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  2. Pensions For Wharfies Sought

    ROCKHAM'TON, May 13.—A pension scheme of £8 a week on retirement for waterside work. ...

    Article : 297 words
  3. AUST. CRUISER'S BATTLE IN ROUGH SEAS: MERCY MISSION

    MELBOURNE, May 13.—H.M.A.S. Australia, with the stricken Dutch Navy landing craft in tow, is battling against strong headwinds, heavy seas and swell to reach the calmer waters inside the ...

    Article : 329 words
  4. GAUGE WAS AN EXHIBIT

    Interest in the ring at the Showgrounds yesterday was directed to the rain gauge in the centre of the oval. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 64 words
  5. SHOW GATE TAKINGS £284 BELOW RECORD

    Gate takings for the three-day and two night sessions of this year's Ipswich Show were 284 below last year's record figure for the full show period. The total to last ...

    Article : 121 words
  6. 4 INCHES AT TALLEBUDGERA

    BRISBANE, May 11.—Parts of South-east Queensland have had up to four inches of rain ...

    Article : 175 words
  7. CRISIS IN FRENCH ASSEMBLY OVER INDOCHINA ISSUE

    PARIS, May 13.—The National Assembly, angry and frustrated at the worsening situation in Indochina, will meet today to decide the fate of the 10 ...

    Article : 308 words
  8. BANK OF ENGLAND CUTS INTEREST RATE

    LONDON, May 13.—The Bank of England' announced today that its bank rate had been ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. WOMEN OPPOSE LIQUOR MOVE

    BRISBANE, May 13.—A protest against any move to serve alcoholic liquor in cafes was made at the annual conference of the Queensland Country Women's Association today. ...

    Article : 156 words
  10. SPEECHES CLASHED

    HOBART, May 13—The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) and Dr. H V. Evatt held clashing ...

    Article : 86 words
  11. ASIAN PACT HOPES NOT ABANDONED

    NEW YORK, May 13.—The United States has not abandoned hope of organising an Asian pact ...

    Article : 193 words
  12. WOOL BRINGS BIGGER RETURN

    BRISBANE. May 13.—For the 10 months ended April, 3,271,292 bales of wool sold in Australia realised ...

    Article : 68 words
  13. 2000 VARIATIONS OF "TEA FOR TWO"

    SYDNEY, May 13.—"Tea For Two" in 2000 variations has so far been played by Bobby Burns (24), Australia's candidate for the world's non-stop piano-playing record. ...

    Article : 148 words
  14. MIGRANT FAKIR

    MELBOURNE, May 13.—Nineteen-years-old Yugoslav Joseph Agoston, a clown by profession, reached ...

    Article : 72 words
  15. AUST. EQUIPMENT FOR INDOCHINA

    MELBOURNE. May 13.—A ship Crammed full of Australian Army equipment to be used against the Reds in ...

    Article : 52 words
  16. WATERSIDERS LOSE £40,000

    BRISBANE, May 13.—About 70,000 tons of cargo have been delayed by waterfront stoppages in ...

    Article : 144 words
  17. FREIGHTER REMOVED FROM QLD. RUN: LOSING MONEY

    SYDNEY, May 13.—A 1000 ton freighter has been taken off the Port Kembla-Brisbane run because it la losing money. The vessel is the Kindur, which was specially refitted early the ...

    Article : 382 words
  18. CONDEMNED BY A.R.U. PROPOSED MILITARY SERVICE UNIT

    ROCKHAMPTON, May 13.—The decision of the Railways Commissioner (Mr. Moriarty) to set up within the railways a military service unit, was condemned today in a resolution passed at ...

    Article : 191 words
  19. INTER-UNION DISPUTE

    BRISBANE, May 13.—"It seems to me that any custom or practice which leads to dissension between ...

    Article : 203 words
  20. RED PAPER PULLS 'BONER' OVER PETROV INTERVIEW

    SYDNEY, May 13.—Communist propagandists have pulled one of their biggest "boners" since the war. The official Communist newspaper, "Tribune," in this week's issue, ...

    Article : 216 words
  21. THREAT OF DOWNS POWER BLACK-OUTS

    TOOWOOMBA, May 13. —Toowoomba may face extensive power black-outs in the next few weeks. ...

    Article : 87 words
  22. REDEX TRIAL

    SYDNEY. May 13.—Control officials will constantly change the leaders in this year's 9600-mile Redex car ...

    Article : 82 words
  23. THE DRIVER WAS LUCKY

    A truck loaded with gravel screening for the Commonwealth Works Department construction at Ambarley, crashed into and smashed an electric light pole on limestone Hill yesterday. Overhead wires held the pole. The driver, who crouched on the seal in the cabin when the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 55 words
  24. 3 More Drills For Oil Search

    SYDNEY, May 13.—More than £2,700,000 would be spent this year on the search for oil at ...

    Article : 147 words
  25. MARYBOROUGH STRIKERS REJECT 5-POINT SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL

    MARYBOROUGH, May 13.—While the threatened extension of the strike at Messrs. Walkers Ltd. to other centres has given Maryborough's 300 strikers some meagre encouragement to hold on, considerable dissatisfaction is ...

    Article : 219 words
  26. Didn't Have To Tell Her Age

    NEW YORK, May 13.—A Court ruled here today that a woman need not tell her age. ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. Expansion Of Manual Training In State Schools

    BRISBANE. May 13.—The expansion of manual subjects training in Queensland schools is planned for next ...

    Article : 98 words
  28. ON WAY HOME

    LONDON, May 13.—The Queen today waved to cheering ratings on board the experimental cruiser ...

    Article : 74 words
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