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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
3
Fragmentary list of agricultural terms and names including Barley Cape Skinless and Lucerne seed with assorted producer and seed bag items. Mentions Hunter River and Pye Mangrins with Fertilas ers and Poultry Feca Bid Seed Bags.
A fragmented regional overview describes Guatemala’s geography and resources. It notes the volcanic highlands, Pacific coast access, and agricultural exports such as bananas and coffee, while referencing political instability and border tensions with neighboring states. The piece reflects mid-century assumptions about Latin American nations and U.S. influence.
In Sydney, a 26 year old commercial artist, Leonard Keith Lawson, pleaded not guilty in the District Court to assaulting five women after a Terrey Hills trip. The Crown alleges he took the women to a bush location and harmed them, while Lawson denies any intercourse occurred.
Queensland played the second half with 10 men after injuries to N Pope and K McCaffrey leaving them 46 to 7 losers to New South Wales in Brisbane. Holman opened NSW lead with a 70 yard run and Pidding added conversions as NSW pulled away after halftime. McCaffrey dislocated shoulder Pope dislocated and fractured shoulder Banks bruised as Queensland fought hard.
Moderate stocks of potatoes were watched at Roma Street with limited quantities offered. Prices ranged from £28 a ton for two fats to £12 to £10 for clearances, with lucerne hay and maize also noted and consignments from Wagga oats pass ed in at £27 a ton.
Latest Brisbane market quotations show Granny Smith apples ranging 20 to 40s per bushel with several sizes, pears from NSW including Josephine and Winter Cole, and a variety of vegetables with prices per bushel or bag. Notable items include tomatoes green 10 to 16s, lettuce 2 to 8d, cucumbers 16 to 20d, and potatoes and turnips priced across multiple lots.
Cairns rugby scene flags ahead of a British tour stop. The Cairns district team hosts a fixture against Parramatta with referee V Renton guiding proceedings in front of a local crowd.
Trainer J Green announced Karendi will start in the Doomben Ten Thousand at Brisbane next Saturday week. Karendi sits second favourite behind Gresford with 99 in Ten Thousand and 94 in the Doomben Cup. Im press from New Zealand aims for the Doomben big sprint with N Bellwood to ride, after strong Windsor Handicap form. Gresford ride may go to Ron Hutchinson in Melbourne.
The latest Brisbane Stock Exchange activity lists sales figures and quotations across Australian stocks from 1954 to 1966. Entries include Brisbane Permanent Bank National Bank Appletons Alexanders Car Park Custom Credit Castlemaine Fell and Textile Moulded Products Queensland Trustees Queensland Brewery and several mining concerns with varied prices and lot identifiers.
McCahon and Co report a pig and calf sale with top prices reaching 26d per lb and a wide range of consignments. Calves sold well with many over the scales cash at yards, while bacon pigs and stores moved at top ruling rates.
Four youths sentenced to life last week lodge appeals alleging verdicts unsupported by the evidence and its weight. The notice cites grounds of insufficiency and misweighing, with names and docket references scattered amid typographical noise.
The Palmi er Benx Company and its four subsidiaries have rebuilt since 1945 to become a leading car producer. Mercedes, while not matching Volkswagen in market share, employs over 35,000 workers and produced 34,075 cars and 16,685 lorries, buses, and tractors in 1958. Export trade is strong with plants in Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Brazil, and Argentina and plans for more assembly sites. Mercedes exports about one third of its output worldwide and remains a top German high quality car maker.
Mr. W. G. Reading takes the post as District Supervisor of the State Wheat Board in Warwick, moving from Toowoomba to succeed N. Binns who is transferred back to Toowoomba.
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