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  2. THREAT TO RELEASE "INFORMATION" AGAINST FEDERAL MINISTER

    SYDNEY, Mar. 3.—Leo Parer, brother of Raymond Parer, admitted to-day that he had threatened the Minister for Customs (Senator B. Courtice) in the hope of getting a German internee released. ...

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  3. CAIRNS NEWS-VENDOR FINED

    "So violently did Lesina struggle and thrash about when placed in the police van, that had he had boots on ...

    Article : 564 words
  4. FEDERAL SUBSIDY REQUESTED

    BRISBANE, Mar, 3. — The State Government is asking the Federal Government to contribute with it on a 2 for £ ...

    Article : 404 words
  5. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 588 words
  6. The Cairns Post

    Knowing the motive behind much of Federal Labour's legislation in recent days, the doctors are ...

    Article : 563 words
  7. LIFE ASSURANCE CANVASSERS

    BRISBANE, Mar. 3.— On the application of the union secretary (Mr. K. Sanders), the Full Bench of the Industrial Court ...

    Article : 350 words
  8. FAVOURABLE TRADE BALANCE

    CANBERRA, Mar. 3.—After record totals of about £20 million each in November and December, 1948, Australia's ...

    Article : 222 words
  9. RETAILER RAISES THE LIVING STANDARD

    "We depend on the retail, businessman to raise our standard of living. It has been our experience, in the United States, that the ...

    Article : 653 words
  10. SECURITY SERVICE EXPANSION

    CANBERRA, Mar. 3.—It was hoped that there would be no gaps in the strengthened security service, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. B. ...

    Article : 157 words
  11. UNION OFFICIAL ARRESTED

    MELBOURNE, Mar. 3.— The arrest early this morning of George Arthur Doyle, secretary of the Federated Ships Painters' and ...

    Article : 74 words
  12. BAND FESTIVAL IN CAIRNS

    Prelimiary arrangements were made at a largely-attended meeting on Wednesday night of members of the Cairns Municipal Band, ...

    Article : 199 words
  13. PRICE OF BUTTER

    CANBERRA, Mar. 3.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. R. T. Pollard) to-day refused to alter the basis of calculation of the price ...

    Article : 89 words
  14. GOLDEN CASKET No. 1325

    BRISBANE, Mar. 3.— Golden Casket No. 1325, drawn to-day, resulted: First prize, No. 32,223, Tom McQuillan Courtenay, ...

    Article : 194 words
  15. ROTARIANS' VOICES RECORDED

    Rotarians who attended the weekly meeting of the Cairns Rotary Club last night had the unique experience of having their voice ...

    Article : 227 words
  16. U.S. PLANE MISSING IN LUZON

    MANILA, Mar. 2 (A.A.P.).—An American Air Force B29, with nine men aboard, is believed to be down in the unexplored Carabello ...

    Article : 91 words
  17. SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

    omerset from west coast of England ports via Fremantle, Adelaide. Melbourne. Sydney, Brisbane and Townsville is due ...

    Article : 179 words
  18. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE

    Officials of N,Q. Labour Party Mr. Richard (Clark has been elected president of the Innisfail branch of the North Queensland ...

    Article : 36 words
  19. COOKTOWN CYCLONE RELIEF

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 words
  20. METHODISTS SEEK MIGRANTS

    BRISBANE. Mar. 3.—An appeal to Methodist families in Queensland to nominate British migrants of their own religion was made at the ...

    Article : 79 words
  21. Repairs to Cooktown Hospital

    An expenditure of £1600 was authorised yesterday for emergency and general repairs to the Cooktown Hospital buildings, ...

    Article : 36 words
  22. Painting of Schools

    The Public Works' Minister (Mr. W. Power) said yesterday that an expenditure of £845 had been authorised at the Herberton ...

    Article : 48 words
  23. Belief Fund Concert

    On Sunday night the Cairns Municipal Band will hold a concert in Anzac park in aid of the Cooktown relief fund. The ...

    Article : 74 words
  24. FLOOD WATERS RECEDE

    LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter's).— Floods, which are estimated to have caused £500,000 worth of damage in the East England county of ...

    Article : 68 words
  25. Electricity Interruption

    All consumers in the area between Edmonton and Balaclava, including Edmonton, Hill's Road, Sawmill Pocket Road, Hambledon ...

    Article : 44 words
  26. COMMERCIAL

    BRISBANE, Mar. 3. — To-day's consignment of pumpkins at Romastreet were practically double at 1109 bags Buyers showed very ...

    Article : 114 words
  27. Road Safety Conference

    WASHINGTON (A.P.).—Concerned with a trafic death roll of over 30,000 persons a year, President Truman invited the nation's ...

    Article : 56 words
  28. Bumped Iron Bar

    When he bumped the end of an iron bar at 11.20 a.m. yesterday, Vincent Jamesy (17), an employee of the Cairns Regional Electricity ...

    Article : 51 words
  29. RETURN FROM NZ CONGRESS

    Dr. Wang Ging Hsi, head of the division of pure sciences in the department of natural sciences of UNESCO, who has ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 63 words
  30. Mt. Mulligan Block to be Opened

    A Harboard block, comprising 185 square miles, being the eastern severance of a Harboard forfelted holding, and situated about ...

    Article : 70 words
  31. Fish Supply Secrecy

    No details of supplies of fish reaching the Cairns Fish Board are to be made available to the Press. This was stated, yesterday ...

    Article : 48 words
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    An ingenious method of moving vessels on and off the Cairns Harbour Board slipway has been designed by the board's wharf foreman (Mr. D. Thomson). The method, which involves the use of the board's pile driver, was first put into operation when ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 133 words
  33. OBITUARY

    After a very short illness. Mrs. F. G. Scoles, of Ascot, Brisbane, died on Friday. February 26. The late Mrs. Scoles was the wife of ...

    Article : 97 words
  34. Maximum Temperature in Afternoon

    Cairns registered its maximum temperature for yesterday of 94.8 degrees at 2.30 p.m. The temperature rose from 86.6 degrees at ...

    Article : 45 words
  35. Tinfields Tragedy

    In a valiant effort to get Mr. Martin Berg to hospital at Cooktown, eight Rossville residents cleared the four miles of road ...

    Article : 85 words
  36. COAL AND STEEL PRODUCTION

    CANBERRA, Mar. 3.—Lomes la output of coal and steel la recent weeks were a matter of serious concern, as their effects ...

    Article : 133 words
  37. Severed Tip of Finger

    An employee of Kent's furniture factory, F. McKeown, had the tip of his left index finger severed while working on a ...

    Article : 54 words
  38. Weather Forecast

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 111 words
  39. Mail Trains Delayed

    The Acting District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. A. Skyring) advised yesterday that owing to the cyclonic disturbance in ...

    Article : 118 words
  40. MRS. ELLEN [?].

    The death occurred yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Ellen Hughes, of Minnie-street, at the age of 70 years. Deceased was the relict of the late ...

    Article : 93 words
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    John Charles McQuarrle (32) forfelted bail of £2 when he failed to appear before the Acting S.M. (Mr. E. L. Moore), in the Cairns ...

    Article : 37 words
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