Rail Fares to Rise Ten Per Cent in Queensland
Queensland railway freights and fares to be restored to February 1943 levels from July 14 after two reductions in 1943 and 1843. Treasurer J. Larcombe cited £6,707,000 saved and projected 1947-48 revenue around £19.38 million with an allay deficit of £200,000 after interest. Butter prices rise amid drought and farm pressures. dairymen face low production, labour shortages, and higher fodder prices. District councils set July elections for State Council reps. first meeting planned July 16.
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Brisbane
Queensland
J. Larcombe
Railway Department
C. HL Jamilton
Told & Qdo Council
Yraterday
Jamieson
Jamiegsop
C. ©. Madsen
Eastern Downs
Australia
F. W. Bulcocki
Gradual Speed-up in Queensland Home Building
Brisbane reports a rise in Queensland home building with starts up about 6 to 60 percent over pre-war levels. By end of March 2220, 3204 dwellings were completed, up from 322 in December and about 1000 a year earlier. The minister notes construction pace equates to roughly four months per house, with approvals for new dwellings around 920 per month in the period, and estimated commencements near 3509 for the MS months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Queensland
Gnair
Sunday Sport Newcastle Ban Challenge Sparks Clash
Sydney reports a Sunday sport rally at Waratah Park organized by Newcastle Trades Hall Council to challenge the Greater Newcastle Sunday ban. Authorities vow arrests for entry or participation without authority as Ald Quinlan defends obeying the council rules. The 2.30 pm start follows discord with the Citizens' Recreationsoundry Sports Committee, which dissociated itself, calling the rally a stunt.
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Sydney
Waratah Park
Newcastle Trades Hall Council
Greater Newcastle
Acton
Ald Quinlan
Citizens’ Recreationsoundry Sports Committee
J. Crampton
Whaling policy debated after US expedition proposal
Dr Evatt welcomed the US decision to review its Antarctic whaling proposal. He noted Japan’s past expeditions violated international norms near Australian, New Zealand, French and Antarctic waters. Australia urged the Far Eastern Commission to declare a policy and prompted Allied nations to reconsider.
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Canberra
Pat Hastern
United States
Antarctic
Evatt
New Zealand
Australia
Far Eastern Commission
Wedge-Tailed Eagle Joins Queensland Museum Collection
A wedge tailed eagle with a seven foot wingspan, shot in Toowoomba district, has been added to the Queensland Museum. Director G Mack notes the bird’s economic value as a carrion feeder helping dispose of dead stock and reducing rabbit pest breeding sites, despite some farmers opposing its capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toowoomba
Queensland Museum
G. Mack
Australia
Mack
Powder Plant Explosion Near Denver Links Fire Toll
Colorado state patrol reported a Thursday night blast at the La Vere powder plant about 20 miles south of Denver. Terrific explosion described with casualties and details not yet known.
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Denver
Colorado
la Vere
Schooner Huia Reaches Sydney After Tasman Crossing
The 260 ton auxiliary schooner Huia arrived in Sydney from Auckland en route to Melbourne after 32 days on the Tasman voyage. Captain A J Matheson cited nine gales since leaving Auckland, wind as high as six miles an hour, and a near engineless voyage with only a 60 hp motor for propulsion. The ship battled seas, endured a broken jib beam, and spent much of the crossing without call to sail, finally steering to Port Stephens before reaching Sydney. The crew of 11 faced water shortages and limited supplies, with the chef coping amid harsh conditions.
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Sydney
Huia
Auckland
Melbourne
Tasman
A. J. Matheson
A. Cour
Munis
Matheson
Wwe
Perth
Port Stephens
New Guinea Administration Criticizes Government Waste
Mr A L Elbell, ex assistant district officer in New Guinea Administration and now a planter, voiced strong criticism of Canberra’s handling of Papua. He attacked £119000 planned for native villages, high costs of provisional administration, and lack of native consultation, warning Australians would bear the burden of war damage payments and noting natives faced price gouging and manipulation by traders.
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Bundaberg
A. L. Elbell
New Guinea
Ertarians
Canberra
Papus
Papua
Provisional Administration
New Guineas
Australia
Ethell Caid
Sydney
Murderer Fights Deportation Order in Supreme Court
Edward Moran, a convicted murderer, alleged in Brisbane Supreme Court that he is a British-born subject and sought to annul a ministerial deportation order to the United States. The ex parte hearing adjourned for Moran to be examined, with Moran claiming American citizenship and British status before Justice Philp.
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Brisbane
Edward Stanley Moran
Supreme Court
Minister For Immigration
A. A. Calwell
America
M. Jultes
Justice Philp
J Whitney
Controlire
Momour
Moran
Sydney
Daga
Ja Weman
Whit Irew
Abeliant Hum
Grand scale fund plan for state electricity expansion
Public electric authorities plan over 3 million pounds in spending in the coming financial year IM47 48 financed by the State Electricity Commission. Total loan programme costs run to about 8 million pounds with works already approved including the Tully Palle hydro electric scheme and additional plant purchases. Main transmission lines will link key settlement centres to the generation hub across regions.
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W. C. Gair
State Electricity Commission
Palle
Mary
West Does Not Want Criminals
Western Queensland residents protest Justice Brennan’s policy of sending criminals to west for work in hopes of rehabilitation. Barcaldine Council plans action, seeking a petition against the practice and decentralization of crime, with a move to raise the issue at the Western Queensland Local Authorities Association meeting this weekend.
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Rockhampton
Queensland
Justice Brennan
Barcaldine Abbe
Counel
Western Queensland Local Authorities' Association
Grave Labour Shortage In Australia Forces Cane Mills Recruitment
Queensland corn growers lure labour from New South Wales to cover a cane crushing season shortage. Labour Minister Vo Gail disclosed extensive ads in Queensland and New South Wales. The plan includes surveying state employment offices to move excess labour to milling sites and asking workers their preferred work location.
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Brisbane
Queensland
New
Wales
New South Wales
Wven
Geir
Jury Finds Doctor Killed Wife Suicided
London reports that Dr. R Clements, 67, murdered his wife Amy Victoria then killed himself after a 90 minute coroner’s summing up. Dr James Houston, who did the post mortem, died by his own hand while mentally disturbed. The jury ruled Clements murdered his wife and died by suicide on May 30, the day of her funeral.
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London
R. Clements
Amy Victoria Clements
James Houston
Poten
Clements
Holmes
Clementa
Houston
Armed Robbery Suspect Bound Over for Trial
Raymond Kendall Daniel aged 34 was committed for trial on a charge of armed robbery and assault with a revolver at the heart. He allegedly attacked Clement Laws Fader a Vaucluse company director at about 1 am after a doorbell ring and stole £80 in cash plus £10 in property. Daniel denied the charges in court.
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Sydney
Raymond Kendall Daniel
Clement Laws Fader
Vaucluse
Pader
Daniel
One Killed and Ten Hurt in Fog Lorry Collision
One man was killed and 19 others injured four seriously when two lorries collided head on in fog at Kingswood near Penrith yesterday morning. The deceased was Frank Betts aged 55, swung against the back of the driver’s cabin. He and 11 fellow workers rode on the lorry to work. The driver and two others were trapped in the cabin and rescuers forced the door open with hammers and chisels.
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Sydney
Kingswool
Penrith
Frank Betts
Paris Talks London Bevin Heads To Paris Conference
London says Bevin enters Paris with advantage over Molotov and Bidault after long talks with United States Under Secretary William Clayton. Bevin brings a comprehensive background of Washington views, while Molotov arrives with a full staff of advisers and secretaries for the talks.
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London
Kellser
Bevin
Paris
M. Bidault
DM. Molotev
United States
William Clayton
Washington
Messrs Clavie
Atlee
Cripps
Dalton
Reuters Paria
M. Molotov
Pravda
Molotov
Gunnar Myrdal
Gwedish
European Economic Commisiion
Foreign Office
Treasury
Snyjer
Marshall
Harvard
Snyder
Prance
Burwood Court Hears Two Young Men Charged In Multiple Robbery Cases
Sydney report says Richard Mervyn Ryan aged 21 and Harry Ryan aged 25 appeared in Burwood Court in handcuffs on numerous charges. They faced possession of an unlicensed revolver, assault on Harold Ralph Cartridge at Punchbowl, assault on Robert Evan Bignall at Bulls, and robbery of Bignall of £197 and a motor cycle. It was alleged Hignall of Corrimal was held up at revolver point, tied to a tree, and robbed. Police prosecutor noted more similar charges may follow.
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Sydney
Richard Mervyn Ryan
Harry Ryan
Burwood Court
Harold Ralph Cartridge
Punchbowl
Robert Evan Bignall
Bulls
Lwith
Bignall
Hignall
Corrimal
Bell
Trap for Rabbit Nets Fox in Same Set at Tenterfield
In TENTERFIELD on Thursday night Allen Sommerlad set a rabbit trap near a fence hole. Friday morning a rabbit and a three quarter grown fox were found caught in the same trap, the fox alive and having eaten half the rabbit. A mixed bag tale notes historic oddities and local comments on Sommerlad's trapping.
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Tenterfield
Allen Sommerlad
Nist Bommertad
Someriach
E. Campbell
Bunnyside
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