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  2. TWO DISTRICT SUGAR MILLS HAVE COMPIETED CRUSHINGS

    Two sugar mills in the Far Northern area have finished cruahing after an extended season. Hambledon, the first mill to finish, completed on December 26, siter crushing 225,512 tons in the season. ...

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  3. QUIET CHRISTMAS AT THURSDAY ISLAND

    Pa[?]engers on the Elsanna reported that Thursday Island had a very quiet Christmas Most of the natives in the ...

    Article : 232 words
  4. The Cairn[?] Post

    It is very doubtful if British Commonwealth countries any longer can afford the luxury of unco-ordinated defence ...

    Article : 545 words
  5. NO SERIOUS STAFF SHORTAGES

    A survey of hospitals in the Cairns district yesterday revealed that no hospital is "experi[?]ncing any ser[?] ...

    Article : 436 words
  6. Family Notices

    {No abstract available}

    Family Notices : 411 words
  7. ECONOMIC TROUBLES AHEAD

    MELBOURNE, Jan. [?].—Two prominent AnstraHam fast returned from England to-day warned that every country In ...

    Article : 327 words
  8. RECORD CHRISTMAS MAIL TRAFFIC

    Air mail and card traffic [?] the Cairns Post Office during the Christ[?] and New Ye[?] periods was the heaviest in the ...

    Article : 223 words
  9. CAIRNS BOOKMAKER FINED £10

    "I think that a fine of £1[?] will meet the j[?]stice of this case," said Mr. J. W. Cockings, S.M. in the Cairns Summons ...

    Article : 266 words
  10. WARSAW UNDER RED RULE

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 2.—Mrs. Marjorie Johnstone, of Adelaide, the first of the 28 Australian delegates to the Warsaw "peace" ...

    Article : 171 words
  11. INCREASED PRICES SOUGHT

    MACKAY, Jan. 2.—Mackay dairymen were looking forward to increased prices for butter and milk in the coming year to balance ...

    Article : 195 words
  12. SCATTERED RAIN IN TROPICS

    BRISBANE, Jan. 2.—The Weather Bureau reported this afternoon that a high pressure, centred over the South Tasman sea ...

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  13. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE

    Only rainfall registrations reported from district railway stations for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday morning were 24 points at ...

    Article : 37 words
  14. MAROOCHYDORE PLANE CRASH

    BRISBANE, Jan. 2.—Wing Com[?]nder H. A. Cone[?]an, of Amberley, will preside over an Air Force Court of Inquiry at ...

    Article : 194 words
  15. REARMING OF JAPAN ADVANTAGEOUS

    BRISBANE, Jan. 2.—Commenting on General MacArthur's suggestion that the Japanese might have to be rearmed, Archibisbop Duhig said ...

    Article : 128 words
  16. PRODUCTION OF TEA IN AUSTRALIA

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 2.—Enough tea could never be grown in Australia to meet home consumption because labour costs would be too ...

    Article : 192 words
  17. MAMMOTH GOLDEN CASKET

    BRISBANE, Jan. 2.—Mammoth Golden Casket No. 1555 was drawn to-day. Major prize winners were:- ...

    Article : 234 words
  18. Northern Rainfalls

    The Northern rainfalls for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Tuesday were: More[?]on 45 points, Walsh 56, Croydon [?], Gilbert River 325, ...

    Article : 43 words
  19. FIRES IN THREE HOUSES

    SYDNEY, Jan. 2.—David Alfred Heming (23), labourer, of Putney, was charged in the Balmain Court to-day with having set fire to three ...

    Article : 101 words
  20. FURTHER CONTINGENT OF SCOUTS

    MARYBOROUGH, Jan. 2 — Nearly six hours behind schedule, the third party of nearly 300 senior Scouts went ashore at Ungowa ...

    Article : 268 words
  21. CRUSHING AT MACKAY.

    MACKAY, Jan. 2.—The eight sugar mills in the Mackay area crushed 42,166 tons of cane last week to bring the total for the ...

    Article : 74 words
  22. Injured By Pulley Block

    Frank Ross (25), seaman employed by the Adelaide Steamship Company, received injuries to the top of the head and the right ...

    Article : 53 words
  23. Temperature Readings

    The Cairns Weather Office advised that the following temperatures were recorded yesterday. At 6 a.m., 73.9 degrees with a humidity of 81 ...

    Article : 67 words
  24. "HIT STEP-BROTHER WITH BOHLE"

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 2.—Before being remanded to-day on a charge of having murdered his step-brother on December 24. David Eccles (54), ...

    Article : 208 words
  25. RETIRED NAVAL COMMANDER

    BRISBANE, Jan. 2.—A 69-year-old retired naval commander. Commander H. V. Creer, arrived in Brisbane to-day from New Guinea ...

    Article : 120 words
  26. ANNUAL GRANT OF £5000 EACH

    CANBERRA, Jan. 2.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. A. W. Fadden) to-night announced an annual grant of £5000 each to the Federal ...

    Article : 106 words
  27. Range Ra[?]l Service

    The restriction to daylight trains only on the Cairns Range has been withdrawn and commencing to-day (Wednesday), January 3, ...

    Article : 52 words
  28. FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE

    TOWNSVILLE, Jan. 2.—On remand from Saturday, Paul Jean du Barrie (29), a clerk, of Melbourne, appeared in the Townsville ...

    Article : 163 words
  29. TILLY DEVINE IN HOSPITAL

    SYDNEY, Jan. 2—In two separate courts to-day a man, and his former wife were named as defendants to charges arising from ...

    Article : 162 words
  30. District Weather Forecasts

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 words
  31. STEEP INCREASE IN PRICE

    BRISBAKE, Jan. 2.—A steep increase in the price of new season's blankets is forecast by the trade, the rise being estimated at 30 per ...

    Article : 124 words
  32. GARRADUNGA SMASH

    INNISFAIL, Jan. 2.—John H[?]rnyk, a New Australian, who crashed into a train at Garradunga crossing on Sunday when he was ...

    Article : 83 words
  33. OBITUARY

    The death occurred in Charters Towers yesterday morning of Mr. Francis Lowell Brady, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Brady, of Cairns. The ...

    Article : 241 words
  34. C.R.E.B. By-Laws

    New by-laws and amendments to the by-laws have been passed by the Cairns Regional Electricity Board. The by-laws provide for ...

    Article : 56 words
  35. TAXI DRIVER FINED

    TOWNSVILLE, Jan. 2.—Charles John Fo[?]o, a Townsville taxi driver, had his licence suspended for nine months, in addition to ...

    Article : 99 words
  36. Waterside Dispute Ends

    The secretary of the Cairns Waterside Workers' Federation (Mr. L. Brophy) said yesterday that there was no continuation ...

    Article : 52 words
  37. HIGH RECRUITING FIGURES

    BRISBANE, Jan. 2.—Queensland recruiting figures for the permanent forces stayed at a surprisingly high level during the holiday ...

    Article : 178 words
  38. SOCIAL SERVICE STATISTICS

    CANBERRA, Jan. 2.—Social service payments in the 12 months ended November 6, 1950, increased generally over the same period in ...

    Article : 116 words
  39. BIG FIGHT PLANS

    BRISBANE, Jan. 2.—Plans for the fight between "Sugar" Ray Robinson and Dave Sands in Sydney in March received a set-back ...

    Article : 91 words
  40. CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

    CANBERRA, Jan. [?].—A Treasuryreturn issued to-day above that Customs and excise reven[?] increased by £5[?],10[?] last month. ...

    Article : 51 words
  41. SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

    Stirlingshire from United Kingdom is due early this month. [?] to [?]oad at Newport, Swansea [?]nd other Bristol Channel ports, ...

    Article : 131 words
  42. CHILD FATALLY INJURED

    LISMORE, Jan. 2.—Beverley Godbee (2), died in the Tweed District Hospital this norning from injuries received when she was caught in a ...

    Article : 118 words
  43. Seas Calm Over Holiday Per[?]od

    The weather over the Christmas and New Year holidays was kind to Cairns sportsmen who spent their holidays on the reef fishing, ...

    Article : 82 words
  44. "HAD A LOVELY TIME"

    SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1 (A.A.P.).—New Year's Day in Com munlst China, Peking radio reported to-day, was a festive ...

    Article : 98 words
  45. MALAYAN TE[?]RORISTS ACTIVE

    SINGAPORE, Jan. 1 (A.A.P.Reuter's).—Guerrillas were unusually active in Malaya on the last day of 1950, which has seen ...

    Article : 85 words
  46. Twelve-Foot Crocodile Seen [?] Inlet

    A crocodile about 12 feet in length baa been seen in the waters of Trinity Inlet during the last few days. It was first seen ...

    Article : 81 words
  47. YOUTH'S BODY RECOVERED

    SYDNEY, Jan. 2.—With the aid of grappling irons, the police recovered the body of Ernest Cook (17), of Medowie, from Pipe Clay ...

    Article : 52 words
  48. GAOL GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTER DROWNED

    SYDNEY, Jan. [?].—A 1[?]-year-old girl was drowned when she was carried out in the [?]urf at Lake Illawarra South to-day. She was ...

    Article : 46 words
  49. BRITISH [?]EET SUGAR.

    LONDON, Jan. 1 (A.A.P.).— The British Sugar Corporation has announced that the record total quantity of sugar [?] to [?] ...

    Article : 32 words
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