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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1953
Page
1
Diacumed and Rosela reportedly built a super V-2 rocket boasting a range surpassing prior models. The claim highlights collaboration between the two entities and indicates significant advancement in missile technology for the period.
The Queensland State Labour Caucus reaffirmed a 200 pound salary raise and a 200 pound allowance increase after reconsideration. The vote, about 31 to 19, prompts the Government to prepare legislation with executive council approval likely within three weeks.
Reports say the Communists will release 400 UN prisoners of war today at Kaesong with 100 handed over hourly from 8 am local time. among them one Australian. A Red Cross spokesman noted 2,000 UN prisoners await repatriation. In Seoul, Dulles and Lodge arrived 13 hours late after a North Pacific flight amid stormy weather. Britain considers supporting Allied reconstruction in South Korea following Dulles proposal.
Mackay jury retired as police evidence linked Allan Cairns to an unlawful killing charge in Queen's Park death of Ellen Hogan on October 6. Cairns, previously acquitted of a murder charge, attended hospital with a chest wound as police and detective sergeant presented interview records and photographs. The court reviewed the scene near Hogan’s nude body and the medical superintendent Michael Berry testified to Cairns’ interview admissibility while in hospital.
Business government and industries attended a Lithgow conference about a helicopter network in NSW. A committee will co opt technical experts and arrange heli operations, with observers from TAA Butler Transport among the attendees and airlines represented.
Government figures say negotiations for selling the Commonwealth Shipping Line are ongoing. A reported bid near £24.5 million covers ships in service and those under construction, with cabinet submission anticipated within two weeks and a plan to allow gradual purchase by firms.
Four men were buried under three tons of brown coal when a three ton truck toppled over onto a small car in Footscray Melbourne. Three men were completely buried and one had his head wedged. They were freed after ten minutes by cranes and all but one were treated. the injured man was hospitalized with a broken shoulder.
A well known Brisbane figure, Mr. G. A. Bayard, founder of a local company, was found dead at Greensl in a room beneath a house in Upper Cornwall Street. A post mortem examination will be held. He leaves a widow and a brother, Mr. Norman Bayard. Police say he had been in ill health.
The Queensland government faced sharp critique over health policy as Sir Earle Page cited overcrowded wards with 60 to 70 patients in 40 beds. He argued that tuberculosis patients endured poor care in general hospitals and pointed to rising notifications and new federal funding for tuberculosis facilities to ease the burden.
In Sydney and Queensland reports researchers warn against coconut consumption after typhoid cases traced to Papuan desiccated coconut. Health officials test samples, five to six days for results, while Colombo imports are restricted. Investigations identify raw coconut from Papua in three homes as the contamination source.
The Full High Court reserved judgment in three income tax appeals over whether racehorses were taxable. The dispute centered on whether the taxpayer was carrying on a business for profit, with One L. Brown representing the Commissioner.
Victorian Government refusal to adopt a flat 15 shillings per bushel home price alarms industry leaders. McEwen warns of chaotic interstate trading, potential breach of International Wheat Agreement, and possible collapse of the Australian Wheat Board, risking drastic drops in acreages and a shift to wool.
Berlin police faced large Communist demonstrations as about 6600 protesters stormed food distribution sites in West Berlin seeking to disrupt aid. The clashes spanned at least two sector boundaries with injuries reported among those involved in the unrest.
A large blaze badly damaged property worth £27,000 last night, threatening nearby shops and prompting fire crews to battle the inferno across the illuminated district. Firefighters reported extensive damage as flames spread, though no casualties are confirmed.
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