LISMORE, June 12.—A 37-foot rise in the Richmond River caused the greatest flood on record, and the damage is estimated at £500,000. Flood waters swept down the river like a tidal wave and caught most of the people unprepared. ...
Article : 349 wordsCANBERRA, June 12.—After quoting the communique on the landing at Brunei Bay, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. J. B. Chifley) said the most powerful force of R.A.A.F. aircraft and men ever concentrated in the S.W. Pacific area helped to prepare the way ...
Article : 91 wordsCANBERRA, June 12.—For the first time it was revealed to-day that when the liner Queen Mary began her war ...
Article : 141 wordsVANCOUVER, June 11.— The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) was successful to-day in retaining ...
Article : 201 wordsPenicillin and yeast were dropped at Murwillumbah to-day from an R.A.A.F. 'plane. The penicillin was ...
Article : 76 wordsBusiness people in Lismore, Casino, and Murwillumbah suffered damage estimated at £250,000. Primary ...
Article : 152 wordsLONDON, June 12.—London crowds lining the streets at the lunch-hour acclaimed General Eisenhower when he drove through the city in an open horse-drawn landau to Guild Hall to receive the freedom of the ...
Article : 383 wordsBRISBANE, June 12.— Floods have caused the plans for the sitting of the High Court in Brisbane to-morrow ...
Article : 191 wordsThe landing was screened by devastating naval screened and aerial bombardment. Australian 9th Division troops ...
Article : 287 wordsBRISBANE, June 12.— The Interstate train services between Brisbane and Sydney, via Kyogle, will be resumed to-morrow on ...
Article : 139 wordsLONDON, June 11.—Yugosiav troops are withdrawing from Trieste in what must be the world's strangest retreat, ...
Article : 169 wordsSYDNEY, June 12.—Sydney was whipped by incessant rain to-day. Ferries were dislocated. The Manly service is ...
Article : 114 wordsOKINAWA, June 12.—The Japanese Commander ignored Lieut.-General Buckner's ultimatum to surrender, three copies of which were dropped by planes near the cave which was believed to be the enemy's ...
Article : 216 wordsNEW YORK, June 12.— The Americans have landed in Okinawa's southern section, and have begun an ail ...
Article : 44 wordsCANBERRA, June 12.—Revised National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations to become operative ...
Article : 417 wordsCANBERRA, June 12.— Federal revenue for the current financial year is expected to exceed the budget estimate by between £15,000,000 and £20,000,000. Whatever the excess the amount wil be used to meet ...
Article : 355 wordsBRISBANE, June 12.— Queensland butter production in the 12 months to the end of June will be the ...
Article : 85 wordsMELBOURNE, June 12.— Troops of the 2nd Australian Corps who landed at Porton Plantation, in Matchin Bay, ...
Article : 518 wordsWASHINGTON, June 11.—The American Associated Press says President Truman sent a message to Congress asking for an ...
Article : 120 wordsMELBOURNE. June 12.—The Minister for Post-war Reconstruction (Mr. J. J. Dedman) announced to-day that at the re ...
Article : 73 wordsCANBERRA. June 12.—A bill to give effect to the Government's decision to increase old-age and invalid pensions by 5/ a week ...
Article : 44 wordsCANBERRA, June 12.—A strong protest at the Government's continued failure to consult Parliament on matters ...
Article : 226 wordsLONDON, June 11.— claimed before the examining magistrate that he was a member of a resistance movement in ...
Article : 104 wordsSmall arms fire from Australian soldiers mowed down two Japanese who were spotted running along a part of the track which General MacArthur and a party of high American and Australian officers had ...
Article : 281 wordsCAIRNS, June 12.—An increase of 6/ in the daily pay to all personnel in the combat areas was urged at the R.S.L. Congress ...
Article : 196 wordsNEW YORK, June 11.— Chungking High Command announced that the Chinese had reached within 10 miles of ...
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Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Wed 13 Jun 1945, Page 1
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