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  4. Warning To Unlicensed Radio Listeners

    CANBERRA, March 17.—A blitz against unlicensed radio listeners would be launched shortly by the Postmaster-General's Department, the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr ...

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  5. £750,000 FOR WORK OF LOCATING OIL IN STATE

    BRISBANE, March 17.—A further £750,000 may be spent by Shell (Qld.) Development Pty. Ltd. in continuing its exploratory work in locating oil in Queensland. Its equipment will include the most modern boring plant ...

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  6. DIESEL TRUCKS FOR MT MORGAN COMPANY

    These 20-ton Diesel trucks left Brisbane on February 27 and arrived in Mt Morgan last Saturday, a total of 17 days. They were purchased from Army Disposals by Mt Morgan Ltd. and will be used for heavy haulage jobs. Bad weather made the trip a nightmare at times. At Tuchicoy they were held up for three and a-half days by floods and near Howard they took two days to travel 22 miles. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. Blizzards And Floods In England

    LONDON, March 16.—In Southern England blizzards and floods have not exhausted the weather's capacity of inflicting damage on ...

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  8. LOST IN MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY

    Alexander Orr, 69, retired railway ganger, of Springsure, has been lost in the mountainous country near the Gap, about five ...

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  9. PLANS TO COORDINATE TRANSPORT

    SYDNEY, March 17.—Plans were in hand for the Federal Government to set up a Federal advisory council to coordinate ...

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  10. Commercial Jet Propulsion Test

    SAN DIEGO, California, March 16.—The Convair 240, which is claimed to be the first commercial air ...

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  11. LARGE-SCALE MILITARY ACTIVITY IN JAVA

    BATAVIA, March 17. — The Dutch army has begun operations from the middle sector in Sourabaya. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  12. Court Asked To Specify Reasonable Living Standard

    MELBOURNE, March 17.—In any basic wage claim the unions would demand an entirely new approach to the problem of assessing the basic wage. Mr R. Eggleston, for the unions, told the full ...

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  13. FORCED, BUT SAFE LANDING BY DAKOTA

    MURWILLUMBAH, March 17.— A twin-engined RAAF Dakota transport plane made a forced landing on a boggy road at ...

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  14. Watersiders' Strike May Be Settled This Week

    SYDNEY, March 17.—The prospects of the settlement of the watersiders' strike are now brighter than at any time since the strike ...

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  15. Road Transport Workers Nay Go On Strike

    SYDNEY, March 17.—A strike of 5000 road transport workers throughout New South Wales may be inevitable if the master Carriers' Association persists in its proposal to apply to the Industrial ...

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  16. NO RUSH FOR BABY FOODS

    TOWNSVILLE, March 17.—The anticipated rush on baby foods which arrived in Townsville at the week-end and were offered for sale ...

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  17. HOUSE PAINTING RESTRICTIONS

    BRISBANE, March 17.—Restrictions on the use of paints with a base of linseed oil were issued to-day by the Coordinator-General's ...

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  18. MULLET "UNFIT FOR SALE" SENT TO TOWNSVILLE

    TOWNSVILLE, March 17.—Surplus mullet sent to Townsville from Brisbane as the result of the glut in that city is not wanted ...

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  19. CARGO REQUISITIONED FOR EXPORT

    BATAVIA, March 17.—The cargo of the American freighter Martin Behrman was being requisitioned by the Netherlands East Indies ...

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  20. AMERKAN INTERESTS IN GREECE AND TURKEY

    NEW YORK, March 16.—American ambassadors to Greece and Turkey hare been ordered to return to Washington immediately for ...

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  21. 78 Suspected Terrorists Arrested

    LONDON, March 17.—Reuter's Jerusalem correspondent states that it has been officially announced that the British troops ...

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  22. Guerilla Leader Failed To Meet Commission

    LONDON, March 17.—Reuter's special correspondent with the United Nations' Balkans Commission states that the commission's ...

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  23. MR HUGHES'S HEALTH CAUSING CONCERN

    SYDNEY, March 17.—The condition of Mr W. M. Hughes is causing some concern. He fell recently at home and injured his ...

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  24. State Election Expected On May 3

    BRISBANE, March 17.—The State Cabinet at its meeting to-morrow is expected to decide on May 3 as the date for the election. ...

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  25. WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL SPEED RECORD

    TAMPA (Florida), March 16.— Margie Hulbert, of Plainsville, Ohio, flying a clipped wing navy Corsair, set a women's ...

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  26. ANOTHER DOUBTFUL LABOUR SEAT IN W. AUSTRALIA

    PERTH, March 17.—Because all the primary votes must be counted before the preferences can be distributed, the count in the five ...

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  27. ANOTHER STOPPAGE ON COALFIELDS EXPECTED

    SYDNEY, March 17.—Widespread trouble is threatened on the New South Wales coalfields following the decision of the Illawarra Deputies and Shot Firers' Association to cease work in 14 days' time unless their claims are met and thus bring a ...

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  28. N.Z. Food Ration

    AUCKLAND, March 17.—New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association is urging the Government to reduce the Dominion's meat and ...

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  29. RIOTOUS COLOMBIAN ELECTIONS

    NEW YORK, March 16.—A Bogota message states that eight were killed and 50 wounded during the holding of the Colombian ...

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  30. MINESWEEPER DELORAINE TROUBLE

    CANBERRA, March 17.—The Minister for the Navy (Mr Riordan) announced today that the official inquiry into the recent ...

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  31. Board Opposed To LSTs To Carry Food To Britain

    CANBERRA, March 17.—The Naval Board is not in favour of the proposal that Royal Naval LSTs now paid off in Australia should be used to carry food to Britain. The Minister for the Navy (Mr Riordan) said today that the ...

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  32. ACTION AGAINST LABOUR CANDIDATE

    MACKAY, March 17. — At a special meeting of the Mackay branch of the Australian Labour Party on Monday night a ...

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  33. SEARCH FOR CREW IN OPEN LIFEBOAT

    LONDON, March 17.—The fate of 12 members of the crew who abandoned the Fort Dearborn in an open lifeboat when the tanker ...

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  34. Big Doubles Plunge

    SYDNEY, March 17. — Prince Consort and Cape Neddick today were sensationally bracketed in the Doncaster-Sydney Cup double ...

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