Brisbane racing notes and Sydney bankruptcy hearing wrap
Brisbane track work reports show Gay Laurie defeating stablemate Blue Ink in four furlongs in 51 seconds with several other horses and times noted for the June Handicap prep. In Sydney, Minville Ronald Bailey admits losing £50,000 in a secondhand car business between 1959 and 1950s. bankruptcy hearing records his £61,238 liabilities and £25,027 assets, with heavy betting history and prior SP involvement. Fatal crashes on Hume Highway and South Wallsend are briefly reported alongside rail and timber-clearing developments in the region.
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Brisbane
Gay Laurie
Bogle Farm Yesteray
Blue Ink
Mr. Standby
Lucky Ring
Attic Gras
Deep Sea
Amberstream
All Secour
Srass
Secour
Doom
Sydney
Minville Ronald Bailey
J. T. Keaney
J. K. Manz Ng
Balley
Tour Persete
Interdenia Ibs
Bony
Miceney
Hume Highway
Viney
Vernon ‘Wesley
Wyatfield
Basa Hill
Maryan Rachiel Hirst
Kingsford
Dorothy Mustow
Bankstown
Miss Mustow
Camden Hospital
Cecil Dan
Fer Johnson
Wallsend
South Wallsend
Charles Pischer
Oxrdi
Rugby League Clash Warwick Versus Qr Police On Sunday
Rugby league card lists Warwick versus Qr Police for Sunday fixture. Training session set Friday night at 7 30 with select D White and G Ryan noting non attendance. Railways to field seniors line up headed by K Hagen bach V Wright M Counsell C Quinta Hager gerald KC Thompkins T Wallace and others.
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Warwick
Qr Police
D. White
G. Ryan
B. Doyle
R. Schnitzer Baker
Z. Ganaven
C. Tey
R. Railways
Railways
Senors
K. Hagenbach
V. Wright
M. Counsell
C. Quinta Hagergerald
KC. Thompkins
Cant
T. Wallace
Obsen
B. Reedy
Aspinall
T Gray
Emergency Operation at Sea Saves Woman
A New Zealand woman, Elsie le Roy, 30, of Napier, traveling with her husband and child, was severely ill with internal bleeding. A two hour operation aboard the Rangitiki off the Azores near Sally Isles, aided by nine medical units from passengers, succeeded. Sir Bernard Dawson and New Zealand surgeon Barrett led efforts with Dr. R. Oram and pathologist Dr. Z. B. Howie assisting aboard. The ship berthed at Southampton and ambulances took the patient to the capital.
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London
Freressor
Bernard Dawson
Zea
Azores
Sally Isles
New Zealand
Elsie le Roy
Napier
Rangitiki
Southamptn
T Eiken
Sir Bernard
Britain
Daveen
Barrett
New Pimouth
R. Oram
Z. B. Howie
Alec Mine
Women Fail to Raise £1000 Bail in Sydney Murder Case
In Sydney two women Hazel Hollesone aged 31 of Surry Hills and Gladys Muriel Hayes aged 38 of Ultimo remain unable to post £1000 bail each for the murder of heavyweight boxer William John Leon on May 29. They are remanded until June 15 after the court refused a bail reduction to £500.
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Sydney
William John le
Hazel Hollesone
Surry Hills
Gladys Muriel Hayes
Ultimo
Record Tobacco Crop in North Forecast
Chief adviser to the Agriculture Department Mr. W Bechtel forecast a record tobacco crop in North Queensland after touring the region. He expected a big expansion not only in established areas but also in new areas in the Cooktown district. He also predicted significant growth in peanut farming in the Cooktown area within a few years, noting existing but small sowings and large land suited to peanuts.
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Brisbane
North Queensland
Agriculture Department
W. Bechtel
Bechtel
Cooktown
New System in Awarding of Junior Certificates
Brisbane reports a completely new educational attitude in junior certificate awards. The new system aims to tailor subjects to practical life requirements and reflects a broader reform in secondary education ahead of examinations this year. Miss Don notes the changes introduce opportunities to adjust the syllabus to better fit real-world needs.
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Brisbane
Miss _Don_ says
Staff Shortage May Close Boonah Hospital
Boonah General Hospital may close due to resignations from staff including the matron, a trained sister, two trainee nurses, and other personnel. The hospital board warned the shortage could force relocation to Ipswich after June 30, with no trained staff available to keep the Boonah facility open.
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Boonah Hospital
Safle
Boona General Hospital
Ipswich
Hosp. Board
Alternativ Sat
80 Feared Burnt to Death in Collision truck
Fifty were injured in the crash as tanks burst and passenger coaches were destroyed. The incident left the remaining coaches seriously damaged and many believed dead. Names of injured and first three coaches affected.
To Seek Federal Aid for Coalfields
BRISBANE The Premier Mr Hanlon will seek support for the development of Blair Ahol and Cal- Nide coalfields at the Premier's conference in Canberra beginning on June 18. Mr Hanlon said yesterday that during the 1949 Federal election campaign the Prime Minister Mr Menzies had promised to replace the antiquated transport from Cal ide to Gladstone with a modern system. The Federal Treasurer Sir Arthur Padden also had promised a railway without Queensland's help.
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Brisbane
Hanlon
Blair Ahol
Cal- Nide
Canberra
Menzies
Ca Lide
Gladstone
Treasuer
Arthur Padden
Queensland
Snake Bite Proves Fatal In Mackay Farm Work Accident
Victor Phelan, 31, a farm worker from Beatrice, was fatally bitten by a snake while working on property near Finch Hatton in Mackay district. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon, with specimens of the snake later found in the area.
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MacKay
Victor Phelan
Beatrice
Macate
Mackay Bistact
Pena
Wedneston
Inronerty
Finch Hatton
Woman Found Dead in City Office After Six Days
A woman’s body was discovered in a city office where she reportedly remained for six days. City officials and medical examiners began an investigation as passersby reported a closed door and a troubling odor. Authorities released few details, citing an ongoing inquiry.
UK Must Pay Fair Price for Australian Meat
UK must pay a fair price for Australian meat or shipments will halt. Mr Tully warned Britain cannot be a charitable buyer and urged the British Board of Trade to match prices. He argued Australia would seek higher prices if Britain refuses, noting £23 million of orders in Britain.
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Mr. Tully Sa
Britain
British Board of Trade
Australia
Tully
Bundaberg Jubilee Roll Call Honors 60 Year Pupils
Mr T Garland led a roll call at Bundaberg South State School’s diamond jubilee fete. Of the original 60 pupils from 1891, about 60 attended, prompting Garland to praise loyalty and community spirit. He noted love of God and country as guiding values.
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Pbou
Spwy
Bundai South State School
Suasntemt
Garland
Count Spout
Warwick East State School
Face Injured by Flying Wood at Lindsay Factory
URBENVILLE resident B Fitzgerald aged 40, a Lindsay butter factory employee, sustained probable facial fractures and lacerations after a large wood fragment from a saw struck him. He lost several teeth and was treated by Woodenbong ambulance and bush nurse, then transported to Kyogle Memorial Hospital while gutting firewood blocks for the factory ballast.
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Urbenville
B. Fitzgerald
Lindsay
Fom
Kyogle
Hosti Pitzgerald
Melbourne trainer fined for illegal Cadillac import
Desmond Shields McCormick, a well known Melbourne racehorse trainer, was fined £200 with £39/5 costs in the Court yesterday for contravening the Customs Act by importing a disallowed Cadillac car from the United States. The case related to a 1950 model and followed a prosecution in Sydney.
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Melbourne
Desmond Shields McCormick
McCormick
Sydney
Winter Pastures Seed Types and Graded Goods
Winter pasture seeds listed include Perennial Rye Grass Italian Rye Grass and mixture varieties. Clovers subterranean white berseem red. dun field peas canary. Barleys, produce, fertilisers, and fowl feed offered.
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Tabernra
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