Wide Action Against Theft And Smuggling
Brisbane police across three states and Queensland and New South Wales customs tighten a campaign against black marketing and railway goods theft. gangs seize scarce items from trains and move them to Sydney markets within hours. Customs counts thousands of pounds worth of contraband seized on ships in Brisbane and warns of strict measures to end smuggling.
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Direct Action Pending By Australian Waterside Workers
Sydney watersiders threaten direct action over demands for paid annual holidays for permanent and casual wharf labourers. Federation Council will decide Monday after earlier injunctions and recent walkouts on the Pamir and Karush disturb port loading and potato shipments amid a nationwide dispute.
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Diphtheria Delays Bundaberg Wedding in Crisis
In Bundaberg a bride to be Delphine Schlegger of Burnett Heads fell ill with diphtheria on the eve of her wedding to Eric Stitt of Bundaberg. A sore throat led to tests in Brisbane. positive results forced immediate hospital isolation and the ceremony was postponed indefinitely at Holy Rosary Church.
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Farewell to Governor General a Royal crowds in Sydney
Twelve thousand people filled streets around Town Hall for the mayor's farewell to the Duke of Gloucestier and the Dawley. Tens of thousands cheered the royal couple as the farewell drive passed from Acimaivauity Howe to the Town Hall. In the Mother country goodwill was noted, with a memorial stele unveiled in honor of a relative, marking continued ties between Australia and Britain.
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Melbourne gas strike talks fail as unions plan actions
Desperate efforts to settle the Melbourne gas strike fail as Acting Chief Judge Drake-Brockmann holds a private conference with Victorian and South Australian premiers, ACTU officers, and union leaders. Women volunteers mobilize at the wharves. government fears penalty enforcement and a wider clash with miners. Canberra notes say no intervention planned, with double-rate Sunday work debated.
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Victoria
NSW Premier appeals to gas workers to resume Sydney
NSW Premier McKell appeals to Gas Employees Union rank and file to honour the recent government agreement and return to work. Most of Sydney and greater Melbourne face gas shortages with Mortlake and North Shore plants in shutdown, rationing in effect and thousands of workers affected by the strike.
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Troops Called To Move Food In London
London government orders possible use of troops to safeguard food supplies as lorry driver strikes spread from London to Merseyside. Nearly all butcher shops report shortages while many drivers remain on strike awaiting terms. Scotland Yard discusses emergency measures as depots join the walkout and plans unfold for further action.
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Strikers Succeed Where Luftwaffe Failed
London drivers have blocked meat ration deliveries, denying full meat allocation to ration book holders. No military request yet from the War Office, as government weighs action. Strike spreads to Merseyside, Leeds, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Stoke on Trent and Oxford with new officers in London. Government pledges no coercive tactics, while unions push for a satisfactory settlement.
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Butter Prices Rise in Brisbane Pressure on Dairy Costs
Mr Jamieson, state president of the Queensland Dairy Controlled Organisation, returned from Sydney saying a 7d weekly wage rise would lift production costs for butter by 1d per lb, costing about 400,000 a year. He urged urgent federation action to raise dairy prices to offset higher costs and pledged to approach the Prime Minister. A milk price parity demand and a threatened Sydney milk strike were noted, with production in 1946–47 expected to fall by 76,000 tons.
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Australian Primary Producers’ Council
Public Works And Greek Turmoil Widen Across Crete
The Athens dispatch reports unidentified air activity over northern Crete amid Greek political tensions. Greek forces threaten to shoot down intruding planes if fighting continues while Allied authorities are alerted. Rebel raids near Kastoria in West Macedonia intensify as security forces respond. Treasury notes reveal budget allocations and customs revenue outcomes for the year, with postwar defense spending and civilian projects shaping fiscal policy.
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Phone Installations in Brisbane Delayed by Material Shortages
Sunwthiiallatin crélles may be expected dn Mucel for Queenslanders waiting for metropolitan and country telephones. The Deputy Director of Pass and Telegraphs Mr J Stewart said yesterday he hoped for better supplies of materials and equipment within a few months.
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