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  3. CHRISTMAS MESSAGES

    CANBERRA, Dec. 23.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) in a Christmas message issued to-day, stated that the year now closing had seen realisation of much of Labour's ...

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  4. RECORD RISE IN LIVING COSTS IN 1948 PREDICTED

    BRISBANE, Dec. 23.—The cost of living would soar to record levels in 1948, Federal price officials predicted at Canberra to-day. They said that a sharp rise in general prices would occur early in the New Year. The ...

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    TO ALL ITS READERS ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. GALAH HELD UP TRAFFIC

    SYDNEY, Dec. 23—Swearing fluently, a pink and white galah caused a major traffic jam in Pitt.-street late this ...

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  7. PANAMA REJECTS U.S.A. AGREEMENT FOR LEASING 13 MILITARY BASES

    PANAMA CITY, Dec. 23.—The Panama National Assembly rejected to-night an agreement for leasing 13 military bases to the United States for the defence of ...

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  8. INQUIRY INTO FLYING BOAT'S DIFFICULTIES

    AUCKLAND, Dec. 23.—Bad weather contributed three 'bf the four factors which caused the Tasman-Empire ...

    Article : 220 words
  9. "SYNTHETICS NOT THREAT TO WOOL INDUSTRY"

    BRISBANE, Dec. 23.—Synthetic fibres were not a threat to the wool industry but a bogey used successfully in ...

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  10. Q'land's Record Beef Output Worth £5½ M.

    BRISBANE, Dec. 23.—Queensland has a record beef output of more than 102,000 tons, worth about £5,500,000 in 1947. The total production included 88,000 tons of export beef valued at £4,500,000—more ...

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  11. MORE SKIRMISHES IN PALESTINE

    JERUSALEM, Dec. 23—It was officially announced that British troops manning roadblocks in the Lydda area arrested 38 Arabs carrying arms and seized six rifles, six pistols, and 1000 rounds of ammunition. ...

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  12. N.Z. SAILING SHIP RACED STEAMERS IN CHANNEL

    LONDON, December 23.—The four-masted barque, Pamir, carrying clothing, foodstuffs, and other articles from New Zealand, travelled so fast in the English Channel that she passed steamers. ...

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  13. COMET BROKE IN TWO

    NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—The Chicago University astronomers reported that the new comet, which was ...

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  14. QLD. PINEAPPLES SENT BY AIR TO N. ZEALAND

    SYDNEY, Dec. 23.—A seven-ton cargo of 7569 Queensland pineapples was flown across the Tasman ...

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  15. 1-DAY STRIKE BY POSTAL EMPLOYEES THREATENED

    SYDNEY, Dec. 23.—A general one-day stoppage of postal employees on January 12 is threatened as a result of a stormy meeting of members of the Postal Workers' Union in the Trades Hall to-night. ...

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  16. T.A.A. STRIKE THREAT

    BRISBANE, Dec. 23.—The suspension of an employee for refusal to divulge the identity of persons suspected ...

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  17. N.Z. WHEAT AGREEMENT

    CANBERRA, Dec. 23.—There was still a slight possibility that the Australian wheat deal with New ...

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  18. HIGHER TRAM FARES FOR BRISBANE?

    BRISBANE, Dec. 23.—At a meeting of the City Council to-day. Ald Lanham (Chairman of the Works Committee) told the ...

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  19. INDIA'S BATTING ORDER CRITICISED

    SYDNEY, Dec. 23.—Amarnath'sc biggest lesson to date concerns the batting positions. India is taking many years to learn the importance of a fixed batting order. ...

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  20. ICEBREAKERS MAP ANTARCTICA

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Two United States Navy icebreakers have arrived in Antarctica to resume mapping ...

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  21. Cooler Change in S.E. Qld. by Christmas Day

    BRISBANE, Dec. 23.—Most of the State sweltered in the heat wave to-day, but the Weather Bureau predicts a cooler change for South-east Queensland by Christmas Day. Most inland towns ...

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  22. NO CUT IN AUST. RATION OF BASIC FOODSTUFFS

    CANBERRA, Dec. 23.—The Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. R. I. Pollard) to-day gave an assurance that ...

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  23. AMERICANS SEE AUST. AS "LAND OF OPPORTUNITY"

    SYDNEY, Dec. 23.—The United States Ambassador (Mr. R. Butler) who returned to-day after two months' tour of the United ...

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