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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1947
Page
2
Thanks are extended by Mr M Reeves and family to the clinicians and staff at Clifton Private Beet store St. Vincent's Show Toowoomba for support after a recent loss. In memory of Isabella Doyle who died June 3 19 4 at age 77, her daughter Mary Hamill inserts thanks. Confidential inquiries to Leonard Manthey Private Investigator Dragon.
Reuter's reports Poh A Marshall a Sydney University graduate will head the scientific Arctic research expedition departing Britain in July. The Oxford University Exploration Club and the Royal Geographical Society back the nine ex-war graduates aboard the Norwegian polar ship Polar Bjorn sailing between Queensland and Norway toward Greenland via Queen Maud Land era.
Fragmented overseas news brief cites multiple wire services and presses, listing names such as The New York Times Herald-Tribune and Associated Press among others. The text also includes a Bible thought for today referencing evidence of God in His works and a biblical quote.
Warwick editorial argues for an Empire conference in Australia to craft a common policy for the Japanese peace talks. It notes likely Dominion participation depends on Russia, and warns against last minute policy decisions weakening Empire influence in the Pacific arena. Russia, Britain, and America loom large in the evolving diplomacy.
The Income Tax Department faces criticism for alleged errors in assessments amid a million returns. A Sydney paper cited three mistakes, but officials said errors are inevitable in a complex act. Taxpayers struggle to gauge accuracy without straightforward forms and clearer rules.
In Sydney crowds booed and clashed after referee Art Mawson named Andy Gollan the winner over Joe Crisafi by a 2 to 1 margin. Fans shouted, police moved in, and the outcome sparked a late-night dispute amid two supporting bouts.
Donald Kevin Watson pleaded guilty to stealing two military rifles from a locker at the Technical College. The court heard he and a juvenile accomplice removed louvres and took the rifles on May 23, with the theft discovered May 28. Watson, an indentured apprentice, had tried to sell the rifles through a private investigator Manthey. He was ordered to enter into a bond to keep the peace and come up for sentence within 12 months.
The Hermitage region selects three acres for dairying and feeding experiments under Director E B Bicej and officials. Calf and bull paddocks milking sheds and hay shed areas have been mapped. Mr Bostock, in charge of pig massing, chose a site for pig facilities.
Farmers on adjacent properties band together into protective bodies, numbering five to ten, to counter night shooters and unlawful trappers. They announce prosecutions against trespassers and poisoners on their properties to prevent accidents harming cattle and horses as winter and rabbit season approach.
Results from the Department of Agriculture show Hill 60 Jersey cows leading the advanced register tests. Mr BR Browne’s HI 66 herd tops the list with 7277.51 lb milk and 433,394 lb butter fat in 27 days, a daily 30 lb milk and 2 lb butter. Other Browne units, plus Kelvinside and Naliefall bloodlines, set records for butter fat and long breeding longevity, aiming to reach 1000 lb butter in Queensland.
Mr J Brimblecombe, appointed 18 months ago as Dairy Adviser for the Warwick district, has overseen significant dairy farm improvements. Ninety eight farms received improvements, 87 built new dairy buildings, 31 renovated, and milking machines installed, with total area excluding Killarney and Allora. Brimblecombe praised progress and urged farmers to adopt hygienic methods, offering further guidance on dairy layout and practice.
Canberra reports Prime Minister Chifley said no formal proposals were made yet for Empire peace talks on Tapan in Canberra. Position was fluid with conferees delayed until August. British ministers may visit Canberra as the government weighs inviting a delegation. Prospects for the conference appeared more favorable than before.
A Limore man driving fish to Killarney faced NSW rules requiring a disease free certificate to import cabbages. He returned to obtain inspection and certification from a Warwick Agriculture and Stock official. NSW authorities enforce disease checks on consignments from Queensland, even grass weeds need an origin certificate free of ticks.
If you're at the coast you can procure your copy of the Warwick Daily News from newsagents on the North and South Coasts. Southport FE M Symons Nerang Street. Redcliffe O Heefe's News agency. Coolangatta A Robinson.
Fragmented forecast notes show variable showers across the far north coast and southern interior with increased cloud over the interior. Scattered light showers along the southwest border and winds tending northeast to southeast, with some southwest to northeast variation and inland cloud development.
The Warwick post office records show a maximum 64 degrees and minimum 37 degrees for Monday June 2 1947 with grass surface at 33 degrees.
The Warwick and District Patriotic Fund remains active with about £6000 in the fund. A special distress sub committee continues to aid returned service personnel and dependants. Officials note Home Office guidance may wind up nonfunding bodies, but the local committee aims to wind up only if required while ex-servicemen can still seek relief.
TENTERFIELD faces a bread shortage as four Tamworth mills suspend milling due to wheat scarcity. Tamworth will not supply Tenterfield bakers, urging them to seek help from Newcastle or Gunnedah mills or arrange local sourcing. Master Bakers seek urgent intervention to avert crisis.
TENTERFIELD district maize growers protest current fixed price for white mats claiming costs of production exceed returns. A spokesman notes Tenterfield and Glen Innes maize rank among the best, with two NSW firms ready to buy all production at higher prices yet law restricts this. Farmers fear reverting to selling below cost after last season’s losses.
Directory style notice lists the farewell dance for Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Healy at St. Marys Hall plus Miss Alcorns Final Lecture on Moale Appreciation in Killarney. It provides intricate Brisbane and Toowoomba mail dispatch times, coupon expirations for TEA sugar BUSTER meat clothing and other items, with multiple town schedules and forwarding details.
Mr J H Allison of Warwick Farmers Milling Co says bulk storage for hard wheat varieties cannot be set up overnight. Queensland lacks sufficient wheat and transport facilities. railway wagons are inadequate and bulk handling is not yet viable. Mills rely on Wheat Board pricing for wheat and bag costs.
A 15 year old boy, John Whiteman of Swan Creek, sustained facial and right forearm wounds when a bottle of dry loo exploded around 4 30 yesterday afternoon. Warwick ambulance treated him and he was taken to a doctor’s surgery and later to a private residence.
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