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  2. 40-HOUR WEEK IN CANBERRA

    On July 31,. the Canberra Industrial Board forwarded a submission to the Chief Judge of the Federal Arbitration Court in respect of ...

    Article : 296 words
  3. RETIRING R.S.L. PRESIDENT DEPLORES BEER DRINKING AT SUB-BRANCH MEETINGS

    Drinking beer was the main attraction at some sub-branch meetings he had attended, said the retiring president (Mr. H. K. Joyee) at the ...

    Article : 1,397 words
  4. AUSTRALIA TO MEDIATE IN INDONESIA

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) last night announced that Australia had accepted the request of the Indonesian Premier to be Indonesia's ...

    Article : 104 words
  5. "For the cause that lacks assistance 'Gainst the wrongs that need resistance For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do." The Canberra Times

    AFTER due inquiry during which the views of all sections of Australian administration and industry were put forward, the Full Bench of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court has granted a 40-hour week to commence as from the first pay period in 1948. This decision ...

    Article : 585 words
  6. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 90 words
  7. CRICKET RECORD MISSED

    Denis Compton missed beating Tom Heyward's aggregate record for the season of 3,518 runs. He had made 87 not out which left ...

    Article : 62 words
  8. BRITAIN TO DIVERT FOOD SHIPS TO AUSTRALIA

    A number of new ships now being put into commission in Britain may be diverted to the Australian run to ferry food to Britain, it was learned ...

    Article : 81 words
  9. NEWS IN BRIEF

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The English comedian, George Formby, will arrive in New Zealand to-morrow with his wife for a short season and will fly ...

    Article : 217 words
  10. PLANS FOR FREE DENTAL SERVICE

    The Minister for Health (Senator McKenna) is considering a plan to provide free dental attention,' firstly for all children, and ultimately, for ...

    Article : 95 words
  11. EXTRA PAYMENTS FOR SOAP WORKERS

    There will be a greater and more regular production of soap following a reserved decision to-day by the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. D. ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. A.W.U. TO SUPPLY PETROL FOR DUTCH PLANES

    Dutch officials say that they will accept the offer of Mr. C. G. Fallon, secretary of the A.W.U., to supply petrol to Dutch planes when the ...

    Article : 171 words
  13. ILLUSTRIOUS ROW PROPOSED FOR AUSTRALIANS

    A proposal for Anzac Park to be converted into an Illustrious Row in which the remains would be interred of famous Australians was outlined ...

    Article : 422 words
  14. ADVANCED STUDIES IN NERVOUS SYSTEM OPEN AT CANBERRA

    The most advanced technical knowledge of the human-nervous system is being studied by "Australian and New Zealand physiologists ...

    Article : 186 words
  15. ALLIED POWERS INVESTIGATING IN INDONESIA

    Consular representatives of six Allied Powers have made a start with their job, given them by the Security Council, of seeing how the ...

    Article : 166 words
  16. UNENVIABLE TRIP BY AIR FROM MELBOURNE

    Adverse flying conditions gave passengers an unenviable trip by air from Melbourne to canberra yesterday. ...

    Article : 107 words
  17. Randolph Churchill Favours Customs Union in Empire

    "Do not for one moment despair about Britain. We have been through much worse than this," said Mr. Randolph Churchill when addressing a ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. CUSTOMS UNION NOT PRACTICAL

    The Minister for Economic Development (Mr. S. F. Waterson) who attended the International Trade talks at Geneva, said he thought a ...

    Article : 73 words
  19. GOVERNMENT PAYROLL ON THE INCREASE

    Latest statistics disciose that 21,000 women, excluding those engaged in rural and domestic service work, left civil employment between the peak ...

    Article : 238 words
  20. GOLD TAX MAY BE LIFTED

    The gold tax may be lifted, or at least considerably relaxed to give impetus to gold production. The production of gold is regarded ...

    Article : 41 words
  21. CANBERRA FORECAST

    Fine and cool, scattered to broken cloud, fresh to strong west to north west winds. DISTRICT FORECAST ...

    Article : 56 words
  22. NATIONALISATION OF BANKS

    A public meeting of 300 at Queanbeyan last night unanimously carried a motion protesting against the Commonwealth Government's plan for the ...

    Article : 250 words
  23. NO TOURISTS WANTED AT NAURU

    "Workers only need apply. Tourists cannot be accommodated." This is the slogan of Nauru according to the Administrator (Mr. ...

    Article : 82 words
  24. DR. VAN MOOK IN WASHINGTON

    The Licut.-Governor General of the N.E.I. (Dr. Van Mook) arrived yesterday en route to Washington to discuss Indonesian problems with the ...

    Article : 52 words
  25. CANBERRA WEATHER

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 198 words
  26. BIG BROTHER PATRON

    The Duke of Gloucester has ccnsented to be patron of the Big Brother Movement. ...

    Article : 22 words
  27. MALAY RUNS AMOK AND KILLS A CHINESE

    A Malay police constable who ran amok with a knife on Saturday evening hacked to death a Chinese labourer and injured seven other passers ...

    Article : 52 words
  28. MALTESE CONSTITUTION

    Responsible government, which was suspended in Malta by Letters Patent in February, 1939, is to be restored. The new Constitution, like that of ...

    Article : 51 words
  29. RAIN-MAKING TESTS OVER LONDON

    An aeroplane will fly over London in the next few days and drop dry ice in a rain-making test. Meteorological officials will witness ...

    Article : 34 words
  30. GREEK COALITION GOVT. SWORN IN

    A new Greek Government, headed by M. Sophoulis. (Liberal), was sworn-in last night His party holds nine Cabinet posts, and 100 ...

    Article : 60 words
  31. DEATH OF NOTED PASTORALIST

    Mr. Alfred Charles Blaxland, [?] ted pastoralist and a great grandson of a pioneer, died at his home Artarmon to-day, aged 69. ...

    Article : 54 words
  32. 20 KILLED IN EXPLOSION

    MADRID, Monday.—It is estimated that the explosion at the powder arsenals killed 20 and injured 34. Eleven soldiers and civilians are ...

    Article : 47 words
  33. DROBNY NOT TO VISIT AUSTRALIA

    FOREST HILLS, Monday.—The Czech. tennis star, Drobny, will not visit Australia in the coming season as he preferred to play Ice hockey. ...

    Article : 31 words
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