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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1928
Page
5
A Warwick area nursery advertises a broad selection of roses and fruit trees for planting, with prices and seasonal mixes. It lists bulbs seeds hedges outdoor palms and indoor ferns, plus fertilisers and sprays. Floral work services and rapid delivery are highlighted with contact at Palmerin Street.
The passage describes a sluggish liver with yellowish complexion headaches and digestive issues, urging prompt treatment. It promotes Dr Morsi s Indian Root Pills as a strengthening tonic for liver and kidneys to restore balance and cleanse poisons from the system.
The graft case resumed with witnesses recalling statements. Arnott faced questions about property ownership including orchards, shops at Dulwich Hill, Regent Park land, and a farm at Harlow with substantial sums invested. Green explained mortgage payments were funded by his wife, while Forbes Mackay and E. Boyd examined tenders for Bunnerong power house. The hearing adjourned.
Private Brisbane telegram says 30 settlers have lodged for 32 blocks of Salters Creek expired holding opened by the Queensland Government. Ballot to allocate blocks will be conducted soon by the land commissioner with scrutiny to test bona fides. few rejections expected.
In the Court of Criminal Appeal at Brisbane on Tuesday Joseph Tamas Petrie appealed his conviction and sentence for theft and false pretences. He argued the conviction was against law and evidence, that multiple convictions related to the same charge, that the summing up misrepresented his defence, that the judge misdirected on proof, and that the sentence was excessive. The hearing adjourned to tomorrow morning.
A fragmented OCR note states the Scout movement has grown to over three million members across fifty countries. It mentions a British railway coach weighing forty tons carrying about a dozen passengers, but the sentence is garbled and details are unclear.
The Royal Contemplation appointed by the Federal Government to investigate pontifical corruption charges began sittings. Commissioner Tudge Scholes read the commission. Windeer for Mr Theodore sought an adjournment, citing serious charges. Lambert Cann ex-MA and Mesias objected to prompt action, while Lamb supported government aims for prompt inquiry. The commission adjourned until Monday morning.
In Melbourne on Tuesday a man attempted to steal two trays of diamond rings valued at £500 from Caldera's jewellery shop on Findare Street. He was pursued after staff heard a display case moved and saw him flee with a bulky package. He was chased, captured, and later William Weir, a 26 year old clerk, was charged with theft.
Crown Prosecutor BRISBANE says Joseph Aloysius Sheehy, barrister at law, will be added as an extra Crown Prosecutor. Sheehy has served as Assistant Crown Prosecutor since August 1, 1985, and will operate in the central and southern districts.
Sir Austen Chamberlain told Mr Roy Atherton that Australia welcomed the American invitation to join a proposed treaty renouncing war. Australia reviewed the draft and believes the treaty would reinforce peace and support the cause of a durable settlement.
A discussion of 17th century dining norms notes Englishmen wore hats at meals, with aristocrats showing deference by doffing before seniors. Charterhouse rule in 1062 barred hats at table, Pepys records hat removal at dinner, and the habit influenced later sayings. The text also mentions a Lincolnshire mole sling payment of one shilling.
A local printer style plea from Gale's Dry Clean ing and Dyeing Works Fitzroy Street offering dyeing guidance. The text promises assurance of perfect results and invites customers to rely on their advice before renewing unfavoured garments. The ad notes the chief of the dyeing department will assess garments and provide candid opinion.
A manuscript describes a button driven Dutch auction in a Bremen like hall with numbered discs and belts displaying lots. Bidders press a button to lock in a price as prices fall, instantly disconnecting others. Rapid sales possible, with about 900 lots per hour. The system stems from Dutch early practices to avoid Napoleonic taxes by lowering prices rather than raising them.
In Rockhampton Torsday Charles Pridericle Maine and Constable Etrick Len were ordered remanded on two charges of breaking and entering. The report notes an incident involving a hen at Grimsby Police Court that laid an egg on the collectors’ table.
Advertisement style listing multiple items for sale including English enamel stew pots painted vases porcelain sets and garden tools. Items priced per piece or set with faded OCR text but indicating sale values and window display.
A Queensland agriculture ministry hearing in Brisbane faced sharp exchanges after Bo Bullen accused local bacon of using pigs raised in other states. Health Minister Beckett and others rejected the claim, defending Queensland farms as high standard with proper slaughter and processing.
The Brisbane market news notes mixed demand and supply. Feed grain was soft with poor quality loaves, oats and lucerne plentiful, and potato and pumpkin trades active in light supply. Wheat strong, maize abundant, and New England material cleared at higher prices. Wholesale prices ranged with oats at 2/1 to 0/6 for refusals, pumpkins at 4/2 to 4%, and soft grains clearing around 2/7 to 2/10. weevils and soft grain showed varied clears.
Sydney produce prices listed for Lucerne hay millet potatoes onions and eggs with ranges in pounds shillings and pence. Prices include Lucerne hay 7 to 7 0d, millet 2 10s to 50s, potatoes 7 to 27s, onions 13s, eggs 4s for new and laid. miscellaneous entries unclear.
Finance and trade notes from Brisbane show intestates on British stock exchange holdings and Commonwealth bonds with varied prices. The document lists holdings such as Holden Motara, Morohenda, Queensland deposts, Roma OH, Queenaland Meat Export, and Queensland bonds, with multiple buyer quotes and del dates.
Mrs Pace, charged with murdering her husband by poison, broke down as she recalled alleged cruelty endured at home. She claimed he tied her in bed, threatened to shoot, struck her with a hatchet, and insulted her, while asserting she knew nothing of any poisoning. Police later verified many of her statements.
A report on the expansion of technical education across industries with 850,000 students in technical institutes, 100,000 full-time, and the evolving relation between institutions and industry. The Association of Technical Institutions notes varied methods and a need for stronger industry alignment, possibly including broader representation from industrial sectors.
A fragment from a shop ad lists large and small tins of herrings in tomato sauce, large and small tins of salmon, sardines, and canned goods alongside bag rolled oats dried apricots best dried peaches and prunes. It also mentions quail shooters smokeless cartridges priced per box or per hundred.
Advertises black cashmere hose in fast dye from A.C.3. Price range 2 shillings 11 pence to 7 shillings 6 pence per pair.
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