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  2. 'BEST AS IT IS'

    CANBERRA, Fri.—It was felt that, under present conditions, Australia's best interests lay in retaining the present exchange rate of 25/ to the £ sterling, the ...

    Article : 373 words
  3. Youth week display

    A demonstration of folk dancing, skating, physical exercises, vaulting, and hand-balancing ...

    Article : 243 words
  4. FREIGHTER IS

    NEW £950,000 Norwegian freighter Tournai, which reached Brisbane yesterday on its ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 148 words
  5. OPERATION GOOD TIME FOR CADETS

    THESE 20 Queensland Air Training Corps Cadets studied navigation on a flight to Sydney last night in a R.A.A.F. Dakota. The plane brought up 20 lads from Sydney in the first inter-State ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 95 words
  6. Fadden on "just for power"

    MELBOURNE, Fri.—Rebuffs had not affected the apparently insatiable desire of the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) and Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) to ...

    Article : 482 words
  7. £2m. loss to sugar with par

    If Australia's currency were brought to par with sterling, the sugar industry would lose more ...

    Article : 228 words
  8. TO SPEED OUTPUT

    CANBERRA, Fri.—Five positive steps which might be taken to increase national production will be ...

    Article : 141 words
  9. We will follow?

    LONDON, Aug. 20 (A.A.P.).—The London Times financial editor, commenting on the New ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. Own board for wives

    FORMATION of a House-wives' Board to deal with wives and mothers' problems was suggested ...

    Article : 312 words
  11. Lower 'cost of living'

    WELLINGTON, (N.Z.), Fri. (A.A.P.-Reuters).—New Zealand's return to sterling parity would substantially ...

    Article : 170 words
  12. PROTESTS OVER OLIVIER SEATS

    FURTHER complaints on the allocation of seats by post for the Brisbane season of the Old Vic Company were received at The Courier-Mail office yesterday. ...

    Article : 298 words
  13. CITY SEARCH FOR TIMBER

    Timber shortage is delaying the Brisbane City Council's £4 million works programme so seriously that ...

    Article : 128 words
  14. Bribie hit by storm

    A 45 m.p.h. gale, which struck across Bribie Island at 2.30 p.m. yesterday, levelled trees. snapped telephone ...

    Article : 173 words
  15. Wood for homes

    The State Housing Minister (Mr. Power) said yesterday, that it was hoped to obtain contract supplies of hardwood ...

    Article : 88 words
  16. T.B. fight by all States

    PERTH, Fri.—A national association to fight T.B. was formed at a public meeting this afternoon. ...

    Article : 102 words
  17. Petrol ticket issue

    Petrol ration tickets for September will be issued from Monday, August 30, at all issuing offices. Issue of tickets for ...

    Article : 37 words
  18. Advertising

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    Advertising : 106 words
  19. Rise in State's gold yield

    First sign of recovery in Queensland's gold production is given in July returns released by the Mines Minister (Mr. ...

    Article : 112 words
  20. 'Lift exchange, check costs'

    Alteration in the Australian exchange rate was advocated at the annual meeting of the Commercial Banking Company of ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. More employed

    CANBERRA, Fri.—An increase of 4.7 per cent, in 1947-48 in the number of persons in employment was announced ...

    Article : 79 words
  22. Federal R.S.L. to debate Red ban

    ADELAIDE, Fri.—Resolutions from the R.S.L. Queensland branch, urging the State and Commonwealth Governments to take drastic steps in the ban on communism, will be submitted to the ...

    Article : 112 words
  23. Fewer berths for U.K. migrants

    CANBERRA, Fri.—Although the British Government had promised 30,000 berths for free and assisted migrants this year ...

    Article : 124 words
  24. RACING TO RESCUE

    CRUISER H.M.A.S. Australia was diverted from manoeuvres in northern waters yesterday to go to the aid of ...

    Article : 121 words
  25. Baby's tablets death

    SYDNEY, Fri—Two-year-old Keith Crawford, of cessnock, died in hospital to-day, a few hours after having ...

    Article : 41 words
  26. Capital issue rule

    CANBERRA, Fri.—Capital issues control by the Federal Government was sure to continue at least until the end of ...

    Article : 33 words
  27. Beat champion

    MELBOURNE, Fri.—A 26-year-old tile-maker was acquitted by a Criminal Court jury to-day of a charge of ...

    Article : 65 words
  28. Peace by learning

    "CYNICS say that war is inevitable, but peace can be brought about by education," said the Director-General of Education (Mr. L. D. Edwards) at the City Congregational Church hall last night. ...

    Article : 206 words
  29. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 325 words
  30. Legion move

    A determined bid to oust, communist officials and members will be made by northern delegates to the annual ...

    Article : 190 words
  31. Tasmanian election

    HOBART, Fri.—The Tasmanian general election takes place to-morrow, and it is generally expected that Labour ...

    Article : 61 words
  32. CAN'T FORGET TO FORGET

    MELBOURNE, Fri.—Electoral authorities in Melbourne to-day got this excuse from a man who failed to ...

    Article : 76 words
  33. Two sudden deaths

    Two elderly men died suddenly in Brisbane last night. They were: Andrew Ramage, 64, of Prospect Terrace Bowen ...

    Article : 57 words
  34. Still 'pillar coal'

    SYDNEY, Fri.—About 170 million tons of "pillar" coal in New South Wales mines could be safely extracted, a team of ...

    Article : 93 words
  35. Charming hair styles, too

    CONTRASTING hair-styles were favoured by Misses Mary Robinson (Chelmer) and Valda McKay (Chelmer) at the National Bank staff ball at Lennons last night. Miss Robinson wore a plaid ribbon band to match her frock ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 92 words
  36. £254 dinner set

    A Queen Street store which displayed a 142-piece dinner service costing £254/8/ this week, has had a number of inquiries ...

    Article : 73 words
  37. Names on rolls

    CANBERRA, Fri.—Although new electors' names might not appear on the printed electoral rolls they were listed on official ...

    Article : 93 words
  38. Baby 'mix-up'

    MELBOURNE, Fri.—The law suit over the alleged "mix-up" of two babies born at Kyneton District Hospital within three ...

    Article : 82 words
  39. New state 'rejected'

    MACKAY, Fri.—Proserpine Shire Council has decided that it will not support moves for a separate State for North ...

    Article : 68 words
  40. Death sentence

    ADELAIDE, Fri.—Leslie Herald Weiss, 25, woodcarter, of Mount Mary, was sentenced to death to-day for the ...

    Article : 51 words
  41. Saturday butchers

    SYDNEY, Fri.—The Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. F. D. Kelly) to-night conferred with the A.M.I.E.U. in an ...

    Article : 57 words
  42. Workshops site

    CANBERRA, Fri.—An officer of the property and survey branch of the Commonwealth Department of the Interior in ...

    Article : 47 words
  43. Bacon and ham freed

    CANBERRA, Fri.—Bacon and ham have been withdrawn from price control at the request of State Governments. The ...

    Article : 51 words
  44. U.K. dripping ban

    HOBART, Fri.—The Lord Mayor (Mr. Harris) announced to-day that he could receive no further dripping for the Food ...

    Article : 39 words
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