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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1919
Page
2
A sorrowing wife and devoted friends recall Charles Edward in France. Jane God pays tribute to a man who deeply loved life, honoring his memory among loyal supporters and letters of condolence.
A fragmented 1919 report discusses ministers backing a proposed travel scheme across regions. It mentions holiday comfort, railway travel, and travel time constraints, with references to officials and public advice. The text includes garbled phrases about Brisbane, Queensland, and overseas adjustments, reflecting a period chatter on transportation and pensions styles.
In stern remarks the writer condemns Queensland State Railways for cutting services to bush settlers. He laments midnight departures for trains, unpaid promises, and fewer trains on Sundays from Warwick to Toowoomba and beyond. The piece urges voters to oppose the Labor government over transport neglect and inadequate rural access.
In a lean issue four pages long, editors note staff shortages due to illness. The report cites influenza restrictions affecting churches schools and gatherings across several shires and towns. Transport timetables adjust routes to Inglewood Pratten and Goondiwindi with gate times listed. A Sun Down mine slowdown shocks readers amid hopes for a rich ore future and continued uncertainty.
A long clipping reviews postwar civic debates and clergy concerns in Australia. It notes criticism of municipal spending, calls for reform in local government, and mentions Bishop Druitt’s stance on prohibition, distinguishing hotel keepers from the trade and affirming anti drink sentiment while praising fair treatment. The piece also recalls the Peace Ball fallout in Sydney and public funds raised by patriotic committees.
Mr Matens Gallagher of THughesdun raises complaints before Police Magistrate in Chirlovity. G Hawker congratulated in Australia for aviator Marry Hawker rescue. Austin Chapman ill health may miss Eden-Monry parliament opening. Corporal W P Ryan lauded for leadership near Zonnebake. Late W G Loon remembered in pastoral circles. Lieutenant General Sir C B B White arrives in Melbourne to advise on permanent forces duties. Rowing classes to run daily from June 9.
i Z Shipping reports Moorthi held up due to Wim culty in here. Wellington Sanlay notes embargo on passenger trade to New Zealand will be lifted to allow 2000 travelers on a vessel from Sydney mid month. A doctor will inspect passengers before departure. Auckland Merchant Service Guild pushes government to remove Captain Peterson from the Parker Lamb Timber Company ship because of alleged disloyal remarks.
In Perth Senoday the Opposition's Collier led a deputation to the Premier urging government takeover of food imports and distribution to ease living costs. The Premier promised efforts to cut meat prices and reduce living costs, including power costs. The West Australian Labor Congress plans to petition authorities for cost relief and may coordinate with unions to stage stop work meetings to pressure action.
Wellington report says Loseole, a married woman, was found by her daughter in the Nelson kitchen with clothes ablaze after apparently dousing them with kerosene. She was rushed to hospital but died a few hours later. she had been suffering a nervous breakdown.
Correspondence urges Warwick General Hospital to receive praise for handling influenza patients and calls for community support. Readers are asked to donate food and money, volunteer, and reflect on personal responsibility to aid the hospital and suffering humanity.
The Victorian Federated Builders Labourers' Union reports a full strike of its members due to extended action in Melbourne. In Sydney, builders and labourers threaten a broad strike with operations suspended and wage demands in focus, as the Peduration council debates direct action to secure claims.
Mr Grimwade arrives from Brisbane and stays at the Cinna Isis while his brother is in General Hospital after an appendicitis operation. A May wedding at Cotaleit Glaxow unites Alfred Tatlow to Jessie McGregor Scrymgeour. Several locals announce marriages, visits, and travel plans as war-related industry shifts and farewells occur, including Mr and Mrs Macgregor planning a Sydney departure.
A warped list of donors to the Lavender Day fundraising effort for Warwick, detailing numerous individuals and amounts in pounds shillings including 10, 7, 1, and various smaller sums. The compilation names multiple residents and clubs across Glenelg, Brin fine, Muary borough, Rosenthal, and surrounding areas, with scattered totals and annotations.
Brisbane speaker J O Lister former Corio MP and World War II veteran urged returned soldiers at Yoorongpilly to avoid seeking political honours. He recalled long service in Parliament and work in the Wark block, noting no time in life compared to his years in government while a farmer in Coopar and a prominent Queensland figure.
Detectives probe the death of a young woman at Kerongyale. The corpse was exhumed and a baby's body was found in the coffin, sparking belief the child was born after the mother’s death as the police determined the infant’s form was not in the coffin at burial.
Richard Taylor 65 an employee of a municipal health and traffic department in Fremantle Perth died yesterday morning after receiving a shock from an electric wire and collapsing. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead on the scene.
Influenza appears in Perth despite safeguards. Dr. Mitchell reports suspects resemble soldier cases. One death noted at Perth Hospital amid the outbreak.
The Kooringa of the Union Steamship Co. on the Sydney to Tasmanian run is reported wrecked off Gondy Gapo, about fifty miles from Etrathan, amid Tasmanian coast skirting carst. No further details available.
Official return shows Queensland gold yield for May totaling 9 045 fine ounces valued at £ 38 421 a decrease from May 1918 by 1 976 ounces and £ 9 393. For the five months ended May 1918 the yield reached 53 087 fine ounces valued at £ 228 048 an advance over the first five months of 1918 of 1 886 ounces valued at £ 7 756.
A group including Mr. G. P. Barnes gathered at the railway station Saturday at 11 for the 216 Queensland dorollary passelag train to Brisbane. Frigates Gerald Hast Bont and Bell from Warwick were aboard. Red Cross served tea, refreshments, fruit and cacao on the platform with many local helpers and officials named.
A sensational London society rumour centers on Lord Ribblesdale secretly marrying Mrs J J Astor, widow of Colonel John Innes Astor, a Titanic victim. The tale recalls Astor’s earlier wife, who died in 1911, and spans to wartime talks by Major Rev E L Watson in Melbourne on the Great War.
Melbourne reports a bread price rise from 7d to 7 1 2d a loaf since May 30. The move follows higher baker wages and upcoming wagon freight increases.
Brisbane Sunday report: Commissioner for Railways Mr Davidson states no official information about the shunters at Maryborough planning to strike. It appears to be a branch matter awaiting consideration by the central executive and may go to arbitration.
Melbourne Sunday report says a settlement ended the motor drivers strike as the Wages Board ordered a reduction of weekly hours from fifty seven to fifty four. Wages had already risen from £3 to £3 3s per week. The stoppage tested solidarity with lingering questions over pay and hours.
Reading through a quirky column, a farmer at Clon Innes planted alternate rows of potatoes and onion to amuse readers. When asked why he did so, he quips that the onion would make the eyes of the potatoes water, showing playful indifference to potential crop impact.
The article reports that Bundaberg soldiers memorial plans shift from a memorial hall costing £13,000 to a statue funded at £500 to £1,000. It notes Sir Robert Philp's Brisbane trip with heavy rain at Quilpie and Thylungra, and lists various other items: German General von Armin's fate in WWI, landowner sales by the Marquis of Northampton, a returned soldier’s house in Glan Tris, a horse memory story, a Golden Wedding in Bungawalbin, a doctor sentenced to death for murder in Belfast, and a closing patriotic verse with weathered prose.
A vintage advertisement extols Kadol as a fast healing antiseptic for rashes burns and cuts. It claims rapid skin regeneration and germ eradication with testimonials, noting effectiveness on obstinate sores and daily letters praising its power. The ad lists a price of 1/6 and urges readers to buy a tin today.
Fairly heavy crowds at Roma Street markets found price weakness across most stalls. Chaff and lucerne sold lightly with bids around 9/9 to 9/10 for some consignments, while better lines passed in at higher offers. Potatoes and pumpkins showed activity with varied prices and limited buyers, and white grain fetched modest sums as buyers remained cautious.
Allman and Foster report 98 cattle sold on Saturday with young stock prices 2d higher than at previous sale. They expect prices to hold through winter as the influenza scare eases. Fat bullocks about £12, bullocks 3 to 4 years £10 10s, spring calves £8 10s, steers 12 to 18 months £8 18s 6d, steers 12 months £2 10s, weaners £3 18s 6d. Next sale Saturday with yarding as usual.
A steady market round at Smadux Street reports fair demand across most lines. Maize moderate, white and yellow realign 7/0 per bushel. Qats steady, Algerian to 5/6, white 5/9. Chai! inquiries, wheaten £8 to 10/10 per ton. Potatoes better supply. Tuamanian Brownella and Plunketts £14 per ton, Whitesking £13, Victorian Carmens £10/10. Onions firm, brown Spanish £16. Dairy supplies improving but demand drops. Best graded new olds 3/8 to 2/9 per dozen, mila 2/5 to 2/6, case 2/4 to 2/6. Poultry: hens 2/6 to 4/0, roosters 4/6 to 5/6, ducks 4/6 to 5/6, drakes 6/0 to 7/0. Best Western honeyed to Tad.
Fragmentary London items describe a spiritualist boom with a teenage mystic feared by parents and sought by a mental specialist, plus a local report on the Bombing of London and a tiny note on the Victoria Embankment and the Noodle monument. A sheep poisoning incident in New South Wales is also briefly mentioned with orchard details. General Sir Herbert Plowyer named as Malta governor in a muddled snippet.
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