Deadly Victorian bushfires devastate Barnawartha town
Melbourne reports three dead and many missing as fires swept Barnawartha 174 miles from Melbourne. Flames destroyed at least 10 homes and two stores. Army and water trucks were rushed in, residents fled by any vehicle, rail lines disrupted and evacuation ordered as heat and strong winds fanned the blaze.
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Barnawartha
Melbourne
Albury
Long
John Tannerson
Ora
Barnaworths
Sydney
New South Wales
Nora
Nowra
Milton
Waterfall
King
Riverina
South Coast
Newcastle
Berrima
Parkes
Brisbane
Australia
Res
Wouongs
Bury
A. E. Thrush
Barmawartha
Chiltern
Yackamdandah
South Wales
Milk price hike urged by Brisbane producers
A broad coalition including the Milk Producers Association and Warm Milk Producers Association called for immediate milk price increases. The conference at the QDO Brisbane urged higher base prices, a winter incentive, and factory handling allowances to meet current costs and drought-related pressures.
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Brisbane
Frices
A.T. Futlagar
QDO
Milk Producers’ Asociation
Warm Milk Producers’ Association
Queenland Co Gperative Dairy Companies Association
Cooperative Dairy Associations
Ipswich
Toowoomba
South Coast
O. Madsen
Madsen
Royal figures depart amid cheering crowd at airport
A royal departure unfolds as Princess Elizabeth and the Duke travel by plane with guards and onlookers cheering at the scene. Prince Charles waves an Australia flag beside the Rolls Royce while others in the procession guide royal guests toward the car and the palace steps.
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London
Elabeth
Duke
Nto
Argonaut
Lywren
Princess Margaret
Prince Charles
Australia
Rolls Royce
Crowes
Nannie
Palace
Sandringham
Brisbane Faces Severe Vegetable Shortage Until Winter
Brisbane endures a sharp vegetable shortage as supplies fall below normal levels, with local markets reporting limited availability and concerns rising about winter. Farmers warn of continuing tight stocks and higher prices for produce through the season.
Sterling Only Sound One Decision in Treasury Broadcast
London reports show Australian Treasurer Sir Arthur Fadden presenting a stern but sound plan from Commonwealth Finance Ministers. He argues the sterling area must live within its means and move toward convertibility, enabling free capital flow from the United States and other nations.
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London
Sir Arthur Fadden
Commonwealth Finance
America
Arthur Fadden
New Basic Wage Gazetted Monday in State
Discussion tracks the new state basic wage to take effect from the first full pay period in February with males at a weekly rate of mo and females at five pounds thirteen shillings. Queensland Parliament and the Border Rivers Commission are noted in context with dam and irrigation projects amid delays and political questions.
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Oral Arbitration Court
J. W. Hams
SMR
Aiimattar
Userid
Beuil
Taylor
New South Wales
Ati
Queensland
Border Rivers Commission
Sage
Progrees
King Invests Sir Arthur Faden Knight and Privy Councillor
The King awarded Sir Arthur Faden knighthood and invested him as a KC MG. He was sworn in as a Privy Councillor at a special Privy Council meeting. He departs London today for official visits to Switzerland, France, and Holland with a Belfast stopover en route to Northern Ireland.
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Gunum
Australs
Hague
Amsterdam
Belfast
London
Quilpie Prowler Now in Hiding Says Police
Local reports say the Quilpie Prowler, dubbed the sand shoe man by residents, has evaded capture since last Sunday. A police sergeant and a black tracker persist in following the latest tracks amid fear in the town.
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Quilpie
Qari
Ribbane
Ewe
Dents
Sandshioe
Motor Registration Fees To Rise 50 Per Cent
Bundaberg reports the State Cabinet agreed to raise motor vehicle registration fees by 50 percent to 6 per power weight unit, effective March 1. The treasurer cited rising costs in maintenance, labour, bitumen, and equipment since before the war, and urged full 100 percent return of petrol tax to states while noting current allocations for road work and rural funding.
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Bundaberg
Commissioner of Main Roads
D. A. Crawford
E. J. Walsh
Department of Main Oats
Walstt
Gaxet
Gweat
Main Roads Trust Fund
Iea
Crawford
Walsh
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Consolidated
Betting Inquiry Views Conflict On Legalising Off the Course Shops
Four of five witnesses before the Royal Commission on Off-the-Course Rating in Warwick urged legalising off-the-course betting in country centres. Dr R C Dent, president of the Warwick Turf Club, and two bookmakers backed the move while Mr C E Barnes of the Bloodhorse Breeders Association warned such shops would damagize morals. Dent stated there was little evil in betting and noted Warwick race meetings were sparse in number postwar. He said the club offered no off-course betting facilities and cited prison camp betting as a cautional example. The discussion touched on morality, gambling habits, and the need for regulation.
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Hemercny
Brisbane
Weather
A. Snields
Downs
Maranoa
Windorah
Shields
Cape York Peninsula
Thursday Island
Royal Commission On
Warwick
Warwick Turf Club
R. C. Dent
C. E. Barnes
Bloodhorse Breeders’ Association
Asd
Fick Alllinga
Dent
Mallee
Tink Bas
al Chaught
Ani
Grifh Cabris
Danaidera
Via Vette
Ets Dent
Tia
Migrant Crime Record Examined in Inquiry Report
A bleak inquiry critiques official statistics on crime by migrants, seamen, and aliens. It notes method flaws, ignores certain groups, and questions reliability of per capita rates. The committee urges cautious interpretation and warns against assumptions of migrant crime dominance.
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Abu Thal Faeerlang
Council Elections Put Back to May 31
Election officials announce the council vote delayed and rescheduled for May 31 after initial date changes. Details remain tentative with local offices awaiting confirmation on polling places and protective measures.
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iPut
Tba
Mother of Five Killed on Road in Cairns
A road incident in Cairns claimed the life of a mother of five. The report notes Moore as her name and references Jean Grace 145, with details of the household and affected children. Authorities investigate the crash and identify the deceased and sequence of events as the inquiry continues.
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Cairns
Moore
Jean Grace
Stanthorpe Show Feature Report Despite Pactary Noise
A fragmented OCR snippet references the Stanthorpe show feature, mentioning a pactary and a cryptic phrase about his wife and others. The readable text is sparse and obscured, so the item remains a brief, unresolved notice with limited identifiable entities.
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Kriesler
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