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  2. Advertising

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  3. New Lathe At Railway Workshops

    As part of the programme to modernise Queensland railway workshops, this 15½ inch surfacing, sliding and screw-cutting lathe has been installed at the Rockhampton workshops. It is equipped with its own electric motor, thus eliminating cumbersome overhead shaft and belt drive and making it completely self-contained. With 8 ft. between centres, it is built to take all cutting tools, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. Sale Of Coal Mines Denied

    BRISBANE, October 20. — The Minister for Mines (Mr Foley) today denied a report that the Government had sold the State ...

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  5. NIGHT OFFICER CHARGED: TRAIN SMASH SEQUEL

    BRISBANE, October 20.—Mervyn Douglas Gilliland, 20, who was night officer at Tamaree siding when the Brisbane-Townsville mail crashed into the Rockhampton-Brisbane mail train, causing six deaths, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. He has been remanded for a week on bail. ...

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  6. CHIFLEY DENIES REPORT ON TRADE PREFERENCES

    CANBERRA, October 20.—Cabled reports that Britain, Canada and South Africa had agreed to abandon preferential tariffs among themselves, were not in accordance with facts, the Prime Minister (Mr ...

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  7. TRAGIC STORY AT INQUEST

    HOBART, October 20.—A tragic sequel to an unhappy married life was revealed at an inquest to-day, when the Coroner (Mr H. ...

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  8. Federal Air Competition

    CANBERRA, October 20.— The Commonwealth Government tonight decided to enter the field of intrastate airlines ...

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  9. TWO AUSTRALIANS KILLED IN JAPAN

    TOKYO, October 19.—Two Australian members of the BCOF— Sgt. J. R. Sewell (NSW) and Spr. A. G. Bramley (Ipswich, Q.)—were ...

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  10. CANNOT WAGE WAR FOR 10 YEARS

    LONDON, October 19. — "Britain cannot wage war again for another 10 years, as she has not the ...

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  11. DE GAULLE GAINS IN ELECTIONS

    LONDON, October 19.—The Paris correspondent of the British United Press says that general indications are that General De ...

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  12. MINISTER STRESSES RAILWAY PROBLEMS

    IPSWICH, October 20.—If men were available, the Railway Department cou[?] 800 new employees on shift work, but no labour was available, said the Minister for Railways (Mr Duggan) ...

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  13. LABOURER ON MURDER CHARGE

    MELBOURNE, October 20.—An iron bar 18 in. long and an inch in diameter was produced in the Criminal Court today when ...

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  14. SURVEY OF COAL PRODUCTION

    SYDNEY, October 20.—A survey of coal production figures since September 10 shows that the New South Wales coal mines are ...

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  15. SOVIET-U.S. WAR "INEVITABLE"

    NEW YORK, October 19.—Returning from a tour of 16 countries in Europe and the Middle East, Representative Gordon ...

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  16. UNION TENDERS APOLOGY

    CANBERRA, October 20. — The general secretary of the Australian Foremen Stevedores' Association (Mr F. Taylor) has ...

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  17. WRECKED ATLANTIC PLANE 'OVERCROWDED'

    BOSTON, October 19.—Thirty-seven passengers from the flying boat Bermuda Queen, which was forced down in the Atlantic on October 14, tonight issued a signed statement. ...

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  18. TWO BODIES IN BRISBANE HOTELS

    BRISBANE, October 20.—Two dead bodies, one of a 30-year-old ex-Air Force man and the other of a stillborn baby were found in ...

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  19. MEMORIAL AT TOBRUK

    CANBERRA, October 20. — The delegation to the unveiling of the war memorial at Tobruk will comprise representatives of the ...

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  20. HOME FLEET REDUCTIONS

    LONDON, October 19. — The "Daily Telegraph" says: "The Home Fleet reductions mean that Britain no longer ...

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  21. "Acted To Protect Wife"

    MELBOURNE, October 20 — When Joseph Wells, 34, of South Melbourne, was charged in the City Court today with ...

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  22. PARIS TRANSPORT STRIKE

    LONDON October 20.—Reuter's Paris correspondent states that 20,000 Paris transport strikers decided at a mass meeting to ...

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  23. DEFENCE TALKS IN LONDON

    CANBERRA, October 20.—Australia will be represented at the conference in London next month of United Kingdom and ...

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  24. FEDERAL JUGGLING OF ELECTORATES?

    CANBERRA, October 20. — A statement on the recent census giving the population of each Federal electorate, is to be issued ...

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  25. DEATHS FROM CHOLERA MOUNT

    LONDON, October 19.—Reuter's Cairo correspondent says it was officially stated that 279 persons died of cholera throughout ...

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  26. Honour For Marshall

    NEW YORK, October 19. — The Freedom Award for 1947—a bronze-plaque given annually by Freedom House, a citizens' ...

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  27. Exchange Rate And Bank Bill

    CANBERRA, October 20.—The exchange rate on interstate cheques is almost certain to be abolished if the Government ...

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  28. Preparing For Chief Guide's Visit

    Rockhampton Brownies, Girl Guides, Cubs and Scouts attended a rehearsal at the League Grounds on Saturday afternoon, in preparation for their parade before the World Chief Guide (Lady Baden-Powell) next Friday night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  29. Musicians Face Big Loss

    CHICAGO, October 19.—It is estimated that musicians will lose earnings amounting to about 10,000,000 dollars annually as the ...

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  30. ANTHRAX VICTIM IMPROVING

    TAMWORTH, October 20.—The doctors at the Tamworth Hospital are winning the fight to save the life of a victim of anthrax, ...

    Article : 89 words
  31. RUHR PLANTS TO BE DISMANTLED

    LONDON, October 19.—The Dus seldorf correspondent of "The Times" states that Lieut-General Sir Brian Robertson, deputy ...

    Article : 88 words
  32. U.S. Gets More British Gold

    LONDON, October 19.—Britain sent another shipment of gold worth £10,000,000 to the United States under heavy guard in the ...

    Article : 44 words
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