30 May 1953
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 30, 1953
Page
1
Warwick Daily News previews Monday's coronation section with features on the ceremony. It highlights organized pageantry and a column by three young writers detailing a plan for Coronation Day.
The United States warns South Korea that losing U S support is possible if Panmunjom armistice talks are breached. Rhee warned of unconditional aid withdrawal, leaving his army without military or logistic support as negotiations proceed. Meanwhile, Communist forces launch a major offensive across central and western fronts, capturing positions and threatening Seoul with outposts Carson and Hook under heavy fighting by British and Turkish units.
The Wheat Board chairman Sir John Teasdale warned that uncertainty over the board’s future constitution and powers is prejudicing operations. He noted that termination of cereal bases by the British Ministry of Food in September required new UK Australia transacting methods. The board sent general manager C J Perrett to London to liaise with the London Australian Wheat Committee and buyers, reporting progress but awaiting crystallisation of powers in new legislation. Tadman expected in July for consultations with Australia’s wheat and barley boards. An Eighth Army spokesman cited a major attack on the four mile front, while the Seoul invasion route remains a key sector.
Colourful costumes and royal pageantry marked a final Coronation rehearsal in Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. 8000 guests prepared for the ceremony as uniforms, robes, and regalia were showcased amid police crowd control and a steady stream of dignitaries including the Australian Prime Minister and British nobility.
Brisbane reports seven unnerved key mechanical workers are set to return to mill jobs on Monday after union and sugar district talks. Industry spokesmen say ongoing negotiations followed a strike in the sugar industry. Claims for increased allowances and seasonal pay were filed with the Industrial Court. The deal ends a period of unrest at the state sugar mills.
Australia is seen to post a near record value of primary production and exports in 1952 53, with estimates from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics placing total primary production at about £1000 million and exports around £685 million. The rise reflects wool's all time high production, a strong wheat yield, and farmer drive for higher output, restoring production to favorable levels after recent bad seasons. The figures highlight a 163 million increase from last year and a robust agricultural trade outlook.
In Salisbury North Carolina tax agents seized a liquor stash described by officials as one of the cleverest finds. The chief agent noted the principal suspect had a bootlegging record but church attendance record was used in context. The incident occurred on a non Sunday.
London report says the Queen plans a quiet weekend with no official engagements on May 30 and 31. Remaining coronation arrangements for early June are still being finalized and details are unclear.
Brisbane electoral officials will finish counting soon to decide Queensland's fifth Senate seat. So far Liberal-Country team led Labour by 22,946 votes after primary tallies from 687,229 votes cast with 1,181 informal. If Labour gains most Communist and Democrat preferences, W. P. Donelan would need around 70 percent of 40,109 Democrat preferences to win. Counting resumes morning and Monday. no counting on Coronation Day.
Four passengers aboard the Ormiston include three women and a baby. The ship sailed from Brisbane yesterday for Melbourne after a six day delay caused by a crew shortage. Some travelers chose alternative transport or canceled their trip.
The Equity Court will question Richard Basil Beudds next Thursday about the whereabouts of his child Richard James Scudds born 1947. Beudds is in gaol for maintenance arrears. Scudds was acquitted by a Central Criminal Court jury on June 4, 1950 of murder of the child. He claimed the child was alive but would not reveal its location. In May, Mrs Scudds told the Equity Court she had not seen her husband.
The State Department linked two Hong Kong owned ships, the Buriatr and Miramar, to transporting Chinese Communist troops on voyages under Panamanian flags. Officials questioned registry details and British ownership while Sir Roger Nakins and Senator Mundt pressed for clarity amid conflicting statements and incomplete records.
A prisoner attacked warders S. 5 and J. ide with a knife as they searched his cell at Bathurst gaol. Knives found smuggled from the gaol workshop. Warders’ wounds not serious. Prisoner, a term magistrate, sentenced to 14 days confinement on each charge, cumulative, and transferred to Long Bay and then to Grafton.
In Sydney a Supreme Court damages case concluded with Mr Justice Dwyer summing up from his Mosman home. The jury heard the judge in his bedroom and retired to the breakfast room to deliberate, then returned a verdict awarding 9500 pounds to Nevick Owen of Wagga against the Southern Riverina County Council over a 11 000 volt incident. All parties remained for lunch after the 11 hour deliberation.
President Eisenhower said the Bermuda conference may be delayed due to French government formation difficulties. He indicated the Bermuda meeting might not trigger a big four Russia summit unless developments justify it. He noted little progress on the Her Minda conference and favored a small, agenda-less session for frank talks.
The Prices Commissioner Mr Fullagar announced a fixed Brisbane price of 1 per pound for new season's rice after NSW led investigations. He noted the Rice Marketing Board guaranteed supplies with no expected shortage. In country centres the Brisbane price plus standard freight via the cheapest transport applies.
A damaged OCR fragment notes a 300000 pledge and a celebration about a royal event. It mentions Queen Elizabeth and a Tuesday night meeting at 5 30, with unclear context and several garbled phrases. Names and specifics remain unreadable in the fragment.
fragmentary report indicates a young man named Douglas Thomas, 18, died after an argument and self inflicted wound. he was taken to ryde hospital where he died. details remain unclear as the OCR text is severely corrupted.
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