Mounted on his tricycle, he left home while his mother wasn't looking, and, taking his time, visited Torwood, wandered over Baroona Hill and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 169 wordsDISCOVERY in Central Queensland of a large mineral oil field, was claimed by Mr. T. Culman, F.R.G.S., at a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society last night. ...
Article : 406 wordsADELAIDE, Tuesday.—To meet the shortage of skilled metal tradesmen for defence works a draft agreement has been signed by ...
Article : 558 wordsINVASION of an unexpectedly large number of troops on the inter-State railway station strained police, military and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 499 wordsBrisbane City Council has a road to badly neglected that it has to bay its cartage contractor to make a detour rather than attempt to ...
Article : 383 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—War savings certificates would be on sale at banks and post offices as from next Monday, the Acting Treasurer (Mr. Spender) ...
Article : 140 wordsTribute to Queensland army camps generally and the men training in them particularly was paid by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Street) in ...
Article : 246 wordsCAIRNS, Tuesday.—Power could not be obtained from the Barron Palls hydro-electricity plant in Cairns to-day, and the steam stand-by plant was ...
Article : 189 wordsAUCKLAND, Tuesday.—Auckland watersiders' strike against overtime has ended, and the men have decided to resume work to-morrow morning. ...
Article : 95 wordsNotice of motion that the council should apply to the Electoral Registrar and Commissioner of Police for urgent precautionary action to ...
Article : 111 wordsProtests against "the wrapping of council business in mystery" were, made by Alderman E. Downey yesterday at the City Council meeting ...
Article : 230 wordsTemporary relief of the apple shortage was afforded by the arrival yesterday of 400 cases from Victoria, the first of 5500 expected this week. They ...
Article : 184 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—Four hundred residents of Stuart Town, 35 miles from Wellington, in the western district are facing 2 serious position with ...
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Advertising : 352 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mr. R. Lawson, chief engineer in the Postmaster-General's Department, will become Director-General of Supply and ...
Article : 158 wordsMr. Herbert Algernon Jones, 78, a notable figure in Maryborough industrial enterprises, died at Maryborough yesterday afternoon. He was ...
Article : 177 wordsMore than 12 tram cars were delayed at the intersection of the Toowong and Bardon lines in Petrie Terrace shortly after 11.30 last night when ...
Article : 123 wordsAUCKLAND, Tuesday.—As the result of a flying accident at Auckland to-day. Squadron Leader D. M. Allan was killed. ...
Article : 142 wordsMr. S. Claydon, State secretary of the Australian Air League, will leave for Sydney to-day, where he will take up duties as the general secretary of ...
Article : 156 wordsThe State Cabinet decided yesterday to ask the Federal Government to adjust points in its hide acquisition plan, which were having an adverse effect ...
Article : 81 wordsLONDON, March 12.—Tin is quoted to-day at £257 a ton; rubber, 12 3-16d per 1b. Mines are quiet and steady. South ...
Article : 39 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—Full passenger lists are assured for several flights across the Tasman when the regular flying boat service begins early next ...
Article : 47 wordsREGENT.—"We Art Not Alone": "Too Busy to Work." WINTER GARDEN.—"The Cat and the Canary"; "Renegade Trail." ...
Article : 193 wordsCOOLANGATTA, Tuesday.—The Coolangatta Town Council to-night granted permission for skating in the rink at Marine Parade on Easter Day ...
Article : 29 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—Dr. Ian Ross, the Australian representative on the International Wool Publicity and Research Secretariat in London, will ...
Article : 76 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—More than 22,000 people passed through St. Mary's Cathedral between 3 and 10 p.m. to-day to view the body of Archbishop ...
Article : 116 wordsIPSWICH.—The Rev. David Fletcher, who was in charge of the North Ipswich Methodist Circuit for two years, has retired because of ill-health. He ...
Article : 106 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—The patriotic funds of the Sheffield Shield States—New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Queensland—will divide ...
Article : 84 wordsINJURED IN SMASH.—When a car In which she was a passenger collided with a post near Loder's Creek yesterday, Mrs. Kathleen Hunter 36 ...
Article : 195 wordsReginald Edward Sperling, 19, of Lytton Road, East Brisbane, was critically injured when his bicycle struck, a pedestrian in Ipswich Road. ...
Article : 134 wordsFrom G. E. W. Harriott, The Courier-Mail's Special Correspondent with the Second A.I.F. TEL-AVIV, March 12.—Night ...
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Wed 13 Mar 1940, Page 3
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