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  2. Advertising

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  3. THE CAIRNS POST

    Taxation reductions are incompatible with the policy of unrestrained civil expenditure to which it appears the Federal ...

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  4. BRISBANE BUTCHERS' PROTEST

    BRISBANE, January 22.—The president of the Wholes[?]e [?]hers' Association (Mr. H. Gardner) said to-day that wholesale and ...

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  5. IMPROVED AMENITIES IN COUNTRY WOULD STOP DRIFT TO CITY

    BRISBANE, January 22.—If country people could be assured of amenities equal to those in the cities the drift from the country to the city would be arrested, said the Premier (Mr. E. M. Hanlon) at the ...

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  6. TWO GAOL OFFICIALS SUSPENDED

    BRISBANE, Jan. 22.—Serions charges, Including neglect of duty, are to be made against two officials at the Stewart's Creek [?] ...

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  7. EQUAL PAY FOR SEXES ENDORSED

    BRISBANE, January 22.—The Queensland Teachers' Union today adopted "Eqnml pay for the sexes in the State teaching ...

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  8. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE

    In the Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. W. E. McKenna, S.M., an application made by Mrs Mary Marshall of Sheridan-street, for a ...

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  9. Severe Injury to Thumb.

    Charles Prescott, an employee at Northern Plywood Ltd., Lyons-street, was given first-aid by the Ambulance yesterday for severe contused wounds ...

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  10. Sugar Technologists' Conference.

    The Queensland Society of Sugar Cane Technologists will be holding its annual conference at Innisfail from April 30 to May 7 inclusive. This is the first ...

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  11. COMPANY DIRECTOR CHARGED

    BRISBANE, January 22.—Charles Cowa[?], managing director of the Hillman Tobacco Coy. Pty. Ltd., and a well known racine man, ...

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  12. Ravenshoe Fire.

    The prompt action of the fireman on duty, Mr. M. Perkins, saved the Ravenshoe Mill from a possibly disastrous fire on Tuesday, January 21. The distress ...

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  13. Shark Caught in Harbour.

    Two lads caught an ll½ft, grey nurse shark near the mouth of Smith's Oreek at 3 p.m. yesterday. They were Micky Hollman (15) and Eddie Briskey (18), ...

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  14. CAIRNS AERODROME

    The diverting of a creek at the end of the bitumen runway at the Cairns drome was quoted by an aircraft authority yesterday as the most ...

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  15. NEW RESERVOIR FOR CAIRNS

    The Cairns City Council discussed at its monthly meeting on Tuesday night a report from Mr. W. A. Peak, water supply engineer, Brisbane, in ...

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  16. MAPPING OF ROCKET RANGE

    CANBERRA, January 22.—An early start will be made with the plotting of the rocket range in Central Australia, where extensive rocket tests ...

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  17. Mareeba Tobacco Affairs.

    At an interview with the directors of the Mareeba Tobacco Growers' Association the Minister of Agriculture and Stock (Mr. H. H. Collins) gave ...

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  18. Cairns Ambulance Cases.

    Moreton Thiele (15), of James-street, Keith Wills, a child, of Minnie-street, and George Mann, of Lake-street, were taken to the Cairns District Hospital ...

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  19. COMMERCIAL

    BRISBANE, January 21.—Two lines of pumpkins were the only produce sold at Roma-street to-day. They sold at 5/[?] and 5/-, while other lines of ...

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  20. MR. FADDEN'S ADVICE TO LABOUR LEADERS

    BRISBANE, January 22.—"The Labour leaders at present meeting in Brisbane are poor judges of Commonwealth fiscal policy if they think that more and more ...

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  21. Mines Washed Up on Beach.

    Two medium-steed mines were discovered washed up near Forrest Beach by the caretaker of the beach (Mr. J. Burke). One was found about a mile ...

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  22. PLAN TO BOYCOTT BRISBANE SHOPS

    BRISBANE, Jan, 22.—The secretary of the metal trades group (Mr. F. Bishop) will submit to the Trades and Labour Council to-morrow a plan to ...

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  23. DROUGHT COST DAIRYMEN £2 MILLION

    BRISBANE, January 22.—The drought in the last six months of 1946 has cost butter and cheese producers £2,295,261 compared with the last ...

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  24. IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA

    The Health Inspector of the Cairns City Council (Mr. D. V. J. Glasgow) reported to the monthly meeting of the council on Tuesday night that in the ...

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  25. ROTARY CLUB OF CAIRNS

    Lieutenant-Colonel J. T. Lang, O.B.E., MC, was the guest speaker at the Rotary dinner last Thursday evening and he spoke on the planning and ...

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  26. Sunday Morning Service to Kuranda.

    The District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. T. D. McLoughlin) advised yerterday that a railmotor service between Cairns and Kuranda on Sunday ...

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  27. Weather Forecast

    The Brisbane Weather Bureau yesterday telegraphed the following State forecast: Showers to rain areas with local moderate to heavy falls on the ...

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  28. RECORD WOOL PRICE

    BRISBANE, January 22.—The record price of 74d. was obtained for five bales of scoured wool from Central Queensland at the wool sales to-day. The ...

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  29. ROCKHAMPTON SYNOD

    ROCKHAMPTON, January 22 — Clergy and laity of the Rockhampton Diocesan Synod met this afternoon to receive nominations for a successor to ...

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  30. SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

    Shipping agents yesterday advised the following movements of ships:- Bidella will leave Brisbane to arrive Cairns January 31. ...

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  31. Basic Wage Increase.

    The secretary of the North Queensland Employers' Association advises that despite sustained representations to the Commonwealth Treasurer for the ...

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  32. BARNES' AFFLICTION

    SYDNEY, January 22.—Test opening batsman, Sid Barnes, who had been reported to be suffering from fibrositis, will decide to-morrow ...

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  33. Man Missing near Mossman.

    A South Sea islander has been missing for two days in the Mossman district. He is Willie Apia (45), an invalid pensioner, who for the past 10 years has ...

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  34. DUTCH CARGO SHIP

    SYDNEY, January 22.—Dutch soldiers in co-operation with the Australian Army and Navy, will load the 11,000-ton Dutch cargo ship, Tjibesar, ...

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  35. Anti-Malaria Control.

    At the monthly meeting of the Cairns City Council on Tuesday night, the Health Inspector (Mr. D. V. J. Glasgow) reported that spraying has been ...

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  36. TOBACCO QUOTAS

    SYDNEY, January 22.—The tobacco manufacturers committee decided that tobacco quotas for February will be tobacco 90 per cent of one-twelfth of ...

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  37. VACANT MINERS' LEADERSHIP

    SYDNEY, January 22.—A number of prominent aspirants to the position of General President of the Miners' Federation were disqualified to-day by ...

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  38. THREE JOCKEYS SUSPENDED

    BRISBANE, January 22.—Continuing their "blitz" against interference in races, the Q.T.C. Stipendiary Stewards suspended three jockeys at Gatton ...

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  39. Disguised Stolen Motor Cycle.

    Kevin James Heidke (22), truck driver, who took a motor cycle, the property of a fellow boarder, from the rear of the Millaa Millaa Guest ...

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  40. CAPE YORK AERO CLUB

    Far Northern Theatres Ltd. has made a donation of 200 seats at 3/- each for the Tropical Theatre on Monday or Tuesday, January 27 and 28. The amount ...

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  41. OBITUARY

    The death occurred suddenly yesterday of Mr. Frederick Charles Wilfred Eustance, a blacksmith's striker, at Villiers' foundry, Cairns. Deceased was ...

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  42. COAL COMMISSIONER

    SYDNEY, January 22.—The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. H. Williams) announced to-night that his resignation tendered last August ...

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  43. NEWCASTLE WOMAN KILLED

    SYDNEY. January 22.—Mrs.williams (51) of Newcastle, was killed When a car driven by the Dean of Newcastle (Rev. A.E. Morris) struck a ...

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  44. HUNGARIAN STEELWORKS EXPLOSION.

    LONDON, January 21 (A.A.P.)— The Exchange Telegraph Agency correspondent in Budapest says that sabotage is believed to have caused an ...

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