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  3. HARVESTING GROUND NUTS IN AFRICA

    DESPITE great difficulties encountered during the first season, 7,500 acres of ground-nuts (peanuts) are now being harvested in the Kengwa district of East Africa. The mechanicla digger and method of lifting is efficient. Ground-nuts grow in rows like potatoes. A mechanical digger passes down the rows, lifting them and shaking them free from loose soil. Side-delivery rrakes then stack the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 249 words
  4. 7000 HOMELESS ON NORTHERN RIVERS

    SYDNEY, June 17:—More that 7,000 people are still homeless on the far north coast of N.S.W., but the floods which have devastated the area since Tuesday are new receding. ...

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  5. Tax Swoop on Peanut Farmers

    BRISBANE, June 17—Hundreds of South Burnett farmers have been summoned by the Taxation Department to submit themselves ...

    Article : 226 words
  6. AUSSIES DECLARE AT 352

    LONDON, June 17.—The Associated Press special representative at Northampton says that rain delayed the start of the ...

    Article : 277 words
  7. BRISBANE SHOW CARCASE TESTS

    BRISBANE, June 17.—Beef carcase competitions will be conducted by the Australian Meat Board in co-operation with the Royal ...

    Article : 133 words
  8. Total Electric Train Halt Threatened

    MELBOURNE, June 17.—A complete stoppage of Melbourne's electric trains and country trains to and from the ...

    Article : 198 words
  9. U.S. Pilot To Attempt 1700 m.p.h.

    WASHINGTON, June 16.—The air forces disclosed to-day that Captain Charles Yeager, who was the first American pilot ...

    Article : 128 words
  10. EMPIRE-JAPAN DELEGATIONS

    CANBERRA, June 17.—The only woman Senator in the Government party. Senator Dorothy Tangney, was selected by the ...

    Article : 325 words
  11. A.W.U. CHIEF ON SERIOUS CHARGE

    BRISBANE, June 17.—Harold Boland, State president of the A.W.U. was charged in the Police Court to-day with having ...

    Article : 87 words
  12. MR. CHIFLEY FOR LONDON IN JULY

    CANBERRA, June 17.—All preparations have been made for the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley), to go to London next month. Only ...

    Article : 78 words
  13. FREE MENTAL TREATMENT SOON

    CANBERRA, June 17.—Menial patients soon may be relieved or the payment of hospital fees if the State Health Ministers ...

    Article : 169 words
  14. U.S. SERVICE BILL AMENDED

    WASHINGTON, June 16.—The House of Represents lives to-night amended the Draft Service (Conscription) Bill to reduce the period ...

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  15. FEDERAL HOUSE RISES TO-DAY

    CANBERRA, June 17.—Parliament will rise early to-morrow for the winter recess and the new Parliament is summoned to meet ...

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  16. RAIL COLLISION INQUIRY MONDAY

    BRISBANE, June 17.—A departmental inquiry into the train collision at Bungunyah siding, near Goondiwindi, on Saturday last, will ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE RESUMES

    AUCKLAND, June 17 (A.A.P.-Reuter). June 17.—After almost four months, during which aircraft were grounded for engine ...

    Article : 71 words
  18. CANE HARVEST AT INNISFAIL

    INNISFAIL, June 17.—From what can he gathered in this district the canecutting position is satisfactory in the different ...

    Article : 188 words
  19. NAVY VETERANS TO BE SUNK

    PEARL HARBOUR, June 16.—The United States battleships New York and Nevada, survivors of the Bikini atomic bomb tests, will be ...

    Article : 77 words
  20. STATION COOK FLOWN TO CAIRNS

    CAIRNS, June 17.—The Cairns aerial ambulance flew 404 miles to Forest Home station and returned to-day to bring a station cook ...

    Article : 76 words
  21. TAPERING PRICE CONTROL URGED

    BRISBANE, June 17.—Studied relaxation of price control by the State Government, industry by industry as supply caught up with ...

    Article : 145 words
  22. BALTS IN SUGAR INDUSTRY

    TULLY, June 17.—To date the Tully area has absorbed 90 Balts. By the end of the present week they will be augmented by ...

    Article : 229 words
  23. NEW RATES FOR STATE CLERKS

    BRISBANE, June 17.—Members of the State Service Union will get a minimum salary Increase of £6 a year, following a judgment ...

    Article : 110 words
  24. YEARS COLDEST DAY AT CAIRNS

    CAIRNS, June 17.—Cairns had its coldest morning so far for the year to-day when, at 6 a.m. the minimum temperature of 57.2 ...

    Article : 62 words
  25. HEAVY SEAS OFF SYDNEY HEADS

    SYDNEY, June 17.—Heavy seas off the Heeds gave passengers on the Strathaird a boisterous welcome to Sydney to-day. ...

    Article : 112 words
  26. DAIRY SURVEY NOT TRUE GUIDE

    CANBERRA, June 17.—Unpayable butter prices was the main reason for the decline in the dairying industry, said Mr. ...

    Article : 404 words
  27. NEW T.B. DRUG FOR HEIDELBERG

    CANBERRA, June 17.—A quantity of a new tuberculosis drug known as Pas is being purchased by the Repatriation Commission ...

    Article : 72 words
  28. STATE'S ROYAL TOUR ITINERARY

    CANBERRA, June 17.—Mr. Chifley told questioners in the House of Representatives to-day, be would not be prepared to ...

    Article : 61 words
  29. FREE MEDICINES BAR TO RESEARCH

    BRISBANE, June 17.—It was conceivable that if the restrictive method of the Commonwealth Government in the free medicine ...

    Article : 172 words
  30. FIRST DAY'S WORK ON WHARF

    BRISBANE, June 19.—Nearly 1700 watersiders worked in Brisbane to-day. 14 inter-State and overseas vessels loading and ...

    Article : 66 words
  31. Violence In Malaya Not Soviet Inspired

    SINGAPORE, June 17, (A.A.P.-Reuters): There is no evidence in Malaya that Russia or any overseas Communist body is directing the challenge to the Malayan Government which local ...

    Article : 651 words
  32. JEW TERRORISTS IN POLITICS

    LONDON, June 16.—The British United Press Tel Aviv representative says the Irgun Zvsi Leumi has become a political party ...

    Article : 82 words
  33. MR. CHIFLEY FOR LONDON IN JULY

    CANBERRA, June 17.—Mr. Chifley is expected to go to London in the first fortnight in July, for six weeks, for ...

    Article : 64 words
  34. Hosing In Evening Limited To 2 Hours

    Hosing of gardens was further restricted by the City Council at its monthly meeting on Thursday night when the three-hour period in the evening was reduced to two, and the hours confined to between ...

    Article : 576 words
  35. GOLD SEARCH IN INNISFAIL AREA

    INNISFAIL, June 17.—Messrs. H E. Home and Son continue prospecting their dredging claim an the Johnston River, some miles ...

    Article : 115 words
  36. BIG MAIZE LOSS LIKELY

    SYDNEY, June 17.—An official of the State Agricultural Deportment has estimated that the flood-waters might destroy 40,000 acres ...

    Article : 122 words
  37. ROCKHAMPTON CARNIVAL

    ROCKHAMPTON, June 17.—Bright sunshine and cool weather made the conditions perfect to-day for the second day of ...

    Article : 163 words
  38. Q.D.O. PRESIDENT ON DAIRY BOARD

    BRISBANE, June 17.—Mr. C. H. Jamieson has been appointed by the Commonwealth Government as one of two ...

    Article : 90 words
  39. GOLF

    LONDON, June 16.—F. Daly. British open champion, had 69 and A. Camera, the Italian open champion. 71, in the Manchester ...

    Article : 83 words
  40. TULLY SUGAR CLEARANCE

    TULLY, July 17.—The 1947 sugar stacks which have been [?] at the Tully mill have now been reduced to 1900 tons. ...

    Article : 164 words
  41. OFFICERS FINED FOR PILLAGING

    BRISBANE, June 17.—Larrel P. Soviet, 24 third officer, and John Ernest Leech, 21. fourth officer of the British motor vessel. ...

    Article : 130 words
  42. VON NIDA APOLOGISES

    LONDON, June 16.—Reuters says the committee of the golf tournament decided to ask Von Nida for an explanation of an ...

    Article : 101 words
  43. MISSING FREIGHT PLANE FOUND

    MELBOURNE, June 17.—A De Havilland freight 'plane which disappeared in the Gulf of Papua area on Monday, has been found ...

    Article : 101 words
  44. FLOODS CONGEST PHONE TRAFFIC

    BRISBANE, June 17.—Floods in the Northern Rivers areas of New South Wales caused telephone trunkling congestion in Brisbane ...

    Article : 98 words
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