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  2. Legality of Law Challenged

    MELBOURNE, Wed.—Main attack by the private banks on the banking nationalisation legislation opened in the High Court to-day (third day of the bank case hearing) Counsel argued whether a law which authorises the Commonwealth Bank to acquire shares of other banks is a law with respect to banking. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. COSGROVE TRIAL

    HOBART, Wed.—Heated clashes between defence counsel and the Crown's main witness ...

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  4. Wheat Talks Fail

    CANBERRA, Wed.—Representatives of the Wheatgrowers' Federation expect immediate reaction in Federal Parliament ...

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  5. Nude's Eye View...

    THEY saw the exhibition of Lindsay nudes at the Moreton Galleries yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 129 words
  6. Queensland's Army Strength

    QUEENSLAND'S quota of the Australian militia is to be 4800 front line troops and more than 2000 soldiers in supporting units. The new militia set-up gives Queensland four ...

    Article : 247 words
  7. State Will Insist On West Line

    Queensland will hold out for a uniform gauge rail line to run through the western channel country, the Premier ...

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  8. Garage Check On "Black" Petrol Sales

    THE State Liquid Fuel Control Board will begin next week a check of the returns of every petrol re-seller in Queensland against his ration tickets. ...

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  9. Miner's (New Dream) Of Home

    A NEW dream of horns is being cherished by employees at the Collinsville State and Scottville private coal mines. ...

    Article : 160 words
  10. Claim Cairns, Butchers...

    CAIRNS, Wed.—Allegation that Cairns butchers had been victimised by the Rationing Commission because they protested against the rationing system was ...

    Article : 413 words
  11. Will Listen—To Good Tune

    SYDNEY, Wed.—If Australian music wot worth while it should not need to be forced on the public, composer ...

    Article : 142 words
  12. £32,000 For Sunflowers

    A record area of more than 3000 acres of sunflowers will be harvested in Queensland in the next few weeks for a ...

    Article : 163 words
  13. The Job IS Man-Sized

    CANBERRA, Wed.—The Commonwealth hag failed to find an "efficiency expert" to assist in making ...

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  14. Living Cost Up

    Cost of living in Brisbane in 1947 rose by 4.8 per cent,—about 1/ in the £1—and half of this increase occurred ...

    Article : 109 words
  15. To Auction Stoves

    One hundred and twenty-five electric stoves damaged by salt water In the holds of the overseas freighter Pakeha will ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. Building Still Booms

    PRIVATE builders throughout the State had more than 1000 homes approved each month last year. Last half of the year was far ahead of the ...

    Article : 179 words
  17. 60,000 TONS OF COAL BARED

    ROCKHAMPTON, Wed.—About 60,000 tons of coal has been uncovered at Blair Athol Open Cut Collieries Ltd. site ...

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  18. SHOW-DOWN ON WHARVES

    Arrival of the coastal freighter Arkoba in Brisbane to-day will test watersiders' determination to strike on ...

    Article : 162 words
  19. Lunatics Break From Hospital

    PERTH, Wed.—Eight men patients broke out of the Claremont Mental Hospital last night after a sit-down ...

    Article : 110 words
  20. Advertising

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  21. PENGUIN TASTY SNACK TO SHARK

    SYDNEY, Wed.—A large penguin, which tried to land at Bondi to-day, was intercepted and eaten by an eight-foot ...

    Article : 102 words
  22. Cancels Steel Homes Order

    MELBOURNE, Wed.—The Commonwealth Government will accept cancellation of its £6 million Beaufort project to ...

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  23. Australians 'Decent'

    MELBOURNE. Wed.—Australia had its share of unworthy elements, but the average Australian was a decent ...

    Article : 82 words
  24. Still Saving Money

    PERTH, Wed.—Seaforth Highlander Captain Alexander McRobble, the Scottish migrant who set out from Perth on ...

    Article : 51 words
  25. CHANCE FOR YOUTH

    SYDNEY, Wed.—Edward Browne, the 19-year-old Melbourne composer, has been urged by Mr. Eugene Goossens ...

    Article : 81 words
  26. Twins For Trial

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Eighteen-year-old twins to-day were committed for trial on charges of having committed a ...

    Article : 53 words
  27. Sentenced To Die

    PERTH, Wed.—North African native, Mahomad Jama Omer, 27, ship's fireman, was sentenced to death in the Perth ...

    Article : 64 words
  28. No Bread Pool Yet

    Months would elapse before a system of pooled bread deliveries could be Introduced to Brisbane, the Queensland Bread ...

    Article : 54 words
  29. Fed. House Size

    SYDNEY, Wed.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day that caucus would decide the proposal for a bigger ...

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  30. Victoria Fire Threat

    MELBOURNE, Wed.—Tomorrow has been declared a day of "acute fire danger" in Victoria. ...

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  31. Played On Clerks To Tune of £8'5'

    LEONARD HUBERT MATTHEWMAN, 53, piano tuner and organist, arranged, in the course of a trail of fraud, to use a church for music classes, it was stated in the Police Court yesterday. Matthewman pleaded guilty to having defrauded churchmen of £8/5/. ...

    Article : 255 words
  32. Lock Your Car

    Police are investigating reports that several cars parked in Elizabeth Street, City, on Monday night were damaged by ...

    Article : 48 words
  33. Hurt In Explosion

    SYDNEY, Wed.—Two men were critically burned when an electric spark ignited leaking gas in a laundry at the rear of ...

    Article : 46 words
  34. War Plant In Peace

    An air-conditioning plant intended for wartime use will be used in developing Queensland's textile industry. ...

    Article : 80 words
  35. Child Battered

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Wed.— The body of Leslie James Boswell, 3½, who had been missing from his home in ...

    Article : 39 words
  36. Fire Kills Two

    SYDNEY. Wed.—Badly burned in a fire in a photographer's dark room at Wagga yesterday, Valmai Spicer, 33 ...

    Article : 33 words
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