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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1952
Page
1
A windstorm lifted a house above its foundations near Creckenback close to Kos cinsko, leaving tenant Charles Minahen and his daughter Mrs. Hubert Spencer with her husband and three children. They fled three miles to the daughter’s home as sleety rain hammered the area.
Employers filed in Melbourne Arbitration Court seeking to cut the Brisbane basic wage from £10 7s to £8 2s and similar reductions for other States, plus a shift in basis for adjustments. They seek 44-hour weeks instead of 40 and argue for cost of living adjustments and wage scale reforms affecting male and female rates, with notices to unions nationwide.
Will oppose lifting of margarine restrictions amid dairy industry concerns. Butter prices rise above 4 pounds per 2 pounds, affecting market stability and consumer costs as discussion continues.
The speaker stresses lowering price levels to stabilize the economy and argues for real working hours reform. Gold mine profitability rises on premium sales, while Australian output grows yet world production drops by about 700,000 oz to 23 million oz last year.
Spectacular Era Motor Co wins a test case against Lemuel Glossop of Murwillumbah over a car sale. Glossop bought the car for 1200, sold it next day for 2800, and signed an option to sell back for 1300 within 12 months. Jury awards 540 damages. proceeds go to Legacy charity.
Brisbane reports the Commonwealth Bank is expected to lend an additional £1 million to the City Council. The loan, announced at the maximum permissible rate, funds operations through July when rate revenue is anticipated to begin.
London correspondent reports Private Tom Houghton of Hull, 234, was hanged in the Canal Zone yesterday for the murder of an army captain at a February canteen party. His mother, Binglind, visited during the cartier day.
United Nations bombers raid Yalu River power plants in the heaviest strike of the Korean campaign while avoiding border violations. Results show plants blacked out but dams left intact as air forces claim disruption of power to Manchuria and North Korea. General Clark and observers weigh strategic aims and potential political impact.
Brisbane crowd learns a Cobb and Co coach used on the Ballarat to Bendigo run 70 years ago will join this year’s transport cavalcade at the Royal Show. The RN A acting secretary said it was borrowed from Parramatta National Park Association. The crowd arrival by train from the south yesterday featured bullock wagons drays and old model cars from 1906.
Flood warnings return to Victoria as Yarra Coulburn and Murray rivers rise and Lake Victoria floods spread. Cyclone off southern Australia drives 190 mph winds, gale force 57 mph in Melbourne. Coastal seas batter beaches. two mountain slides near Callignee devastate a house and isolate Nor. Darlington Point faces Murrumbidgee overflow with 300 residents defending levees. Lachlan threatens isolation. main danger passes in Worthes area.
A bogus ten pound note passed in Melbourne marking the 70th counterfeit of its kind since September. The note bore stamps reading turf roam and was traced through several hands before a butcher in Brighton detected it at a bank. Police believe it may have been produced by an interstate club.
A slight tremor lasting three to six seconds was felt across the Wide Bay district including Maryborough Fraser Island and Hervey Bay. The quake rattled windows crockery and furniture with reports of desks toppling and cattle frightened. No damage reported. The event followed a June 11 1947 quake in Maryborough and was described as the worst in 26 years by local residents.
Sources say the Police Union plans to seek legal guidance following a cabinet meeting where Premier Duggatt stated the government would not join in punishing officers who are union members. The discussion covered alleged punitive transfers and the union's call for a deputation to address the issue.
Dr Evatt embarks on a 3500 mile tour visiting Brisbane Mackay Toowoomba Warwick and other stops including Mosemi Yungabarrey Marcelos. The Federal Opposition Leader plans party study sessions during the itinerary.
Buoyant opening day at Brisbane wool sale with most lots in sellers’ favour. Wools from major producing districts showed satisfactory length and condition. Strong competition among buyers led by Continental, Britain, Japan, and North American interests. Prices for greasy wool around 4d per bale and scoured about 150 percent for select lots from Enryn Downs and Tasiford.
State seeks an additional £2 million for housing and notes tender activity since yesterday. The March quarter report shows new building starts and completions by the state government. Builders have not yet responded. housing program progress lagged behind the previous quarter and 1961 records.
A severe weather outbreak caused widespread damage in the United States and Japan over the last 24 hours. In Mexico coast areas faced flooding and food shortages as thousands were displaced. In Japan, at least two deaths were confirmed with tens of thousands homeless or affected by flooding and destruction of hundreds of houses and farmland.
London dispatch says the Duke of Fainburgh has jaundice and has cancelled all immediate engagements. The announcement came yesterday night, noting he will rest and resume duties when recovered.
A public inquiry on liquor pricing yielded no complaints about the Tooth and Co brewery from the public at night clubs. General manager T Watson told the commission that the public had not felt inclined to complain, believing their concerns would be unheeded. Justice Maxwell and others questioned goodwill of hotel keepers and the role of licensed venues amid reports of drinking and enforcement actions by police.
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