Treat warns referendum will lead to socialist state
Vernon H Treat, leader of the NSW opposition, blasts Canberra officials in Wellington meeting as he urges a No vote on price control referendum. He argues centralised planning and a Yes outcome invite state socialism and warn of bungling in soldier settlement, housing, and prices. The gathering was chaired by D Mander Jones.
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Canberra
Vernon H. Treat
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M.la
N.S.W
Methodist
Wellington
Wader
Treatt
D. Mander Jones
Treat
Australia
Tsay Uns
Liberal Party
New South Wales
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Ube
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Citry
Uber
Sunnot
Una Se
Yale
Boothlin
Caneberra
Australians debate price control and state power
In a lengthy address the speaker argues rent and price controls should stay under state governments rather than Canberra. He warns a centralized federal rush risks a police state and urges a public No vote to preserve local governance amid wartime to peacetime economic shifts.
Monthly stock market sale at Wellington saleyards brisk despite rain
The Wellington Associated Agents held the monthly sale at Wellington saleyards with 2 700 sheep and 120 cattle yarded. Cattle fetched firmer values and sheep remained strong at late rates despite bad weather and many cancellations. Metropolitan carcase butchers attended, with steers to £17 14s, heifers £17 19s, cows £18 4s, and yealers to £14. Pat Sheep saw crossbred lambs to 1s, store lambs to 40s 8d, and ewes to 67s 10d. Maurice E. Pearce and Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd. reported fewer yardings and strong market for all offered stock, noting a top fat section price for 104 lambs.
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Wellington Associated
Wellington
Maurice E. Pearce
Abel Wilking
Hee
Williams
Calle
Mystery explosion sparks big fire at Matrasville plant
Sydney reports four fire brigades and a mobile patrol rushing to Imperial Chemical Industries plant at Matrasville after a mysterious blast. Firemen wore gas masks amid poisonous gases as caretakers barred reporters and withheld injury details.
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Sydney
Imperial Chemical Industries
Matrasville
Bre
Grazier Killed in Shooting Affray Near World's End
In Adelaide a shooting affray yesterday left Lance Phillips a 25 year old grazier dead and May Mattner 24 with serious abdominal wounds. Leslie Harold Weiss 45 of Mount Mary faced murder charges amid police accounts of a midday attack on Phillips and Mattner on Phillips's father's property.
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Adelaide
Thursdan
World's End
Lance Phillips
May Mattner
Leslie Harold Weiss
Mount Mary
Phillips
Mattner
Burra
Wellington Lightly Affected By State Power Rationing
Wellington is largely spared from statewide electricity restrictions. Rules limit outdoor lighting and night activities while exemptions cover essential care. The Bunnerong Power Station and other generators feed Sydney to prevent blackouts. the system faces shortages and breakdowns.
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Wellington
Sydney
Anal
Lithgow
Port Kembla
Bur- Fenjuck
Wyangla
Unough
Bunnerong
Laying the Foundation Stone for Wellington Community Hospital
A call to celebrate the forthcoming foundation stone event next Saturday as Wellington progresses with self funded hospital initiatives. The editorial defends the Community Hospital project while affirming commitment to the District Hospital and urging continued civic effort against bureaucratic delays. The piece emphasizes independence, plural community representation, and the goal of a modern facility for mothers and babies alongside the existing hospital.
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Wellington
Bindawalla Community Hospital
Harry Taylor
Retirement Benefits to Permanent Forces in Australia
CANBERRA Thursday Defense Minister Dedman introduced a bill in the House of Representatives proposing retirement pensions for permanent Army Navy and Air Force members. The measure aims to modernize service retirement and could cost about 6 million pounds over 15 years.
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Editorial
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District Hospital
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