.C
Stanthorpe Hospitals Board
Stanthorpe Hospital
Brisbane Pilot Missing in Korea
A Brisbane pilot Flight-Lieutenant Tan Goodwin Swan Pursey posted missing after a Meteor aircraft was shot down during a rocket strike over Korea. Authorities from Allied headquarters report no confirmation of survival.
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Brisbane
Korea
Liewtenant Tan Goodwin Swan
Korew Aly
Liewtenant Purrsey
Aptiwireratt Aye
Four New Police Sub Inspectors Named in Queensland
Executive approval elevates senior sergeants to sub inspector positions. Vincent John Quinn Roma Street William Herbert Fortitude Valley Roy Gordon Vivian Walker depot Painch Leahy Bundaberg promoted. Commissioned officers reassigned to South Coast Fortitude Valley Townsville Police Depot Brisbane. Retirement notices for Sub Inspectors T Roundtree effective May 27 1952 and W R Hennessy effective May 9 1952 announced yesterday.
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P Leahy
Brisbane
T. Roundtree
Electricity charges up 21 per cent in Brisbane
About 150000 people served by the City Electric Light Company and Brisbane City Council face a 21 per cent rise in electricity charges from Saturday. State Electricity Commissioner H. Smith says charges have jumped since 1947 with further increases since 1950 due to higher wages, coal prices, and material costs, which must be passed to consumers.
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Scwane
City Electric Light Company
Brisbane
H. Smith
Pipe Band Joins CMLF In A Regimental Shift
Mackay district pipe band units join the 31st Battalion CMF as a regimental band marking a second such transfer. Veterans who served in the Middle East, New Guinea, and Korea will rejoin next month, with four pipers and drummers among them.
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Mackay
Mackayalu
Jon
CMF
Kennedy Regiment
Bist
Australia
Middle East
New Guinea
Kore
Tome
Kokoda
Secret Panmunjom talks and Anzac Day call in Melbourne
Secret Panmunjom truce talks over war prisoners follow a report of revised prisoner lists and a denounced UN plan. Melbourne figures Lieut General Sir Horace Robertson and Anzac Day remarks stress Australia’s resolve, warning of fortified naval strength if Russia builds a navy.
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Melbourne
Horace Robertson
Korea
Camberwell
Melbournes
Australia
Ching
Yhita
Russia
Robertson
Migrants Urged to Take Farm Labour Roles in Queensland
In Brisbane, Acting Commonwealth Employment Officers urged migrants to work as farm labor. Rural employers offer only about £32 weekly to Italian and Dutch workers. About 25 000 circulars advertised migrant labor, but responses were low. United Graziers Association and officials warned migrants need time to adjust, while Australian labor remains available.
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Brisbane
Ayers
Commonwealth
Queensiana
W. Allan
Queensland
Allan
United Graziers’ Association
W Gunny
Mgrants
New Car Crash Sends Man Flying From Vehicle
Donald Sharpe of East Maitland was driving home in a new car when it crashed and somersaulted seven times near Sydney. He was thrown 30 feet, hospitalized with a broken collarbone and neck injuries.
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Sydney
Donald Sharpe
East Maitland
Sharpe
U S Pledge To Defend Japan If Attacked
General Ridgway pledged that Japan can and will be defended against any attack as the Allied occupation nears end. He noted the peace treaty takes effect next Monday and Japan will assume governance as U.S. forces transfer authority. He warned Communist forces have grown in strength and could threaten the region, with potential air and sea capability near Japan.
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A.A.P
Matthew Ridgway
Japan
United Press
Ridgway
Te Rence
Fmt
Vance Nations
United States
Far East
Asia
Korea
Iiberia
Madchuria
North Kerea
Republic of Korea
Free World
United Nations
Clash Over Non Members Bar Sparks Parliamentary Row
A dispute brews between Joint House Committee members and parliamentary presiding officers after Parliament meets on May 6. Government members condemn the closing of the non-members bar in the Parliamentary rede, saying the committee should have been consulted. The issue risks a domestic wrangle within government parties, with possible pressure to keep the bar open in recess to avoid friction.
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Uanberra
Joint House Committee
Senate
Senator Mattner
House of Regestatives
Cameron
House Committee
Mattner
This Must Be World's Tallest Fish Story
Wellington residents recount a tall fish tale about Mr W. Ker who keeps a private shoal of cod and snapper in a Marlborough bay. Tourists photographed the feeding, noting about a hundred fish and increasing numbers. Ker hopes for protection but avoids publicity to prevent interference.
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Wellington
South Islands
Marlbaraneh Sannda
Ker
Schnapper
Weyeral Schnapper
Fahime
Railways Held Liable for Rural Fire Breaks Says UGA
In Toowoomba the South-Eastern Drossers Executive Committee claimed the UGA and other primary producers bore responsibility for most rural fire outbreaks. A motion on wool weight refunds and delivery terms was debated, with concerns over underweights and overweight penalties. The motion was referred for investigation after Wool Growers Association input.
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Toowoomba
UGA
Ena
Aus
Gorbelt
Jackson
Australia
England
W. A. Gurin
New Warning on Use of Electricity in Brisbane
The report notes new electricity restrictions to curb peak demand. It cites blackouts avoided, measures for industrial workers and the public to shift usage, and estimates about 25 000 employees affected. Authorities thank the community for reducing consumption during peak periods after 10 am and 7 30 pm, with loads rising only as restrictions take effect.
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Brisbane
Epretrietty
Revelations at Sydney liquor probe surface in court details
A Sydney liquor probe reveals a solicitor from the state office identified a beer theft at the Excelsior Hotel on Fauyeau Street and a Caronia Night Club patron allegedly bought beer at the correct price and sold it to a waiter. The commissioner adjourned the hearing pending further evidence.
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Sydney
Ory Bollcitor
Excelsior
Fauyeau Street
Caronia
Double Ray
de- Bae
Wangton
Wallington
Carorda Club
Higher Price for Export Wheat Being Sought
London sources say Australia the United States and Canada seek a higher price for wheat under the International Wheat Agreement. A London conference of about 160 representatives from 46 member nations is deciding whether to renew the pact before its expiry on July 31, 1953.
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London
Reaver
Australia
United States
Canada
Fire causes 4M dollar damage on Vancouver waterfront
A grain dust explosion sparked a blaze on Vancouver's waterfront yesterday causing more than 4,000,000 dollars in damage. Firemen said the fire swept a large warehouse an elevator and a grain loading plant and threatened several other waterfront facilities.
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Vanuuu Vere Jmrmist
Long Fight to Save Airfield From Flood Fails
Kansas City dispatch reports four dykes breached at Sherman Air Field near Fort Leavenworth as Missouri River flood crest passed, but the immense water damaged the field. About 700 men manned dykes all day, many withdrawn at night due to danger. engineers said the defenses could not be saved.
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Kansas City
AAP
Sherman Airfield
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Missouri
Army
Fire tragedy blamed on neglect in Melbourne home
City Coroner concluded that Cerol Joy Bannon four and her sisters Susan Mare three and Gloria Patricia three died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a March incident, caused by parents leaving them alone in a locked bedroom. Detective said the mother returned to find the children suffocated as smoke filled the room. Father William Desmond Bannon cited work in the city. he said he had gone out with his wife’s absence blamed on her late hours and drinking.
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Melbourne
St Zaithyale
J. B. Barks
Cerol Joy Bannon
Susan Mare
Gloria Patricia
Masil
Nat
Imidge
Binday Miller
Williamt
Desmond Bannon
Me Kilda
Flouene
Bannon
Child Drowned in Farm Dam
A child died after being seen with his family near a dam on a farm. The parents found the boy’s body after his sister pointed to the dam following an afternoon milking routine. Police, coroner, and farm authorities to investigate.
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Farwick Ter
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