TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.—If the State Labour Government is returned at the election, Queensland workers are assured of a 40-hour week, despite any Federal Arbitration ...
Article : 681 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—The abandonment of Australian and Empire preferences had been agreed upon at secret talks in London, Mr. Lang (Ind Lab) alleged in the House of ...
Article : 702 wordsSCHOOL children arriving at the rowing boat ferry which now replaces the Waterford Bridge washed down in the floods recently. It costs children on the northern book 6d a trip each way daily to and from school. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 106 wordsTHE Federal Government has allocated £100,000 to set up an Australian road safety council to keen death off the ...
Article : 320 wordsMRS. BETTY KATAYAMA, formerly Miss Coling McDonald, of Mosmon, Sydney, and her son David. Mrs. Karayama, who ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 60 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Cecil John Rolls, 25, dealer, was committed for trial at, the Central Police Court to-day on ...
Article : 257 wordsTOWNSVIILLE, Wednesday.—The allocation of additional shipping to Queensland was announced by the Premier (Mr. Honlon) to-night ...
Article : 224 wordsThe Federal drive against illicit petrol consumption to protect dollar usage has not vet. extended to Queensland. ...
Article : 154 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—The reported taxation deductions were now disclosed as an election bribe timed to help ...
Article : 420 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—Neurotic complaints among ex-servicemen were increasing, the Repatriation Minister (Mr. Barnard) ...
Article : 90 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Frederick Lincoln McDermott, 38, labourer, was sentenced to death to-day at the Bathurst Supreme Court for ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Queensland Methodist Conference yesterday pledged its support to the Queensland Temperance League in pressing for the ...
Article : 37 wordsCAIRNS, Wednesday.—While the minesweeping flotilla was at Townsville ships going north risked striking a mine square on ...
Article : 115 wordsPOWER given to the Transport Commissioner to levy a bus fare tax of 1d a mile a passenger was iniquitous the Lord Mayor (Alderman Chandler) said last night. "The Government should not tax municipal ...
Article : 315 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—New South Wales Southern District miners decided at a stormy meeting in the Domain to-day to stop work in all southern collieries until claims for increased compensation for dust victims ...
Article : 291 wordsTHE Queensland State president of the Returned Servicemen's League (Mr. R. D. Huish) "clean bowled" the league's ...
Article : 131 wordsDARWIN, Wednesday.—Two natives charged with murder made a dramatic bid for liberty from the Fanny Bay Gaol yesterday, when they ran naked from the gaol showers and made for the bush at ton speed. ...
Article : 156 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—A passport to travel abroad had been issued to Joseph Goldberg after criminal proceedings had been ...
Article : 183 wordsDALBY, Wednesday.—The Education Department has agreed to install heating stoves in some of the Dalby State School ...
Article : 58 wordsPolice could not find the driver of a jeep after it had careered into and smashed wooden and iron awning supports in Wickham ...
Article : 113 wordsBRISBANE people who send regular food parcels to friends and relatives in Britain were unanimous yesterday in saying that postal rates were hampering them. ...
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Advertising : 210 wordsShortage of cool hod caused a £65,000 loss in production at Mt. Isa mines in the last fortnight, the chairman of directors (Mr. J. ...
Article : 140 wordsMore than 50,000 workers in the Postmaster-General's Department throughout Australia would receive an average increase in ...
Article : 187 wordsMELBOURNE, Weanesday.—Almost 2000 Australian troops had re-enlisted so far in the contingent with the British ...
Article : 74 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—All States had been asked to prepare schedules of personal and group nominations on the first 6000 ...
Article : 53 wordsHUNDREDS of Western Queensland families beyond the range of modern lighting facilities are faced with an early return to "cave-man" illumination. They are using their last lamp glass and neither lamp ...
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Thu 27 Feb 1947, Page 3
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