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  3. GENERAL TIE-UP OF SHIPPING IN AUSTRALIAN PORTS THREATENED OVER DOUBLE-DUMPING OF WOOL

    BRISBANE, May 8.—A general tie-up of shipping in Australian ports is threatened as a result of the watersider's refusal to handle double-dumped wool. Eight hundred men now are idle on the Brisbane wharves. Twenty-two ships are being held up in Sydney and 11 ...

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  4. Trees Grew Overnight!

    These trees (with the label "Pinus Cumming Thom" inset) appeared overnight in Queen's Square. University students are blamed. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. HEADWAY MADE AT COAL CONFERENCE

    SYDNEY, May 8.—"I feel we have made some headway," said the Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Wells) to-night after a conference of Federation officials ...

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  6. NO NEW MOVE TO END MEAT STRIKE

    BRISBANE, May 8.—Meat export companies to-day announced that their answer to the invitation of the Disputes ...

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  7. Late News TIE-UP MAY BE AVERTED!

    MELBOURNE, May 8—A tie-up of ships may be averted following an assurance by the Secretary of ...

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  8. PLANS FOR VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS

    BRISBANE, May 8.—Victory Day celebrations in Brisbane on June 10 were planned at a meeting convened by the Premier ...

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  9. RUSSIA FLATLY REFUSES TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM BULGARIA

    LONDON, May 8.—According to American sources the Russian Foreign Minister (M. Molotov) at the Big Four Conference in Paris to-day flatly refused to withdraw Russian troops from Bulgaria, even after ...

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  10. MENS FOOTWEAR IN SHORT SUPPLY

    BRISBANE, May 8.—In spite of official assurances to the contrary, fear that rationing of foot-wear would be re-introduced has ...

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  11. BATTLE-HARDENED "DIGGERS" ARRIVE IN TOKIO

    LONDON, May 8.—Five thousand Japanese jammed the Plaza in front of the Central Station, says Reuter's ...

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  12. THE U.K. MANPOWER PROBLEM IS BECOMING ACUTE

    LONDON, May 8.—A reasoned appraisal of Britain's man-power, taking into account the conflicting claims of urgent home requirements, the expansion of export trade, and the services, must lead to ...

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  13. 2 KILLED IN PIALBA TRAIN COLLISION

    MARYBOROUGH, May 8.—Mrs. Grace Elizabeth Jensen (47) was killed instantly, and her stepdaughter, Lorna Beryl ...

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  14. FINED £5 FOR INSTIGATING A STRIKE

    PERTH, May 8.—A union organiser was fined £5 on the unanimous decision of the State Arbitration Court ...

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  15. CONFECTIONER LEFT £584,265 ESTATE

    MELBOURNE, May 8—.The late Sir MacPherson Robertson, governing director of MacRobertsons Pty. ...

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  16. INDIANS LOSE BY 16 RUNS

    LONDON, May 8.—A fighting recovery by the Indian cricketers almost enabled them to win from Worcester in the opening match ...

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  17. OVERSEAS TRADE RAPIDLY INCREASING

    CANBERRA, May 8.—The Government Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson) stated to-day that the Australian trade with overseas ...

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  18. TYRE RATIONING TO BE LIFTED THIS YEAR

    CANBBERRA, May 8.—The Government hopes to remove the rationing of motor tyres some time during the second half ...

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  19. NO STRIKE SETTLEMENT AT EXPLOSIVES FACTORY

    MELBOURNE, May 8.—No move was made to-day to settle the strike at the explosives factory of Nobel Pty. Ltd., Deer ...

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  20. DAILY RATION IN VIENNA EQUAL TO ENGLISH BREAKFAST

    LONDON, May 8.—Vienna, once a city of life and laughter, is to-day a grim, sombre place, where an ordinary inhabitant has ...

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  21. EFFORTS TO MAKE IMPROVED MATCHES

    MELBOURNE, May 8.—It was announced to-day on behalf of Bryant and May Pty. Ltd., that experiments were being made on ...

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  22. DOMINION REPRESENTATIVES OPPOSED TOTAL EVACUATION OF EGYPT

    LONDON, May 8.—Inquiries show that Mr. Winston Churchill, in yesterday's debate in the House of Commons, was remarkably well informed on the course of events at the Commonwealth talks when he tackled the British Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) ...

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  23. BRUSSELS SPROUTS SENT BY AIR FROM VICTORIA

    BRISBANE, May 8.—A trial lot of Brussels sprouts, picked in Victoria at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and sent by air to ...

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  24. MOLOTOV ATTACKS "BRITISH 20th CENTURY IMPERIALISM"

    LONDON, May 8.—The Russian Fareign Minister (M. Molotov), during last Monday's meeting of the "Big Four" Foreign Ministers, attacked "the British 20th Century imperialism." ...

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  25. U.K. AIRCRAFT EXPERTS COMING TO AUSTRALIA?

    CANBERRA, May 8.—A team of aircraft experts is expected in official quarters to accompany Mr. Attlee.(British Prime ...

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  26. FORMER RUGBY LEAGUE TOURIST SENTENCED

    LONDON, May 8.—Described by the police as a former Rugby League international, who toured Australia in 1934, Ernest Craven ...

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  27. GREAT IMPORTANCE TO AUSTRALIA

    MELBOURNE, May 8.—Commenting to-day on the statement that the Labour Government in Britain ...

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  28. STOLE £459 TO BUY CASKET TICKETS

    BRISBANE May 8.—When Douglas Haig Court (31), employed as a goods checker by Luya Julius Ltd., carriers, was ...

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  29. £600,000 Bitumen Refinery to be Built at Bunnerong

    SYDNEY, May 8.—Details of the first bitumen refinery—one of the largest and most modern in the Southern Hemisphere—which is to be built at Bunnerong, at a cost of ever £600,000, were announced ...

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  30. VON NIDA QUALIFIES FOR £2000 DUNLOP TOURNEY

    LONDON, May 8.—Bobby Locke (156), Henry Cotton (156), and Norman von Nida (161), were amongst the qualifying players ...

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  31. RATIONING MEANT BIG SAVING

    CANBERRA, May 8.—As a direct result of the rationing of butter, meat, sugar, and tea, the annual civilian consumption savings in ...

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