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  2. MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 words
  3. TIDES, SUN AND MOON

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 77 words
  4. BIG CROWDS AT CHARTERS TOWERS RACES

    THE lawns at Charters Towers racecourse were as attractive as ever when the Towers Jockey Club held its Annual last Friday and Saturday. The meeting, which formed a part of the "Back to Charters Towers" celebrations, attracted the biggest crowds seen on the course for many years. Above is a glimpse of a section of the crowd, taken from the grandstand. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 154 words
  5. PRICE CONTROLS LIKELY TILL END OF NEXT YEAR

    CANBERRA, July 6.—A proposal that a referendum on transferring to the Commonwealth the power of prices control will be considered by the Cabinet in August. The prices authorities, it is understood, strongly recommended ...

    Article : 409 words
  6. SEAMAN SHOT WHEN RESISTING ARREST

    SYDNEY, July 6.—A man suffering from wounds from a police pistol was among the victims received at hospitals during the week-end suffering from bullet injuries. The incident in which the police were involved ...

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  7. SYDNEY DOCTOR AND WIFE SHOT

    SINGAPORE, July 5.—Reuters representative says: Mrs. Dickson, of Sydney, wife of Dr. Thomas Dickson, medical officer at Ipoh, ...

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  8. JAPS "POTENTIAL ALLIES"

    NEW YORK, July 5.—The "Daily News." in an editorial urging that the peace treaty with Japan be signed as soon as possible says: "We are not ...

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  9. Unions Seek Federal 40 Hour Week

    SYDNEY, July 6.—To obtain a 40 hour week for workers in the State under Federal awards, the New South Wales Trades and ...

    Article : 234 words
  10. U.S. HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL

    NEW YORK, July 6.—With the three-day holiday week-end only two-thirds over, and more balmy weather predicted, the nation's death toll in ...

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  11. U.S. COVERTS VETO ON JAPAN

    NEW YORK, July 6—The United Press Washington correspondent says that American officials who deplore Russia's misuse of the veto ...

    Article : 221 words
  12. CHILD KILLED IN FALL AT CAIRNS

    CAIRNS, July 6.—Beverly Robya Hoof, two years and eight months, received fatal injuries when she fell from a balcony at the Federal Hotel ...

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  13. LATE SPORTING

    BRISBANE, July 6.—The failure of Felt Force, who finished fourth in the Ten Thousand, relieved doubles bookmakers of one of their greatest ...

    Article : 163 words
  14. SADISTIC ASSAULT ON WOMAN

    SYDNEY, June 6.—Police are searching for a man who criminally assaulted and mutilated a 30-year-old halfcaste aboriginal woman late on ...

    Article : 109 words
  15. BRITAIN ABLE TO STREET THROUGH

    OTTAWA, July 5.—The Canadian Press says that Mr. Mackenzie King in the House of Commons to-day expressed the opinion that Britain will ...

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  16. ONE DEATH FROM MELB. BRAWLS

    MELBOURNE, July 6.—An elderly man was fatally injured and a deaf mute and a constable injured during the week-end in a series of street ...

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  17. PREMIER PLEDGES COAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

    BRISBANE, July 6.—"Queensland bade fair to become the greatest coal producing state in Australia," the Premier (Mr. Hanlon) said in a broadcast to-night. He said: "Coal is the basis of the great manufacturing industries, and we have it here in abundance. The Government ...

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  18. 14 Deaths From Gastro Enteritis

    BRISBANE, July 6.—At least 14 children have died in Brisbane hospitals in the last seven weeks as a result of gastro enteritis ...

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  19. ACCOMMODATION FOR TOURISTS POOR

    BRISBANE, July 6.—Hotel and guest house accommodation throughout Australia did not moot requirements of overseas tourists, the ...

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  20. HUNT FOR SLICK CONFIDENCE MAN

    MELBOURNE, July 6.—Detectives throughout Australia have been warned to keep a sharp look out for a 53-year-old Queenslander, who has a ...

    Article : 180 words
  21. END OF CLOTHES RATIONING?

    CANBERRA, July 6.—Clothes rationing might be abolished before the end of the year, the Customs Minister (Senator Courtice) said to-day. ...

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  22. BUILDING CONTROLS PREVENTS DOOMBEN IMPROVEMENTS.

    BRISBANE, July 6.—Building controls are preventing improvements to to Doomben racecourse, which would cost at least £30,000. This was stated ...

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  23. PUBLIC SERVICE IN FRANCE TO STRIKE

    LONDON, July 5.—Reuter's Paris correspondent says the French Civil Servants' Union with about 2,000,000 members, voted without dissent to ...

    Article : 73 words
  24. UTILITY AND 'BUS COLLIDE

    INNISFAIL, July 6.—When A. N. Winklemen, 26, greengrocer, residing at Bunda Street, East Innisfail, was driving a utility on the Cairns Road ...

    Article : 65 words
  25. MOURILYAN MILL BEGINS TO-DAY

    INNISFAIL, July 6.—Cutters were busy burning off in preparation for the harvesting of cane for the Mourliyan Mill. ...

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  26. TWO GRAND NOT TO RACE WITHOUT TONGUE STRAP.

    BRISBANE, July 6.—The trainer of Two Grand (T. Smith), will decide on Tuesday whether Two Grand will start in the Doomben Cup next Saturday ...

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  27. PENINSULA TOUGH ON MOTORS

    COEN, July 6.—Rather a big undertaking hag just been completed as far as Coen by Messrs Hill and party, who previously passed through Coen some ...

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  28. TOOK CHILD FOR WALK, LOST WAY

    SYDNEY, July 6.—A two-year-old Enmore boy was missing from his home for 17 hours, when a young woman took him for a walk end then ...

    Article : 113 words
  29. SID BARNES ENDS CRICKET CONTRACT

    LONDON, July 6.—The "Sunday Express" says that the Australian test cricketer Sid Barnes, ended a 12 months' contract with Burnley Club ...

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  30. FLOODS RECEDE IN BIG U.S. RIVERS

    SAINT LOUIS, Missouri, July 5.— The Mississippi's greatest flood over a century began to subside to-day. Latest official estimates indicate that ...

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  31. RAIL STOP-WORK MEETING TUESDAY

    Called by the Townsville sub-branch of the A.R.U. a stop-work meeting of railway men is to be held on Tuesday afternoon in the Olympia Theatre to ...

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  32. SUNDAY STRIKE BY LONDON BUSMEN

    LONDON, July 6.—Eighty per cent. of London's buses were not running to-day, because the busmen staged an unofficial Strike. ...

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  33. MEN CONDEMN BUILDERS' CAMP

    CANBERRA, July 6. — A general meeting of British and Australian builders at the Eastlake works hostel at Canberra to-day decided to ask the ...

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  34. SINGAPORE RAID ON INDONESIANS

    SINGAPORE July 5.—Police acting on information received under the Official Secrets Act, raided several Indonesian and Malaya offices and private ...

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  35. Japs Desecrate Aust. Graves In Singapore

    SINGAPORE, July 5.—Reuters' representative says Australian residents in Singapore protested against the reported practice of Japanese "picnicking" in Kranji Allied war cemetery near Johore. Japanese surrendered ...

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  36. "Flying Saucers" Make Baffling Phenomena

    NEW YORK, July 5.—Americans are baffled by reports of "flying saucers," which, according to observers, are round metallic discs racing high across the sky, singly and in groups. ...

    Article : 297 words
  37. THREE HURT IN RIFLE MISHAPS

    AYR, July 6.—The victims of no fewer than three separate rifle accidents were admitted to the Ayr District Hospital during the week-end. ...

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  38. TOWERS BLAZE

    CHARTERS TOWERS, July 6.—A are which broke out a few minutes before 9.30 to-night gutted the upper floor of the old established Rossis ...

    Article : 195 words
  39. DOMINION UNITS FOR R.A.F.

    LONDON, July 6.—The Air Ministry announces the re-organisation of No 24 Squadron Transport Command R.A F., to include representation from ...

    Article : 139 words
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