Brisbane potato agents, who have had to import supplies from Victoria because of the acute shortage in Queensland, expect the ...
Article : 342 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—The manufacture of munitions and naval shipbuilding were held up for a day to-day, when more than 4000 engineers held a stop-work meeting at the Town Hall. They decided that unless they were granted ...
Article : 766 wordsTroops breacking cover during the large scale militia manocuvers in the Pine River district yesterday. More than 2500 men arc taking ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 68 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—"The Government proposes to launch a national service movement to use the services of everyone in the war effort," the Minister for Labour and National Service (Mr. Halt) announced in the House of Representatives to-day ...
Article : 248 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—The House of Representatives will sit all night in an effort to clear up the Budget debate. ...
Article : 397 words"The one thing I am convinced we should refrain from doing is to wait on the assumption that the enemy will be content to wait for our offensive to ...
Article : 307 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—Squadron-Leader H. A. Rigby, of R.A.A.F. headquarters, Melbourne, who was to-day appointed to ...
Article : 475 wordsDARWIN, Tuesday.—Armed only with an aboriginal fish spear, Private Michael Garten, a soldier, to-day withstood the savage attack of a shark, ...
Article : 149 words"The record of the Queensland Government for co-operation with the commonwealth Government in the application of scientific research to ...
Article : 172 wordsA SERIES of storms in south-eastern Queensland yesterday afternoon and last night gave heavy falls of rain, and caused blackouts lasting for several hours in centres in the Moreton and Brisbane Valley districts. ...
Article : 511 wordsTwo people were injured in the rain last night and were taken to the General Hospital by ambulance bearers. Una Fitzhenrv. of Howard Street. ...
Article : 128 wordsTHE Minister for Public-Instruction (Mr. Bruce) said yesterday that students should complete their studies before joining the fighting services. ...
Article : 195 wordsThe idea of "The Jones Family" was warmly commended by the president (Mrs. J. Williams) at a lunch hour Catherine of the League of Women ...
Article : 75 words"The Patriotic Fund and I desire to see unity and co-operation—and, if possible, eventual amalgamation— among the major collecting bodies for ...
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Advertising : 130 wordsTHE only entry from Queensland for the 1940 competition for the Archibald Prize will be a portrait in oils, of Sir James Blair by Mrs. Gwendolyn ...
Article : 206 wordsCANBERRA. Tuesday.—The release of Dr. Battagilia, well-known Brisbane medical man, from internment was the subject in the ...
Article : 174 wordsState high schools, State schools, and provisional schools throughout Queensland will break up on Friday for the summer vacation. ...
Article : 127 wordsAny disorganisation in the delivery of mails to A.I.F. troops in England must exist abroad, said the Acting superintend of mails ...
Article : 147 wordsChristmas gifts of canteen orders to the value of £1/10/ are to be sent to all members of the mall branch of the General Post Office who are on native ...
Article : 87 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—Baltic evacuees who have arrived in Queensland and New South Wales probably will receive payments in the same way ...
Article : 143 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—Mr. H. V. Johnston, the new Labour member for Kalgoorlie, was sworn in by the Speaker (Mr. Nairn) and took his seat in the ...
Article : 34 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—An announcement in February about the future of petrol rationing was indicated by the Minister for Supply ...
Article : 127 wordsDecember 21, the Saturday before Christmas, is the most popular day. From 8 a.m. until evening weddings will be celebrated in many churches ...
Article : 224 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. —Ice cream prices have been brought to the notice of the Price-fixing Commissioner (Professor Copeland). Senator Leckie ...
Article : 74 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) told Mr. Spooner (U.A.P., N.S.W.) in the House or Representatives to-day that the Government ...
Article : 52 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday.—Alderman Crick was to-day unanimously re-elected Lord Mayor of Sydney for 1041. In a Policy statement later, he said that ...
Article : 53 words{No abstract available}
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Wed 11 Dec 1940, Page 3
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