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    Britain's most powerful aircraft carrier, the 38,000 ton H.M.S. Eagle, which, when completed, will be the most up-to-date warship in the world. In Liverpool she is to have her work completed below the waterline and her armament fitted. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. Communists Massing for Assault on Seoul

    TOKIO, Thursday. -- Intelligence officers in Western Korea said to-day that Communists were preparing for a new assault on Seoul. Officers said that one Chinese and two North Korean divisions were ...

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  6. CHANGE-OVER TO NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

    The change-over from the temporary magneto telephone exchange in Toowoomba to the new "common battery" ...

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  7. N.Z. WATERSIDE WORKERS WORK UNDER HEAVILY ARMED GUARD

    AUCKLAND, Thursday. -- Under the protection of armed naval, military and Air Force personnel, practically a full muster of men who registered in the new Watersiders' Union worked on the Auckland wharves to-day. Service personnel who patrolled wharves were equipped with rifles, batons and revolvers. The civil ...

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  8. U.K. BACKBENCHERS' BIGGEST REBELLION

    LONDON. Thursday.--In the biggest rebellion since the Labour Party took office, Labour backbenchers early this ...

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  9. SHAH SIGNS DECREES NATIONALISING OIL

    TEHERAN. Thursday. -- The Shah of Persia last night signed decrees nationalising Persian oil. The Shah's signature made ...

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  10. MINERS' WAGE CLAIM REJECTED

    SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The Miners' Federation claim for a straight-out wage increase was rejected by the coal Industry ...

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  11. Government Seems Sure of Senate Majority

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- The return of six Queensland Senators is now almost certain, following heavy polling by the Government team to-day. The Government group has now won 56.47 per cent, of the Senate ...

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  12. LATEST CASUALTY LIST

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A casualty list released today contains the names of five members of the 3rd ...

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  13. BOY HANGED WHILE MAKING BACKYARD SWING

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- When a branch broke as he was climbing a tree with a rope round his neck to make a swing, ...

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  14. BRISBANE SHOULD ESCAPE ELECTRICITY RATIONING

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Electricity users in Brisbane should escape rationing, although the demand was increasine 30 per ...

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  15. Friendly Societies' Fees

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Victorian friendly societies' fees will rise by as much as 44 per cent. from September 1. More than ...

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  16. WOOL PRICES DOWN

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Wool prices reached their lowest point on the closing day of the Melbourne series to-day since ...

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  17. EXECUTIVE APPROVAL FOR ROAD WORKS

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Provision has been made for gravelling and some bitumen surfacing work to be carried out on a section ...

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  18. May Import Labour

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- The Queensland Electricity Commission is making inquiries overseas for large scale importation of labour ...

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  19. WINTER RELIEF PAY

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- The Government has approved of a winter relief distribution being made to those persons who are ...

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  20. GOVERNOR'S NORTHERN TOUR

    BRISBANE. Thursday.--The Governor (Sir John Lavarack) and Lady Lavarack will visit over a [?] centres in the North and ...

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  21. KING OFFICIALLY OPENS FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN

    LONDON, Thursday.--His Majesty opened the Festival of Britain from the steps of Saint Paul's Cathedral at 11 ...

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  22. NAVY PILOT KILLED

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A Royal Australian Navy pilot was killed this morning when a Sea Fury fighter 'plane crashed ...

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  23. NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

    LONDON, Thursday. -- The Defence Minister (Mr. Shinwell) told the House of Commons yesterday that there was a proposal afoot for ...

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  24. FIRES MAKE BIG AREA USELESS FOR GRAZING

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- The destruction of mulga in Western areas was one of the worst features of recent bushfires, a ...

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  25. Rubber Going to Russia

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. A. G. Bottomley (Secretary for Overseas Trade) said in the House of Common, that the recent rubber ...

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  26. NEW POTATO PRICES

    BRISBANE, Thursday. --The retail price of Queensland grown potatoes was increased to-day by 12d. per 1b. The Prices ...

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  27. BRITISH CASUALTIES IN KOREAN FIGHTING

    LONDON. Thursday.--The Minister for Defence (Mr. Shihwell) said in the House of Commons that British casualties in Korea were 1074 ...

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  28. MACARTHUR'S TESTIMONY

    WASHINGTON, Thursday. -- General MacArthur's testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee on Far Eastern policy will be given in camera. General ...

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  29. RAIL FREIGHTS INCREASED

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- A rise in the price of many commodities in Queensland is expected to follow the rail freight increases on goods and livestock announced to-day. ...

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  30. NEW FEDERAL CABINET TO BE SELECTED

    CANBERRA, Thursday.-- The new Federal Cabinet is expected to hold its first meeting to-morrow week. ...

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  31. DIESEL RAILWAY ENGINES

    BRISBANE, Thursday.-- The I first of 21 diesel electric locomotives ordered by the Railway Department should be in ...

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  32. New Polio Cases

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- Four poliomyeliis cases reported to-day to the Health Department were from the Stanthorpe. Warwick, ...

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  33. TWO BOYS DROWNED

    SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The bodies of two nine-year-old boys were found floating in a 4ft. 6in. deep waterhole near ...

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  36. Inquiry into Contracts

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) said to-day that contracts between the Transport Department and the ...

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  37. SABOTAGE SUSPECTED

    WELLINGTON. Thursday. -- Dunedin police are investigating a railway ganger's report that he found a 10cwt. toolbox lying close ...

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  38. Britain's Health Scheme

    LONDON. Thursday.--An attempt to make visitors to Britain pay for benefits received under the national health scheme was ...

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  39. COAL STRIKE CONTINUES

    SYDNEY. Thursday.--The Australian Engineers' Union dispute on the Cessnock coalfields continued to-day. Joint Coal Board ...

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  40. FRONT DOOR DELIVERIES BY BREAD CARTERS

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- Bread carters had decided that unless housewives cooperated in front door ...

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  41. Sydney Paper May be Unable to Publish After Monday

    SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The "Daily Telegraph" would be unable to publish after Monday unless the Equity Court resolved or eased an injunction against its publisher, Consolidated Press, Mr. B. P. Macfarlan ...

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  42. JUBILEE DAY PAY RATE

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Employees must report for work next Wednesday (Jubilee Day) if required by their employers. ...

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  43. Q.D.O. CONFERENCE AT ROCKHAMPTON

    ROCKHAMPTON. Tuesday.--If there were to be an increase in dairy production, Central Queensland was the district most likely ...

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  44. Sydney Power Difficulties

    SYDNEY, Thursday.--Some Chippendale factories had power but no staff to-day. This was a development in Sydney's power zoning ...

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  45. Controls Delay Building

    BRISBANE, Thursday. -- Commercial building programmes totalling more than £5.000,000 are being [?] in Queensland because ...

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  46. U.S. Protest to Spain

    MADRID. Thursday.--The United States State Department has sent a second strong protest to the Spanish Government over its ...

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