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  2. Army Trainees Called Up

    Some of the new national service trainees awaiting their turn for medical examination at Kelvin Grove to-day. They will go into camp for three months' training in the near future. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 34 words
  3. EMPIRE AIR SCHEME TO BE ACCELERATED

    MELBOURNE, August 16.—"Important steps to speed up the Empire Air Scheme are to be taken during the weekend and, in general, the training arrangements under the full scheme will be almost doubled," said the Minister for ...

    Article : 404 words
  4. R.A.A.F. Inquiry Completed Into Canberra Crash

    CANBERRA, August 16.—The Royal Australian Air Force Court of Inquiry completed its investigations into the Canberra air tragedy to-day. ...

    Article : 132 words
  5. Selectors Doubt if Petrol Scheme Practicable

    Doubt was expressed at the annual conference of the Selectors' Association of Queensland yesterday whether the petrol rationing scheme so far proposed ...

    Article : 400 words
  6. Swearing-In of New Army Trainees

    Medical examination and swearing-in of the new age groups for military training started at Kelvin Grove and Water Street drill halls to-day. Enrolments in the metropoli- ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 286 words
  7. Elaborate Measures to Prevent Epidemics Due to the War

    CANBERRA, August 16.—An elaborate Commonwealth-wide organisation to prevent the introduction of epidemics in Australia from overseas countries ravaged ...

    Article : 581 words
  8. PREPARED BY LATE MR. FAIRBAIRN

    The Minister for Air (Mr. A. W. Fadden) in announcing the new scheme, said that it was prepared by the late Minister (Mr. Fairbairn), ...

    Article : 40 words
  9. 30,000 FOR AIR FORCE

    Men selected for the R.A.A.F. under the Empire Air Scheme number more than 30,000. This represents 10 times the strength ...

    Article : 432 words
  10. Archbishop Discusses Effect of Oratory on Modern Nations

    It was in periods of crisis that the orator came into his own again, said Archbishop Wand, in a luncheon address to members of the Rastrum ...

    Article : 205 words
  11. Thousands Attend Funeral of Sir Abe Bailey

    CAPE TOWN, August 15.—Sir Abe Bailey was buried on a mountain above his home at Muizenberg at the most representative funeral since the death of ...

    Article : 54 words
  12. COUNTRY PARTY PREPARATIONS FOR ELECTIONS

    Senator W. J. Cooper had been re-endorsed by the Queensland Country Party as its representative in the Government Senate team for the coming ...

    Article : 235 words
  13. More Savings Groups Formed in North

    Many more new war saving groups are being formed in North Queensland. Following the registration, of 11 from Cairns yesterday 16 more from Mareeba ...

    Article : 158 words
  14. LABOUR TRIAL OF STRENGTH TO-DAY

    SYDNEY, August 16.—The trial of strength between the Federal executive of the A.L.P. and the State branch tonight will clarify the position so far as ...

    Article : 292 words
  15. New schools opening for training under Empire Air Scheme

    MELBOURNE, August 16.—Three new R.A.A.F. schools for the Empire Air Scheme will begin within the next fortnight, and training operations are ...

    Article : 162 words
  16. Fire Destroys Three Shops at Bonalbo: £10,000 Damage

    CASINO, August 16.—A fire caused damage estimated at £10,000 in the business section of Bonalbo, a dairying and timber mill centre near ...

    Article : 122 words
  17. Mine Sinks Swedish Steamer Near Kiel

    STOCKHOLM, August 15.—The Swedish steamer Mongolia was sunk by a mine near Kiel. The crew was rescued and three injured. ...

    Article : 26 words
  18. A.I.F. MEN ASSIST POLICE

    A special picket of A.I.F. men on parade at the Showgrounds where they are assisting members of the police force. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  19. Italians Claim Malta Damaged

    LONDON, August 15.—A Rome official announcement says that Italian bombers attacked the aircraft Installations at Malta with complete ...

    Article : 70 words
  20. PRESENTATION OF "EAST LYNNE"

    "East Lynne" was presented last night in All Saints' Half by the Jack Kennedy Players, with Mr. Kennedy as producer. ...

    Article : 134 words
  21. Decision Reserved: Boyd Divorce Appeal

    The State Full Court yesterday reserved judgment in the Boyd v. Boyd divorce case appeal. Robert McGill Nicholson Boyd, former ...

    Article : 167 words
  22. BANANA SALES

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  23. Cane Growers' Conference

    The Queensland Cane Growers' Council has been in conference in Brisbane for the past two days and expects to remain in session until early next ...

    Article : 119 words
  24. Late Mr. P. J. Hoffman was Well-known Grazier

    The late Mr. Phillip Jacob Hoffman, whose death took place last night in a private hospital in Brisbane, after several months' illness, was well known ...

    Article : 156 words
  25. N.Z. to Build Trawlers For Mine Sweeping

    AUCKLAND, August 16.—The Government has decided to construct trawlers in New Zealand for use as minesweepers. A start will be made at ...

    Article : 89 words
  26. R.A.A.F. Plane's Forced Landing

    An R.A.A.F. Tiger Moth training plane made a forced landing in a paddock near Weller's Hill, Holland Park, this morning. It was undamaged and the pilot was not injured. Noticing that the engine was silent and the machine was rapidly losing height as it flew over the Holland Park police station, Constable C. McNaught followed it on his motor cycle and was on the scene within a few minutes of the plane's ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 118 words
  27. SERVICE CAR DRIVER DIVORCES WIFE

    Declaring that his wife, Vera Ellen Friis, of Sutton Street, Redcliffe, had deserted him, Mervyn James Friis, a service car driver, of Merthyr Road, New ...

    Article : 94 words
  28. Man Dies from Strychnine Poisoning Month After Wife's Death

    On June 5, a month after the death of his wife, William John Gorman, 52, widower, railway checker, of Abuklea Street, Newmarket, was found dead in a ...

    Article : 194 words
  29. IMMATURE PINES CONDEMNED

    On the instruction of officers of the Department of Agriculture a number of lines of pineapples have been withheld from sale on the Brisbane market this ...

    Article : 181 words
  30. Redbank Soldiers' Request for Accordion

    A letter hus been received by the Australian Comforts Fund (Queensland Division) from one of the men in Redbank military camp asking if it would ...

    Article : 312 words
  31. Churchill Reassuring On Fifth Column

    LONDON, August 15.—In a statement regarding the activities of Lord Swinton's anti-Fifth Column Committee, the Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) stated ...

    Article : 69 words
  32. ALIENS AS LANDOWNERS

    CANBERRA, August 16.—The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. J. A. McEwen) made it clear to-day that aliens living in Australia, who were ...

    Article : 83 words
  33. Ambulance Treated 5,026 Cases in July

    At the monthly meeting of the Q.A.T.B.H. Parent Centre Committee the superintendent's report showed that the following cases were handled: Parent ...

    Article : 69 words
  34. Woman Obtains Divorce

    Vera May Brady, of Cottell Street, Norman Park, was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Justice E. A. Douglas, in the Supreme Court to-day, when she ...

    Article : 92 words
  35. Advertising

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    Advertising : 66 words
  36. Air War Scoreboards

    LONDON, August 13.—The German air losses are providing great scope for hand-made news bill writing. Many relate the progress of the results to Test ...

    Article : 44 words
  37. Advertising

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    Advertising : 10 words
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