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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
5
The note presents a fragmented OCR line about supply items and names, with unclear context. It mentions farmers and a sequence of garbled terms and serial characters, lacking coherent events or identifiable entities to anchor a full summary. The readable portions point to a supply list or inventory fragment rather than a complete news item or notice.
Uncollected tote tickets linger as bettors race to reclaim winnings after a disqualification in a seven-starter race. First Glance, placed due to a late change, carried a 4002 outstanding sum, with Gol ald and Prince o' Pair among those affected as Tote backers faced unresolved claims.
London dispatch says 12 Japanese germ warfare experts testified at a Soviet court in Khabarovsk. Lieutenant General Rinji Kajtenku admitted experiments with plague fleas were effective while calling the act inhuman and criminal.
The general secretary T Dougherty was re elected amid a record ballot. He defended the New South Wales branch by a clear majority. H Davis, secretary of the Victoria branch, defeated W H Nicol for the Federal residency of the union. Nicol had served as president for two years.
Piping supplies arrive by road and rail from Newnes to Brisbane as 2500 tons are needed for housing water and gas projects. Drivers report long hauls and repeated delays, with one couple sharing Christmas dinner on the road near Armidale.
The Melbourne port ran idle for three and a half days during Christmas with little easing of congestion. About eighty vessels remained in port and five anchored at key berths. Talks between shipowners and water front workers continued without a decision, as labour shortages were expected to persist into the new year.
The report notes first half wool sales were the strongest period yet with prices averaged 62.37d per lb, higher than before. Merino spinners show weaker value than last year but overall demand remains robust. U.S. production and imports suggest continued large mill orders worldwide. Currency devaluation influences pricing. buyers anticipate further imports and stable activity in wool manufacturing.
A preliminary report from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock notes Dec 9 weather and planting progress for the 1949 50 grain sorghum crop. Plantings total about OM acres with expectations of around 75 000 acres. districts such as Central and Northern Downs and Southern regions show gains, while Western Downs face delays due to late wheat harvest. Conditions generally good, with some districts reporting damage from rain and hail storms. by Dec 9 roughly two thirds of planned plantings were completed.
Brisbane dispatch reports concern within the Country Party over dispensing with plebiscites for State Government election candidates. Five delegates from the Southport District Council opposed the motion, with Dr E H Gaven to contest the Southport seat. Nominations for the Northern Country Party also proceed with January deadlines and plans to announce candidates after a January 19 management meeting in Townsville for Cairns Carpentaria Charters Towers Cook Flinders Gregory Mourilgan Mulgrave The Tablelands and Townsville districts.
South Coast buyers dominated Brisbane city market activity after a four day break as retailers resumed trading. Demand failed to support nominal wholesale price gains with beans quoted at 2d to 3d, mangos selling around 6d each, and cabbage rising to 1s 6d to 2s per head. peaches remained high at 9d to 10d per 24 lb case.
Five armed men robbed a Central Bank of India van in central London yesterday, stabbed two female employees, and escaped with about £37,000. Police report the van halted for deliveries, then sped to a waiting car. The two injured workers are in hospital.
London reports Cunard White Star commissions grand express liner design. Architects have been asked to prepare concept details for a vessel larger than the Queen Elizabeth. Full specifications will not be disclosed until a formal announcement, expected early 1960.
George Alvexan der Pollock of Bunyaden, 29 miles from Bundaberg, was bitten on the wake by a snake at his home Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to hospital but died early the next morning. The snake clung to Pollock’s ankle and delivered a violent assault before release.
A new technique pumps blood directly into patients using compressed oxygen to speed flow. Early reports say one pint can reach the heart region within minutes, aiding rapid blood replacement in emergencies.
BRISBANE two detectives are to Tarantavon in Barcaldine to investigate a mass of 12 men in a shear ing gang there Rotary tests in Brisbane yesterday found a sub sanual quantity of boric acid in samples of super brought from the station Two samples showed a large amount of boric acid A third sample from the jutore showed no traces of acid
Sydney reports Trade Winds has a slim edge in the Sydney Hobart yacht race as Portim and Murgaret Rintoul chase closely. Fourteen other yachts trail about 15 miles back. Suzanne Ll dropped out after a mast split near Jervis Bay during Thursday night, with the fleet racing toward New South Wales.
The South Queensland Marketing Board has shipped over £506000 worth of eggs to Britain since July. Final season shipment of 65000 dozen to be loaded on the Norfolk soon. In 1948 exports totaled $440,092 dozen, while total receipts reached 19,096,000 dozen from producers.
Police and officials in western New South Wales found no signs of arson in a Tuesday night blaze that consumed about 100000 pounds worth of stores in Wagga. The fire began around 4.15 pm and kept burning into the next morning, the largest in Wagga's history, with an inquiry planned.
Clark Cable and his bride arrived for their honeymoon in Honolulu to a crowd of about 10,000. Police reserves were mobilized as the Matson Liner Lurline escorted the couple, and Gable declared the Christmas gift a great one. They will depart Honolulu for Quidery to begin work on a new film.
Mackay leaders push for a Blair Athol to Mackay coastal railway with Nebo resources in view. Alder Tan Wood and Senator-elect urge federal support while cautions about monopoly risk and national development. Mulherin notes Blair Athol coal reserves grow as Nebo field expands. prefer a line that serves local needs without starving other resources.
North Coast batsman Harry Ball scored a brisk 114 not out and Jack McLean added 110 as New South Wales North Coast defeated Murwillumbah. The Warwick Colts drew with Wondai-Preston after both sides posted big totals. Wondai-Preston 278, Warwick 184 for 7. Ian McLean and Pat Hickey starred for their teams with multiple wickets and useful fifties in a high scoring round.
Auckland racing cards report the King's Plate over a mile with Love winning by a length, Vigilantia takes the Summer Cup by two lengths, and Lord Mos fails to clinch. Time noted and track fast. Also London report: Mooltan passenger hospitalised with typhoid after the voyage, thirteen crew cases confirmed among the passengers.
An advertised promotion touts RUR products as highly effective for rheumatism and sciatica. The offer emphasizes cash-and-carry pickup from a Texas retailer with a new title and claims promotional pricing on the new items.
Melbourne report details a rescue attempt on Wakool River where a married man, Arthur Erne, and three others helped Mrs Brown reach the bank after she and her husband fell into the water. The husband Marshall disappeared and later died from a heart condition revealed in post mortem. Mrs Brown survived.
BRISBANE Eight pints of blood urgently needed in Maryborough delayed the Queensland Airlines plane for several minutes yesterday. Blood arrived from Brisbane Red Cross Blood Transfusion Centre and was moved to the field by a Red Cross volunteer. A Maryborough doctor said the patient, bleeding internally, had already received five pints and needed more.
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