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  3. WORK ON RIVER BED

    Spattered with mud and sweating freely, these workmen stepped from the air lock after working on the river bed in No. 1 caisson of the new Fitzroy River bridge. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. SUPERSONIC ROCKET TEST IN BRITAIN

    LONDON, October 8.—Scientists waiting at St Eval airfield heard a Mosquito pilot describing the first fall of the Vickers supersonic rocket, designed to surpass the speed of sound and to reach nearly 900 miles an hour, when the ...

    Article : 404 words
  5. NO FEDERAL POWER TO NATIONALISE MINES

    CANBERRA, October 9.—The Commonwealth Government had no power to nationalise coal mines and its only object in establishing the New South Wales joint coal authority was to bring about a ...

    Article : 219 words
  6. COMMUNIST PURGE IN PUBLIC SERVICE SOUGHT

    CANBERRA, October 9.—A call for an immediate inquiry into the activities of all persons appointed to the Public Service, followed by a purge of Communists, was made in the House of Representatives today by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr Harrison) when speaking during the debate on the ...

    Article : 670 words
  7. SHOPLIFTING BY BALLINA WOMAN

    BRISBANE, October 9.—Dorillis Leslie Coulter, 21, said to be the daughter of a Ballina man who is in a "high and respectable ...

    Article : 376 words
  8. Seed Cotton Price Rise

    BRISBANE, October 9. — An increase in the basis of the selling price of Queensland raw cotton from 19½d. to 23d. ...

    Article : 385 words
  9. FADDEN ATTACKS FEDERAL FINANCE

    CANBERRA, October 9.—A thorough overhaul of the Commonwealth Government's trust funds and the disclosure by the Prime ...

    Article : 229 words
  10. 2000 Fishermen Believed Lost

    NEW YORK, October 8.— The Hong Kong correspondent of the United Press says it is feared that ...

    Article : 97 words
  11. Further Evidence In Conspiracy Charge

    BRISBANE, October 9.—Under cross-examination by Mr A. Bennett, who appeared for the defendants, Patrick Kerry Copley M.L.A, and Arthur Joseph Stevens, bag store manager, in the alleged conspiracy case, the ...

    Article : 759 words
  12. N.Z. WATERSIDE WORKERS PROTEST

    AUCKLAND, October 9—A resolution recording an emphatic protest at the "warmongering and attempted political disruption of ...

    Article : 150 words
  13. NEW JAPANESE POLICE SYSTEM

    TOKYO, October 9 (AAP Reuter).—The dismemberment of Japan's powerful centrally-organised police force ...

    Article : 57 words
  14. Basic Wage Promise

    CANBERRA, October 9. — The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) promised representatives of the Australasian Council of Trade ...

    Article : 118 words
  15. CONTRABAND TOBACCO CASE RECALLED

    BRISBANE, Octeto 9.—Last year's case involving contraband tobacco was recalled in the Legislative Assembly today during a clash between tte Premier (Mr Hanlon) and the Leader of the Queensland People's Party (Mr Pie) over alleged Opposition abuse ...

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  16. REMEMBRANCE DAY IN AUSTRALIA

    CANBERRA, October 9—The Government has abolished the observance of Armistice Day on November 11 and in its place will ...

    Article : 104 words
  17. ABC STATION FOR CAIRNS

    CANBERRA, October 9.—A new national broadcasting station will be erected at Cairns for the transmission of all ABC radio ...

    Article : 49 words
  18. Signal From Missing Ships?

    PEARL HARBOUR, October 8.— Faint radio signals were heard today by the pilot of an aircraft searching the sea near Palmyra ...

    Article : 121 words
  19. WHITEWASH BANK GRAB BILL?

    CANBERRA, October 9.—An attempt to show that the Bank Nationalisation Bill is far less drastic in its effects than critics ...

    Article : 253 words
  20. YUGOSLAV DIPLOMATS EXPELLED IN CHILE

    SANTIAGO (Chile), October 8— The Government tonight expelled two Yugoslav diplomats on charges that they engaged in a ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. EARLY PEACE TREATY WITH JAPAN DESIRED

    WASHINGTON, October 8.—State Department circles, commenting on Dr Evatt's visit to President Truman yesterday, said today that Australian anxiety for an early peace treaty with Japan was fully shared by the U.S.A., and all efforts were being directed ...

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  22. MISTRUST GROWS IN INDIA

    LONDON, October 8.—The New Delhi correspondent of "The Times" says that the plight of refugees is growing more desperate. ...

    Article : 147 words
  23. Vyshinsky Angry On Greek Border Issue

    LAKE SUCCESS, October 8.—M. Vyshinsky (Russia) angrily told the Assembly's political committee today that the American offer to compromise on the Greek border issue was an ultimatum ...

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  24. Something Different In Aircraft

    The unusual shape and the large doors in the nose beneath the pilot to facilitate handling of heavy and bulky freight drew attention to the Bristol Wayfarer which landed at Connor Park yesterday on a fight to New Guinea. The Wayfarer is on charter from the Bristol Coy., England, to Qantas Empire Airways. It is taking cargo to New Guinea where the aircraft will be tested on freight ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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