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  2. ARMY GIVING POOR CUTTERS'

    ARMY authorities were attempting to "unlock" many men of an unsatisfactory physical standard on to the sugar industry, the Queensland Cane Growers' Secretary (Mr. R. Muir) ...

    Article : 369 words
  3. FLAGS AT HALF-MAST AFTER UNION PROTEST

    SHIPS of the Australian Navy were ordered by the Navy Minister (Mr. Makin) yesterday afternoon to fly flags at half-mast following a union protest. A stop-work meeting of men ...

    Article : 1,111 words
  4. COLLEAGUES MOURN LOST LEADER

    LAST RITES: Members of the House, of Representatives and the Senate assembled on the steps of Parliament House, Canberra, yesterday, awaiting the casket bearing Mr. Curtin's remains. After the lying-in-stare and memorial service the casket was flown to Perth for burial. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 156 words
  5. PUT CHECK ON JAPS

    An Australian gunner provides covering fire for a patrol exploring Japanese positions in the Maprik ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  6. "CURTIN PEOPLE'S FRIEND"

    CANBERRA, Friday.—At a service stripped of formality the Rev. Hector Harrison, of the Canberra Presbyterian ...

    Article : 254 words
  7. POISON ON CARGO OF DRIED FRUITS

    DELIVERY of a Melbourne cargo of dried fruit discharged from a ship in Brisbane this week has been suspended pending an analysis to cheek whether powder found contains arsenate of lead. ...

    Article : 328 words
  8. GOING BY AIR FOR FUNERAL

    Only two Minister will travel in each of the planet going to Perth for Mr. Curtin's funeral. This is in accordance with the ...

    Article : 129 words
  9. City Street Lavatories To Go Soon

    At long last the Brisbane City Council is to demolish the temporary men's lavatories in Albert ...

    Article : 96 words
  10. Strike Deprives Hospital Patients Of Bacon, Ham

    AS a result of the bacon factories strike hospital patients in Brisbane have been deprived of bacon and ham. Spokesman for a leading bacon firm said yesterday the ...

    Article : 358 words
  11. SALE OF FISH BY CONTROL

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—On and after August 31, all fish offered for sale in Queensland by wholesalers will be subject to control by the ...

    Article : 132 words
  12. HUGE JAP SEA LOSS

    MANILA, Friday.—Allied Air Forces in the South Pacific area in June sank or damaged 164,800 tons of Jap shipping. ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. 98,235,220 DUKE STAMPS

    Canberra, Friday.—Details of commemorative stamps issued when the Duke of Gloucester assumed office as ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. COURT TO HEAR FIREMEN'S CASE

    The Australian Workers' Union is to test the legality of the recent action of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board in dismissing ...

    Article : 126 words
  15. KING, CHURCHILL SEND TRIBUTES

    CANBERRA, Friday.—"The Queen and I have heard with profound regret of the death of your distinguished husband, whose devoted service to the Commonwealth of Australia will long be remembered," said his ...

    Article : 254 words
  16. WEED KILLERS FOR CITY TO COST £350

    To combat the spread of ground-sell and noogoora burr, the Brisbane City Council plans to spend £350 for two poison spraying ...

    Article : 60 words
  17. R.N. Mourns Mr. Curtin

    THE Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, sent the following signal on behalf of officers and men of the British ...

    Article : 51 words
  18. STOCK FEED STILL SHORT

    Permits issued in June for the purchase by priority livestock users of 8386 tons of bran and pollard could not be fully met until the ...

    Article : 189 words
  19. State Roads Cost £2½m.

    Main roods built in Queensland during the war by the Allied Works Council cost £2,805,000 says the council report for the period July 1 ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. NO SPECIAL FEED FOR SHOW STOCK

    OWNERS of exhibits entered for the Royal National Livestock Show in Brisbane next month will not be granted special permits for rationed feedstuffs. This was made clear ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 422 words
  21. RUBBER BOOTS FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS

    It was possible for essential workers who needed rubber boots to get them almost immediately, said the Boot and Shoe Retailers' ...

    Article : 109 words
  22. No Sex Care Officers Yet

    When a sex ease was called in the Criminal Court yesterday, the Crown Prosecutor (Mr. J. A. Sheehy) said that only children's ...

    Article : 171 words
  23. EVATT FAVOURED AS LABOUR HEAD

    RIGHT up to the time of his death Mr. Curtin was unchallenged as the public selection for leader of the Labour Party, with Dr. Evatt as second choice. In the last few weeks ...

    Article : 229 words
  24. BRINGING U.K. WAR WIDOWS

    CANBERRA, Friday.—English widows of Australian servicemen would return to Australia as quickly as transport could be provided, the ...

    Article : 136 words
  25. 25 TITLE ENTRIES READY NEXT WEEK

    Plans for the sponsoring and presentation of 25 candidates for the Queensland section of the Miss Australia contest are expected to be completed next week. Various R.S.L. sub-branches ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 245 words
  26. Threw Dumbbell At Neighbour

    After exercising with hand-grip dumbbells on the lawn before lunch last Sunday, Andrew James McClelland threw a dumbbell at a ...

    Article : 258 words
  27. C.P. OPPONENT FOR MR. FORDE

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) will have a Country Party opponent at the next Federal election. ...

    Article : 91 words
  28. POLICE PROMOTIONS

    Following the record number of promotions in and to the commissioned ranks of the police force another record number of ...

    Article : 52 words
  29. WAR WAGGON FOR TRAM HOLD-UPS

    A Scammer breakdown waggon, which saw service at El Alamein, has been purchased by the Brisbane Tramways Department from ...

    Article : 104 words
  30. Council Plans Spring Hill Park

    For general improvement and park purposes the Brisbane City Council is planning to acquire all lands within the area bounded by ...

    Article : 58 words
  31. BIRD IN HAND BUT NO CAGE HANDY

    Secret operation orders posted to a destroyer by a flotilla leader in May, 1940, have been returned to the ...

    Article : 183 words
  32. GOVERNOR GOING NORTH

    The Governor (Sir Leslie Wilson) and Lady Wilson will leave Brisbane next Tuesday by rail for the north, and will return on July ...

    Article : 37 words
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