Government to Appeal to Privy Council Over Bank Nationalisation
Canberra announces the Commonwealth will appeal to the Privy Council at the earliest date after the High Court ruled against the Bank Nationalisation Act. Prime Minister Chifley says Solicitor-General Bailey will travel to London for consultations with Dr Evatt as Cabinet approved the move. Bailey’s London visit and grounds for appeal will be finalised after discussions with Evatt in Sydney and London.
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Commonwealth
Privy Council
High Court
Bank Nationalisation Act
Mr. Chifley
Professor K. Bailey
London
Dr .Ayatt
Chifley
Eartad
Opin
Abd
Honlin
Pier Arta
Bawate
Sydney
Bours
Staeves
McKenhi
Commonwealth Bank
Professor Bailey
Prifessor
Bailey
Evatt
Ac Penern
Bank of New South Wales
Mr &. Ganedon
Fadden Urges Population Spread Across Australia
Mr Padden last night urged decentralisation to curb urban concentration in Australia. He warned that centralising migration denudes rural manpower and harms food industries, stressing a national plan for even population distribution and stronger defence. He proposed Australia reach about 200,000 more people in the next generation.
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Australia
Padden
Metropolia Murene
Mali
Move For Rise In Bread Price
Newswire reports laten day that the Bread Manufacturers Association aims to press for a statewide increase of one farthing per loaf. Delivered bread in Brisbane costs a loaf but bakers may adjust near a halfpenny, keeping actual price uncertain. Association president D Nunn and secretary T E Ehaw deny or confirm any application for the rise. Deputy Prices Commissioner Mr Nosey and others remain unsure if a formal application exists.
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Brisbane
D. Nunn
TE Ehaw
Little L A Interest In Whooping Cough Serum
Commonwealth health officials planned to provide free serum for whooping cough as a statewide scheme. Local authorities were notified and asked for responses about participation and distribution arrangements.
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Little
L.A
Bhuinbane
Commonwealth Health Department
BP. Mitchell
Sila Yeaterday Walsh
Commonwealth Kcheme
Hiphs Verhead
Chifley To Press Miners On Coal Output Talks
Canberra reports Prime Minister Chifley will bluntly press miners to boost coal production to support the Australian economy and the empire’s recovery. He aims a practical conference with government, ACTU, and likely employers to outline methods to lift output across industries.
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Canberra
Chifley
New Sioth Wales
Australia
Voal Tejds
ACTU
Labour
Hellaway
Stily
The
Melbourne
Anral
Disarmament Delayed by East West Tensions at UN
United Nations decided to defer disarmament steps pending improved East West relations. The Commission approved a report finding Berlin crisis and atomic energy control disputes make complete arms reduction dangerous. A world peace force was urged before reductions, with Soviet and Allied delegates debating the path to arms limits.
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New York
United Nations
Berlin
Jacob Malik
Boviet
United Japaneans
Dmitrt Manuilski
Aikralias
Julius Law Books To Be Sold At Public Auction
Brisbane reports a public auction of law packs and boot shelves owned by jailed Brisbane barrister Max Julius. Proceeds go to the Crown to cover part of his £170 11s f ey under the Anti-Pickering Act, with part of the three months penitence remitted.
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Brisbane
Max Julies
Julius
Pearl shell fisheries research ship to sail from Brisbane
A former naval general purpose vessel refitted in Brisbane by OSIR will become Australia’s first pearl shell fisheries research ship. With two CSIR scientists aboard, it leaves next month for a three year survey of northern waters to establish shore laboratories at Tha Island. The crew includes Captain B Harley, and a 10 man crew plus divers, echo sounders, and temperature gear for deep water study. Weather permitting, it may conduct fisheries research along the North Queensland coast.
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Brisbane
OSIR
Australia
C&ir
Tha Ialand
Iaforma
Japan
Queensland
Meleutvon
B. Harley
Claim India Saved England In Wartime
Reuters reports from New Delhi quote Finance Minister Mir Sandee Chatty telling Parliament that wartime aid from India preserved Britain’s status as an ally and prevented Germany from dominating the United Kingdom. The remark playfully imagines Churchill as a captive in Berlin, then a museum piece or a servant, reflecting on language and humor in wartime commentary.
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London
Reuter
New Delhi
Mir Sandee Chatty
Britain
England
Germany
Churchill
Berlin
Ender
Whill
Warning On Christmas Break For Miners
The Coal Industry Tribunal led by Mr F Gallagher said it cannot sanction a 14 day Christmas mine closure if it harms community coal supply. Miners Federation official Mr J Williame warned workers may resist further stoppages. The Joint Coal Board noted three weeks off would cause production shocks. long service leave costs were estimated at £8.9 million with annual cost of £382,000 per year. The matter was adjourned for parties to consider the report ahead of federation deliberations.
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Australia
Christies
Enstey
Joint Coal Board
Gallagher
Jomé Coal Board
MW. Stuart
Williams
Pederanion
Warwick Daily News Outline of Fifth Test City Edict
In a condensed report the Warwick Daily News outlines the fifth test city’s edict and an adjournment detail. The article notes a plan to carry forward with a schedule of events and mentions a forthcoming summary from affiliates and agents.
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Warwick Daily News
Floods Roar Through Scotland Swamping Farms and Railways
Heavy rains and swollen rivers flood parts of Scotland disrupting services. The Flying Scotsman took 18 hours to travel 150 miles from London to Edinburgh. Homes, sheep, cattle, and hayracks are swept away. Roads, rails, and telephone lines severed. Crops and livestock suffer thousand pound losses as overhead electricity pylons flash and fail. National Farmers Union warns yields would be hard to harvest if weather clears, with costly consequences.
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London
Tewter'y
Britain
Ediburgh
Sootland
Reuters
England
Wharfies Refuse To Load Freighter Olivia Macaulay
Brisbane reports say Gladstone water siders refused to load the freighter Olivia Macaulay with meat for Britain and general cargo. Two freezer gangs worked while a third gang of women was requested for general cargo, causing danger concerns. The port committee chairman ruled one wharf dangerous and warned attendance money would be forfeited. The two freezer crews stopped work in sympathy, leaving the Macaulay idle. Watersiders advised owners they would accept sugar sacks after August 23, despite award limits.
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Brisbane
Gladstone Watersiders
Olivia Macaulay
Britain
Ane
Watson
Gran Macaulay
AU Mackay Watersiders
New Petrol Ration Cut Seen as Inevitable by Cabinet
Canberra reports indicate a further reduction in the petrol ration is considered inevitable by the Cabinet ahead of August 30, with a transport committee report urging tighter limits on airline and truck use. Officials note rising car and heavy truck demand and pressure on commercial vehicle owners, while private transport may already be near minimum usage.
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Canberra
Sydney
Ut In
Renee
Iikely
Sensational leap from Soviet Consulate shocks New York
In New York a Russian schoolteacher, Mrs. Oksani Breonovka Kosenkina, leapt from a fourth floor window at the Soviet Consulate while authorities sought to compel her appearance in a habeas corpus case. She survived with multiple serious injuries. police and officials indicated she jumped while being held at the consulate amid investigations into communist activities. The incident drew swift reaction from U.S. officials and lawmakers, who called for a full inquiry and protection for Kosenkina in hospital.
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Oksani Breonovka Kosenkina
America
Kosenkins
Pin
Jike
Roosevelt Hospital
Ito
Kosenkina
Russia
State Department
Washington
M. Lomakin
Kosenkinas
United Press
Arthur Wallender
Tam
M. Bamarin
Edward Heribert
Com Mittee
J. Parnell Thomas
Jacob Lomuakin
Baviel Consal
Rothengaat
Rothergast
Con Suble
Walker
Ling
Pan
United Prem
Hos
Pital
Wice Sergens Ealey Abramson
M. Comakin
Abramson
Nina Larchenko
Countess Tolstoy
Riusalan
Mra Kovenking
Ty M. Lomakin
Viedimir Zenzinev
Viadt
Zenannov
Mrasenkina
Russians Quit Allied Building In Berlin
Berlin reports say the Russians evacuated the Allied Four Power Government building in the American sector and lowered its flag completing the east west division for Russians. They withdrew July 1 from the Commandatura but kept a flag sentry until archives were moved. The UN head urged east west talks on Berlin while Western envoys left Kremlin after a long session. US and British aircraft broke Berlin airlift records delivering food and coal. Thousands of Germans faced shortages as rail and road supply continued to stream in.
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London
Associated Press
Berlin
United States
Lake Success
UNO
Tasato
United Nations
Palestine
Kremlin
Byestanfen
JM. Molotovs
Russia
Bedell Smith
Reuter
Moscow
Ruter
Lust
Record Home Building Approvals Hit New Total
Brisbane reports a yearly record in home building approvals. Acting Government statistician Mr Solomon announced figures indicating more than 12 000 new dwellings approved, with expected costs around £12,099. This surpasses the previous year’s totals of about £30,009 and shows a significant rise in average prices, up from £860 in 1447 to a higher figure last year.
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Brisbane
Thane
I Solomon
Malaya Murders Warning To Australia
Sydney reports Acting Leader of the Opposition Mr Harrison urged the federal government to explain any links between Australian communists and incitement of terrorism in Malaya after the murder of an Australian. He accused Moscow of directing international policy behind the insurrection and called for government accountability.
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Sydney
Harrison
Malaya
Harrivot
Moscow
Yan Cobarade
Defence Research Impresses UK Says Minister
The minister said British authorities praised Australia’s progress in providing facilities for testing long range weapons and noted the high standard of Australian women undergoing research training in Britain. They are expected to contribute to defence research work there.
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Tment
Dedman
Menia High
Tralia
Uni
Bir
Ben Lee
Amipr
Ment
Eniraustralie
Britain
Nurse's Leg Broken in Spill From Horse
A nurse sustained a broken leg after being thrown from a horse during an accident. The incident occurred when the horse reared and slipped, sending the nurse to the ground and injuring her leg.
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