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  2. OVERSEAS NEWS.

    Overseas news published is this newspaper is supplied by Australians Associated Press. Sources [?]e in England, "The Times," "Daily ...

    Article : 87 words
  3. HOSPITAL SHIP CENTAUR SUNK Treacherous Nocturnal Attack

    Striking withont warning, a Japanese submarine torpedoed and sank the Australian hospital ship, Centaur (3000 tons) 40 miles east of Brisbane in darkness last Friday morning. The ship, ablaze from the ignited fuel tanks, capsized and sank ...

    Article : 234 words
  4. NO AUTHORITY.

    The New South Wales Labour Council has no authority of any kind to express any opinion as to the political labour policy, said the Federal A.L.P. ...

    Article : 263 words
  5. HEROIC STAND.

    Stirring stories af the heroic stand by a small party of A.I.F. troops, who for three days were surrounded at Pimple Hill by an enemy force ...

    Article : 876 words
  6. COMMERCIAL.

    Lucerne chaff brought good prices at Roma-street to-day. Three lots brought the agents the fixed maximum af 14/-. Other les were made at ...

    Article : 75 words
  7. JAPANESE BARBARITY

    Declaring that the sinking of the Cente[?] was an act which would shock the whole civilised world. the Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) ...

    Article : 318 words
  8. WAR MORATORIUM.

    Women who may be called on for compulsory service will receive the benefits of the War Service Moratorium. The regulations were amended. ...

    Article : 214 words
  9. The Cairns Post

    Those who are trying to see what is coming in the war would do well, even at this late hour to examine carefully the reports on ...

    Article : 516 words
  10. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    As the result of talks by Ministers who attended to-day's meeting of the full Cabinet opinion is hardening in favour of August as the month for the ...

    Article : 161 words
  11. SOON BLAZING INFERNO.

    The submarine attacked at £10 a.m. The torpedo struck and there was an explosion. Within a few seconds much of the ship was a blazing inferno. The ...

    Article : 2,833 words
  12. POTATO CONTROL.

    The Potato Controller (Mr. E. Brabiner) said to-day that decentralised potato distribution control was now in operation throughout Queensland. ...

    Article : 150 words
  13. GOLDEN CASKET

    Golden Casket No. 774 was drawn to-day. First prize went to No 57.517. D. [?]e. [?] Leichhardt-street. Brisbane second. No. [?], J. R. Saunders. ...

    Article : 91 words
  14. BEER CONSUMPTION.

    The Government Statistician (Mr. Colin Clark) stated to-day that the consumption of beer in Queensland per held was much lower than before ...

    Article : 120 words
  15. MOVE TO CHECK

    The United Press says that the creaion of a war meat board whose main ask will be to develop more rigid [?]ds against black markets is ...

    Article : 102 words
  16. HOLIDAY CONTROL.

    Recommendations have been made to the Government that attempts under the National Security Regulations to control public holidays, and to compel ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. GENERAL STRIKE IDEA

    The proposed general strike of members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union throughout Australia on May 24 has been abandoned. The district ...

    Article : 102 words
  18. WOMAN MEDICAL OFFICER.

    The [?] woman medical officer ap[?]ed to work with the R.A.A.F., Dr. [?]d [?]gs, of Melbourne, has been pro[?]cd to the relative temporary ...

    Article : 63 words
  19. DIAMONDS CASE.

    After a retirement of 30 minutes the jury acquitted all three accused to-day in the diamonds case. The trial arose from the disappearance of a packet of ...

    Article : 78 words
  20. No Sleeping Berths.

    The Railway Department at Cairns advises that there will be no sleeping berths available on the mail train which will leave Cairns on Wednesday, ...

    Article : 61 words
  21. NEW JAPANESE OFFENSIVE.

    [?]y radio says the Japanese are reported to have started a bitter offensive along the Mandaly-Chung[?]g [?]ad. ...

    Article : 22 words
  22. NORVAL INQUIRY.

    The inquiry into the disappearance of Marjorie Norval five years ago, will begin on Wednesday, and is expected to extend over six or seven days. More ...

    Article : 63 words
  23. DEATH ROLL 299.

    Of 256 medical personnel on board the Centaur, 34 were saved and 222 perished. Thirty of the crew were saved and 77 drowned. The names of ...

    Article : 200 words
  24. Traffic Breach.

    Charles Edward Stewart pleaded guilty by letter to the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday before Mr. T. E Dwyer to a charge that on January 13, ...

    Article : 58 words
  25. MORE GERMANS CAPTURED

    An Algiers message says that the British naval units have occupied [?] Island, 10 miles from Cape Bon Pen[?]sula, and captured 190 Germans. ...

    Article : 39 words
  26. Sugar and Tea Coupons.

    The next four tea coupons, C23, 24, 25 and 26, and the next sugar coupon, B21, will be available from May 31 to June 6. This means that the ...

    Article : 69 words
  27. MERCHANTMAN SUNK.

    A Swedish seaman from Malmo reports that the German merchantman. Gneisenan (18,160 tons) hit a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea at the end of April. ...

    Article : 56 words
  28. Ambulance Cases.

    Ron Tenni (3) yesterday sustained scalds to his arms, neck, body and hips when he pulled a jug of boiling water over himself. The Ambulance ...

    Article : 113 words
  29. OBITUARY.

    A long life, the greater portion of which was devoted to the service of his fellow c[?]mes in Townsville, came to a close when Mr. Ant[?]ony Ogden died ...

    Article : 193 words
  30. American on Two Charges.

    John Cleveland, an American seaman, appeared in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday morning before Mr. T. E. Dwyer. S.M., on a charge that ...

    Article : 80 words
  31. CUTTER QUOTAS.

    The number of cane cutters to be allocated to each mill area was a man-power responsibility, said the Secretary of the Q.C.G.A (Mr. R. Muir) to-day. He could ...

    Article : 137 words
  32. NEW SHIRE COUNCIL.

    The only member of the last Johnstone Shire Council to be present when the recently-elected local authority held its statutory meeting to-day was the ...

    Article : 194 words
  33. Innisfail Court.

    At the Innisfail Court of Petty Sessions on Monday before Mr. L. H. Mansell. S.M., Richard John Baker (42), cane cutter; forfeited £2 bail on ...

    Article : 71 words
  34. Y.W.C.A. Hostel in Cairns.

    At 139 Lake-street, Cairns, a Young Women's Christian Association hostel has been opened, in conjunction with the Australian Comforts Fund. This ...

    Article : 116 words
  35. HAWKESBURY FLOOD.

    As a result of heavy rain-and a windstorm which swept parts of New South Wales recently, the Hawkesbury River in its upper reaches ran ...

    Article : 83 words
  36. Gaoled for Stealing.

    Christopher Rooney, labourer, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour yesterday in the Court of Petty Sessions when he ...

    Article : 165 words
  37. Juveniles Help Red Cross.

    On Saturday afternoon the East Innisfail children staged an enjoyable concert at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Free. The items and ...

    Article : 115 words
  38. POTATO PRICE

    The Prices Commissioner (Professor Copland) to-day fixed a ceiling wholesale price for potatoes at the levels now prevailing. The decision is of interest, ...

    Article : 66 words
  39. CAIRNS PATRIOTIC FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 words
  40. AXIS SHIPPING.

    It is officially announced that Allied Air Forces between November [?] and May 13 sank 71 Axis vessels, probably sank 1[?]3 and damaged 120. ...

    Article : 40 words
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