N.M.H. INDEX 1, 1949 ABATTOIRS ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES Cont' New industries in Newca stle (photos) 9,2:1 Woman dragged 25ft by tram (Vallis) 9,9:2 Rat plague at Mayfield: dump blamed 9.3:1 Trapeze artist falls, injures woman 10,9:1 Abattoir supply positio n critical 9 ,3:3 Concentrate on abattoir Farmer collapses off horse, dies (M. Vile) rats 10,3:2 3 10:2 £6281 profit for abatto ir (Maitland) 17,3: Body of aged man in waterhole 5.10:2 Abattoir made £5825 pro fit for year 6.4:2 Salt supplier "threaten Young man killed by train (Robert Scottl ed by combine" 10, 5.10:4 '' Goulburn visitors see a battoir 17.5:5 Bullet found in dead man's skull 6,10:2 Pig problem for abattoi r 30.6:5 Skeletons found on beach (UraUa) 10.10:1 Killing plan for Coalfi elds 4.8:4 Skeletons those of aborigines 11.10:3 Abattoir charges up 13 per cent 24.8:2 Man shot five times 18.10:1 No apjieal against Value 1 General 24.8:3 Bonemeal export for dol Cyclist child injured by bolting horse lars sought 15.9:4 21.10:2 Question over by-produc ts at abattoir 21.9:2 Man injured when thrown by bolting horse "Quality down,prices up for abattoir coal 19.10:3 (A. Christie) 22.10:4 Boy killed by rifle bullet (Neville Checkley) More coal for abattoir 17.11:2 31,10:2 Abattoir fails in £3000 claim on Tallow Pool Man's fall fatal at Stockton (Isaac Wales) 17.11:3 31.10:2 Rider thrown when horse dies (Neville Hooper) ABORIGINES, Australian 31,10:2 Man stabbed at Arcadia Vale (Cyrus Hayes) 150 Aboriginal children may get new home 2.11:1 3.3:1 Cricketer died after batting (Norman Liles) Annua] leave for Aborigines 4.6:3 7.11:2 State move to absorb blacks into population Boy cyclist dies after fall (Desmond Brazier) 18.10:1 17.11:4 Penpelli, Apex of aboriginal art 20.10:4 Improvement in condition of stab victim (Geoff Tilley) 19.11:3 ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES Liftdriver dies in lift (H. Sherry) 15 12:2 Hit ankle while cutting wood (Henry Hooker) AGRICULTURE 1.1:2 Revived after half hour (Gary Cox) 3.1:2 Rain boosted crops 31.1:2 Woman killed by explosion at camp fire £600m. return from rural industry likely (Redman) 4.1:2 14.2:3 Man dies after fall (Herbert Somers) 5,1:2 Hunter seed crops ruined by rain 14.2:4 Soldier burnt by explosive 11.1:2 Farmers concerned: fencing shortage 4.3:2 Newcastle man rescues boy (M. Hill) 19.1:3 40-hour week "disastrous" (Graziers' Boy falls under train: arm amputated Association) 8.3:3 (C. Huddlestone) 26.1:2 Producers ask for more for milk, potatoes Women crushed by tram (A. Bashford) 31.1:2 (Primary Producers' Union) 11.3:4 Trainer injured by racehorse (Dodds) 10.2:2 Paspalum sells for 3%!dlb 12.3:2 Boy, 11, saved child's life (A.Mott ) 14.2:1 Rain may cause shortage of winter feed Man shot dead by mate (Ninness) 26,2:1 12.3:2 2 seamen fall into ship's holds 26.2:2 Graziers Association elects Officers 15,3:3 Child smothered in cot (Peter Symonds) 7.3:2 Excessive rain ruins lucerne 30.3:4 Roadside operation for manbitten by snake Growers seek retentism of rice controls (T.Nicol ) 14.3:1 31.3:4 4 trains near injured man (F.C. Keenan) Farmers hope for dry spell to prepare land 25.3:1 1.4:5 Craft damaged, owner burnt: petrol ignited Preliminaries to unite land producers (Brooks) 28,3:1 (A.P.P.U.) 14.4:4 2 electrocuted: wire touched 11,000 volt Chairman to pay account out of expense list line 4,5:1 15,4:2 Semi-conscious boy found on roadway 16,5:2 Rain "should mean no milk rationing" 23,4:4 Foreman's body found on railway line (Stoker) Hunter exhibit in R.A.S. sought 29.4:4 16.5:2 Autumn potato yield down 30.4:2 Boy accidentally shot in leg (Langram) 16.5:2 Larger plantings of wheat 30.4:2 Body of aged man found in river (Lowe) 17.5:5 Winter output of fodder high 12,5:5 Fall from rail viaduct (Curvey) 18.5:2 Loofas "bigger and better" this year 14,5:2 Mother, girl burnt 19.5:2 Nature plays trick with oaten crops 23,5:2 Crackers injure 7, cause fires 25.5:1 Pastures benefit from rain 31.5:2 Girl's clothing caught alight (Sharp) 8.6:2 Much lucerne lost in flooded areas 23,6:6 Boy overcome by leaking gas (Wilkinson) Fruit inspector for Newcastle 24.6:4 7.7:2 Crop planting delayed: land submerged Man washed off launch near Heads 11.7:1 4.7:3 Seaman dived into big sea to save men 12.7:2 Sand 'feet deep' after floods 9.7:6 Boy thought of trousers during rescue (Redman) Flood affected rich farmlands 18.7:2 25.7:3 Heavier potato planting for Upper Hunter Injured man saved in tech. fire (Tolhurst) 23.7:3 28.7:1 Vegetable planting again delayed 30.7:3 Threw kerosene on fire at homes: two in High spring yield in Hunter expected 6.8:3 hospital 28.7:2 New farm machines save money, time 23.8:2 Broken cylinder fills rooms with gas fumes Rain might cause seed potato loss 26.8:4 25.8:3 Man's body found on railway line (Mooney) 7.9:2 N,M.H. INDEX 1949 AGRICULTURE Cont' AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION Rain makes potato outlook "never worse" Engineers in surprise mine strike 15.3:1 19.9.2 Engineers' leaders meet today 16.3:1 15ft maize record for Hunter 19.9:3 A.E.U. strikers vote again today 18 .3:1 Excessive rain hits farmers 1.10:6 Strikers demand decision first 18.3:2 Dairy farmers see Upper Hunter 20.10:2 Conference on strike today 19.3:1 Potato digging starts in Hunter Valley Pits prepared for work today: Engineers back, 19.11:3 await decision 21.3:1 Storms benefit Hunter Crops 3.12:3 Pit engineers work on : will seek increases 28.3:2 AIRPORTS Discuss lifting of overtime ban 18.4:2 Coal stoppage threatened on Court challenge Ask help for aerodrome at Rutherford 15.2:2 11.5:1 Aerodrome licence for Rutherford 23.2:3 Moderates in A.E.U. will plan campaign £5000 landing ground plant for Maitland 19.5:3 24.2:2 Unionist ousted for voting leftists 21.6:11 Site for Maitland drome approved 3.3:2 A.E.U. allowed to draw on bank funds 23.7:4 Airfield site approved (Maitland) 6,5:2 A.E.U, Federal body criticised 5.8:2 Air Minister at Narrahri (photo) 6,5:8 67,000 expected to vote in A.E.U. ballot Press claims to use Williamtown 6,7:3 3.9:1 Private lines barred from Williamtown 12,7:2 Tanner of the A.E.U.: Australian visit for Civil airport sought 16,7:2 observation 12.9:2 Ash Island may be airport (photo) 28,7:3 A.L.P. nominee leads in A.E.U. ballot 17.9:1 Civil aerodrome sought 30,7:3 Big majorities by moderates in A.E.U. ballot Businessmen want civil aerodrome 25.8:2 20.9:2 View on airport "insulting" 1,9:2 A.L.P. man Sydney A.E.U. President 29.9:3 Radio control for District Park ' drome 2,9:2 To clarify A.E.U. award dispute 5.10:3 Minister may see deputation about airfield Mr. T.B, Ward resigns 18,10:2 6,9:2 "No action" on drome plan 7.9:2 AMBULANCES • Political help on 'drome claim sought 17.9:3 Maitland Council may build 'drome 21.9:2 242,301 miles travelled by ambulance cars Minister urges self-help to get airport 5.1:2 3.10:2 Stockton Ambulance Station "remote" 19,1:3 County Council to consider airport site St. John Corps for Newcastle 2,2:5 4.10:2 Ambulance social at Boolaroo 7.2:3 Sandgate seen as airport site 8.10:2 Ambulance men defer proposed day stoppage Report on Sandgate airport site 12.10:3 8.2:3 Wide support sought on airport move 20,10:3 Ambulance stir over pay for Superintendent Conference to move about airport 1.11:2 10.2:2 Lake Shire support for aerodrome 2.11:3 2 leave Cooranbong Ambulance 14.2:4 State conference supports drome for Newcastle No Coal Board aid to buy ambulance (Maitland) 5.11:1 18.2:5 No civil airport intended yet 18.11:2 Move for extra ambulance subscriptions 24.2:2 Move for drome at Maitland 30.11:6 Action deferred on ambulance expansion plan Maitland drome move by club 3.12:3 24.2:2 Sandgate urged for civil drome 16.12:2 Received medal awarded to father (photo) 3.3:3 ALCOHOL St. John first aid contest 7.3:2 Union protest on uniform "impertinence" December beer output record 22.2:1 10.3:2 Tooth's may cut beer 6 ppr cent 30.3:1 Wyong move for ambulance 10.3:4 Brewery "not decided" on beer supplies 15.4:3 Ambulance man helped " late" Union Official Better beer supply in Newcastle 31.5:2 11.3:2 Amendment of Liquor Act to be sought 4.6:3 183 compete in Ambulance test 14,3:2 Blackout on beer if miners stop 24.6:3 Railway first aid results 16,3:5 No beer frcm next week 27.6:2 Lake Ambulance complaint on "new demands" Newcastle gets its last beer till strike ends 17,3:4 2.7:1 Ambulance men get Long Service Awards Tuesday likely day for beer to flow 12.8:1 (McKay, Cooper & Page) 25.3:4 4pm break in beer drought 16.8:2 Ambulance class (Abermain) 7,4:5 Train liquor ban supported 20.9:2 Ambulance deputation to Minister 12,4:3 No review yet of club liquor licenses 26.9:2 Ambulance debit now credit 14.4:2 Synod praises train liquor ban stand 3.11:3 Ambulance auxiliary at Boolaroo 18.5:5 ' Sports ground liquor bar suggested 30.11:1 Ambulance plant for Lemon Tree Passage Unions protest on beer cut 17.12:1 21,5:3 Brewery gets casks; beer quota restored Ambulances apply for social service 24.5:3 20.12:2 ft250 raised by Lake Ambulance Body 30.5^2 Beer demand doubled 29.12:2 Ambulance land at Cooranbong- 30.5:2 Ambulance awards at Redhead 4.6:4 ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY Field ambulance men word fast 6.6:2 Ambulance to sue for £500 in debts 9.6:2 'N.S.W.