French Rugby Team Arrives as Townsville Tests Loom
The French side prepared for a potential second Test vs Australia with a full squad including Puig Aubert and Calixter, training in Townsville. North Queensland players passed medicals under Jack Horrigan as Harry Flegg of the Australian Board of Control arrives to observe and assess.
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North Queensland
Australia
Puig-Aubert
Threequarters
Ri. Contrastin
G. Comes
J. Crespo
V. Cantoni
Merquex
C. Calaup
C. Calixter
E. Ponsinet
F. Montrucolls
L. ‘Mazon
G. Genoud
P. Bartoletti
Dop
Perez
Puig Aubert
Harry Flegg
Australian Board of Control
North Queensland Rugby League
Jack Horrigan
Buckingham Palace First Occupied by Queen Victoria in 1837
The palace began occupancy under Queen Victoria in 1837 after the original structure was demolished. A dividing wall in New York and its naming history are noted in the fragmentary text, with reference to Wall Street origins and Dutch days.
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Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Wall SS
New York
Mrs Walsh Wins S C B Grade Singles Championship
Mrs Walsh defeated Mrs Kelly 31 24 in the final to win the Southern Cross Club B grade singles title yesterday afternoon. She had earlier beaten Mrs Spanner 33 21 in the semi final. Other results include five end singles and various competitions with players named, plus upcoming matches scheduled for next Thursday.
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Walsh
Southern Cross Club
Spanner
Connelly
Mrs. Hart
Thompkins
Brennen
Campbell
Mullins
Hoare
Mead Campbell
Aspinall
Crawford
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Dosherty
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Cleary
Connolly
Higgins
Collins
Renaud
Picot
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Dipplesman
King
Smith
Mitcham
Gillespie
Disqualified Trainer Allowed to Race Horses Pending Appeal
Brisbane reports that trainer R. A. Glover was suspended but allowed to race five of his horses until July 13 while an appeal is heard by the Queensland Turf Club committee. Voussoir remains in the Doomben Cup field as the appeal date nears.
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R. A
Doomben Capith
Cial
QTC
Glover
Glovers Aspear
Q.T.C
Eo Whitey
Doomfo
Voussoir
Gler
T.C
Well Known Brisbane Bookmakers Lose Licences
Brisbane bookmakers Frank Burke Frank Young Fred Peppin and Alby Carrigg had their licences for next season denied by the Queensland Racing and Betting Board. Peppin and Carrigg said their double on the Toomben Ten Thousand and Cup would be wound up at Albion Park on June 30 and all winning tickets would be honoured. Burke suspected his horse backing flair may have prompted the action. Young declined to comment.
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Brisbane
Frank Burke
Frank Young
Fred Peppin
Alby Carrigg
Qrc
Peppin
Carrigg
Young
Albion Park
Burke
England 3 for 113 at lunch in Second Test
London report shows England at 3 for 113 at lunch in the second test against South Africa on a perfect pitch. Huttland MacCarthy 12, Hutton 11, MacCarthy 12, Tim b Mann 51, Simpson b McCarthy 26, Compton not out 15, Watson not out 1, sundries and total 3 for 113.
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London
England
South Africa
Boelena
Hutt Land
Hutton i! MacCarthy
Tim
Mann
Simpson
McCarthy
Compton
Watson Ned
Sundries
Land reserve set aside under Main Roads control
Brisbane reports a land parcel in Glengallan parish near Backwater Creek set aside as a reserve for departmental use under the Commissioner of Main Roads. The six acre site lies on the northern side of the creek and western side of the Toowoomba Warwick road, to be managed as a government utility reserve.
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Brisbane
Ram
Glengallan
Warwick
Commissioner of Main Roads
Backwater Creek
Speaker Forces Member to Apologise
The House of Representatives hears a member apologise after calling Mr Wentworth a political polecat During Clyde Cameron's speech on the Address in Reply Cameron congratulates Dr Evatt on leadership election and mentions Evatt's resignation from the High Court post to serve in Parliament Wentworth retorts you forget he could supplement his voice with a 1A remark amid laughter and noise. the speaker asks who said that as Curtin apologises amid roars of laughter and disruption.
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House of Representatives
Mr. Curtin
Lab
N.S.W
Wentworth
Lib
Clyde Cameron
Dr. Evatt
Cameron
Evatt
Pari
Unknown Ram Jubilee Show Champion in Sydney
A ram bred on a small farm in Sydney won the grand championship at the Ram Jubilee show, defeating aristocrats from prominent Australian breeders. The winner, described by breeder Gobbert as a self taught sheep man, had 98 ribbons from 78 exhibitions in northwest New South Wales, and his sire sold for 10 guineas.
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Sydney
Australia
Gober
Big Teller
Gobbert
Grbbert
New Seu Wales
Pasture seeds and clovers advertised with contact
An advertisement lists pasture seeds and clovers including suoverranean and Red NZ, noting permanent options and a White Con Bowdler variant. Contact details appear with a phone reference for ordering or inquiries.
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Seem
Red
Snowfalls Reported in Three Sydney Suburbs
Snowfalls were reported in three Sydney suburbs with officials saying the snow may have been mistaken for ice in the rain. Sydney temperature ranged from a 49 degree minimum to a high around 58.5 degrees, while Lithgow also reported snow on the same day.
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New Bureau
Pymble
Liv Heparan
Bureau
Brisbane
Queensland
Weather Bureau
Central
Kingaroy
Geyndalt End
Bank Bill Introduced in Federal House
A bill introduced in the Federal House proposes replacing the current Commonwealth Bank governorship with a single authority guided by a 10 member board under a chairman. The measure also repeals the Chief Ley Government's Bank Nationalisation Act.
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Commonwealth Bank
House of Representatives
Chifley
No Clue to Sabotage on Munitions Ship
Mr Water Edwards at Gibraltar reports no evidence of sabotage linked to SAB 27 and the 7000 ton British steam explosion. The Indian Enterprise disaster near the Red Hindward killed 12 of 74 crew with one survivor. Edwards, ammunitioner at the Irish South Coast base, condemns a typographic error and promises a public exam under a set standard.
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Water Edwards
Gibraltar
Edwards
Irish South Coast
Origion
Royal Ordnance Fac
Petition for Reopening Murder Case in New South Wales
Public Solicitor Ann R. W. Hawkins will seek a royal inquiry into the 1847 conviction of Frederick Lincoln Mintz for the murder of William Henry Lavers. Mintz was sentenced to death after Lavers disappeared from a Grenfell garage on September 5, 1936. Hawkins, with J. W. Shand KC and C A Porter, weighs further action to reopen the Lavers case, citing new evidence gathered by his team.
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Ann R. W. Hawkins
Rempes
Tate
Hawkins
New South Wales
Sir John Northcott
Frederick Lincoln Mintz
Whc
Jie
William Henry
Tavers
Grenfell
J. W. Shand, KC
C. A. Porter
Barristo
Lavers
Pegging of Unimproved Land Values Lifted for Tax Year 1951
Acting Premier Mr Galr announced that the government has decided to lift the pegging of unimproved land values for land tax purposes for the financial year starting July 1, 1951. The move follows evidence of increased land values across the state and the abolition of land sales control.
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Galr
Gemt
No Proposal to Ration Petrol Here in Australia
The Prime Minister Mr. R G Menzies stated last night that the Commonwealth Government has no plan to ration petrol in Australia. He addressed concerns about fuel supply and urged calm as the public faced rising prices and shortages.
Attack on Military Training Stir in Brisbane Synod Clergy
In Brisbane a clash erupted within the Anglican Synod as clergy who left parishes to become chaplains faced criticism for perceived involvement in military activity. Mr. Kelly urged the church to refrain from political or martial roles and questioned the legitimacy of training boys for the army. He asserted the church’s stance on national service while supporters defended the duty to country.
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Brisbane
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