Anzac Day Holiday Motion Defeated in Bundaberg Congress
The State RSL Congress in Bundaberg voted 5 to 3 against a Western District motion to amend the Holidays Act so Anzac Day must be April 25 and no extra holiday if it falls on a weekend. Debates highlighted tension between preserving the day’s spirit and unionist pressures, with leaders like Bir Raymond Huish emphasizing observance on the actual date.
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Bundaberg
R.S.L
Congress
Bir
Raymond Huish
L. Carson
Western
I. Cameron
Moreton
League
Australia
Auspals
Queens
Record Points in Baconer Carcase Competition
BRISBANE Queensland baconer carcase contest won by a Malands exhibit with a record 62 nnts. Carcase exhibited by Mr R F Prit chard. Minister for Agriculture and Stock Mr H Collins announced the result. The $2 points were earned despite a five point deduction for a body length one inch under standard. Weighing 149 lb the carcase was part of a four centre competition at Ma teeba pron Too Woomba and Brisbane, arranged by the Australian Meat Board with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock.
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Brisbane
Queensland
R. FP. Pritchard
H. Collins
Ma- Teeba
Pron
Piles of Wheat in Canada Signal Overflow into Next Crop Year
Ottawa reports a large unsold wheat surplus due to stiff world competition. Canada may carry over into the next crop year as August 1 starts, while U.S. exports drop 44,000,000 bushels and Australia declines. Argentina’s rebound and policy forecasts shape the global grain outlook.
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Ottawa
Canada
Sar
Cau
United States
Australia
Argentina
Bureau UR Btatlaties
Exporia
Tang Ton
Agriculture Department
Ezra Benson
London
Ports Forth
Cantralian Wheat Board
Manitoba
Hanged for Nearly Perfect Murder in Maryland
George Edward Grammer was executed on the gallows in Baltimore for the murder of his 33 year old wife in what was described as an almost perfect crime. He staged a car accident death to hide the killing and showed no emotion as he walked to his execution. Maryland still used hanging at the time.
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Baltimore
Maryland
George Edward Grammer
Grammer
United Nations
Newly Found NG natives on fertile plains
Remote New Guinea group, among the most inaccessible in Australian territory, is guarded by 22,000 feet of mountain ranges. Entry is possible only by air or foot through a single pass used by natives guarding their fortress. Traders may reveal white presence, yet access to the region remains restricted and delay plans for cooperation.
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Port MonEsty
New Guinea
Australian
Accens
Salenge
Reds Wide Air Service Expands Soviet Civil Aviation
Russia claims the largest civil aviation network under state control with extensive Moscow links to Pacific ports and European capitals. Soviet pilots have flown over a million kilometers. air services reach from the Baltic to the Far East and into Austria and Afghanistan. Regular flights connect Moscow with Berlin and Warsaw, while remote areas receive air support and supplies, with foreign overflight forbidden without Soviet approval.
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Moscow
Vladivas
trans-Siberian
Degular
Russia
Union
Baltic
Urals
Siberia
Leningrad
Berlin
Warsaw
Austria
Afghanistan
Peiping
China
Blue Whale Captured Off Cape Ali Near Tangalooma
A blue whale measuring about 70 feet was captured offshore near Cape Ali, with the specimen reaching the Tangalooma area for processing. It marks a notable maritime catch reported from the region.
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Cape
May Soon Isolate Dangerous Agent in Tobacco Tar
Dr Ernest Wynder of Memorial Hospital New York City told the New York State health conference in Lake Placid that researchers will soon isolate an agent in tobacco tars linked to cancer. He said future methods may remove or filter out this agent, noting no current filter proved effective in mice cancer tests.
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Lake Placid
New York
Ernest Wynder
Memorial Hospital
New York City
Wynder
Man Refused Custody of Children
BRISBANE Mr Justice Mansfield yesterday rejected an application by James Charles Repben Kerr a farm labourer of Warra via Dalby for custody of his children Eric Donald Kerr and Dawn Denise Kerr. Kerr was ordered to pay £1 a week for each child and to have access at reasonable times including Sundays. the mother Florence Evelyn Kerr of Holland Park retains custody. Liberty to appeal was granted.
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Brisbane
Justice Mansfield
James Charles Repben Kerr
Aarm
Warra
Via
Dalby
Eric Donald Kerr
Dawn Denise Kerr
Legene Peepondeng
Florence Evelyn Kerr
Holland Park
Kerr
Grass and grain varieties listed for Toowoomba region
A newspaper clipping from Toowoomba lists grass varieties including Glaears White Red Subter n Berseem and grasses such as Prairie Wimmera Perennial and Malian Rye. It also notes oat varieties clipped graded and tested and provides contact numbers 80 and 87 for ATOES CON BOWDLER.
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ATOES
Bowdler
Toowoomba
New Zealand's North Island to become rich province
Vast new farmlands forests and hydro electric complexes transform desolate pumice land in the North Island. Plans include softwood plantations, timber mills, and a Waikato hydro chain. Corbett says a new province will emerge with growing cities and towns as settlement accelerates.
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Wellington
North Island
Soras
King Country
Waikato
Kaingora
Lands and Forests
Corbett
Moscow Air Service Improves With Guest Comfort
Navigator and radio man aboard say few foreign planes landed at Moscow due to austere service. They note western airlines had no air hostesses or refreshments, but report the current service has improved.
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Moscow
West
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