30 Jun 1938
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
1
Local sale advertises 25 percent off marked prices on Ching glassware and crocks. Items listed include porcelain plates 1-4, porcelain bowls with three bands, and cups and saucers. Buyers urged to clear stock quickly as reductions apply to cast items and variety is offered.
In Canberra debate on the National Insurance Bill, Labour pushes for sickness benefits from the first day of incapacity and requests extending the grant from the seventh day. Government and Opposition clash over timing and funding, with costs cited around £1000 per worker and calls to restore earlier relief levels.
In Brisbane a Wednesday discussion explored a proposal to empower warehouse proprietors to realize on stored goods. Members of the Master Carriers Association debated storage rights, owner reimbursement, and potential Cabinet involvement. the issue centers on who may sell goods and how proceeds are handled for rightful owners.
Australia and Japan to sign a new trade pact when the present agreement expires. Wool quotas were set at 100,000 marks per year with Japan purchasing 250,000 bales from Australia this year. Ministers express disappointment with wool results and aim for stricter price limits to aid Australian producers. Expected compromise on import quotas, with freight reserved for Japanese lines and Australian shares set as before.
Australia announces a restructuring of internal air service with five wiring firms to run main trunk routes under a unified scheme. Empire Airways Ltd will operate Brisbane to Singapore and other routes while subsidies will be shown for the new services. The plan aims to reduce competition, consolidate routes, and phased implementation over the coming weeks with an overall annual cost around £532,000.
By midweek the proposed Queensland Highland Regiment appears near approval after Minister Thorby signaled the government could not delay. A fund seed nucleus of 4 kilts will form the unit, with calls for tender to produce uniforms as planning proceeds. Defence required 250 recruits, and the draft days saw 1048 likely to join. Tasmania excludes this development.
Mr L Mt Patines of Tarramurrs paid three thousand and eighty pounds by cheque during a Sydney visit. The Rotary Club appeal chair, G S Millar, was at his desk when the donor pledged four thousand pounds and later agreed to another thousand.
Cordelia Booker, a Bridvanie woman bound for Australia, faced sickness aboard the Cordelia and was landed ashore in a chair. Mr Banker, aged around 80, traveled from England with the group and suffered injuries, receiving hospital care in ports. Doctors later concluded Booker is too exhausted to continue and will remain in Karri until relieved, an extended layover likely to last several days.
Senators rail overworked workers in Australia and oppose reforms as Collings argues for amending the Prevention Act. The debate touches rising elector numbers and payroll figures with references to 1907 costs and voter burdens, highlighting party lines and procedural friction in the Senate.
The House suspended Labour M ILR's committee for the remainder of the sitting after a dispute during discussion on amendments to the Wallallal Insurance Bill. Mr Ward was accused of improper conduct and suspended by 94 to 4 in committee and 28 to AB in the House, amid rebuke from the chair and Treasures.
Australlas Romm Oil Ltd has applied for a two year oil prospecting permit in the Brisbane area. The Department of Mines notes the application follows a compulsory geological report and initial survey work. The Commonwealth Council is preparing a scheme to secure gas and petrol rights in the region.
In Toowoomba Wednesday the case of Newton a Gowrie Junction farmer against Ernest Drewery was heard in the Supreme Court. Newton accused Drewery of unlawfully impounding a pony, the property of Newton, after a dispute over a paddock. The court found Newton's wife had driven horses and that Drewery had impounded the animal, leading to orders for the pound keeper to detain the pony and for Drewery to pay costs and compensation.
A broken refrigerating plant pipe at the Raith Milk Bar caused a sulphur dioxide cloud. Two hours of alarms and coughing forced engineers to descend into the cellar to shut off the gas and vent the space. The leak disrupted shops across the area, with authorities noting corrosion in the pipe.
A vehicle crash occurred on the Parthville road when a truck skidded and rolled into a pool of water near Bathurst. A man identified as Roy Aeruina 21 and another occupant were injured. passersby and a priest helped recover them from the vehicle.
Fragmentary report notes late W. W. Parkhurst of Gidsvuet and a warning to prevent burning. It mentions protection of a house and crown land improvements, with women described as standing watch. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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