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  2. CHIFLEY WARNS OF INFLATION DANGERS IN BUDGET SPEECH

    CANBERRA, Friday.—A warning against the danger of inflationary price increases, if all controls were lifted, was given by the Prime Minister and Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) when presenting his first post-war Budget to Parliament to-day. ...

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  3. SWAM TO FREEDOM

    Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Commander-in-Chief of the British Pacific Fleet talking to Pte. E. Campbell (centre), and Marine John Wynn, both of England, who escaped from a Japanese prison camp near Yokohama, and swam to an Allied ship in Tokio Bay ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 111 words
  4. 'MILL MEN HAD NO RIGHT TO ORDER STRIKE'

    "THE timber workers' strike was declared by a meeting of sawmill employees in the metropolitan area without any consultation with employes in other parts of the State, where most ...

    Article : 623 words
  5. LIGHTED THE WAY

    Engineroom Art. C. T. Hodgkins (Sydney), Shipwright J. F. Rowell (Brisbane) and Able Seaman E. S. Smith (Brisbane) attending to one of the navigation lights on board the Cope Leeuwin at Brisbane yesterday. The Cape Leeuwin has done a big war job north ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 119 words
  6. TARS' WHALE OF A TIME

    "HAVING a whale of a time" is not just a figure of speech aboard the British submarine Virtue, now visiting ...

    Article : 142 words
  7. SOLDIER ESCAPED TO HELP WIFE'

    A SOLDIER under sentence told a court-martial yesterday that he had broken out of Grovely Detention Barracks on June 29 because another man was "troubling his wife" ...

    Article : 457 words
  8. COASTAL SHIP ON SECRET JOB

    WITH the return of the lighthouse service steamer Cape Leeuwin to Brisbane one of the secret war jobs of the navy has been released. The Cape Leeuwin, first ...

    Article : 299 words
  9. M.P's PAY TO RED CROSS

    KYOGLE, Friday.—Mr. H. L. Anthony, M.H.R., has again given his Parliamentary salary of £1000 to the Red Cross ...

    Article : 43 words
  10. TRAM MEN IN COURT ON AWARD

    END of the Brisbane tramways strike yesterday morning was followed later in the day by an application by ...

    Article : 377 words
  11. Dingo 'Kill' Nets £225

    TOWNSVILLE, Friday.—A dingo "kill" in the Ayr district brought big money for a former sniper in the Army. ...

    Article : 66 words
  12. Big Cost Of Social Benefits

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Total social and health services provided by the Commonwealth this financial year are ...

    Article : 210 words
  13. Toowong Man Out Of Jap Prison

    "We do not know whether to ough or cry," laid Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Bird, of Eastwood Drive, Toowang, yesterday, when they ...

    Article : 248 words
  14. Comment By Opposition

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies), commenting on the Budget, said public opinion had forced the ...

    Article : 147 words
  15. PARLT. APPROVES NATIONS CHARTER

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The Bill for approval of the United Nations Charter passed all stages without amendment in the House of Representatives ...

    Article : 82 words
  16. CITY LABOUR NOMINATIONS

    Six of the seven sitting Labour aldermen are expected to be unopposed in the Labour plebiscites on November 10 for next year's City ...

    Article : 235 words
  17. Sees Chaos In Coupon Case Defence

    "Imagine what chaos would result if anybody could base their defence on a statement that they did not know the coupons were ...

    Article : 381 words
  18. OCCUPATION NOT TO BAR RELEASES

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The Australian Government has arranged for Australian forces to be relieved of responsibility for occupation of enemy occupied islands, except in Papua and mandated territories, by the end of ...

    Article : 435 words
  19. Fine Days At Week-End

    Fine weather is expected by the Weather Bureau to prevail generally in the State over the weekend. ...

    Article : 137 words
  20. DRINK PLANS IN NEW BILL

    Improved drinking conditions in hotels will be one of the main features of the Government's Liquor Reform Bill. ...

    Article : 115 words
  21. "REDUCTION NOT ENOUGH"

    "The reduction in the rates of tax on incomes of individuals by 121 per cent, from January 1 next (6¾ per cent, over the full year) ...

    Article : 196 words
  22. DOWNS MILK HITS LOCAL SUPPLIERS

    MILK is still being brought to Brisbane from the Darling Downs while some of the city's regular suppliers are unable to dispose of a substantial portion of their output. Mr. C. L. Harden, a city business ...

    Article : 336 words
  23. A Man Of Few Words

    CANBERRA, Friday.—The Prime Minister and Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) delivered his budget speech in 50 minutes. It ...

    Article : 73 words
  24. BRITISH VIRTUE HAD ITS REWARD

    ALTHOUGH she sank a dozen Axis ships in operations in the Mediterranean Sea, the British submarine Virtue, now visiting Brisbane, never had an opportunity of firing a torpedo in actual warfare. That was because no really big ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 451 words
  25. EXTENSION TO SUGAR PLAN

    A protocol extending the International Sugar Agreement for 12 months from September 1 last has been signed by representatives ...

    Article : 95 words
  26. £25,000 DAMAGE IN WINTON FIRE

    WINTON, Friday.—A fire caused between £20,000 and £25 000 damage to-day to the abattoir and dehydration works, which are in ...

    Article : 78 words
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