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  2. "BEST LAND FOR SOLDIER SETTLEMENT"

    "ONLY the best land will be resumed, and it is hoped by next year to start the settling of soldiers on the land acquired," said the Lands Minister (Mr. Jones) in Parliament yesterday. ...

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  3. STATE ACTS IN COLLEGE NEEDS

    PROMPT action has been taken by the Education Minister (Mr. Larcombe) to improve Central Technical College facilities denounced last month by the carpenters' secretary (Mr. G. ...

    Article : 382 words
  4. Contractor Must Get Government Seal For Priority

    THE State Government proposes to issue certificates to approved contractors entitling them to first priority on home building materials. ...

    Article : 787 words
  5. SEED CARGO SPEEDED

    Grabs speeded up the unloading of seed sorghum from a U.S. ship at Bulimba wharf yesterday. Grain ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. HE WAS PROUD TO GET THIS NEW DECORATION

    Major Horace E. Crouch, D.F.S., holder of the Silver Star, Air Medal, and China Navy, Army, and Air Force Medal receives "Miss Australia" Badge from "Miss Bulimba-Hawtharne" (Miss Gail Campbell) Major Crouch was one of the flyers with General ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 166 words
  7. CITY'S MILK OF HIGH QUALITY

    WHATEVER may be the dangers of fly-contaminated milk spreading infantile paralysis, purity standards of Brisbane's supply to the point of delivery to consumers were stated yesterday to be higher now than they ...

    Article : 359 words
  8. Brickworks Must Be Modernised

    Queensland brickworks were still in the dark ages so far as production methods were concerned, the Acting Premier (Mr. Hanlon) said ...

    Article : 289 words
  9. Train Time "Is Absurd"

    Statements made in Parliament by Mr. Sparkes (C.P. Aubigny) regarding the transport of cattle to Cannon Hill were absurd, said ...

    Article : 390 words
  10. £600 Needed To Give Poor A Holiday

    Last year 420 under-privileged Brisbane children were given a holiday at the seaside through the generosity of Courier-Mail readers. ...

    Article : 249 words
  11. TRAM MEN LOSE CLAIM ON HOURS

    APPLICATION by the Brisbane Tramways Union for a 44-hour weekly guarantee of hours was rejected by the Industrial Court yesterday. The court said it considered the ...

    Article : 404 words
  12. Rise In Sex Crimes Here

    A slight decrease in general crime, but an increase in sex crime, is revealed in the annual report of the Police Commissioner (Mr. ...

    Article : 180 words
  13. 1145 GUINEAS FOR STUD RAM

    PERTH, Friday.—Highest price ever obtained at auction in Western Australia, and also a record price for any South ...

    Article : 91 words
  14. NELSON BURNS HEARS CHINESE GONG WHANG!

    MY colleague, Mr. Cliff Stanaway, has been exposing Chinese gambling dens. A sort of "Tong to Remember." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 320 words
  15. WIDE BAY OFFICIALS

    MARYBOROUGH, Friday.—Mr. A. W. Lord, chief engineer of the Clarence County Council, which is responsible for the whole of the ...

    Article : 77 words
  16. PREMIER HELD UP AT PEARL HARBOUR

    The premier (Mr. Cooper) has been held up at Pearl Harbour on his way home from Britain and America. ...

    Article : 113 words
  17. New Show Site Urged

    Question of a new site for the Royal National Show has been raised by the City Council. The present site is considered to ...

    Article : 259 words
  18. RATION OFFICER "INTIMIDATED"

    A FINE of £25 with £2/8/ costs was imposed on Ronald Bell Taylor yesterday for having by intimidation obstructed a Rationing Commission investigation officer who was performing functions for the Commonwealth. ...

    Article : 400 words
  19. THEY WED TO-DAY; 78 & 76

    They met for the first time just over two years ago. Mrs. Edwards revealed last night that her future husband's music ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 231 words
  20. 11 STATE MEN RECOVERED

    The names of 11 Queensland prisoners of war were released for publication by Army authorities yesterday. ...

    Article : 229 words
  21. Creative Ideal Of Education

    IPSWICH, Friday.—"Education is far more than a passport to a job, a means to escape manual labour, or even to get knowledge," ...

    Article : 222 words
  22. NAVAL MAN ON MURDER CHARGE

    SYDNEY, Friday. — William John Taylor, 21, Royal Naval rating, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having ...

    Article : 125 words
  23. PIALBA FIRE DESTROYS 4 SHOPS

    MARYBOROUGH, Friday. —Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused when a fire destroyed four shops in the main street of Pialba ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. REST OF NEWS IN BRIEF

    WILLS AND ESTATES.—Probate has been granted of the wills of Francis Edward Smith, formerly of Coorparoo, plumber, lately ...

    Article : 348 words
  25. TWO MEN HURT IN ROMA EXPLOSION

    ROMA, Friday.—Two men were injured by an explosion at Roma Electric Light Co's power house this afternoon. ...

    Article : 113 words
  26. Charge Of Killing Son

    HOBART, Friday.—John Walter Bennett, a 65-year-old, cripple, was to-day committed for trial on a charge of murdering his son, Marris ...

    Article : 147 words
  27. ONLY 60 DISTRICTS REPORT LOAN SUCCESS

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—With half the period allotted to the £85 millions Fourth Victory Loan passed, only 60 Australian centres of the 1609 allotted quotas of money and subscribers have reported success. ...

    Article : 187 words
  28. ONE HOTEL WITH DOUBLE QUOTA

    Mundubbera now has one hotel only operating—but it carries a double supply of liquor. This is because the other hotel ...

    Article : 115 words
  29. U.S. TAXES DOWN

    The American Associated Press states that the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved of 1946 tax reductions totalling ...

    Article : 30 words
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