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  3. Children's Help Sought in Fight Against Polio

    NEW YORK, Friday.--The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis yesterday asked American parents to help find a way to prevent the disease. The foundation asked the parents to allow some children to ...

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  4. Kon Tiki Expedition Inspires Rovers at Lockyer

    The story of the Kon Tiki raft expedition from South America was the inspiration to build this well-made raft, complete with sleeping, dining and cooking accommodation. Members of the 2nd Toowoomba Rover Group made and used it during their Easter camp at the Lockyer Creek. Timber was obtained under difficulty from the summit of a steep high ridge, and was lowered to the creek bank by "flying fox." Six 44-gallon drums and four 22-gallon drums were lashed beneath the raft for bouyancy. Assistant District Commissioner W. Porter ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. NEWSPAPERS SELECT EISENHOWER

    WASHINGTON, Friday.--A "Symposium of News" from editors attending the American Society of Newspaper Editors' ...

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  6. HOSPITALS WARNED ON STARCH POWDER

    BRISBANE, Friday.--Hospitals in all States have been warned following a discovery by the Queensland Health Department that a ...

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  7. SOUTH OF STATE DRENCHED

    BRISBANE, Friday.--A storm area extended through South Queensland border districts to-night. It was reported from Boonah that district crops had been smashed down and telephonic communications ...

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  8. APPLICATION FOR SERVICE EXEMPTION DISMISSED

    BRISBANE, Friday.--Mr. McKenna, Stipendiary Magistrate, dismissed an application by an 18-year-old member of the ...

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  9. IRONWORKERS' CAMPAIGN ON GALVIN AWARD

    SYDNEY, Friday. The national council of the Federated Ironworkers' Association would meet soon to ...

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  10. TELEVISION ATOM BOMB MAY BE DEADLIEST YET

    LAS VEGAS, Friday. --The bomb chosen for the television debut of atomic weapons may be the most powerful atomic ...

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  11. CALLIDE HAULERS STRIKE

    GLADSTONE, Friday.--Haulers of Callide coal to Gladstone have gone on strike. The decision to strike was made at a mass ...

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  12. Views on Future Effects of New Basic Wage Rise

    BRISBANE, Friday.--The new increases in the basic wage would increase costs in Queensland by £6,000,000 annually, the secretary of the Queensland Employers´ Federation (Mr. P. J. Self) said to-day. This ...

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  13. ROSALIE SHIRE NOMINATIONS

    Twelve more nominations for the Rosalie Shire Council Local Government elections were received by the ...

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  14. Japanese Holocaust

    TOKIO, Friday.--Nearly half the population of fhe city of Tottori, in western Japan, were homeless after a strong wind had fanned great fires in destructive swathes through the city yesterday. Reinforced fire ...

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  15. PORT OF DRISBANE FACING GRAVE CHIPPING TIE-UP

    BRISBANE, Friday.--Brisbane faces its worst waterfront hold-up for years following the waterside workers' decision to-day not to return to work until Monday. To-day's stoppage delayed 19 ships, but by Monday, ...

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  16. JUNE 9 PROCLAIMED AS QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY

    CANBERRA, Friday. --A special Commonwealth Gazette issued to-day proclaimed Monday, June 9, as ...

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  17. MR. MENZIES ARRIVES FOR NORTHERN TRIP

    BRISBANE. Friday.--Two-and-a-half hours after he had arrived at Eagle Farm by 'plane to-day, the Prime Minister ...

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  18. INSPECTION OF OPEN CUTS

    BRISBANE, Friday.--An American coal expert, Mr. Otis. Bledsoe, will make a report to the Federal Government on Queensland's ...

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  19. U.S. PRISON RIOTS

    RAHWAY (New Jersey), Friday. --Nine guards were trapped last night by 250 rioting convicts at the State prison farm here while ...

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  20. GOVERNMENT APPOINTS AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN

    CANBERRA, Friday.--The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. R. G. Casey) to-day announced the appointment of ...

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  21. MILTON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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  22. DEATH FOLLOWS COLLISION

    Mrs. Ruby Mary Breise (43, married), of 30 Bullock Street, died in the Toowoomba General Hospital at 7.50 ...

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  23. BUTCHERS CHALLENGED BY MINISTER

    BRISBANE, Friday.--The Minister for Prices (Mr. Power) said to-night that butchers had not proved the need for an increased ...

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  26. MORE UNIONS AGREE TO EARLIER STARTING

    BRISBANE, Friday.--The Minister for Mines (Mr. Riordan) expects that by Monday or Tuesday about 30,000 ...

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  27. GENERAL EICHELBERGER TO VISIT AUSTRALIA

    SYDNEY, Friday.--Lieutenant-General Robert L. Eichelberger, United States Army (retired) and Mrs. Eichelberger would visit ...

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  28. STATES EXPECT REVISION ON LOAN PROGRAMMES

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Victorian Premier (Mr. J. McDonald) has asked Treasury officials to attend a Cabinet meeting on ...

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  29. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS DISSATISFIED

    TOKIO, Friday. --Australian front-line troops in Korea still feel that they are faring badly in the presentation of battle awards. With the arrival of an additional ...

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  30. DOLLAR RELEASE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SPARE PARTS

    SYDNEY, Friday.--Importers of motor vehicle spare parts from dollar countries have been notified that their import licences ...

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  31. MR. CHURCHILL'S HEALTH

    LONDON. Friday.--Reuters correspondent says that the Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) is still suffering ...

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  32. DAY'S OUTPUT LOST FROM COAL MINE STOPPAGES

    BRISBANE, Friday.--A dispute over a miner who had allegedly filled "dirty" coal kept one of Queensland's major ...

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  33. WOMAN STRUCK ON HEAD

    TOWNSVILLE, Friday. --Police were told to-day that Mrs. Ethel Stonehouse of Purves Street, Pimlico. had been struck on the head ...

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  34. IMPROVED PRISON SYSTEM!

    BRISBANE, Friday.--The Attorney-General (Mr. Power) intends to see if Queensland's prison system can be improved. He said ...

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  35. WOMAN CRITICALLY BURNT

    NAMBOUR, Friday.--A farmer's wife was trapped and critically burnt in the flames of a kerosene knapsack spray explosion to-day. ...

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  36. TALKS ON KOREAN PRISONER-OF-WAR ISSUE TO BE RESUMED

    TOKIO, Friday. --United Nations and Communist Commands agreed to-day to resume the secret negotiations ...

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  37. MECHANICAL MINER

    Mining researchers have taken the wrappings off the latest piece of coal-digging machinery that ever pushed its way into a ...

    Article : 74 words
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