Articles from page 1: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 171 words
  3. WORLD'S LARGEST LAND PLANE TESTED

    The world's largest land plane—the XC-99 troop, cargo and hospital transport built for the U.S. Air Force by Consolidated [?] Aircraft Corporation—was tested recently at San Diego, California. As tons of thousands of spectators looked on, the double-decked 183-ton [?] grant warmed up its six 3,000 horse power pusher-type engines, and [?] down Lindbergh Field's mile and a half long runway for the [?] off Airborne at 115 m.p.h. after a run of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 361 words
  4. SURVEY OF STATE COAL RESOURCES

    BRISBANE, January 9.—Central Queensland's coal resources were contained in one of the biggest coal bearing basins in the world, the Minister for Mines (Mr. T. A. Foley) said to-day. This stretched from Collinsville 400 miles south ...

    Article : 278 words
  5. SEAS ARE SUBSIDING

    TOKIO, January 9.—United States Army aircraft flying over the disabled Russian vessel Dvina, late this afternoon, reported the seas were subsiding ...

    Article : 323 words
  6. SETTLEMENT OF TRAM STRIKE STILL REMOTE

    MELBOURNE, January 9.—A settlement of the tram strike is still remote. The Conciliation Commissioner for Tramways (Mr. A. S. Blackburn V.C.) had two sessions in camera with the parties but without ...

    Article : 355 words
  7. STILL PREFERS DIRIGIBLE, SAYS GERMAN DOCTOR

    AKRON, Ohio (A.P.)—You can have your jet propulsion, rocket ships and supersonic speeds. Dr. Hugo Eckener will take the big, fat dirigible. The 80-year-old German wizard of lighter-than-air craft admits that aeroplanes are a lot faster. But—and he underscores the word—"I'd rather spend two days in heaven than 18 hours in hell." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 614 words
  8. INDUSTRIAL UNREST IS SPREADING IN THE RUHR

    DUSSELDORF (Germany), January 9.—Industrial unrest is spreading in the Ruhr despite the efforts of trades union leaden and other responsible Germans. The Central Trade Union Council for the British zone warned ...

    Article : 348 words
  9. INDIAN ARMY TAKES HILLS IN NAOSHERA

    LONDON, January 8.—Reuters New Delhi correspondent rays Indian army troops counter-attacked In Naoshers [?] where several thousand armed ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. HUISH CRITICAL OF ARMY PLANS

    BRISBANE, January 9.—The Government, having filled to recruit m regular army, was busy courting another failure with the Interim Army ...

    Article : 409 words
  11. NO TRACE OF COUPLE IN LAUNCH

    When fears were felt for the lately of Clarence Scrivener, who left Horseshoe Bay at 11 a.m. on Thursday In an auxiliary launch ...

    Article : 174 words
  12. NO INKLING YET OF HANLON VISIT

    SYDNEY, January 9.—Secrecy still surrounds the second series of talks between the Premier, Mr. Hauion, and the New South Wales ...

    Article : 251 words
  13. TOOK SIX POLICE TO CARRY WOMAN

    SYDNEY, January 9.—Twenty atone, 33 year old Eileen Fuller proved more dun a handful for the New South Wales police force ...

    Article : 199 words
  14. NO INCREASE IN RAILWAY FARES

    BRISBANE, January 9.—Mr. Duggan said to-day that no consideration had been given to increased railway fares and freights aa a results of the ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. MALONEY TIPPED FOR RAILWAY COMMISSIONER

    BRISBANE, January 9—The Cabinet is expected to decide on the new Railway commissioner on Tuesday. ...

    Article : 100 words
  16. CANADA GETS DOLLARS CREDIT FROM AMERICA

    OTTAWA, January 8.—The Canadian Government announced to-day details of an agreement under which Canada will obtain 300,000,000 dollars (£A90,000,000) credit from the United States. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 600 words
  17. MORE SEER AND CIGARETTES MADE

    CANBERRA, January 9.—The average monthly production of beer for the rear ended October last was 3,500,000 gailons mort than in 1938-39. the ...

    Article : 82 words
  18. CENTRAL WEST FACES NO BREAD

    BRISBANE, January 9.—More than 12,000 people in Longreach, WInton, Blackall, Infracombe and Barcoo districts may have no bread from ...

    Article : 71 words
  19. DORIS DIVORCED IN ALL STATES

    JERSEY CITY (New Jersey), January 8.—James H. R. Cromwell on granted an absolute divorce to-day from Doris Duke, tobacco heiress. ...

    Article : 76 words
  20. ONLY 500 BALTS FOR SUGAR

    BRISBANE, January 9.—The acting Premier (Mr. Gair) said to-night that Queensland was unlikely to ret more than 400 to 500 or the 2,000 Baltic ...

    Article : 56 words
  21. CHINA WANTS AN EARLY PEACE

    NANKING, January 9 (A.A.P.-Reuter): :There is no other country In the would that wishes more earnestly for an early and just ...

    Article : 217 words
  22. ENGINEMEN WARNED MAY LOSE JOBS

    LONDON, January 8—The "Evening News" says that Will Lawther. president of the National Union of Mine-workers, warned enginemen in the coal ...

    Article : 68 words
  23. WOMAN ORDERED TO DISPOSE OF GUN

    MELBOURNE, January 9.—The 60 year old proprietress of an apartment home, who pursued two tenants in Church Street. Richmond, with an ...

    Article : 135 words
  24. TROOPS IN GREECE TO BE TRANSFERRED

    ATHENS, January 8.—The British Ambassador, Sir Clifford Norton, notified the Greek Government Headquarters that British troops In Greece will ...

    Article : 62 words
  25. NINE KILLED IN PLANE CRASH

    LONDON, January 8.—Reuters Paris correspondent says a French plane crashed against a hillside, an hour after taking off from Algiers and killed ...

    Article : 34 words
  26. ENVOY DENIES DEATH OF STALIN

    LONDON, January 9.—Reuters' representatives says that the Russian Ambasssdor to London, M. Pavlov, said that reports from Switzerland of M. ...

    Article : 48 words
  27. HOMEBUSH MEAT STRIKE ENDED

    SYDNEY, January 9.—The meat strike ended to-day when the Homebush Absttoir employees decided to return to work on Monday. ...

    Article : 38 words
  28. COMMUNISTS KILL U.S. MARINE

    NEW YORK, January 8.—The Associated Press Tsingtao representative says that a Chinese Garrison Commander reported to-day that Chinese ...

    Article : 112 words
  29. Two Escaped Bulls Give Thrills in Brisbane

    BRISBANE, January 9.—Two bull, which escaped from the Normanby trucking yards, on the outskirts of the city, created plenty of excitement during their 3½ hours' freedom. They sent women and children ...

    Article : 367 words
  30. YUGOS DISMISS SEVEN MINISTERS

    BELGRADE, January 8.—Marshal, Tito, as part of his plan to further the economic reconstruction of Yugoslavia, dismissed seven Cabinet Ministers and ...

    Article : 44 words
  31. REPORT AWAITED ON THURSDAY ISLAND

    BRISBANE, January 9.—In conformity with legislation passed last session to reestablish local government on Thursday Island from July 1 ...

    Article : 96 words
  32. JEWISH LORRY FAILS TO BREAK ARAB BLOCKADE

    LONDON, January 8.—Reuter's Jerusalem correspondent says a Jewish lorry convoy, carrying food and reinforcements to more than 1,000 Jews cut off in the Jewish quarter of Old Jerusalem, failed to break the Arab ...

    Article : 244 words
  33. JAP CLAIMS WRONGLY ACCUSED

    SINGAPORE, January 9 (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Japanese Captain Ito Shichuo told the War Crimea Court at Kuala Lumpur to-day that he was being ...

    Article : 146 words
  34. BOXING

    BRISBANE, January 9.—Tommy Jones, 104 Sydney welterweight knocked out Brisbane boxer. Art Dint. 10.3 in the fourth round at the ...

    Article : 29 words
  35. JOE UPTON K'O's WESTON IN EIGHTH BOUND

    BRISBANE, January 9.—Joe Upton. 11.6, the English Navy boxer, completed a double for the visitors when he knocked out the local ...

    Article : 58 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$