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  2. STEELWORKS STRIKE.

    Australia's two largest steel manufacturing plants will be idle for 24 hours from 8 o'clock on Monday morning, and over 13,000 will attend the ...

    Article : 176 words
  3. Family Notices

    {No abstract available}

    Family Notices : 141 words
  4. COAL SHORTAGE.

    The Minister for Mines (Mr. V. C. Gair) said to-day that special holiday train services would be cut to conserve coal. Regular services would ...

    Article : 101 words
  5. AVIATION SERVICES.

    In fulfilling the strategic plans of the Allied Chiefs-of-Staff in the past year, the Allied Works Council has strewn Australia with ...

    Article : 445 words
  6. "B" COUPONS

    "B" clothing coupons, could be used after November 15, the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator R. V. Keane) said yesterday. The life of ...

    Article : 185 words
  7. WOMEN'S SERVICES

    At a welcome extended to her by the Red Croes Society in the City Chambers on Saturday afternoon, Lady Gowrie, wife of the ...

    Article : 786 words
  8. NATIVE AFFAIRS.

    The following extracts from the report of the Department of Native Affairs, recently presented to Parliament indicate the signal service that ...

    Article : 1,058 words
  9. FAR NORTHERN R.S.L.

    At the mothly meeting of the Far Northern branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. on October 15 there were present Messrs. C. Campbell (vice-president) ...

    Article : 350 words
  10. OVERSEAS NEWS.

    Overseas news published in the newspaper is supplied by Australian Associated Press Sources include in England: "The Times." "Daily ...

    Article : 87 words
  11. PESTS AND PARASITES.

    A great deal of valuable work has been done during the war by the Division of Economic Entomology associated with the Council of Scientific ...

    Article : 658 words
  12. CAIRNS MAN KILLED.

    Four airmen were killed on October 7, when an aircraft from an R.A.A.F. station in Victoria crashed while on a night training flight. They were: ...

    Article : 77 words
  13. Dunwich Benevolent Asylum.

    The annual report of the superintendent of the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum gives the total humber of inmates at the end of the year as 753, ...

    Article : 58 words
  14. The Cairns Post

    There is much of interest in the published fact that one in four of the male population of Australia is now in one or other of the ...

    Article : 567 words
  15. Probable Fracture.

    The Ambulance gave first-aid on Saturday night to P. N. Goetzinger, a serviceman, for a probable fracture to the left collarbone, caused when the ...

    Article : 59 words
  16. C.C.C. Worker Charged.

    In the Court of Petty Sessions on Saturday before Mr. T. E. Dwyer, S.M., James McDonald (47), C.C.C. worker, was charged with having a pair of ...

    Article : 57 words
  17. SYDNEY LETTER.

    "Flour millers consider that vigorous action should be taken immediately to recover the lost wheat production," said the secretary of the Flour ...

    Article : 814 words
  18. WAR LOAN RALLY.

    Those present at the committee meeting last night in the Atherton State School rooms were Messrs. W. Whiting (chairman), J. Dalton, T. P. Madigan, W. ...

    Article : 548 words
  19. Charters Towers Eventide Home.

    In his report on the Charters Towers Eventide Home the superintendent remarks that it is widely regarded as a haven of peace and contentment for ...

    Article : 80 words
  20. An Unusual Accident.

    Whilst fielding a ball in a cricket match at Parramatta Park yesterday morning, Lex Dobie, captain of Trinities, a team in the local competition, ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. MOUNTBATTEN BEGINS.

    The Allied Commander-in-Chief in South-east Asia (Lord Louis Mountbatten) is building up his staff preparatory to new operations against the ...

    Article : 55 words
  22. Dalby Jubilee Hospital.

    The annual report of the superintendent of the Dalby Jubilee Hospital for chronic diseases discloses that the daily average of patients was 47.7, and ...

    Article : 115 words
  23. WAR SAVINGS COMPETITION.

    Friday, October 8, was a red-letter day in the history of Cooktown State School, for on that afternoon the school was presented with an Honour ...

    Article : 337 words
  24. Furphy Centenary.

    In connection with the centenary commemoration, now being celebrated in Melbourne, of Joseph Furphy ("Tom Collins"), one of Australia's ...

    Article : 112 words
  25. JAPANESE ATTACK.

    Tokio radio asserts that a strong Japanese force crossed the ChinaBurma frontier into Burma to attack British and Chinese troops in the ...

    Article : 42 words
  26. SURFACE RAIDER

    Nine survivors of a Norwegian oil tanker, which was torpedoed and shelled by a Japanese surface raider six days out of an Australian port, have ...

    Article : 115 words
  27. New Justices of the Peace.

    Latest additions to the Commission of the Peace include the following Far Northern residents: Archibald, Clarence Leon, Ravenshoe; Bardon, James Henry, ...

    Article : 104 words
  28. QUEEN WILHELMINA.

    A ceremonial investiture took place on October 14 at the Sheldontan Theatre of the Oxford University, when the Deputy Public Orator read the Diploma which ...

    Article : 269 words
  29. LAUNCHING HITCH.

    Another ship refused to take the water when being launched at a Queensland shipyard yesterday. It was a local defence vessel, and was ...

    Article : 76 words
  30. Dry Cleaning Position.

    In reply to a question by Senator W. J. Cooper the following was received: The difficulty in the dry cleaning industry in Queensland is due largely to ...

    Article : 128 words
  31. RECONSTRUCTION IN THE SOLOMONS.

    While Australia is busily rehabilitating the plantations and villages of New Guinea as the Japanese are driven out the British Government is ...

    Article : 348 words
  32. PRINT FABRIC.

    Australian women are to have the satisfaction of wearing printed materials which have been designed by their own countrywomen. In an Australian factory ...

    Article : 226 words
  33. AWARDED D.F.M.

    Awards of the Distinguished Flying Medals to six R.A.A.F. airmen for gallantry in air operations overseas were announced by the Minister for Air ...

    Article : 59 words
  34. Questions by Mr. Barnes.

    In the Legislative Assembly on October 14 the Member for Cairns (Mr. Lou Barnes) asked the Premier if he would take up with the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 157 words
  35. AUSTRALIAN GIRLS

    To be known as New Guinea rockettes six Australian girls are to go into the battle areas to entertain the Allied forces. They will be led by Pat Foley, ...

    Article : 84 words
  36. Circuit Court.

    The Criminal Sittings of the Circuit Court will commence at the Cairns Court House to-morrow (Tuesday) at 10 a.m. Jurors summoned to attend are ...

    Article : 42 words
  37. Caught in Chaff Cutter.

    C. Howard, an employee of the Hambledon Mill, was given first-aid by the Ambulance on Saturday for a laceration to the right elbow, caused through ...

    Article : 46 words
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