Norwegian motor ship Stanford runs aground off Geraldton
The NorwegianStanford of 400 tons carrying cement and coke went aground on African Reef near Point Moore ten miles south of Geraldton harbour. Crew and two passengers were evacuated to the State ship Koolinda. The vessel began sinking bow first with a heavy list, awaiting further developments as weather and visibility were poor. The Howard Smith freighter era was refloated after three days aground off Kingston jetty.
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Perth
Stanford
London
Rotterdam
Geraldton
Fremantle
African Reef
Point Moore
Geraldton Harbour
Heolinda
Premantle
Carl Bech
Koolinda
Olinds
Douglas Jeans
A. Moore
Qslo
Wesfarmers’ Ling
Cape of Good Hopes
ERA
Adelaide
Kingston
Howard Smith
War Omens £900,000,000 on Armed Forces
The Morning Post cites German sources claiming Germany’s 1955 armed forces expenditure reached £900 million, with half for capital outlays and half for maintenance. Capital spending is £450 million, with equal maintenance needs, funded by borrowing and taxation respectively, signaling heavy burdens on Germans and a likely slide toward war to avoid internal collapse.
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London
Morning Post
Germany
Britain
Moe
Hitler
Signor Mussolini
Europe
New Institute Australia Wide Movement For Members
At the Federal Council annual meeting in Brisbane the president announced the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries is established after nine years. The institute will register nationally and issue degrees and certificates for experienced managers and secretaries, with examinations for advancement and membership, aiming to improve knowledge and professional status in the industry.
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Brisbane
Federal Council of the
Australian Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries’ Association
Me. J. Proud
Victoria
Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries
Loss of Wool Market Protest by Queens Land Graziers
The United Graziers Association executive backed a move to urge the Commonwealth on tariff adjustment to open Continental markets as a replacement for the lost wool trade. The resolution laments the government’s disregard for 100000 bales of Queensland wool facing Japanese competition and criticizes action timing without consulting key industry leaders.
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Brisbane
United Graziers' Association
Graziers' Federal Council
Australian Woolgrowers’ Council
Commonwealth
Queensland
Premier Illness: Mr Smith Admitted to Private Hospital
Brisbane dispatch reports Premier Mr W Por gan Brith interrupted his return from Shroad and remained in Sydney for medical advice. Diagnosed with a chill on the kidneys, he entered a private hospital and was much easier. Acting Premier Mr F Pensa said the die had been in touch with Sydney and that Mr Smith would likely return to Brisbane Sunday or Monday.
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Brisbane
W. Porgan Brith
Sydney
F. Pensa
Liiely
Smith
Domestic servants seek 8 hour day 25 weekly wage
Brisbane court hears Amalgamated Foodstuffs Union request for a domestic workers award of a 48 hour week, eight hours per day, and a minimum 25 weekly pay. Only about 100 union members back the bid as judges question reach, enforcement, and impact on homes and employment.
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Brisbane
J. Burke
Amalgamated Foodstuffs Union
Industrial Court
Justice Webb
Queensland
Burket
Burke Gold
Burke
Producers Protest Over Butter Agreement Renewals
A quarterly meeting of the Primary Producers Union urged strong disapproval of the renewed Britain Denmark butter accord. They planned to cable the resolution to Dr Earle Page in London while stressing imperial naval strength as essential to peace. The discussion highlighted Britain’s navy as key to safeguarding sea routes and Empire security.
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London
Royal Empire Society
Samuel Hoare
the Admiralty
Europe
Britain
Sydney
Primary Producers' Union
Great Britain
Denmark
Earle Page
League
Sir Samuel Hoare
Horse Page
Australia
England
Mediterranean
Singapore
House of Commons
Admiralty
Bamuel Hoare
Hyare
Winston Churchill
Seb
Celebrity Melbourne boy travels to Philadelphia for surgery
Kelvin Rogers, a Melbourne child who swallowed a raft and lodged it in his lung, arrived in New York amid cameras. He and his mother traveled free to allow a specialist visit, then moved to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia for observation before possible operation. The voyage boosted his energy and he impressed sailors who dressed him in a sailor outfit.
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Kelvin Rogers
Melbourne
Lodge
Kelvin
Philadelphia
Australia
New York
Toran
Rogers
Holloway Faces Theft Charge On Rockhampton Train
In Rockhampton on Thursday Frederick Richard Holloway a 22 year old labourer from New South Wales appeared in police court cuffed and charged with stealing about £5 and two railway tickets from Annie Charlotte Roessler on a June 15 train between Gympie and Theebine with actual violence. He was remanded to July 3 as evidence and argument continued.
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Rockhampton
Frederick Richard Holloway
New South Wales
Holloway
Gympie
Theebine
Annie Charlotte Roessler
Engle Junction
Bundaberg
Mra
Roesster
O'Malley
Kelly
Agnes
Ward
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Barnes
Paton’s
Baldwin's
Skein
Betty Wool
Sylversheen
Joz
Buper
Ead
Oxford
Dearia
Phil
W.A. Coast
NEW Institute
Freud
Red Sea
Mane
League of No- Honster
MR. Smith
National Council Association
Benjamin
National Council of Women
Engineering
Miscellaneous Workers' Union
Ellice Dart
National Council of Women and
Moshercraft
Whitdeen
Domende
Dock
W. Riordan
Ini
Johnsons
Waren
Superson
En Johnson
Taldin
Aterm
Circus
Squadron Eine
W. Price
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