"POST-WAR Reconstruction Department, Canberra, claims that training for discharged servicemen is operating efficiently in Queensland, but— Courier-Mail inquiries show that in this State the whole scheme has stalled. Men seeking training are told to get temporary jobs from the Manpower Department and wait until the proposed ...
Article : 811 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—A second Victory Loan for £160 million will open on September 26 and close on October 31 ...
Article : 201 wordsMiss Flo Turvey raised her eye shield to explain a few points about electric welding to Mr. F. Collindridge, M.P., as members of the British and Canadian Parliamentary delegation inspected the invasion barge building section of the Ford works, near Brisbane ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 90 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—Retention of rationing, price control, and control of materials for a period after the war is a ...
Article : 219 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—A standing army of probably 50,000 men, substantial permanent naval and air forces, and retention of compulsory military training is envisaged by some Ministers ...
Article : 542 wordsCanadian Army officers are now in Australia studying training methods, particularly jungle warfare tactics. They ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 99 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—Advocators of a "no" vote must pay twice, first as taxpayers to support the "yes" ...
Article : 535 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—The Federal Government is seeking a State judge to make a special inquiry into allegations by the South ...
Article : 53 wordsDarwin would develop into a popular health resort after the war, said the Brisbane town planner (Mr. R. A. Mclnnis) ...
Article : 290 wordsRAW deal given by the Commonwealth to Queensland food producers in manpower releases was indicated in Figures submitted by the Agriculture Minister (Mr. Williams) to a recent meeting of the executive committee ...
Article : 459 wordsHOLLYWOOD and radio comedian, Bob Hope, will begin a 21 days' tour of New Guinea next month. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 130 wordsQueensland was better off for tobacco and cigarettes than other States which did not have large numbers of American servicemen ...
Article : 187 wordsDR. EDITH SUMMERSKILL, a member of the visiting British Parliamentary Delega tion, complained yesterday that ...
Article : 122 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Gregory William Hanlon, 26, of Oceon Street, Woollahra, was sent to gaol for two years to-day after he had ...
Article : 251 wordsENGLAND and the Dominions must set up some form of international security after the war otherwise the Dominions would have to seek their safety where it could be best found. ...
Article : 702 wordsALONE in the Dutch New Guinea jungle for 21 days, and kept alive by supplies dropped from the air, Flying Officer Colin Harvey, 28, a Perth Kittyhawk pilot, has vived a stiff ordeal. ...
Article : 357 wordsCANBERRA, Friday. — Men discharged from the Army and others on seasonal leave would be made available to formers, said the ...
Article : 116 wordsSYDNEY, Friday.—Stoppages in six northern and two southern N.S.W. collieries to-day, involving 2213 men, resulted in a loss of ...
Article : 120 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—First deliveries of the improved pattern suit to be issued to discharged servicemen are expected from the ...
Article : 181 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—Maximum selling prices for second-hand motor car and light truck models earlier than 1932 were fixed ...
Article : 92 wordsCivil Construction Corps jobs in North Queensland were gradually being completed, said the; Director of A.W.C. Personnel (Mr. ...
Article : 74 wordsLifting of the National Security ban on the holding of athletic meetings resulted from the improved war situation, it was ...
Article : 138 wordsA total of 20,330 New Testaments had been distributed in Queensland to Australian and Allied servicemen, it was stated at ...
Article : 126 wordsClaim that competition among employers in the building trade in offering bonuses as an inducement, to employees constituted an ...
Article : 171 wordsFirst section of the community centre at Mitchelton—the child minding centre—is expected to be completed by the end of the year. ...
Article : 84 wordsAgreement Between the nieat export companies and members of the unions concerned for a wage increase of 7/6 weekly has been ...
Article : 230 wordsAustralian Navy has departed from its traditional role as the silent service by appointing a number of Public. Relations officers ...
Article : 57 wordsCanberra, Friday. — If the Australian Army opened up Army lounges beer would be made available for them, said the Customs ...
Article : 98 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—Reaching into flames after assisting an officer to kick in the side panel of an aircraft wrecked in a crash ...
Article : 54 words[?] HALL: Plan of the proposed recreation hall for the playground facing Love Street. Spring Hill, hus been completed by the City Architect (Mr. Costello). The hall, which will be of timber with a brick base, comprises a building forage rooms, a kitchen, a concrete play area underneath, with sowers, and a work place and carpentry benches for boys. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 154 wordsAlthough the Army Minister (Mr. Forde) promised in March that all A.I.F. letters should be replaced on service crosses, those ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to two Brisbane airmen—Acting Flt.-Lieut. R. J. Conley, of Annerley, and ...
Article : 87 wordsAlthough gas supplies on the north side were still causing concern, there would not be any noticeable reduction in pressure ...
Article : 67 wordsMinimum temperature in Brisbane yesterday — 62.3deg. at 6.5 a.m. with 97 per cent, humidity—was 13.6 above the July average. ...
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Sat 8 Jul 1944, Page 3
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