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  2. CENSUS OF LABOUR ON CANE FARMS TO BE TAKEN

    THE Queensland Canegrowers' Council is taking a census of the man and woman power on each sugarcane farm in Queensland. It will enable the council to give an indication not only of the number of persons ...

    Article : 626 words
  3. LABOUR POOL FOR MUNITIONS NOT FAVOURED

    The Munitions Minister (Mr. Makin) does not favour the establishment of a common pool of labour for munitions works throughout ...

    Article : 491 words
  4. Tom-Tom Militia's War Trophy

    Full-time militiamen, who returned to Brisbane on leave yesterday after months of service on an island, brought with them a native Tom-Tom as their "war trophy." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 63 words
  5. Mr. Hanlon Defends Control of A.R.P.

    "CO-ORDINATION of all the civil defence services is in this department's head office," said the Civil Defence Minister (Mr. Hanlon) yesterday. "Nowhere else are there any officers trained in the administration of all these ...

    Article : 503 words
  6. PATIENT TREATED BY PEDAL RADIO

    WHEN high sons made it Impossible for n doctor to cross to Maria Island off the Tasmanian coast for a week a mainland ...

    Article : 118 words
  7. Troops 'Wiped Out' Are Safe In City

    A batch of full-time militiamen, "wiped out" three times on their island garrison by Japanese propaganda—returned to Brisbane ...

    Article : 197 words
  8. PLEA TO USE MILITIA OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Leader of the Federal U.A.P. (Mr. Hushes) said to-night that the Opposition had discussed with the Government at ...

    Article : 177 words
  9. OUR SELF-RELIANCE HAS DECLINED, SAYS G.O.C.

    AUSTRALIAN self-reliance had declined in recent years, said Major-General J. M. A. Durrant, G.O.C., Northern Command, addressing officers at the Exhibition Grounds yesterday. Lack of self-reliance in civil life could react unfavourably upon the army. ...

    Article : 378 words
  10. 940 COUNTRY AIR RECRUITS IN THREE WEEKS

    Seventy-eight committees working in country centres in Queensland were responsible for pre-selecting 940 applicants for the Air Force in ...

    Article : 930 words
  11. £100 Fine & £1655, Penal Tax Imposed

    John Henry Austin, case manufacturer, of Enoggera, was fined £100 and ordered to pay penal tax of £1655/15/6 when he pleaded guilty ...

    Article : 417 words
  12. OVERTURE TO GIRLS ALLEGED BY POLICE

    Michael William Ryan, 26. and Oswald James Tattersall, 26, motor drivers, endeavoured to induce two girls, aged 16, to go to Sydney to lead ...

    Article : 178 words
  13. DECISION ON SHOWS LEFT TO SOCIETIES

    The question of holding agricultural shows in the country this year has been left to individual societies to decide. No definite stand was taken by ...

    Article : 155 words
  14. MEETINGS ON MONDAY

    Wardens attached to the West End Police Division are asked by the Chief Warden (Mr. J. P. Davies) to attend a meeting in the Kurllpa School of ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. 11 CARPENTERS GO TO DARWIN: MORE NEEDED

    Eleven carpenters will leave Brisbane by plane to-morrow for Darwin. They will do defence work there. Fifty more are needed, and. if they offer, they will ...

    Article : 116 words
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    Advertising : 216 words
  17. MARY RIVER UNFIT FOR BATHING; FISH KILLED

    GYMPIE, Friday.—People have been advised by the City Council not to bathe in the city reaches of the Mary River because hundreds of dead fish ...

    Article : 99 words
  18. DEATH OF FORMER MAYOR OF GLEN INNES

    SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Follett Johns Thomas, a leading figure in New England for many years, has died in North Sydney. He was Mayor of Glen Innes ...

    Article : 76 words
  19. NAVAL PATROL NEEDS RECRUITS AND BOATS

    The Naval Auxiliary Patrol needs recruits over military age, and will accept offers of boats from 35ft. to 50ft. suitable for bay work. ...

    Article : 173 words
  20. SOUTHPORT

    Sister C. Martin reports that attendances at the South Coast Child Welfare Clinics in December were: Southport 206, Beaudesert 115. Beeuleigh 18. Burleigh Heads 17. ...

    Article : 136 words
  21. TOOWOOMBA

    The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) made a statement in Canberra on Wednesday that wheat growers would be entitled to crop their normal acreages, but that no ...

    Article : 222 words
  22. WARWICK

    Satisfaction with the co-operation being given by the public in the campaign against water wastage was expressed by the chairman of the City Council waterworks ...

    Article : 138 words
  23. COOLANGATTA

    The Coolangatta Town Council has completed, at a cost of approximately £100. an air raid shelter capable of accommodating 150 people. It is underground in the main ...

    Article : 272 words
  24. News From Country Centres

    GYMPIE.—Because of the possibility of its plant being requisitioned for defence work, the Gymple City Council has decided to suspend its permanent works ...

    Article : 1,258 words
  25. Radio Highlights

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 394 words
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