Chifley Outlines Budget Proposals to Cabinet
Australia faces a 449 million pound budget this year aimed at housing public works and new buildings. Chifley said the 1948-49 budget should balance as cabinet approved tentative tax cuts and welfare measures including pensions, education gifts, and hospital benefits to fund a major public works program. Ministers warned changes may occur before final submission to parliament.
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Manberra
Commonwealth
Chifley
House of Representatives
Cabinnet
Labour Party
Govrnment
Minteters
Melbourne
ACTUC
Clarey
Actain
the ‘Trades
Hall Comci
J. Stout
Ponror
ACTOU
Sydney
Federal Country Party
Fadden
Pbby
Teduetian
Ford Tractors to Australia Promised This Year
Sydney reports Ford Motor Company of Australia director Ewart Hughes says a shipment of 3000 tractors, valued at about £800,000, will be delivered to Australia this year. The mediumland types are suited for wheat and general farming.
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Ford
Australia
Sydney
Ford Motor Company
Austraa
Ewart Hughes
Sudo
Alderman Alleges Greedy Profiteering in City Budget
Brisbane City Council faced accusations from Alderman Chandler that federal policies harmed local growth. He cited alleged cost shifts in utilities and weekly charges rising to 60 pounds for two, with rates increasing 24 to 52 pounds on a third project.
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Brishane
Pfaviir
Offers Of Jobs Cabled To Migrants At Sea
Migrants at sea received job offers via cables from Australian centres. Messages claimed English migrants bound for Moreton Bay and Melbourne were sponsored with guaranteed jobs and homes. Immigrant guidance noted ships carrying 10 English migrants and 100 children arriving in Moreton Bay.
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Moreton
Health Standards Menaced By Alien Migrants
In Brisbane reports claim Australian health standards are undermined by immigrants from the Mediterranean area. Officials urge pre arrival hygiene checks and better sanitation enforcement to prevent health risks. Local leaders discuss housing and public works delays blamed on labor shortages and governance. A national TB eradication plan is under consideration with emphasis on preventive medicine.
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Brisbane
Australia
E. Varinell
Pannell
Manuel
Gair
Galr
Galy
Canberra
Queenslan
Hugh
Road Trains In Cattle Haulage Experiment
BISEANE luge road train to be used by the Australian Meat Board in a cattle haulage experiment may aid outback transport in the Northern Territory where railways are a handicap to beef marketing. Chairman J L Shute said arrangements were being completed to start the experiment. It aims to measure stock loss and compare road train performance with rail transport across vast distances.
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Australian Meat Board
Outback
Northern Territory
Foard'y
J L. Shute
Nsw
Marion Downs
Georgina River
Winton
Llanapark
Dramatic bid to avert coal hold up in NSW
Sydney reporters describe a last minute bid by Federal and State ministers to avert a potential coal stoppage in New South Wales. Premier McGirr and joint coal officials met with miners leaders as Senator Ashley arrived from Canberra to press workers to keep shafts open on Thursday.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Joint Coal Board
Miners’ Federation
Mx McGirr
Onator Ashley
Benator Ashley
Canberra
Ashley
McGirr
Laker
Crucker
Ant
Con
Nsw
Hoackson
Queensland
Tion
Queensland Trades and Labour Council
Federal electoral boundaries to be released next month
Canberra reports reveal Queensland proposed federal electoral boundaries to be announced on September 2. Johnson said the detailing of the new boundaries and the method of apportionment would be published, stressing road and backcountry access as vital to the cattle industry’s outback system.
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Fed
Canberra
Queensland
Johnson
Papa
Hevesy
Chifley May Visit Coalfields
CANBERRA Mr Chifley may visit the New South Wales coalfields soon to urge miners to end the crisis and increase production. He informed Cabinet of his willingness to act during a general discussion on coal production. Ministers fear unemployment and economic disruption from recurring stoppages while the Miners Federation stance strains conciliation efforts.
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Canberra
Chifley
New South Wales
Miners’ Federation
Ayntere
Close Watch On Petrol Position In Australia
Canberra reports a special cabinet sub committee will maintain a close watch on petrol rations and suspend further cuts for the time being. A review due this month will guide any future changes. Ration holders will receive forms and declarations before new limits apply, with results to be reviewed by the cabinet sub committee.
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Canberra
Pualeral
Australia
53 000 Tons Of Steel Held Up At Newcastle
Brisbane report says 53 000 tons of shipped steel products remained stranded at Newcastle last weekend due to transport shortages. About 11 500 tons were for Queensland including black steel galvanised iron water piping and wire. Officials warned that even with coal and transport, production cuts hinder distribution to meet Australian demand.
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Newcastle
Brisbane
Gordon Chath
MELA
Chalk
Southern Steel Industries
QPP
BHP
Australia
New Guinea timber league conspiracy trial postponed
The New Guinea timber league conspiracy trial for four accused including Edward Farrell was postponed for at least a month. A medical certificate to Judge Holt in the Quarter Sessions, Purrell and other places noted that Farrell stood trial, while Garden, Wiscon, Harcourt Garden, and Raymond Parer were committed for trial on defrauding Hancock and Gore of a large amount of money.
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Bydney
New Guinea
Union Rebuff To Communism Joins Q C E
In Brisbane a small majority of Leather and Allied Trades Union members voted to affiliate with the Queensland Central Executive of the Labour Party. The meeting featured communist speakers attacking three QOE subcommittee members, countered by an ALP speaker outlining common interests with Labour. The body approved sending a letter to Premier Hanlon praising Labour’s stance against communism and rejecting pro-Communist sentiment among tannery workers.
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Brisbane
Leather and Allied Trades Union
Queensland
Labour Party
ALP
Queensand Uni L
QOE
Hanlon
Labour
Queenalind
Alp Spelonrs
Advances on No 11 Wheat Pool in Canberra Rise
Total deliveries from the 14744 crop reached 22 million bushels, announced by the Minister for Commerce Mr Pollard. He said a third advance of 3/6 per bushel for M748 wheat in No 11 pool would lift total payments to 4/6 a bushel for bulk wheat and 0 for bagged wheat, with a further distribution to growers of 240 million and total disbursements now about £83 million, plus later payments from wrap sales. A fifth advance to No 10 pool of bad a bushel brings pool advances to £2,250,000, totaling about £98 million.
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Canberra
Mr Pollard
Pollard
United States proposed eight nation Antarctic trusteeship plan
New York report says US proposed a joint administration for the Antarctic with eight nations including Britain Argentina Chile Norway Finland Australia and New Zealand to settle overlapping claims. Argentina and Chile reportedly reject the idea while Chilean officials pledge to assert sovereignty. The plan was circulated by Edward Green of the State Department during a visit to Argentina and Lille.
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New York
United Presse
Buenos Aires
United States
Edward Green
American State Department
Argentina
Lille
Britain
Chile
Norway
Finland
Australia
New Zealand
Cri Fan
Anid
Basic Plan For Eradication Of TB Outlined
CANBERRA Senator McKenna placed before Cabinet a basic plan for eradicating tuberculosis in Australia. The plan prioritizes voluntary measures with compulsory checks only for known sufferers who refuse examination. It includes a full-time State director, Commonwealth funding for new facilities, and an advisory council with representatives from each State and health officials. The aim is to identify and treat all TB cases with broad support from governments and health bodies.
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Canberra
McKenna
Australia
Betwen
Melbourne
Commonwealth
Cld
Dr Metcalfe
Waunderley
Per Benk
Ladwidia
Ana
Mr White
Wutharthin
Growth of Trades Unionism in Japan Highlighted by Visitor
Brisbane reports on a British diplomat Mr Boyce returning from Tokyo claiming MacArthur era reforms boosted trade unions in Japan. He says cheap labor and union rights under occupation aid industrial growth, with emphasis on workers liberties and improved standards. Boyce also reconnects with Brisbane family after two decades abroad.
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Brisbane
Japan
Monama
Mres
Heterday Claini
Une
Boyer
Tokio
Haseen
Brigbane
A. A. R. Boyee
Woormba
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Mectil
GG. Grant
T. William
Gedak Paes Federation Lrbetrs Nts
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Federation
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N.G
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Ro Nyman
Queen's Park
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