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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
3
Graded and tested sorghums include Martin Cmprock Milo Hogarl Baccaline Imphee Allan. In stock for bird seed poultry feed ree and chaff bags and a8 et.
Toowoomba hosting a Country XI match with no changes to the squad. Manager George Stafford from Brisbane confirms the MLC.O. team will arrive early. kickoff set for 11.99 am. Weather sunny, grounds drying. players listed include T Allen G Allen H Philp and others from Toowoomba and surrounding districts.
Eight players selected by the L.T.A. will represent Queensland at the Australian tennis meet in Sydney next month. The squad includes B Strohfeldt, Ayre, Mills, L Rudgwey, Ko Kerr, RB Brant, Mise Schultz, and Muller among others.
The board's manager Mr J esblilj announced a three farthing per pound rise in peanut prices for all grades and varieties to cover increased working costs and compensate growers. North Queensland plantings may decrease, with about 10,000 plants already prepared by farmers. wet weather delayed further expansion, but more plantings were expected this year.
Alexander Sverjensky, 49, music professor at the State Conservatorium, was granted a divorce from his wife Enith Sverjensky, 30, a concert pianist. The court found adultery by Mrs Sverjensky with Norton Davis, and noted she also adultered with Alvaro Laborinho. Davis contested and paid part of the costs.
Queensland Dalrymwen Organisation called for price rises in butter and cheese to support the basic wage. President Jamieaga highlighted reviews of milk prices and urged a return to a 45 hour week. Jamieson pressed higher export pigments prices, irrigation needs, and rural education funding. He will testify to the Royal Commission on pastoral land settlement and urged closer settlement of Crown lands for land for returned servicemen.
In Toowoomba Queensland a historic push for a scholarship resumes with details of candidates and timelines. The text notes a student connected to Harris and Morristown schools contending for the award, with events slated for September 1950 and ongoing discussions among staff and officers.
A government action supports a cruising yacht event issued for 1961. The Quesnuland Cruising Yacht Club plans a third veteran yacht race from Brisbane to Gladstone during August. Participants include Bathurat and ewes ’20d others.
Fire at a Sydney paint plant, valued at about 75000 pounds, burned for three hours as over 120 firemen battled high flames. Exploding drums sprayed sparks, a roof was set alight, and smoke plume was visible for miles while workers fled. Police investigate cause.
Weather Bureau warns heavy rain will move north from Townsville over the coming days. Innisfail closes three sugar mills as Proserpine endures its wettest season since 1830. Dirranbandi isolated by floods. rail service to resume. Tully records near 40 inches rainfall. Traffic disrupted by flood runoff. lower Dawson declines while tropical streams remain active.
London Reuters reports Dutch Indonesian talks on the future of Western New Guinea continue. Indonesian delegates push for incorporation into their republic while the Dutch seek provisions keeping the western New Guinea area near Australia under some form of control. The session avoids committed decisions as discussions examine colonial legacy and national claims.
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