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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 89 words
  3. WHY COLOMBIA BROKE WITH RUSSIA

    BOGOTA, May 4—Colombia broke diplomatic relations with Russia, not only because of the "great geographical ...

    Article : 55 words
  4. STRIKE'S EFFECT ON RAILWAY RETURNS

    BRISBANE, May 5.—Because of the strike, the railway revenue for the 10 months of the present financial year ended on April 30 last, was £112,158 lower than a year ago. ...

    Article : 231 words
  5. A "ROBOT" BOOKING OFFICE

    At the press of a button a machine at Stratford Station, London (Eastern Region) will print and issue instantly any one of 10 types of tickets. This last word in booking offices is the product of many years of research carried on by the LINER and continued by British railways. The size of tickets has not changed since Thomas Edmonson, a stage coach driver, printed the first one, measuring 2½in. by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 86 words
  6. Mr Menzies On Controls: STATES' DESTRUCTION IS SOCIALIST AIM

    The referendum on control of prices, rents and other charges was but another step in the attempt to establish a Socialist State in Australia, Mr R. G. Menzies told a ...

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  7. THEME SONG

    A duet by himself and Mr C. W. Davidson, MHR, as part of the "No" campaign was the prospect ...

    Article : 96 words
  8. VISIT FROM U.K. HIGH COMMISSIONER

    CANBERRA, May 5.—On May 24 and 25 Rockhampton will have a visit from the High Commissioner of the ...

    Article : 71 words
  9. PAYROLL TAX "UNFAIR"

    HOBART, May 5.—Dealing with the question of payroll tax at the conference of the Taxpayers' Association of Australia ...

    Article : 245 words
  10. CHINESE PIRATES BEATEN OFF

    HONG KONG, May 5. (AAPReuter).—A large force of armed pirates yesterday morning, attempted to board a junk loading ...

    Article : 126 words
  11. RAILWAY GUARD SHOT BY BOY

    LONDON, May 5.—Police are searching for a boy, aged about 13, who shot and wounded a railway guard in ...

    Article : 93 words
  12. Price Of Bricks And Homes-Rises

    BRISBANE, May 5.—From and including May 1, the price of bricks in Brisbane has been increased with the approval of the Commissioner for Prices by 4/- per 1000 and cartage by 2/- per 1000. ...

    Article : 367 words
  13. CHANGE OF HEART ON COALFIELDS?

    SYDNEY, May 5.—Representatives of 67 miners' lodges at Newcastle today adopted almost unanimously a proposal to ...

    Article : 210 words
  14. BATTERED BODY IN HARBOUR

    SYDNEY, May 5.—The police are investigating the discovery of the fully-dressed body of an unidentified man suffering shocking ...

    Article : 128 words
  15. BEEF PRICES UP TODAY

    BRISBANE, May 5.—The Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr E. Lindsey) today announced an increase in the retail prices of beef ...

    Article : 123 words
  16. MATRIMONIAL TANGLE

    SYDNEY, May 5.—When Joan Kathleen Kensley, 27, of Bankstown, was charged with bigamy in the Central Court today, the ...

    Article : 198 words
  17. OIL SEARCH AT ROLLESTON

    BRISBANE, May 5.—An aggregate of more than 3500 ft had been drilled in the search for oil in the Rolleston area since the ...

    Article : 90 words
  18. SAFEGUARD VITAL INFORMATION

    WASHINGTON, May 4.—The House Rules Committee today approved a Bill that would permit gaoling journalists who print ...

    Article : 141 words
  19. Tongue Lashing For Senator

    BIRMINGHAM (Alabama), May 4.—Senator Glen Taylor, Democratic representative for Idaho and a vice-presidential ...

    Article : 115 words
  20. Breakdown In Fadden's Speech

    CANBERRA, May 5.—Sir Earle Page suggested in the House of Representatives today that, in view of the breakdown in the ...

    Article : 160 words
  21. Rejects State Control of Press

    DUNEDIN, May 5. (AAP-Reuter)—The New Zealand Labour Party conference today rejected a proposal for the State ...

    Article : 65 words
  22. Victorian House Rushing Bill

    MELBOURNE, May 5.—The Victorian Legislative Assembly continued to sit early this morning as a result of Labour attempts ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. Importance Of Press Stressed

    LONDON, May 4.—The president of the Newspaper Society (Mr R. A. Gibbs), speaking at the annual dinner, expressed the hope ...

    Article : 169 words
  24. EMERGENCY MAYOR FOR JERUSALEM

    LAKE SUCCESS, May 5.—The Trusteeship Council, in a session [?]asting until 1 am. recommended the naming of an emergency ...

    Article : 128 words
  25. Australia's Overseas Trade Record

    CANBERRA, May 5.—The value of Australia's overseas trade this financial year will reach record dimensions. The imports for the first nine ...

    Article : 227 words
  26. Garden Stands Trial On Three Charges

    SYDNEY, May 5.—John Smith Garden, 65, appeared in the Criminal Court today on three charges—two of having forged and one of having falsified Commonwealth documents. ...

    Article : 445 words
  27. BRITAIN WILL HOLD ALOOF IN PALESTINE AFTER MAY 15

    LONDON, May 4.—Speaking in the House of Commons on the Palestine situation, the Foreign Minister (Mr Bevin) said that after May 15, Britain would not use her resources to enforce any kind of settlement against the wishes of either Jews or Arabs. ...

    Article : 464 words
  28. COSTS RETARDING BRICK-MAKING

    BRISBANE, May 5.—The brickmaking industry was being crippled by severe price controls and the high cost of Labour, ...

    Article : 154 words
  29. Naval Exercise In Hudson Bay

    MONTREAL May 4.—Declaring today that there was only one possible aggressor, Mr Brooke Claxton, Defence Minister, ...

    Article : 112 words
  30. 'LAST WARNING TO WORLD'

    LONDON, May 5.—Giving what he called "a last warning to the world," Sir John Boyd Orr, retiring Director-General of the ...

    Article : 122 words
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