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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1939
Page
1
A snippet lists prices for several commodities including barite at 80/6, 45/-, and 48/6. It notes a standard rate with a reference to 32 items or units and mentions a business context without additional details.
London telegraph diplomatic report says the Rome conference is unlikely to yield tangible results. It notes Chamberlain plans to retire and press his policy, while hope fades for cross‑channel changes and expects Britain and France to resist a Berlin Rome axis.
London reports detail New Zealand plans for a centenary air display featuring 38 bomber aircraft from England and Royal Air Force crews. The move coincides with Mr Chamberlain’s Paris visit and aims to showcase Allied aviation strength amid European tensions and possible mediation in Spain.
Polish authorities in Warka, Romania, formally took 11.8 million works of Rumanian crown jewels deposited under the Riga agreement. The seizure accompanied an indemnity valued at about 12.08 million. The move followed armament and restitution terms connected to wartime disputes involving seizure and ownership.
Brisbane Sunday. Representatives of the Wheat Board and millers reach a tentative agreement on payment terms for the wheat crop. The plan, subject to a final conference in two months, shifts freight costs back to millers and aims to reduce past village price advantages. Growers doubt profit under the arrangement but see it as satisfactory given current conditions. Retrospective price reviews may follow if the board and millers agree, with present sales under the old terms.
Brisbane reports Constable KC McLean, missing after the Lookout tragedy, returns after a 20 mile trek searching for bodies. He recounts heavy thunderstorms and a dimmed magneto, aiding a prolonged cross to Point Lookout with Constable Lawn. a sock is found two miles from the scene for later identification.
Melbourne the Sunday edition reports fires and disaster across rural Victoria with towns like Valhalla Erica and Walhalla under threat. Homes, mills, and farms burn as residents flee, clinics report injuries, and emergency crews battle advancing flames amid record heat and disrupted communications.
Sydney reports a woman aged 25 from Barlinghure died after a fall from Une bridges. Two climbers reached the scene but could not stop her descent. She remained unconscious, with spinal and internal injuries, as water below and the rope broke link to a tragic accident.
M Daladier returns to Paris amid debates over France’s wartime policies and leadership. The Algiers-based exile government position is referenced, with focus on potential military and political shifts in the French capital. Proponents urge decisive action while critics warn of instability.
A pulpit sermon condemns birth control propagation by agencies linked to ML and others. The speaker calls for stopping artificial methods, linking population policy to national vigor, and questions child endowment versus insurance plans amid wartime constraints and demographic concerns.
Christchurch reports a Wolnee pilot escaped injury when a plane struck two heavy copper wires during a practice flight near Salata, Wasilasi on Saturday. The incident forced an emergency landing and caused a temporary watering restriction as reservoirs ran low. Authorities urged residents to conserve water and warned fines for violations while weather reports noted a prolonged heat wave and drought across Adelaide and New South Wales with record temperatures and shrinking supplies.
In Sydney George Street the Arcade Fire caused 15,000 pounds in damage before fire fighters contained the blaze after an hour and a half. A man exited a grille near the entrance, carried parcels, followed by two constables, and the incident left several shops destroyed or threatened.
Sydney crowds exceed ten thousand attended the closing day of the Jamboree with the World Chief Baden-Powell figurehead present. Guides marched in colourful processions, a bequeque circus entertained, and a play depicted the life of the World Chief as gates closed on a costly weekend.
London Sunday report details air force strength and readiness across Europe. It notes totals of several thousand planes in various nations and discusses shifting parity as reserves are reactivated and new pilots train. The correspondent cites uncertainty in precise counts while stressing overall force posture and potential reductions in gaps between powers.
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