To the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 1950
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INDEX TO THE NEWCASTLE MORNING HERALD AND MINERS' ADVOCATE 1950 Published by NF.WCASTI.F. PIBLK^ LIBRARY The Council of the City of Newcastle New South Wales. Australia 1984 N.M.H. INDEX 1. 1950 ABATTOIRS AIRPORTS Removal of abattoir would cost £1 million No additional 'drome planned for Newcastle 13.1:4 14.1:1 Pay cut move for abattoir manager 25.1:4 Talks sought on airport site 18.1:4 Bus depot, sub-station on abattoir land 1.2:3 Civil aerodrome "If practicable" 28.1:2 Kearsley move for abattoirs 15.2:4 Three strips marked for Maitland 'drome 11.2:4 Abattoir employee retires : Mr J. Turner Kearsley raove to retain Pokolbin 'drome 15.2:2 11.3:4 Maitland drome ready soon 16.2:3 New abattoir manager Mr Matters 5.4:2 Airstrip work at Maitland today 18.3:2 Research under way on abattoir sites 14.4:4 May conference called on civil airport 14.3:2 Cessnock abattoirs proposal 13.4:3 Airport decision requested 6.5:2 R.S.L. moves on Council jobs 22.4:4 Tarro Airport site proposed 25.5:5 Abattoir may make £3856 profit 3.5:2 Sandgate Airport site "best" 6.6:2 Abattoir "must pay sewerage levy" 3.5:3 Civil airport claims "to be examined" 17,6:6 Abattoir men seek better conditions 3,5:6 Council backs move to retain 'drome 4,7:2 Quick freesing experiments "too costly" Flood damage delays work on Aerodrome 11.7:2 12,7:2 Civil drome approved in principle 22,7:2 Acting manager appointed at abattoir Plane landing systems to cost £504,000 5.10:1 (Mr Brent) 20.9:3 Aerodromes on North Coast "in bad state" 10.11:3 ABORIGINES, Australian ALCOHOL Degradation of Aborigines "as mockery" 9.6:7 Labour caucus for Aboriginal representation Beer "drought" unless more casks, bottles 15,6:5 3,1:3 Concern on health of Aborigines 12.7=3 Australians drinking 300 p.c, more wine False teeth for Aborigines in Territory 25.1:1 13.7:1 Liberal move to reform liquor trade 5,8:3 Australian lead in native art 18.7:4 Brewery cuts bottled beer 15.8:1 Natives equal to whites : if educated 16,8:3 Record beer output 23,8:3 Aborigines 'accepted on merits' 4,9:3 Brewery proposes extra £1 million capital Aborigines no longer dying out 11,12:2 14.9:3 Record beer output, but not enough 22.12:2 ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES AMBULANCES Artificial respiration applied for 90 min : Mr T, Wade 3,1:1 Ambulance had busiest year since inception Tumbler explosion mystified them : Cooranbong 4,1:2 3.1:1 Protest on Ambulance "trespassing" 12.1:3 Lightning flash through house : Mr & Mrs W. Reciprocal plan for ambulance work 20.1:2 Freeman 9,1:1 Belmont to get additional ambulance car Four taken to hospital after beach mishaps 9.2:2 23.1:2 Reciprocal operations by ambulances 23.2:2 Two burnt in garage home oil explosion 1,2:1 Wireless units in April for ambulance cars Derailment in landslide : rock blasted to 9.3:2 clear line 6.2:1 Belmont gives £1250 for new ambulance 11.3:4 Two migrants in hospital : fracas, fall from Lake Ambulance service cut resented 16,3:9 train 18.5:1 £25,000 appeal : new station for ambulance Man killed in 50 ft. fall to beach rocks 31.3:2 (Thomas Roberts) 22.5:1 Kurri rejects plan on ambulance 31,3:6 Fall to death from city hotel window (Mrs E. Move to plan new station for ambulance 13,4:2 Ladd) 26.5:1 Kurri to have Cessnock ambulance aid 21,4:4 Death after fall into drain (Charles Naudin) Ambulance to seek aid of Coal Board 21.4:4 1.6:2 Start soon on ambulance radio system 10,5=2 Man kicks free when car goes over weir 8.6:1 New obstetric kits for ambulance 11,5:2 Boy shot dead at Aberdeen (Thomas Clark) Concern about condition of ambulance cars 12.6:1 11,5:3 Unknown man cut to pieces on rail line 17.6:1 Two way radio in ambulances after July 14. Overcome by fumes from bath heater (Mr R. £25,000 target for ambulance 23,5:2 Luxford) 4,11:1 Old ambulance depot for eventual sale 2.6:4 Ambulance radio test today 6.6=4 AGRICULTURE Ambulance radio test (photograph) 7.6:1 Ambulance radio saved delay 23.6:2 Huge production increase wanted : development Ambulancemen seek pay for two holidays 7.7:2 to feed llij million 30,2:2 Radio fitted to most ambulances 3.8=2 Saccaline crops improved 4,2:4 £5000 drive by Lake Ambulance 14.9:2 Good quality millet crop 27,3:2 Ambulance in sound position 28.9:2 High yield of maize expected 3.4:3 Big year for ambulance in Cessnock 29,9:3 Wheat and oat sowing delayed by wet weather Ambulance Board elects officers 12,10=2 29,5:4 Ambulance "broke" chief says 19.10:2 Hybrid maize superior to ordinary types 3,6:4 Ambulance fee rises January 9.11:2 Potato planting again delayed 24,8:2 Ambulance radio safeguard 21.12=1 Stock killed by hail 13,12:1 Ambulance conference criticised 21.12:2 Newcastle Ambulance has debit 21.12=4 N.M.H. INDEX 1950 ANIMALS AUSTRALIA - Defence Wangi wants action on straying stock 7.3:3 War training plan soon 18.1:3 Plan to control stray dogs 11.3:2 Camp shortage may delay training plan 6.7:1 Straying stock at Blackalls to be stopped Youths to spend 3^5 raonths in Array caraps 12.4:7 7.7:3 Industry plan for mutton birds 11.5:2 National training speed-up plan 14.7:1 Mutton bird plan to be opposed 16.5:4 Training digest 15.7:1 Alsatian dogs to be sterilised 17.613 Earliest start ordered on Array training 15.7:1 Stray dog likes filras 7.7:1 Step up in carapaign for recruits 19.7:1 Board's dossier on Alsatians 26.7:5 Minister calls for recruits 24.7:1 R.S.P.CA. hears case for Alsatain dogs Aira : services at war strength 27.7:3 25.8:2 3 months for force to be ready 28.7:1 Koalas proclaimed rare fauna 28.10:6 Force for Korea : troop details Wednesday Dead dogs costly to Council 1.11=4 29,7:1 Submarines seen off coast : defence work to be ANTARCTICA speeded up 3.8:1 Conditions fixed for Korea force 3.8:1 New Base to be established in Antarctic 15.7:1 Some sacrifices "inevitable" 14.8:3 Menzies to raeet staff chiefs 25.8:1 ART National training begins on May I 23.9:1 Board to plan "prewar" priorities 26,9:1 Loan of art works "will be considered" 5.1:2 New pay rates for officers 26,9:3 Newcastle beauty spots impress artist : No labour aid in recruiting 28,9-1 Miss D. Jarret 12.1:2 Menzies calls for recruits : be prepared tl.e Sydney artists wins Archibald prize : Arthur day war declared 2,10=1 Murch 21.1:1 Recruit targets announced 3,10:3 New approach for paintings 4.2=3 Recruiting drive starts today 4.10:3 Art Society to hold its first open-air show Recruiting office open October 25 18.10-2 5.4:4 New senior posts in defence 20.10:1 Coloured seaman, also artist : Quentin Ferryman 2183 apply to enlist 20,10:3 (photograph) 6.4:1 Country areas "untapped for recruits" 25,10:3 Commonwealth to subsidise art exhibitions Benefits for men overseas 26,10:3 15.4:1 Move for city recruit centre 10.11=3 Newcastle artist to exhibit (Nan Gardner) National Service Bill : obliges Navy, R.A.A.F. 26,10:6 to serve abroad 22.11:1 Arts show opened in Cessnock 30,11:2 AUSTRALIA - Diplomatic and Consular ATHLETICS Delegates to Commonwealth May Conference Newcastle fund for athlete : M. Peter 4,1=6 24,4:3 Fund for Peter opens today 5,1:8 Athletic Club opening at Maitland 6,1:4 AUSTRALIA - Economic and Financial Empire Games athletes break records 20.1=4 Miss Jackson runs world record 100 yd, 1,4:1 Budget tax cut of £30 million possible 3.2:1 Newcastle past half way in loan quota 11,3:2 ATOMIC RESEARCH Slowed before halted : Menzies checking inflation 15.3:1 Australian rocket test likely soon 13,2:3 Loan to close on Saturday 15.3=3 Newcastle subscriptions to loan £188,650 AUSTRALIA - Air Force 16.3=4 Loan subscriptions reach £200,430 18.3:2 R.A.A.F. planes to be "safe modern" 9.2:3 Loan quota not reached 21.3:2 Williamtown war school to be expanded 5.4:3 £ Appreciation "no cure for inflation" 13.4=3 R.A.A.F. for Malaya late in June 2.6:3 £ Appreciation "not good for farmer" 14.4:10 R.A.A.F. force in Malaya "war prospect" 7.6:3 Revenue surplus expected 13.5:1 R.A.A.F. to be expanded : citizen reserve £17 million voted this year to develop R.A.N. 14.7:3 15,5:1 Ambitious plans for air week 8.9;2 £341 million spent on training scherae 16.5:1 14 trades for R.A.A.F.