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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 16 words
  3. DISSOLUTION OF VICT. ASSEMBLY TO-DAY?

    MELBOURNE, October 7.—Late to-night the Victorian Legislative Council was awaiting the third Supply Bill from the Legislative Assembly. The Council will reject this bill, as it did the two earlier supply bills last week, and the Premier (Mr. J. ...

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  4. FLEW SOLO FROM BELGIUM TO BRISBANE IN 20 DAYS

    BRISBANE, October 7.—Mr. H. B. Newton, a New Zealand aviator who reached Brisbane to-day after a 20-day solo flight from Belgium, reached Darwin unheralded, having kept the flight a secret since "he did ...

    Article : 228 words
  5. EGGS FOR BRITAIN

    Poultry farmers are struggling to reach the target of more than a million dozen first-grade eggs to be exported to Britain this year. Miss Australia Quest entrant Noreen Flannery, wearing a farmer's straw hat, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  6. SILVER COINS IN DEMAND

    BRISBANE, Oct. 7.—The extraordinary demand for silver coins has forced Brisbane banks to issue more ...

    Article : 197 words
  7. Permission be Refused?

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 7.—A Civil Aviation Department official said to-night that it was extremely unlikely that Mr. Newton would ...

    Article : 79 words
  8. 20 P.C. INCREASE IN AIR FARES

    CANBERRA, Oct. 7.—The Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) announced to-night that fares on all main trunk air ...

    Article : 177 words
  9. 37 MORE CHOLERA DEATHS

    CAIRO, Oct. 7.—The Ministry for Health announced that 37 more cholera deaths have occurred in the last 24 hours. The ...

    Article : 38 words
  10. NATIONALISATION OF COAL MINES FAVOURED BY THE STATE MINIS[?]R

    BRISBANE, Oct. 7.—When the Mines Minister (Mr. Foley) said in Parliament to-day that he favoured nationalisation of coal mines, he was strongly criticised by Mr. W. A. Brand (C.P., Isis). Mr. Band described Mr. Foley's admission as peculiar in view of the ...

    Article : 267 words
  11. T.A.A. SHOWED LOSS IN FIRST YEAR OF £500,000

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 7.—The Government-owned Trans Australia Airlines will show a loss on operations for the ...

    Article : 81 words
  12. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SCHOOL TO BE RE-ESTABLISHED

    BRISBANE, October 7.—Intention to re-establish the school of construction in criminal investigation work is expressed in a report the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Carroll) tabled in Parliament to-day. The ...

    Article : 342 words
  13. 545 Tons per Man

    Mr. Pie said that Queensland, with 3000 miners, produced 1,634,746 tons of coal in 1945—an average of 545 tons ...

    Article : 238 words
  14. 9 ARMY DEPOTS IN QLD. TO BE CLOSED OR EVACUATED

    CANBERRA, October 7.—The Minister of the Army (Mr. Chambers) announced to-night that the Army had closed, or proposed to evacuate, depots in nine areas in Queensland. They were Tolga, Atherton, ...

    Article : 221 words
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    A recent portrait taken at Buckingham Palace of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, the youngest daughter ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 37 words
  16. BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

    BRISBANE, Oct. 7.—With a pen-rifle bullet embedded half an inch from his spine, Kenneth Farrow (15), son of ...

    Article : 119 words
  17. 12,000,000 YARDS OF COTTON PIECE GOODS

    CANBERRA, Oct. 7.—Twelve billion yards of utility cotton piece goods will be made available to the public shortly. Piece ...

    Article : 92 words
  18. "COMMON PLAN" AGAINST GREECE ALLEGED

    NEW YORK, October 7.—The Australian Minister for External Affairs (Dr. Evatt), during the Balkan debate to-day, charged that Russia and Greece's three northern neighbours has "a common plan" against ...

    Article : 358 words
  19. CHEAPER AIR MAIL POSTAGE RATES

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 7.—Air mail rates to the East would be cheaper from Monday, the Post-master General ...

    Article : 94 words
  20. INTENSIVE SEARCH FOR FOUR MISSING MINESWEEPERS

    PEARL HARBOUR, Oct. 7.—'Planes and surface craft are continuing the long search for four surplus minesweepers lashed together, and with three watchmen aboard, ...

    Article : 394 words
  21. U.K. PLAN TO BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA

    CANBERRA, October 7.—Teams of trained British farm workers probably will be sent to Australia if Government approval is given to a plan now being discussed for boosting Australia's food production to help ...

    Article : 309 words
  22. 40-HOUR BILL PASSES ALL STAGES IN QLD.

    BRISBANE, Oct. 7.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the 40-hour Bill passed all stages, and now ...

    Article : 81 words
  23. 5M. lbs of Butter for U.K. Through Rationing

    BRISBANE, Oct. 7.—Queensland's butter contribution to Britain through rationing substantially exceeds 5,000,000lb. annually. ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. FOOD FOR FORMER ENEMY COUNTRIES

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 7.—The Federal Executive of the Returned servicemen's League will urge the Federal Government to ...

    Article : 72 words
  25. RECALLING LICENCES

    CANBERRA, Oct 7.—The Commonwealth Government is recalling all import licences for goods from the dollar ...

    Article : 180 words
  26. A BUMPER WHEAT HARVEST EXPECTED

    BRISBANE, Oct. 7.—"It is magnificent that this year you are to have a bumper wheat harvest." said Lord Addison, at a civic ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. PETROL TO BE RATIONED FOR INDEFINITE PERIOD

    CANBERRA, October 7.—Australia must be reconciled to petrol rationing for an indefinite period, the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) said to-day. He added that apart from being a very real necessity in ...

    Article : 204 words
  28. MINISTERS' EXPENSES TOTALLED £3293

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 106 words
  29. 200Ib WEDDING CAKE FOR THE PRINCESS

    LONDON, Oct. 7.—A gift for Princess Elizabeth from the Australian people arrived tin London by air to-day. ...

    Article : 40 words
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