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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1951
Page
5
Report notes waning illness levels in Toowoomba with polio notifications for May. Wilson cites eight cases and five patients under treatment, reflecting a local health update on the epidemic’s status.
Opening the 16th annual Toowoomba Jubilee Eisteddfod Mayor Dr. A R McGregor announced a record 1203 entries with about 600 in the dancing section. Dancing adjudicator Miss Brenda McCullough noted good overall standard but some children appeared too young for competition as results span novice and groupClass divisions across ages six to thirteen with multiple placings in solos and dances.
Ampol Petroleum Ltd will construct a £500,000 depot on a 12 acre waste land block opposite Meeandah railway station in Brisbane to market petrol. Storage tanks will hold 3 to 4 million gallons. Queensland manager E Pryke appointed, depot expected by January 3, 1952.
Brisbane weather bulletin notes weakening Tasman Sea pressure gradients moving toward New Zealand. A weak high pressure system dominates east coast Australia with light to moderate showers possible along a weak trough in the eastern corner. Notable rainfall includes Emu Vale 38, Texas 35, Dalby 32, Condamine 20. Overall outlook remains fine and mild with occasional light showers.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous casket numbers and synonyms, including Carbine and Hume, with scattered identifiers such as 1616 618 164 7164 24385 and Basil and Wellington Road. The text resembles a misread catalog of codes with no clear narrative or definite event.
Australians widely praised for their role in Korea by Lieut. Evans who returned to Galen Bayarang after months with the Third Battalion Opalae Regiment. He notes the unit bore the brunt of the Communist spring offensive in the Kapyong Valley and gained popularity for both attack and defence.
Queensland University at St. Lucia faces near halt as material shortages bite. Vice Chancellor J D Story warned that work could stop entirely if bricks and steel remain unobtainable, with the prospect of a twenty year delay to completion.
Ipswich Avianil colliery faces a membership dispute as it adopts a wait and see stance on joining the conference. Meanwhile the Darling Dawss remains idle, and police plan to arrest a man tied to a late December theft in Gatton.
Brisbane wool prices are expected to fall next week to the season low as demand weakens at selling centers. Drops could be 10 to 26 percent across grades with greasy wool in Brisbane averaging about £150 per bale if realized. Sydney merino prices slipped, with shawls and crimped croyns down at the sale.
State Opera offers a mix of full time and part time scholarships for 1930s style auditions in Brisbane. Singers include Beth Hutchinson Charters Towers Wanda Parsloe Bundaberg Robert Anderson Bundaberg H Crother Bundaberg Donald Gordon Gympie Josephine Funnell Proserpine Gladys McGuffin Marg Augh Townsville Madge Chamberlain Toowoomba Joan Hanson Hughenden Aileen Lennon Emerald. Finals set for City Hall Brisbane Monday night June 25 with free admission.
Melbourne reports de registration proceedings against the Waterside Workers Federation were adjourned after 32 minutes in the Federal Arbitration Court. The case, linked to charges under the Commonwealth Crimes Act against federation general secretary J Healy, was postponed to await hearings in Sydney with a future re listing set by the Commonwealth on reasonable notice.
The Australian dairy industry faces collapse within two to three years unless Federal and State governments halt the drift of labour from the sector. Milk and Tea Carters Union secretary A. Thompson urged a national conference of industry sections to identify causes and restore normalcy.
SUNGUN sewers Karachi entrespondent reports 50 dead and many injured as two passenger trains collide at Ghotki station north of Karachi. Doctors say it will take about six hours to extricate all casualties. The body of 79 year old William Auer of South Bundaberg was recovered from the Binet River yesterday after he left home last Thursday night and clothes were found on the wet bank. Police continue search efforts.
A September review trimmed total borrowing for the year to £170,409,000, with a 75 percent draw initially agreed. Most states reported spending near the 7 percent raise and some proposed minor increases. The final tally was £135,136,070, allocated across Commonwealth and states: NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, Western Australia, Tasmania, and others with bracketed prior authorisations.
Crisbane reports the Dairying Division plans the first Tile wood district field day in September or October. Mr J D Errington met with district leaders and Inglewood butter factory officials to gather farmer views on the event and its value to the industry. Local farmers welcomed the idea as a means to promote Veneered notions in dairying.
VANSEBKA: Soldiers with two years service outside Australia and eight months in Korea could return to Australia for reposting. Army Minister J Francis said troops may choose to continue in Japan and Korea but require at least three weeks leave in Japan first. He will keep relieving Australian soldiers from combat duties under review.
London Paris cor respondent reports that the French government retains a working majority after the general election and will govern France. Preliminary counts show shifts toward the right, with the Assembly tally: Government 240, Socialists 88, Radicals 1, MRP 71, Moderates 74, De Gaullists 99, Communists 83, others 4.
A motorist was killed when his car struck a guide post at Saltwater Creek Bridge in Oxenford about ten miles from Southport early last night. The impact smashed the windscreen and the bridge rail. the victim died instantly at hospital.
ADEEASH Abdine was yesterday charged with stealing morphine and atropine drugs from another doctor in Adelaide Police Court. Prosecutor Mr J Marshall said bottles were missing and water had been placed in some samples. The hearing was adjourned to July 31. the doctor claims to have acted as locum and denies the charge.
Justice Kirby in the Arbitration Court urged a fair review of hourly basics for watersiders. He cautioned against broad war-time tweaks and said unity and shared responsibility could reduce delays. The dispute followed a January decision granting 4d an hour and a wider overtime ban, with a sector-wide appeal review sought by the federation.
Dairy Produce Board members named to take office from July 1 announced by Minister and Agriculture official. Members include Donal son Eastwood NSW Elliott Ormond Victoria Plunkett Beaudesert Queensland RH West Australia J R f Tasmania Balcombengarook West Victoria representing butter and cheese factory employees G Howey Colac Vic chairman and Commonwealth representative.
Parliamentarians who met the Prime Minister over the weekend urged a sugar price rise. They argued a 2 per ton increase on refined wholesale sugar would needed to restore the 1649 position, with a suggested rise of 42 per ton for wholesale refined sugar.
Two escapees Gwen John Oakes and Francis Eric Douglas Armstrong left Upper Stone Creek prison farm last Wednesday. Police maintain road and rail blocks across the Tully Cardwell region as trackers pursue them. An early capture is anticipated after they were spotted about 1 mile north of Cardwell and rejoined the line before entering dense bush.
Allied forces yesterday broke up Communist troop concentrations in West Korea amid reports of a new offensive toward Seoul. Communist units withdrew north as UN forces advanced on most fronts, with Superfortresses striking Pyongyang and air battles over North Korea.
An 18-year-old youth faced a £20 fine after pleading guilty to an assault charge at the Court of Summary Sessions yesterday. The case involved an incident on Neil Street after leaving a theatre where the defendant and a companion were seen walking away. The judge warned that a future conviction could bring a prison term.
The Miners' Federation called a conference of mining unions to weigh a High Court challenge to Central Reference Board awards. The meeting aims to address potential threats to industry conditions under the National Provisions Act and continuing mining regulations claimed beyond Commonwealth power. Officials cited include Federal Labour Minister Holt and Mr. Gallagher of the Goat Industry Tribunal.
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