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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1954
Page
2
A fragment lists the exam as one year below Junior Certificate with topics including mathematics and elementary science. It mentions annual fees values such as 345 dollars, 68 dollars, 509 dollars, 101 dollars, and 722 dollars. The text is incomplete and contains garbled terms and currency signs.
A note from the Warwick Daily News dated Monday June 28 reports local happenings in town, including community events and brief notices affecting residents. The brief item lists no specific names or detailed incidents but signals standard daily coverage.
The article weighs uniform taxation against state responsibility. It notes fifteen years of federal sole rate setting and distribution to states, criticizing state blame shifting. It calls for a compromise keeping current machinery but making states directly accountable to voters for taxes and spending.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Alf Evans who died in 1947, Ruth Gardner tribute, Plitcroft, Ernest Croft, Ethel May, Allan and Dawn, Paul Maynes Dunne funeral at Marys Church, and Warwick Comets event. Includes weather note: coastal showers, cool nights, southeast winds along the coast.
The general secretary of the Queensland Railway Guards Conductors and Shunters Association Mr W W Furness of Brisbane paid a brief visit to Warwick yesterday to attend a meeting of the Warwick branch at the Railway Institute Hall.
Eve Oscar holds er aged 62, a labourer of Bemboo Creek, died Saturday afternoon at the Innisted Hospital from injuries after a collision with a Siokar eyeclean vehicle. Friday fem mortem exam showed death due to a fractured six.
The 1953 54 wool season nears closing as buyers maintain a firming market in Australia. Newcastle sales showed keen demand, while world wool production is forecast near 14.3 million bales, about 160 thousand below earlier estimates. Australia is expected to have the second largest wool output on record despite seasonal conditions and past rabbit damage affecting pasture. The next sale in the centre is Monday June 2h with wools received eligible for September 6-8 offerings.
Brisbane opens the second South Queensland tobacco sale of 1853-54. A 272 ton crop from the Taglewond Texes Yelarbon area will be offered. Prices are expected to rise to the 12 shillings per ton average, as rainfall and aeration conditions are noted by officials.
An Auckland farmer and his wife plan a grand party after winning a £18446 double on racing bets. The couple, Mir and Mrs Avis, live on a dairy farm near Win, south of Auckland. They placed the daily double and did not buy the rails. The winnings were reported by a local Auckland betting shop.
Brisbane report says the Premier will press the Federal Government to extend social service benefits to aborigines at the Premiers Conference this week. Mentions eligibility criteria and concerns about settlements and Torres Strait issues. Also notes loan works and hydroelectric projects in the current financial plan.
Deputations to meet rail chief Moriarty arrive by train from Reishawe at 3 pm. City council Chamber of Commerce and Graziers Association will await him while he inspects the southern line. Delegations from Denorationsrom, Mishe, and Marybale expect to press for support on level crossing and widening works.
Rev Emil Zielke of Woongarra near Bundaberg marked his 80th birthday and the silver jubilee of his leadership of the Apostolic Church in Australia. More than 400 adherents gathered from across Queensland, with monetary presentations exchanged as tokens of gratitude from Australia, South Africa and Germany. Zielke, who arrived with his German family in 1892, is among the region’s oldest residents, having spent seven decades in the area.
Tasman Empire Airways teals the end of the flying boat era between Australia and New Zealand. Modern four engined DCs will fly above weather, cutting Auckland to Sydney and Wellington to Sydney runs to about five hours with two hours saved. TEAL, carrier of long links within the Commonwealth, reports 12,000 miles flown and nearly 250 000 passengers on the flying boats in 14 years, plus substantial tonnage carried. The shift ends Wellington to Austral services with direct air links, Auckland to Sydney routes increasing, and a weekly Church to Melbourne service noted.
BRISBANE Brighsuip's 1959-64 season wool sale begins today. About 50 lots will be offered with sale wool at current rates. No more sales in Brisbane until September when the MS4-N5 series starts.
Melbourne observers tune in as Mars approaches at about 15 miles a second, the closest pass in 15 years. A large observatory effort in Melbourne plans to film Mars with a 200 m telescope while scientists study rotation, surface details, and possible life.
In Melbourne a court boycott is discussed as Brenton Monks and A E Monk report on union committee work under the Arbitration Act. The conference may consider a move for arbitration, with union officials debating potential outcomes and local reception. In Srisbare a "black" view of the council system favors proposing a federal arbitration court, while Castors in Rear Semana greet the idea, hoping for sympathy though skeptics doubt success.
Sir Arthur Fadden arrived in Canberra by special RAAF flight from Brisbane after a rough night incident near Toowong. He prepared for the Loan Council talks and Premiers Conference and the 1954-55 Budget, noting he was feeling unwell but in good spirits as he stepped onto the plane.
Four people were injured Saturday on the Braye Valley highway when a tractor and utility vehicle collided. Keith Kunde, Tween of Hazanean, sustained compound fractures of the knee cap and leg. Malle Kunde sustained compound fractures as well. The incident involved the other vehicle occupants and a bystander reported medical attention at the scene.
Perth report on the New South Wales graziers association meeting. The council considers export controls on merino sheep amid industry concerns. Officials brief participants on potential restrictions and policy developments likely to impact the livestock trade.
Washington officials announced that the three nation Anzus Defence Council would convene in Washington next Wednesday. The meeting was proposed by the Australian External Affairs Minister Mr Casey, who arrived in New York on Saturday morning en route to Washington.
Unclear fragment notes a wake event and a Perry jump to sixty into a location on Dowee Ot e in an avenue setting. Details are garbled and no identifiable persons or organizations are confirmed.
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