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  2. ONE CLAUSE IN SIX HOURS

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—After the first six hours' discussion in committee on the National Health and Pensions Insurance Bill to-day, only one clause had been passed by the House of Representatives. ...

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  3. TO END DRIFT TO CITIES

    "Modern hospitals and facilities are essential for the welfare of rural areas, to stop the drift from country to city, and for the ...

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  4. OPEN VIEW TAKEN ON DEFENCE

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Pronouncements on the Christian attitude towards war were made at the general conference of the ...

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  5. TRAINING FOR CYCLING RECORD

    Miss Joyce Barry, who arrived in Brisbane yesterday, and began ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. WOMAN DIES ON SHIP

    Excited at the prospect of meeting her son for the first time in four years, Mrs. Jane Anne Green, 78. Collapsed and died in her ...

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  7. RELIEF TAX CUT BY LEGISLATION

    Fulfilment of the election promise to increase the exemption from relief tax to the basic wage, with parities where they exist, and ...

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  8. "Present Basis Most Burdensome"

    Fulfilment of the promise of the Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith), before the elections, to reduce the incidence of the tax would be awaited with interest ...

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  9. SEASIDE CROWDS EXPECTED

    If the ideal weather continues, hundreds of Brisbane surf-lovers are expected to vie with local "icebergs" at south coast and north coast beaches ...

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  10. STATION HOME DESTROYED

    ROMA, Thursday.—Mooga Hills station homestead, 24 miles north-east of Roma, was destroyed by fire last night or early this morning. It was one of ...

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  11. SENT TO GAOL FOR 5 YEARS

    TAMWORTH, Thursday.—Joseph Fraser, 48, who pleaded guilty in Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of having maliciously wounded Beatrice ...

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  12. STOCKS, SHARES, AND MARKETS

    Values for investment shares again sagged yesterday. Base metals dropped, and gold shares also were easier. ...

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  13. WOOL SEASON CLOSES

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Prices for well-grown wools were uncharged at the closing Sydney auctions of the 1937-38 season to-day, but faulty, short lines. ...

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  14. TANNERY SMELL BANISHED

    What is Known as "the tannery nuisance" has been banished from Kedron and adjoining districts, each of the tanneries having been ...

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  15. FEDERAL PARTY NOT TO INTERVENE

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—An invitation to the Federal Parliamentary Labour Party to send observers to a conference of unions in Sydney on June ...

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  16. QANTAS READY TO BEGIN

    The starting of the flying-boat service depended upon the Commonwealth Government, said the chairman of directors of Qantas Empire Airways ...

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  17. MAIN PRINCIPLES SUPPORTED

    The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce has decided to support the main principles of the National Health Insurance Bill, and to rely on the ...

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  18. Railway Business Buoyant

    For the 10 months ended April 30 all departments of the Queensland railways—passenger, parcels, goods, and livestock—showed an improvement ...

    Article : 75 words
  19. Advertising

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  20. W.A. to Abolish Wool Draft Allowance

    PERTH, Thursday.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. F. J. S. Wise) said to-night that the West Australian Government had no intention of ...

    Article : 90 words
  21. COSTLY RELIEF WORK JOB

    CLEVELAND, Thursday.—"I think the position is deplorable," said Councillor J. E. Apps at the monthly meeting of the Cleveland Shire Council ...

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  22. Laurie Steele's Story On Saturday

    Laurie Steele, the Australian air hostess, who has been appointed to the staff of Royal Dutch Air Lines, has written an article for Saturday's ...

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  23. MINING UNION'S CLAIMS

    IPSWICH, Thursday.—Reporting on a meeting of branch representatives and other members of the Queensland Colliery Employes' Union, held ...

    Article : 119 words
  24. KILLING TALLY IN MEAT WORKS

    Following a decision by members of the Australian Meat Industry Employees' Union, to kill fewer cattle than the number on the butcher's board, an ...

    Article : 131 words
  25. £500 For Spanish Relief

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Out of the £3000 allocated for the relief of victims of the Spanish civil war, £500 sterling had been paid, the Prime Minister (Mr. ...

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  26. 15/26th Battalion Sports

    The annual sports of the 15/26th Battalion, which were postponed from April 28, will be held at the Drill Hall, Annerley, to-morrow, at 2 p.m. Events ...

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  27. U.S. Sailors Honoured For Rodney Rescues

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—Three officers and four ratings of the United States cruiser Louisville have been awarded the silver medal and certificate of ...

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  28. HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR VON LUCKNER

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—To-day was Count von Luckner's fifty-seventh birthday. It will be a day Long remembered by him, for this ...

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  29. ESCAPED INJURIES BUT NOT POLICE

    Before horrified pedestrians and tram passengers at the corner of Edward and Queen streets, city, about 6.30 p.m. yesterday, an elderly man ...

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  30. Theatre Guide

    METRO.—"The Firefly"; supports. REGENT.—"The Hurricane"; Walt Disney revue. TIYOLI.—"Call of the Yukon" ...

    Article : 117 words
  31. EXAMINATION NOT EXACT TEST

    GATTON, Thursday.—The view that the Queensland examination system did not give an exact knowledge of the ability of the children was expressed ...

    Article : 139 words
  32. Move to Expedite Japanese Pact

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Representatives of the Japanese Government to-day conferred with Commonwealth officials in an attempt to expedite ...

    Article : 85 words
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