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  2. NO APPLICANTS FOR CLERK'S POSITION

    No applications have been received for the position of clerk to the Cairns-Mulgrave Water Board, though numerous advertisements ...

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  3. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE Rainfall Recordings.

    Rainfalls recorded at the various centres by the Railway Department for the 24 hous ended 9 a.m. yesterday were: Cairns 60 points, Deeral 70, Gordonvale 16, ...

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  4. QUEENSLAND COASTAL PORTS TO BE PROGRESSIVELY IMPROVED

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—The only brake to the progressive improvement of Queensland coastal ports will be a shortage of the necessary equipment, said a Government official to-day. Queensland harbour authorities ...

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  5. NORTHERN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8—Road work, involving an eatimater expenditure of £88,947, which the Tresurer (Mr. J. Laroombe) ...

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  6. TO DOUBLE EXPORTS OF BUTTER

    CANBERRA, Jan. 8.—A drive to double, if possible, the present Australian annnal exports of about 65,000 tons of butter to Britain ...

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  7. TIME TO SAY "HALT"

    Hider hoped and tried to achieve his ends without resorting to war. So does Stalin. There came a day when the ...

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  8. Atherton Clinic

    The report of Maternal and Child Welfare Centre, Atherton, for December, states: Attendance during month: Atherton 186, Herberton 37, Malanda 31, ...

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  9. Merinda in Townsville.

    The launch Merinda has arrived in Townsville from Cairns, having been exchanged temporarily for the Malita. She will undergo overhaul there and ...

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  10. Mt. Mulligan Water By-laws.

    Executive approval was given yesterday to a set of water by-laws made by the Woothakata Shire Council to govern the supply at Mount Mulligan, ...

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  11. New Hinchinbrook Reserve.

    The Executive Council yesterday approved the setting aside of an area containing 12 acres in the parish of Cordelia as a reserve for local ...

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  12. LONG TREK TO SALVAGE DAKOTA

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—A 500-mile journey to salvage a Dutch Dakota was made by two Sydney contractors, V. Stockley and M. Sheridan, ...

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  13. Cardwell Debenture Loan.

    Orders-in-Conncil were made yesterday authorising the Cardwell Shire Council to borrow £5064 by the sale of debentures to the Australian Mutual ...

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  14. Thirty-seven Sea Mines Destroyed.

    The destruction of 37 sea mines which had broken away from the minefields off the North Queensland coast is the proud record of the ...

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  15. CHANGE IN DEFENCE PLANS FOR PACIFIC AREA

    CANBERRA, Jan. 8.—Some change in the defence plans for the Pacific will probably be necessary as the result of the withdrawal of British ...

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  16. Plane Services Interrupted.

    Last night's A.N.A. plane left Townsville on schedule, but shortly afterwards the pilot received word that owing to the bad weather the ...

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  17. NEW GUINEA NATIVES APPRECIATE AUSTRALIAN DOCTORS

    CANBERRA, Jan. 8.—Witch doctors were abandoned when New Guinea natives heard that Australian doctors were giving injections in their native ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. COMMERCIAL

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  19. FALSE CLAIMS FOR MILK SUBSIDIES

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—An Acacia Ridge dairy farmer was fined £269 in the Summons Court to-day by Mr. J. E. Landy, S.M., on eight complaints of ...

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  20. Mulgrave General Meeting.

    General meetings of Mulgrave growers will be held in the mill office on January 13, commencing at 2 p.m. These meetings will elect one delegate to attend the ...

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  21. CAIRNS LAD LOSES FOOT AFTER LOCO SHED MISHAP

    An engine cleaner at the locosheds had his foot badly crushed yesterday morning when an engine ran on to it. Later, the ...

    Article : 127 words
  22. EXTENSION OF LEVY REGULATIONS

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—The Executive Council to-day approved of an extension of the Banana and Papaw Levy Regulations under the Fruit Marketing ...

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  23. Dimbulah Telephone Exchange.

    A review of the revenue received at Dimbulah telephone exchange has been carried out, and the following amended hours were introduced from ...

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  24. BETTER UNIFORMS TO BE ISSUED TO AUSTRALIAN FORCES

    CANBERRA, Jan. 8.—New uniforms closely resembling the present uniform of officers, will be issued to all ranks of the Australian military forces in ...

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  25. PEARLING INDUSTRY "IN DOLDRUMS"

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—Because so few pearling luggers now are operating from Thursday Island in comparison with pre-war years, the Dutch are ...

    Article : 184 words
  26. Weather Forecast.

    The Brisbane Weather Bureau yesterday telegraphed the following State weather forecast: Unsettled with rain and local heavy falls on the North Coast ...

    Article : 82 words
  27. BIGAMOUS MARRIAGE ADMITTED

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—In a statement read in the Police Court to-day a wanan said she knowingly committed [?] because she was expecting a ...

    Article : 363 words
  28. TOURIST PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—No big publicity campaign for attracting tourist to Queensland is planned for this year, owing to the difficulty at present of ...

    Article : 208 words
  29. ABORIGINES ARE FUSSY NOW

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—Police officials do not think it likely that Joseph Ronald de Jersey Brice, a native of the Channel Islands who has not been ...

    Article : 226 words
  30. New Garage Hourly Rate Charges.

    The secretaries of the Queensland Automobile Chamber of Commerce (Cairns and District Branch), Messrs. R. H. Crust & Co., advise that ...

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  31. REVIEW OF NATION'S ARMED SERVICES

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—The Prime Minister (Mr. J. B. Chifley) to-day concluded a series of discussions on the defence of Australia which may ...

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  32. ARMY MINISTER SCOFFS AT WAR DANGER

    CANBERRA, Jan. 8.—"I do not think there will be another war in our time." said the Minister for the Army (Mr. C. Chambers) to-day. ...

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  33. Remaining Convoy Track Brought To Cairns.

    Mr. Gordon Hill, one of the brothers who brought a truck convoy to Cairns through the Cape York Peninsula, went to Almaden this week and ...

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  34. STATE DAIRY PRODUCTS DOUBLED

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—Rain has doubled the State dairy exports to Britain and given farmers a record price return for produce. ...

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  35. TOURIST ATTRACTION IN GAME FISHING

    With the proper tourist facilities big game fishing could be carried on around Cairns on a large seale and could be an added attraction to ...

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  36. CASES OF FRUIT DUMPED AT CAIRNS

    Between 200 and 300 casas of plums, and apricots from the Granite Belt in Southern Queensland had to be dumped by the Committee of Direction of Fruit ...

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  37. Bank Amalgamation.

    The amalgamation of the Queensland National Bank and the National Bank of Australasia would not affect the operations of the two banks in Cairns ...

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  38. TOWNSVILLE STUDENT

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—One Queenslander was included among the 14 selected to attend the R.A.A.F. college at Point Cook early this [?] ...

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  39. MILITARY PRISONERS TO GET NEU DEAL

    CANBERRA, Jan. 8.—A new deal for military prisoners in detention camps has been ordered by the Army Minister (Mr. C. Chambers). He said ...

    Article : 121 words
  40. IPSWICH STABBING INCIDENT

    IPSWICH, Jan. 8.—A 50-year-old labourer was arrested to-day and charged with having unlawfully wounded vincent Young (31), single, of West ...

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  41. CONSTITUTION OF FISH BOARD

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8—The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. V. C Cair) said to-day that Messrs J. E. Lihou and W. J. Kirkpatrick have ...

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  42. HERBERTON MINERAL FIELD

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8 — A prociamation was issued to-day exhading from occugation under the Mining Acts of an area of about 10,000 acres near Mt. ...

    Article : 79 words
  43. CANE VARIETIES

    INNISFAIL, Jan. 7,—The following are the approved cane varieties for planting in the Innisfail district this year: ...

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  44. CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS

    BRISBANE, Jan. 8.—Mr. A. F. Trurran, of the Government Statistician's office, to-day was appointed secretary in the office of the Commissioner of ...

    Article : 72 words
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