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  2. POOR DISPLAY BY RECOGNISED M.C.C. BATSMEN

    MELBOURNE, January 3 (from Jack Matthews).—England had its high hopes of reaching and even passing Australia's first-innings total deshed by 1 p.m. to-day, and after being in a most ...

    Article : 448 words
  3. NURSING TRAINEES MAY WALK OUT

    BRISBANE, Jan. 3.—Because of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court's refusal of the claim made by the Australian Trained Nurses' ...

    Article : 375 words
  4. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 273 words
  5. The Cairns Post

    In these days in Australia cricket has temporarily ousted from the front pages of the newspapers the atomic bomb and ...

    Article : 732 words
  6. MAROONED ON GLACIER IN N.Z. ALPS

    AUCKLAND, Jan. 3.—No further news has been received regarding the University tramping party which met tragedy on the ...

    Article : 307 words
  7. DIRECT APPEAL TO COMMONWEALTH

    BRISBANE, Jan. 3.—As appeals to the Commonwealth through State authorities for drought relief have proved abortive, ...

    Article : 365 words
  8. ENGLAND CANNOT HANDLE SPINNERS

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 3. — (From Vic. Richardson). England's inability to play spin bowling has again lost the advantage gained by ...

    Article : 368 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 16 words
  10. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE

    The Cairns Municipal Band will contribute a musical programme in Anzac Park to-morrow night, commencing at 8.30 o'clock under the conductorship of ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. Glen Boughton Rainfall.

    The rainfall for December at Glen Boughton was 257 points, which fell on 16 wet days. This brings the total rainfall for Glen Boughton for 1946 to ...

    Article : 38 words
  12. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PLANS

    CANBERRA, January 3.—The Government, it is understood, is willing to embark, if necessary, on an enormous programme of expenditure to ...

    Article : 120 words
  13. Land Commissioner's Court.

    An application made by Antonio Pezzane before Mr. E. J. C. Muir in the Land Commissioner's Court for P.L.S. of portion 58, in the parish of ...

    Article : 32 words
  14. Rifle Accidentally Fired.

    When a rifle which he was cleaning yesterday was accidentally discharged, Leslie Godfrey, of Florence-street, was wounded in the left upper arm and ...

    Article : 45 words
  15. MEAT BLACK-MARKETING

    CANBERRA, Jan. 3.—An appeal to retail butchers to assist in obtaining evidence against wholesalers who overcharged was made to-night by the ...

    Article : 93 words
  16. YACHTSMAN SWEPT OVERBOARD

    HOBART, Jan. 3.—During the ocean yacht race, J. Donaghy, a member of the crew of the Sirius, was twice swept off the bowsprit during a storm ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. Sale of Trans-Inlet Land.

    Three acres of land situated on the right bank Of Hill's Creek, across the Inlet, have been sold as a special lease, with a rental of £1 a year, [?] ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. PRICE OF BREAD

    BRISBANE, January 3.—A rise of one half-penny a loaf in the price of bread is expected to be announced next week. This means that the price ...

    Article : 213 words
  19. Innisfail Arrests.

    During the six months from July 1 to December 31 last there were 256 arrests at Innisfail. This is much less than two decades ago when arrests by ...

    Article : 94 words
  20. FROM A LAWYER'S DIARY

    "And what do you think, sir, of the strikes?" asked the earnest young man of the tycoon to-day. "That is a leading question," replied ...

    Article : 294 words
  21. COMMERCIAL

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 words
  22. CONTROL OVER SALE OF FERTILISERS

    BRISBANE, January 3.—With certain modifications, control over the sale of fertilisers in Queensland ceased from January 1, the Minister for ...

    Article : 209 words
  23. White Car Fleet Increased.

    The first of the White Cars, which the manager of White Cars Pty. Ltd. (Mr. A. Battle) advised would probably form the nucleus of a fleet to be ...

    Article : 100 words
  24. A LEGACY IS NOT INCOME.

    Mrs. Moffitt has just recently been left a legacy. It is not a particularly large legacy, but its arrival made Mrs. Moffit very conscious of the duties and ...

    Article : 308 words
  25. TWO YACHTS OVERDUE.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 3.—The Bermudan-rigged cutler, Merlan, and the Bermuda yacht, Unis J, both Victorian entries, are still unaccounted for in the ...

    Article : 112 words
  26. CAIRNS MARKET REPORT

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 339 words
  27. ATOMIC RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA

    CANBERRA, January 3.—Active research into the development of atomic energy is being undertaken in certain capital cities in Australs, it was ...

    Article : 169 words
  28. Excessive Heat in Cairns.

    The highest temperature this summer was recorded between 3 p.m. on December 31 and 9 a.m. on January 1, when the temperature reached 91.2 ...

    Article : 123 words
  29. MELBOURNE GAS STRIKE

    MELBOURNE, January 3.—Although considerable progress toward the settlement of the gas strike was achieved by to-day's round-table conference of ...

    Article : 140 words
  30. CABINET TO DECIDE ON NEW SITE

    BRISBANE. Jan. 3.—State Cabinet at an early [?] will decide on a new site for the Brisbane prison, the Attorney-General (Mr. D. A. Gledson) ...

    Article : 107 words
  31. Weather Forecast.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 96 words
  32. N.S.W. MEAT TROUBLE

    CANBERRA, January 3.—The Government would stand firm against the meat dispute in Sydney and Newcastle, in the same way as it stood its ground during ...

    Article : 116 words
  33. COPYRIGHT AND THE JUKE BOX.

    Tom Heysnam has a few clues. He runs a cafe and milk bar in town and is always on the look out for new ideas to improve the place. Whether ...

    Article : 379 words
  34. FILMS OF DAVIS CUP

    MELBOURNE, January 3.—Six movie cameramen used 25,000 feet of film during the Davis Cup tie, but none of it will be released to theatres ...

    Article : 164 words
  35. QUESTION OF JOINT PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.

    "Clayten and Procter have got a judgment against me," Lisbon informed me this morning. "And Procter has issued a bankruptcy notice on ...

    Article : 307 words
  36. Prohibition prier Issued.

    A prohibition order was issued Mr. W. E. McKenna, S.M., in the Cairns Police Court yesterday, against John McKellar McKinlay, labourer, ...

    Article : 118 words
  37. WATERSIPE ORDER AMENDMENT

    BRISBANE, January 3.—Waterside workers in all parts of Australia at which attendance money is paid, in future will receive a flat rate o[?] ...

    Article : 94 words
  38. SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

    Shipping agents yesterday advised the following movements of ships:- Wandana, from Brisbane, arrived Cairns yesterday en route to ...

    Article : 191 words
  39. SPECIAL STONEY MEETING.

    SYDNEY, Jan. 3.—A special meeting of the Gas Employees Union Federal council to consider the Melbourne and Adelaide strikes and the Sydney gas ...

    Article : 100 words
  40. NORTHERN SUPREME COURT

    TOWNSVILLE, Jan. 3.—The following dates have been gazetted for the sittings of the Northern Supreme Court during 1947:— ...

    Article : 102 words
  41. Night Lodgement of Telegrams

    With a lessening in the number of telegrams being sent at hight the main Post Office counter will close at 8 p.m. and telegrams lodged after ...

    Article : 166 words
  42. WHARF PILLAGE

    BRISBANE, January 3.—Since the war ended detectives say there has been a marked decrease in wharf pillage in Brisbane. They believe that ...

    Article : 96 words
  43. Beach Patrols To-morrow.

    The members of the Cairns Surf Life Saving Club will be patrolling at Machan's Beach, Yorkey's Knob, and Trinity Beach to-morrow. The ...

    Article : 126 words
  44. POTATO SHORTAGE

    BRISBANE, January 3.—Wet weather in Victoria and Tasmania during the potato planting period, mainly caused the shortage of potatoes in Brisbane, ...

    Article : 75 words
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