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  2. MASS BEHEADING OF SINGAPORE CHINESE

    BEHEADING and torture of Chinese men and women were revealed by recovered prisoners of war who arrived at Amberley by plane from Singapore yesterday. The 43 arrivals, who travelled in three by plane from Singapore yesterday. The 43 arrivals, who travelled in three ...

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  3. COSTLY PLANT AT ROCKLEA GOING SOUTH

    QUEENSLAND secondary industry has had no opportunity of tendering for plant and equipment at the Aircraft Production Department factory at Rocklea, quantities of which have ...

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  4. POW KNEW JAPS HAD CAVED IN

    Prisoners at Changi camp (Singapore Island) said they knew of the Japanese surrender seven days before their Jap. ...

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  5. SAFE NOW FROM JAP CLUTCHES

    These released prisoners of the Japanese reached Amberley by Liberators yesterday. Above (left to right) : S/Sgt. A. F. Hanelt (Proston), Lieut-Colonel J. W. Wright, and Warrant Officer H. C. [?] Right, First R.O.W. in Jap hands, Flight-Lieut D.A. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. First Man Captured Returns

    The first Australian captured by the Japanese returned to Brisbane yesterday. He is Flight-Lieut D A. Dowie. ...

    Article : 447 words
  7. COULDN'T GET MAJORITY

    SERGT. A. M. Blain, M.H.R. for the Northern Territory, one of the returned war prisoners, said yesterday that when the ...

    Article : 71 words
  8. Mass Slaughter Of Aust. Nurses

    JAPANESE massacre of Australian nurses, 24 out of 65 J of whom survived and have been rescued, followed the' sinking of the steamer Vyner Brooke in Banka Straits, off Sumatra, on February 14, 1942. ...

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  9. Telephone Extensions For North

    Improved telephone service between Brisbane and all large towns in North Queensland is likely within the next 12 months. ...

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  10. MISSION IN LIFE TO HIT JAPS

    "My one desire it to got back Into the House and fight with every ounce of my strength to tee that the 'Japs get the treatment their ...

    Article : 308 words
  11. For Jaded Appetites

    "RAT a la Mode" was the fancy name given a dish concocted by Dutch prisoners at Singapore said Pte. F. Clayton. ...

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  12. ENEMY PRISONERS LIVE WELL HERE

    CONTRAST between treatment meted out to Allied prisoners and that received by enemy prisoners of war in Australia" was marked, Major J. H.'Dewis, a former Employment Officer at the Murchison prison camp ...

    Article : 362 words
  13. Maize Need For Penicillin

    Queensland maize was urgently needed in Victoria for the manufacture of penicillin, said the) Director-General of Agriculture ...

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  14. Storms, Then Dust Likely

    A disturbance moving from the vast it expected by the Weather Bureau to bring more storm, rain to the metropolis to-day, followed ...

    Article : 255 words
  15. GARRATTS LEFT IDLE YESTERDAY

    GARRATT locomotives were not in service on the Queensland Railways yesterday. Secretary of the State branch of the Australian Secretary of the State branch of the Australian ...

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  16. WHARF STRIKE IN SYDNEY

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Because 2000 wharf labourers refuted to accept work on the Sydney waterfront to-day. 1 5 ships could not be ...

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  17. C.P. Stand On Q.P.P. Candidates

    Council of the Country Party will consider the Queensland People't Party's action in deciding to select Liberal candidates to ...

    Article : 205 words
  18. POST OFFICE SAFE BLOWN

    An iron safe containing property and money valued at £200 war stolen from Cooper's Plains Post Office on Sunday night. ...

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  19. INJURED IN BRAWL

    Master-Sergeant Kryn Verbaan, of the Netherlands East Indies Army, was cut about the head and shoulders allegedly in a brawl ...

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  20. DUNTROON TO BRING 750

    SINGAPORE, Sept. 17.—The difference of opinion about the number of returning prisoners to be carried in the Duntroon has ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. More Returnees Reach Cairns

    Twelve released prisoners arrived in Cairns yesterday afternoon from Darwin by Catalina flying boat. The men comprised two R.A.A.F. ...

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  22. WAGE INCREASES FOR CARPENTERS

    WAGE increases ranging from 6/2 to 6/8 a week were granted to building trades workers in a reserved judgment delivered by the Industrial Court yesterday. The increases took effect The increases took effect ...

    Article : 167 words
  23. REUNION AFTER 5 YEARS

    Warrant Officer W. G. McDougall, R.A.A.F. (left), stayed up all night to welcome his elder brother, Sep D. McDougall. of New ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 210 words
  24. DERAILED TRUCKS DELAY TRAFFIC

    Waggons of a goods train which were derailed at Northgate Junction at 1.30 p.m. yesterday held up traffic on the North Coast and ...

    Article : 134 words
  25. TIMBER MEN BACK TO-DAY

    Timber workers throughout Queensland will resume work at sawmills to-day, after their strike of nearly four weeks. ...

    Article : 110 words
  26. VEGETABLES BILL SOON

    A Fruit and Vegetables Bill was 'ready for presentation to Parliament; the Acting Premier (Mr. Hanlon) said last night. ...

    Article : 168 words
  27. SPRINKLER HOSE BAN STILL ON

    Ban on the use of garden sprinklers and unattended hoses is not likely to be lifted this year. It is not expected however that ...

    Article : 118 words
  28. BRISBANE'S SHIP BUILDING EFFORT

    From a zero start in 1940. Evans, Deakin, and Co., Ltd., have completed 11 naval corvettes, a naval-oil lighter, two 9000-ton merchant ...

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  29. CASEY VISITING LONDON

    The Governor of Bengal (Mr. R. G. Casey) has arrived in London by air. He is seeking staff for a big construction scheme in ...

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  30. 500 SHOPS IN PRICES RAID: MANY BREACHES

    SEVERAL Brisbane traders found not observing the regulations requiring price ticketing of clothing will be called upon for an explanation by the Prices Branch. The Deputy Prices Commissioner The Deputy Prices Commissioner ...

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  31. 4900 IN LOW STATE ON HAINAN

    LONDON, Sept. 17 (A.A.P.).—Condition of 4900 British, Australian, and Dutch prisoners of war on Hainan Island, off the South China coast, it described as critical. They are reported to have critical. They are reported to have ...

    Article : 290 words
  32. BACON CURERS' PAY RISE CLAIM

    Meat Industry Union yesterday renewed its application before the, Industrial Court for increased pay for employees in the bacon curing ...

    Article : 93 words
  33. ACTING JUDGE TO BE CHOSEN SOON

    Early appointment of an acting Judge will be made by the Governor-in-Council. The appointment is because Mr. ...

    Article : 76 words
  34. 8219 FOR SCHOLARSHIP

    Scholarship entries received by the Department of Public Instruction totalled 8219 up to Friday afternoon, said the Deputy ...

    Article : 65 words
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