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  2. DAY'S STRIKE TO AID MEAT WORKERS ABANDONED BY T. AND L. COUNCIL Unions Instead Will be Asked to Give Their Financial Assistance

    BRISBANE, April 9.—The Trades and Labour Council to-day abandoned its proposals for a 24-hour State-wide stoppage to assist the meat strikers. Instead the executive asked the unions to raise finance to ...

    Article : 176 words
  3. FALLING OFF IN SHIPPING

    At the monthly meeting of the Cairns Harbour Board yesterday afternoon the Secretary (Mr. J. Wyer) reported that with the ...

    Article : 811 words
  4. Family Notices

    {No abstract available}

    Family Notices : 312 words
  5. "MISS AUSTRALIA" AT CAIRNS.

    "I'm very happy to visit Cairns at last," was "Miss Australis's" greeting on her arrival in the city at 8.45 o'clock last night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 522 words
  6. MEMBERS' APPRECIATION

    Before the conclusion of the monthly meeting of the Cairns Harbour Board yesterday afternoon, the chairman (Mr. R. T. ...

    Article : 761 words
  7. A SHORTER WORKING WEEK

    In union circles, in Australia to-day the shortening of the working week to 40 hours has been made a burning question. ...

    Article : 765 words
  8. FINALISING DETAILS OF PLAN

    Plans to carry out the decision will be completed at a special meeting of the Council on Wednesday night, and at a meeting of the executive of all ...

    Article : 357 words
  9. FLAT RATE FOR TELEPHONE CALLS.

    SYDNEY, April 8.—The Leader of the Country Party (Mr. A. W. Fadden) said to-day that the suggestion that a flat rate should be introduced for all ...

    Article : 190 words
  10. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 22 words
  11. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE. Child Kicked by Horse.

    When he was kicked by a horse yesterday, Garry Campbell (2), suffered contusions to the noseband inside of the mouth. The child was taken to ...

    Article : 52 words
  12. Shell Diver in Conrt.

    Charged in the Innisfail Court of Petty-Sessions on Monday before Mr. R. C. F. Byrne, S.M., with having used obscene language, a coloured man ...

    Article : 46 words
  13. Schoolgirl Injured.

    Marcia Eicks, a pupil at the Cairns Intermediate School, fractured her left forearm yesterday while playing with companions during the school's 11 o'clock ...

    Article : 46 words
  14. Cairns Clinic Report.

    Following is the report of the Cairns Maternal and Child Welfare Centre and sub-centres for the month of March, 1946. Attendances: Cairns 677, Edge ...

    Article : 55 words
  15. MINISTER'S DENIAL.

    CANBERRA, April 9.—Replying to Mr. B. H. Corser in the House of Representatives to-day, the Minister for Immigration (Mr. A. A. Calwell) said ...

    Article : 210 words
  16. Immunisation in Gordonvale Area.

    The Shire Council's Medical Officer of Health for No. 2 Division (Dr. Brody) will continue immunisation at his surgery, Gordonvale. Parents of ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. BOY TOO SCARED

    BRISBANE, April 9.—At the inquest into the death of Cyril Peter Tiller (30), nurseryman, to-day, Praacis Olenwright (15), said that because he, himself, had ...

    Article : 190 words
  18. PRODUCTION OF DATES.

    BRISBANE, April 9.—When Dr. W. A. T. Summerville, now Director of Horticulture, went abroad in 1936, the then Minister for Agriculture (Mr. F. ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. Water for Shipping.

    The engineer of the Cairns Harbour Board (Mr. A. C. Nicholson), reported at the monthly meeting of the board yesterday afternoon that water ...

    Article : 58 words
  20. SUGAR TECHNOLOGISTS.

    BUNDABERG, April 9.—The Sugar Cane Technologists conference was concluded to-day. The retiring president (Mr. A. F. Bell) was presented ...

    Article : 239 words
  21. Local Authority Elections.

    The election of Mayor and eight aldermen to the Cairns City Council and the members on the Cairns Harbour Board will take place on ...

    Article : 62 words
  22. SALES TAX REDUCTIONS

    CANBERRA, April 9.—Sales tax reductions, covering a wide range of goods and estimated to cost tue Government a loss in revenue of £1,400,000 ...

    Article : 318 words
  23. Closure of Spence-street Dump.

    Notice is given by the Cairns City Council that as from yesterday the dumping of rubbish of any kind whatever is totally prohibited on that ...

    Article : 70 words
  24. AWARD SOUGHT.

    BRISBANE, April 9.—An application, was made to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Chief Judge Piper, to-day by the ...

    Article : 126 words
  25. COMMERCIAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 83 words
  26. TROOPS FOR JAPAN

    SYDNEY, April 9.—A contingent of 1055 troops sailed in the Manoora from Sydney to-day to join the Australian occupation force sat Kure. The ...

    Article : 49 words
  27. Jugoslav Repatriation.

    The secretary of the Queensland Jugoslav Immigrants' Association (Mr. J. Petrusich) writes: "On instruction from the Jugoslav Government, through its ...

    Article : 129 words
  28. ABERGOWRIE AREA

    INGHAM, April 8.—Giving evidence at the Royal Commission to-day, Gerald Gordon Venables, commission agent, valuer, and former cane farmer ...

    Article : 387 words
  29. Cairns Waterfront.

    The Bidelia berthed last Saturday morning to discharge 1200 tons of general cargo and to take on a fun loading for Sydney, including 100 tons of ...

    Article : 92 words
  30. COMPENSATION PLAN

    CANBERRA, April 9.—A special scheme of compensation has been approved for R.A.A.F. officers who were retired by the Government, the ...

    Article : 88 words
  31. CORRESPONDENCE

    Sir,—With, reference to your leading article of April 5 on the Buffalo Fly it might interest stock owners to know that they can secure immediate relief for their ...

    Article : 151 words
  32. PACIFIC SECURITY

    CANBERRA, April 9.—Plans for increasing the security of Australia end New Zealand are expected to be placed before the Prune Minister (Mr. C. R. ...

    Article : 179 words
  33. Mines Stranded on Reefs.

    It has been reported by the skipper cf the trochus fishing craft, Evelyn May, that three mines are stranded on Moore Beef and three on Tetford Reef, both of ...

    Article : 90 words
  34. LIST OF ENTRANTS

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 220 words
  35. [?] Response to Call.

    "It was a most disappointing response," said the secretary of the Cairns Honorary Blood Transfusion Service (Mr. L. B. Clark), yesterday referring ...

    Article : 146 words
  36. Weather Forecast.

    The Brisbane Weather Bureau yesterday telegraphed the following State forecast: Showers to local moderate falls on the coast north from ...

    Article : 96 words
  37. Comparison of Shipping.

    The engineer of the Cairns Harbour Board (Mr. A. C. Nicholson), in his annual report submitted at the monthly meeting of the Cairns Harbour Board ...

    Article : 114 words
  38. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 15 words
  39. OBITUARY.

    The death occurred in Cairns yesterday, after a period of illness, of Mrs. Edith Smith, wife of Mr. James Smith, of 100 Martyn-street, Cairns. Deceased ...

    Article : 131 words
  40. Suspected S[?] Property.

    Harry Butterworth (45), married, waterside worker at Brisbane, who appeared before Mr. C. R. Noyes, S.M., in the Court of Petty [?] yesterday, ...

    Article : 85 words
  41. Excellent Apples on Market.

    The many varieties of cooking and eating apples now on the market were, said, the Manager af the Cairns branch of the C.O.D. (Mr. H. Armstrong) ...

    Article : 122 words
  42. Dredge Operations.

    The engineer (Mr. A. C. Nteholsan) reported at the monthly meeting of the Cairns Harbour Board yesterday afternoon that during March, the dredge ...

    Article : 113 words
  43. FOOD FOR BRITAIN.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
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