Scout Notes Boost Concert and Registration Reminders
Scout notes urge Cubs and Scouts to attend a concert at the Presbyterian Church Hall tomorrow at 8 pm hosted by the ath Guides Company and remind them to pay the annual registration fee. Akela returns after a weeks' absence and asks new Cubs to participate. several will move up to Scouts soon.
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Presbyterian Church Hall
Ath Guides Company
Akela
Seymour
Victoria
Warwick Pack
John
Tan
Robert
Nick
Bill
Douglas
Iain
Fred
Rockhampton High Jump Record Tied by C Russell
The veteran trainer C Russell of Rockhampton equalled the high jump record of 7 ft 10 in at a local show with a bay horse named All Ridden by Tommy Scott clearing the bar on the first attempt. Runner-up Snow Storm with R. Hale cleared 7 ft but failed on the next raise.
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Rockhampto
C. Russell
D. Powell
Tommy Scott
R. Hale
Snow Storm
Russell
Rockshampton
Dairy Leaders Hope Butter Price Rise Boosts Output
In remarks attributed to the Prices Minister Mr Power yesterday he said he hoped the butter price rise would increase production. He spoke while opening Queensland Dairy Show of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries.
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Brisbane
Mr. Power
Queensland
Australian Institute of Dairy
Sheep Breeding For Higher Wool Production Focus of Tara Talk
Lois Houmes notes a Tara field day by the South Eastern Graziers Association exploring modern sheep breeding methods. Queensland Department of Agriculture speakers described wool biology lab services, stud breeding, classing benefits, and measurements for greasy wool, staple length, fibre diameter, and density to boost flock productivity.
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Tara
South-eastern Graziers’ Association
Sheep and Wool
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
G. R. Moule
Queensland Sheep and Wool Branch
Queensland
Moule
CSLRO
CSIRO
wool biology _Laboratory
Unemployment in Mackay signals sugar season impact
In Mackay the Maree number of unemployed could create a surplus of mill and field labour for the upcoming sugar season. A.W.U. organiser Mr. G Burns said unemployment may reach levels not seen since 1989 with about 4 percent out of work. Road and sugar workers seek sugar labour as rain last week boosts planting conditions for the 1953 crop.
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Mackay
A.W.U
G. Burns
Burns
Mr. Burns
Promotion For Mr R J Hoard In Brisbane
BRISBANE Mr R J Hoard Assistant Under Secretary and Chief Inspector of Factories and Shops now acting Under Secretary to the Department of Labour and Industry has been appointed Under Secretary and Director of Secondary Industries. Mr J P Bennett Industrial Officer and Public Service Inspector has been appointed Assistant Under Secretary and Chief Inspector of Factories and Shops. The appointments take effect from July.
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Brisbane
R. J. Hoard
Department of Labour and Industry
J. P. Bennett
Public Service Commissioner's Department
Fisherman Drowned at Currumbin Rocks
A 21 year old fisherman from Cambooya near Toowoomba was washed from Currumbin rocks as a 10 ft wave struck without warning. Jack Davey of Chatsworth Road Coorparoo clung to racks but Pentecost disappeared within seconds. the body has not been recovered.
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Loolangatta
Cambooya
Toowoomba
Jack Davey
Chatsworth Road
Coorparoo
Toowoomba High School Robbery Report
Toowoomba High School headmaster study window forced open on Wednesday night. Intruders took 23 in cash from the college amenities fund, money left untouched elsewhere. Police investigate. second theft at the school in recent months. Nearby New York claims four youths robbed five to seven hotels for liquor funds. Emerson Hotel cited. Suspects reportedly took about 10,000 dollars in cash and jewellery.
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Toowoomba
Technical College and High School
College
New York
Emerson Hotel
Columnist Punched in The Face in Mayflower Lobby
Washington columnist Drew Pearson was punched in the face by attorney Charles Patrick Clark in the Mayflower Hotel lobby. Witnesses saw a single punch landing on Pearson’s right eye before bystanders separated them. Clark claimed anger over Pearson’s reports, and Pearson later obtained a warrant for Clark’s arrest.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Charles Patrick Clark
Mayflower
Pearson
Clark
Spain
Franco
Wartime Wool Stocks Sale Fee Discussed in London
In London yesterday a 5 percent bonus on proceeds from wartime wool stocks was discussed. The finance balance and dividends were touched on as part of the final arrangements for the Gis Rae received fee and related organisation.
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London
Rae
Soc Tales
Wescape
Bushmanh's Initiative on a Northern Territory trek
A rough journey from welling from Blexantis station in the Northern Territory toward Borroloola in the Gulf was undertaken by William Crawley a fencing contractor. The report notes the challenging terrain and uncertain progress along the route.
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Cloncurry
Blexantis Station
Borroloola
Gulf
William Crawley
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