Land ballots offer bigger prize than casket says Lands Minister
Brisbane reports Lands Minister urges young men to join land ballots with the claim the winner gains an asset worth £25,000. Four blocks totaling 115,560 acres near Bat Salamone and Blackall, dating from Barcaldine to Home Creek, will be opened for grazing selection on July 30. Ex servicemen eligible. lease terms run 28 years.
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Brisbane
T A
Hagealdine
Blackall
Foley
Batsaloine
Barcaldine
Home Creek
Northampton Downs
Mock Debutante Ball Delights Inglewood Troupe
Inglewood hosts a mock debutante ball at the Masonic Hall presented by the Inglewood Younger Set. Seventeen men dressed as debutantes entertained a large Inglewood and Yellarb on crowd with dances, prizes, and a supper served by the Younger Set.
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Inglewood
Masonic Hall
Washi
Yellarbon
Rastie
Stower
Bob White
Bert ‘Thompoan
A. Brown
A. Thompson
Burgess Diplomats Face Parliamentary Debate Amid Stolen Secrets
Reuters reports police and secret service findings on Burgess core political past raise questions in Parliament over his tenure. Spokesmen deny ties to Dr. Alan Nunn May, the British scientist jailed for sharing atomic secrets with Russia. A Czech spy link named Gail Strauss surfaces as authorities pursue missing diplomats and the Nunn May theory lingers.
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Burgess
Reuters
Gail Strauss
Ministry of the Interior
Strauss
England
W. H. Auden
Train Smash Inquiry Under Review in Queensland
In Brisbane a special inquiry report on the Hillett near Bundaberg train smash has been submitted to Acting Transport Minister T A Foley. The May 28 crash involved a 96 ton locomotive and a mixed train colliding with a stopped goods train near Elliott, eight miles south of Bundaberg. No crew were hurt and damage was about 145000. The inquiry’s part was sent to the general manager G V Moriarty for action.
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Brisbane
Hillett
Bundaerg
T. A. Foley
Colling
Faley
G. V. Moriarty
Moriarity
Mr. Faley
Market Prices in Brisbane for Pumps and Grains
Brisbane market quotations list 430 pumpkins sold at various prices from £172 to £175 per ton, with lucerne chaff at £21 19s and £28, green samples held up to £29 per cwt. Straw bedding at £12 per ton, maize lines at 18s 1d and 17s 10d per bushel, and hay trusses around £12 bargain. Fruit and vegetables show many items with prices per bushel or per dozen, including apples, pears, and berries, with assorted interior and exterior supply notes. the list reflects fluctuating values across produce categories.
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Brisbane
Foma Street
New North Wales
Lucerne
Uoe Trust
Abies Stamorne Gran- Smiths
Ictoria
Sonathan
Romer
Geni
Statesman and
Rome Beauty
Pears
Victoria Josephinss
Buerre Bose
Ile
Avanleable
Gabe Tage
Gaulitiewers
Weekly sale report on pigs calves and store stock
McDougall and Co report a small yarding at their ple sale with limited competition. Prices for medium store pigs and calves varied, with larger pigs and fatter sows fetching higher sums. Rainfall expected to lift prices, prompting continued consignments of fat pigs, store pigs, and quality calves at next sale.
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McDougall and Co
McDougall and Coeree
Five motorists fined for traffic breaches
Five motorists were fined with costs in Warwick Court of Petty Sessions for traffic breaches. Francis Meriton Sedgwick of Locke Street Warwick admitted guilt to failing to stop at a sign on May 3 and failing to comply with another sign on May 10. Ernest Hilton and John Hugh Gribben were fined by letter due to work commitments. William Gillen of Wantley Street was fined for failing to stop before entering at Wood and Guy Streets on May 10. Rodney Jams Bulican of Regent Hotel Palmenn Street was fined for driving without a licence on May 15 and was allowed seven days to pay.
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W. Eite
Warwick Court of
Wood
Guy Streets
W.N. Lees
Gillatt
Elie
Rodney Jams
St Catharine's Old Girls Reunion at White House lawn
The St Catharine's Old Girls Association held a reunion weekend starting with an afternoon gathering on the lawn in front of the White House. Sister Kathleen welcomed the attendees, and a Saturday night dinner was at the Grand Hotel with various performances and a tennis and basketball program. A combined service at St Mark's Church preceded a school breakfast and annual meeting to elect officers.
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Lswns
White House
Kathleen
In-Chargs
Grand Hotel
Toats
June Responge
Gantsbury
Warwick
Caton Hoog
Monaning
Jennifer Simiee
Alice Cant
Ss. Garérer
Edna Thompson
Michelle Memes
Marian Broker
M. J. Siezi
Brisbane
Joan Beskin
St. Catharine's Old Girl's Association
Thle
Nine South Korean Officers Arrested
London reports nine South Korean defence corps officers were arrested on embezzlement charges linked to government funds totaling about £1,428,000. President Syngman Rhee ordered an inquiry after a committee uncovered food and equipment shortages and starvation among soldiers.
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London
Aap-Reuter
Pusan
al Cers
Syngman Rhee
Reserve Rmy
BS Committee
Morrison's Challenge to Russian Newspaper Freedom Speech
Mr Morrison urged global freedom of the press in a Press Association luncheon, calling a free press a key instrument for international understanding and peace. He warned that deliberate efforts to obstruct knowledge and poison information flow have risen, fueled by aggressive policy and a vast military machine, and intensified by blocking channels of information.
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Attlee
Morrison
Uncheon
Scout Notes Reveal Motel Wheeling Dinner Honor
Scout notes report president Maxwell praising the women helpers for a tasty supper and the “Pact” hike planned Saturday at 1 30 pm. Den activities mention new patrols in 1/4 Troop and congratulatory wishes to John and Den for progress and Badge work.
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D. J. Maxwell
Dragon Street
Chris
Fens
John
Den
Wheat Allocation Debate at Global Conference
Over 100 delegates attend a conference to discuss allocation of surplus wheat among 45 member nations for the next year. Delegates consider current ceilings under the international framework and how to aid deficient areas. The agenda includes potential price and supply adjustments amid ongoing negotiations.
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Grable
Sopa Woreg
Expet
LSI
Nev Nes
Eastern Downs Society Grand Jubilee Ball and Plays
Directory lists event timings and venues for the Eastern Downs H and A Association Grand Jubilee Eveacabaon Ball and Society Play at St Bramsie 5, with various transport links via Wallangarra and other towns. Details include daily and weekend schedules for towns such as Dirranbandi, Killarney, Maryvale, and Toowoomba, plus air mail and mixed rail service notes.
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Eastern Downs H. & A. Association
St. Tes
Bramsiie
Towine
Toad Mall
Wedneson
Pam nepRey
Wallangarra
Dalveen
Pri- Gay
Eh Gully
Stanthorpe
Wallangstra
Killarney
Maryvale
Slade
Wylie Mountside
Junabee
Loch Lemond
Taorpe
Inglewood
Rall
Mall
Diwindi
Geoudiwindi
Frguewood
Ball Montarl
Amiens
Gottonvales
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Prizes listed in mixed numbers and codes across columns with multiple currency signs and random digits. Reads like a damaged betting or prize table fragment lacking clear context or totals. No coherent narrative or names to anchor a summary.
RAF Readiness Keeps Middle East Tensions In Check
A high level plan for rapid, wide scale air readiness by Middle East squadrons was announced to prevent dispersion of RAP and avert wider conflict. Sir John Bakerwold urged full jet fighter and bomber readiness while avoiding escalation in Persia amid tensions over Anglo-Iranian Oil. The Teheran talks referenced a Persian claim the nationalised oil could yield 120 million annually, potentially defusing revolt concerns.
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Nina Stisioutos
Middle East
Corman
Bly
Geaire Ie Hoaret
RAF
Middle
E Rea
Persia
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Ters
Teheran
Momadegin & Tee
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le Torre
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Yous Howe
Appleton Industries Ltd
Sydney
Melbourne
Grafton Street
Sheila
St. Catharine’s Old Girls’ Reunion
Paris
Napoleon I
Actueses
Bank
WS Paterson
Soret
Pozieres
Cottonvale
Queensland
A&i Wedmes Bay
Joyce Charles
Cloncurr
M. J. Cranitch
Albert Street
G B. Miller
Bandsberg
Ueendend
Reevi H. Blades
G W. Fyfe
J. Curvis
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Woane
Dresevict Sheek Wall
Queenland
Sammey
Oxford & Molmam
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