FOUR major Queensland ports—Brisbane, Bowen, Mackay, and Townsville—are expected to be idle this morning. Industrial disputes have closed Mackay and Bowen, a strike is threatened at Townsville and Brisbane watersiders will attend ...
Article : 705 wordsPORTABLE power grab was used yesterdoy for the first time, to unload Collide coal from rail-way waggons at New Farm wharves into road trucks for haulage to the City Electric Light Co'.s ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 72 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A second cargo of French petrol will leave Le Havre for Australia about February 5. The St. Anglen is expected to reach Australia with the petrol at the end of March. ...
Article : 354 wordsTHE Fish Board yesterday reduced the wholesale price of small mullet from 7½d. to 54½d. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 699 wordsPERTH, Wednesday.—Ever since Mr. Eric Mcllrco, of Sydney, read of the mythical Shangri-la in James Hilton's ...
Article : 167 wordsBUSINESS men claimed yesterday they were kept waiting up to 1½ hours for drivers' licences ...
Article : 291 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—To-day's coal loss of 22,576 tons in N.S.W. was the heaviest since the general ...
Article : 245 wordsA LIGHTNING visit to North Queensland to interview prospective Labour candidates for the ...
Article : 492 wordsA TAXI driver claimed in the Police Court yesterday that the Government Medical Officer (Dr. G. H. Cameron) was intoxicated when he examined him to determine whether he was under ...
Article : 470 wordsADELAIDE, Wednesday. Two men charged with a racing conspiracy under (lie Secret ...
Article : 125 wordsTHE Townsville and Capricornia Regional Electricity Boards are seeking a Government subsidy to meet ...
Article : 205 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Australian match manufacturers will have a real grievance if the Customs ...
Article : 117 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. C. F. Denton, S.M., at Central Court to-day remanded a Sydney doctor and a ...
Article : 133 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Health Minister (Sir Earle Page) said to-day that the National Health Scheme would ...
Article : 184 wordsEIGHT hundred hags of southern potatoes which were sold at the Brisbane markets yesterday wore the first consignment of a regular supply which the selling agents, A. J. Carter and ...
Article : 226 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Police believe on electrical defect moy have caused a £100.000 fire which gutted ...
Article : 83 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In a new drive for trained technical officers, the R.A.A.F. will enlist final ...
Article : 106 wordsSir Leslie Wilton, former Governor of Queensland, dining at lennous last night as guest of the Wanderer ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 45 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—New motor cars registered In Ausralia In 1949 totalled 86,117, compared with 59.736 In 1948 ...
Article : 89 wordsMore than seven inches of rain fell at Innisfall in the 30 hours ended 3 p.m. yesterday. Most of the rain-540 points ...
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Advertising : 20 wordsMELBOURNE. Wednesday.—The State Electricity Commission third £2 million Kicwa-Morwell loan closed ...
Article : 35 wordsA Brisbane businessman, who is also a Master of Arts, will soon make a "flying visit" to British and European ...
Article : 115 wordsCANBERRA,Wednesday.—Mr. T. V. Gilmore new Federal member for Leichhardt will not be permitted to camp ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Building Workers' Industrial Union was doing its best to discourage members from going to Hayman Island ...
Article : 108 wordsAdaptation of livestock to! tropical conditions will be studied by Mr. W. Webster. Animal Industry Director of ...
Article : 57 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Neil White, yard porter, was fatally injured when he was crushed between the buffers of ...
Article : 27 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—Customs and Excise revenue for the first seven months of 1949-50 at £80,875,000 ...
Article : 53 wordsDARWIN Wednesday.—About 50 natives hove reached Dorwin offer a 400 miles' walk from North Central Arnhem Land—for a smoke. According to Charlie ...
Article : 205 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Beryl James (Miss Australia 1948) has announced her engagement to a Scottish ...
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Advertising : 53 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Meat, will be in short supply in Sydney ' on Friday. About 12.000 sheep were left unbilled to-day ...
Article : 54 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The French Antarctic expedition on board the Commandant Charcot has landed ...
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Thu 2 Feb 1950, Page 3
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