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  3. STATES OFFERED A BETTER DEAL FROM TAXES

    CANBERRA, August 23.—An offer by the Commonwealth Government to alter the basis of uniform taxation re-imbursements will result in the States receiving an additional £6,000,000 for the financial year 1948-49. The offer was made by Mr. Chifley at the Premie rs' conference to-day, and is expected ...

    Article : 1,494 words
  4. WILL NOT YIELD :

    LONDON, August 23.—Reuter's says Howard Beale, the first member of the Australian House of Representatives to visit Berlin since the Russians imposed the blockade, returned with the impression that the western powers "most ...

    Article : 571 words
  5. CHURCHILL LED MEETING TO NO. 10 DOWNING ST.

    Recently the Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) received an all-party deputation, led by Mr. Churchill and composed of the 20 delegates who attended the recent conference at The Hague. Resolutions adapted at the conference were presented to Mr. Attlee. The picture shows Mr. Churchill leading the deputation along Downing street to No. 10. Mr. Churchill left England for France yesterday to continue the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 80 words
  6. SOCIAL SERVICES BILL £100M. A YEAR

    CANBERRA, August 23.—Mr. Chifley to-day forecast that the National Welfare Fund, which would finance the social services scheme, will "in time" need revenue amounting to £100,000,000 yearly. Last year ...

    Article : 262 words
  7. Pilot's luck was in

    BRISBANE, August 23.—With only enough fuel left for 10 miles, John McCosker (23), pilot of a Dragon Rapide, which made ...

    Article : 161 words
  8. SHANGHAI CAN NOW PUT ITS MONEY IN ITS POCKET

    HONG KONG, August 23.—A.A.P.-Reuter'i Shanghai representative says that memories of the good old days were recalled when Shanghai residents awoke this morning to find newspapers costing only 25 cents—instead of 800,000 dollars. ...

    Article : 140 words
  9. ATTEMPT TO KILL ALLEGED

    BRISBANE, August 23.—Mervyn James Howie (23), of Wacol, an employee of the Ipswich Railway Workshops, who is charged with ...

    Article : 234 words
  10. CROCODILE HUNTERS AND BARGE MISSING

    DARWIN, August 23.—Ten people have disappeared along the north-west coast below Darwin in a wooden barge, ...

    Article : 135 words
  11. NO AGREEMENT OVER GERMANY

    LONDON, August 23.—Reuter's Moscow correspondent says the French foreign office statement is regarded in Moscow as ...

    Article : 116 words
  12. WE COULD BUILD ALL N.Z.'S SHIPS

    AUCKLAND. August 23.—Australia wants to build ships for New Zealand, said Mr. Rev. D. Elin superintendent of the Newcastle ...

    Article : 79 words
  13. THE WIND BLEW HIGH

    BRISBANE, August 23.—Severe westerly winds with gusts reaching 60 miles an hour made conditions unpleasant over southern ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. Tennis Stars Coming?

    Jaroslav Drobuy (left), of Czechoslovakia, recognised as the best player in Europe today, and Miss Loulse ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
  15. Good Hews For The Troops

    NEW YORK, August 23.—The A.A.P. Tokio representative says that the Australian parliamentary delegation which is full of praise ...

    Article : 129 words
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  17. SOMBRE REQUEST—WANTS BUDGET FOR SUICIDES!

    NEW YORK, August 22.—The A.A.P. representative at Tokio says that the city of Atami—Japan's best-known hot springs seaside resort—has appealed for a supplementary budget to cover costs of double suicides for 1948. ...

    Article : 128 words
  18. POLITICAL BROADCASTS OBJECTED TO

    BRISBANE, August 23.—Mr. Fadden to-night criticised suggestions that Mr. Chifley intended to use the commercial broadcasting ...

    Article : 156 words
  19. ARMED CHINESE NEAR FRONTIER IN MALAYA

    SINGAPORE, August 23.—Kelantan is open to a serious threat from armed Chinese forces concentrated within five or ten miles on the Slamese ride frontier with Malaya, reports the Straits Times. There is talk in frontier villages ...

    Article : 192 words
  20. WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES MEETS

    LONDON, August 23.—Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent says that the first assembly of the World Council of Churches was formally ...

    Article : 142 words
  21. P.M. AGAINST SUBSIDIES

    CANBERRA, August 23.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) to-day reaffirmed the Government's decision to abandon the subsidies on wool, cotton, cotton yarn, imported textiles, piece goods and potatoes, Refusing the request by the State Premiers for the gradual removal of subsidies, Mr. Chifley said that the Government belieVed that it would be impossible for the States to police subsidy ...

    Article : 481 words
  22. WINDS WILL BE RENEWED, SAYS THE WEATHER MAN

    BRISBANE, August 23.—The extreme northern edge of the deep depression sweeping across Tasmania is bringing an isolated light ...

    Article : 142 words
  23. TOURS BY FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES

    LONDON, August 23.—Reuter's says that a British Council spokesman, commenting on the Radio Australia report that the British ...

    Article : 106 words
  24. Hospital Bed Fee

    CANBERRA, August 23.—The Commonwealth has decided to grant 8/- daily for the upkeep of hospital beds throughout Australia ...

    Article : 82 words
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