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  2. HYDRO BOARD.

    The matter of the Tableland shires' representation on the Barron Falls Hydro-Electricity Board will be discussed again between the three shires ...

    Article : 919 words
  3. COMMERCIAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 148 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 68 words
  5. CABINET ADAMANT.

    The Government is standing firm on its decision to enforce the legal hours of liquor trading. Its attitude was not altered as a result of a meeting of the ...

    Article : 170 words
  6. DR. EVATT REJECTED.

    The election by the Labour Party this morning of representatives on the Advisory War Council resulted in the surprise rejection of Dr. ...

    Article : 149 words
  7. DRINKING WATER.

    Good drinking water is so scarce at the Casino Memorial Hospital that friends are taking bottles of their own tank water to the hospital ...

    Article : 120 words
  8. CONTRACTS LET.

    The manufacture of machine-gun belts, for which Australia has been dependent on supplies from Great Britain, is now being undertaken ...

    Article : 112 words
  9. RAILWAY ESTIMATES.

    During the debate an the Railway Department estimates in the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. W. H. Ramell said that in 1931 ...

    Article : 426 words
  10. The Cairns Post

    Strikes and threatened strikes, which occur in Australia in this time of war, are assisting the enemy, wrote a keen ...

    Article : 791 words
  11. EGYPT'S PRECAUTIONS.

    Italian raids on Egyptian towns so far have caused little damage because of the careful preparation made to minimise the possible ...

    Article : 352 words
  12. HOPES JUSTIFIED.

    All three mothers of sailors of the H.M.A.S. Hobart, who were reported missing, believed killed, in a gallant Somaliland action of August 15 ...

    Article : 285 words
  13. UNIFORM EXEMPTION.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Treasurer (Mr. P. A. Cooper), on behalf of the Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith), told the Leader of the ...

    Article : 233 words
  14. Banking Hours Altered.

    From November 23 banks throughout the Commonwealth will open and close half an hour earlier on Saturdays. The new hours will be 9.30 to ...

    Article : 53 words
  15. MEAN DUPLICATION.

    Keen disappointment was expressed in Brisbane to-day at the failure of the Federal Parliamentary parties to evolve a better solution to the political ...

    Article : 67 words
  16. Woman's Sudden Death.

    Alice Rago (47), married, was found dead in bed at an hotel at Gordonvale at 5 p.m. yesterday. A post-mortem was held, and it was ascertained that ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. MEET ON TUESDAY.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced to-night that the Advisory War Council would hold its first meeting io Melbourne on Tuesday. He made the ...

    Article : 975 words
  18. Bicycle Accident.

    when his foot was caught by the pedal of a bicycle yesterday afternoon, William Parsons (12), of Woree, received a lacerated wound to the left ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. Accident at Quarry.

    When he was caught against the wall of the quarry at Edge Hill by a motor truck which was backing in, Neil Squair, of Anderson-street, an employee ...

    Article : 61 words
  20. Man's Arm Amputated.

    As the result of a truck on which he was riding capsizing when rounding the Goondi mill-Cairns-Innisfail road turn-off, Erminio Scapin, of Ingham, ...

    Article : 81 words
  21. MAKE UP WAGES.

    The Council of the State Service Union decided last night that the Trades Union Congress be asked to call on the State Government to make up ...

    Article : 198 words
  22. STRANDED SCHOONER.

    After unsuccessful attempts to refloat the American schooner, Director II which went aground in Port Curtis on Friday, three launches and a steam ...

    Article : 90 words
  23. FORGING MEN STRIKE.

    Employees in the forging department of the Commonwealth Steel Co.'s works [?] Waratah went on strike last night. The men are protesting against ...

    Article : 86 words
  24. Cost of State Service.

    The annual report of the Public Service Commissioner (Mr. J. McCracken) refers to the increase in the number of State employees from 28,973 in 1932 ...

    Article : 120 words
  25. Weather Forecast.

    The forecast for Queensland, issued at 5 p.m. for the ensuing 24 hours, is: Mainly fine and mostly warm to hot, with north to north-east winds, but ...

    Article : 60 words
  26. ACCUMULATE LEAVE.

    In order to allow the A.I.F. to spend longer periods at home, members will be allowed to accumulate leave at the rate of 1½ days a week for eight weeks. ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. Dead Man Identified.

    The man who waa found dead in a boarding house at Mareeba on Tuesday a few hours after his arrival in the town by train, has been identified ...

    Article : 136 words
  28. Magistrate's Court.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 80 words
  29. CONFERENCE ABORTIVE.

    No settlement was reached at the compulsory conference presided over by Mr. Justice O'Mara to-day in connection with the strike at the ...

    Article : 71 words
  30. INCENDIARY FIRES.

    Three incendiary fires in different Darts of the building occurred at the Hotel Nelson at Nelson, where the GovernorGeneral (Lord Galway) and Lady Galway ...

    Article : 130 words
  31. Railway Appointments.

    The current Railways weekly Notice" contains the following appointtnents of interest to this district Mr. R. Maizey, of Bundaberg, has been ...

    Article : 89 words
  32. DEFENCE MATERIALS.

    President Roosevelt has created a board with sweeping powers to require production and delivery of all national defence materials ahead of prior ...

    Article : 41 words
  33. Pensioner's House Destroyed.

    A two-roomed house of wood and iron on the pensioners' reserve, Martyn-street occupied by Frederick Hall, was destroyed by fire yesterday ...

    Article : 79 words
  34. Babinda Prosecution.

    At the Babinda Summons Court on October 22 Sergeant P. J. Boyle proceeded against Carolina Garrone tor having, on September 21, been ...

    Article : 139 words
  35. Accused Discharged.

    An indictment was presented against Ernest Gordon Willis at the sittings of the Circuit Court yesterday before His Honor Mr. Justice R. J. Douglas, ...

    Article : 140 words
  36. LEFT EMBASSY.

    The American Ambassador (Mr. J. P. Kennedy) has left the Embassy. He is shortly going to America and is not expected to return as ...

    Article : 36 words
  37. Payment of Rates and Discount.

    Ratepayers of Nos. 2 and 4 Divisions are reminded by the Cairns Shire Council that the closing dates for discount for those Divisions are as ...

    Article : 113 words
  38. Decrease in Crime.

    Atributing the continued decrease in the number of prisoners in the State to the general improvement of social conditions, education and modern ...

    Article : 163 words
  39. HERBERT BY-ELECTION.

    The Labour candidate for the Herbert electorate will be selected by the Q.C.B. to-morrow. The Executive met to-day to discuss the plebiscite, and the objection ...

    Article : 91 words
  40. JAPANESE ARMY LEADER.

    Lieutenant-General Hyotaro Kimura has been appointed Chief of Staff of the Kwangtung Army in the place of Lieutenant-General limura, who has been ...

    Article : 39 words
  41. Failed to Pay Rail Fares.

    "Just before midnight last night when the train from Townsville arrived, Constable Luddy, who was at the railway station, saw these defendants ...

    Article : 125 words
  42. Helping the Blind.

    The Queensland Institution for the Blind is doing good work in caring for those bereft of their sight. At June 30, 1940, the institution had 95 blind ...

    Article : 138 words
  43. NOW LORD REITH.

    The Minister for Works (Sir John Reith) has assumed the title of Lord Reith. ...

    Article : 26 words
  44. FRANCO-SWISS RAILWAY.

    Ordinary traffic bas been resumed on the only railway line between France and Switzerland after seven weeks of interruption. ...

    Article : 29 words
  45. OBITUARY.

    The death occurred in Cairns on Tuesday night of Mr. John Vincent [?](55), of 97 Lake-street De[?] was born in Warwick, and had ...

    Article : 81 words
  46. THE NAVY'S EYES

    Skyward look two young men; they belong to Britain's Fleet Air Arm, the was of the mightiest Navy in the world.—Commonwealth Department of Information photo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  47. Tourist Caterer's Impressions.

    Praise for the scenic attractions around Cairns and to the manner in which the citizens had applied themselves to catering for visitors was paid ...

    Article : 217 words
  48. 51st Battalion Patriotic Concert.

    The crowd was larger than ever again last Tuesday night at the weekly camp concert held at Parramatta Park. The proceeds of the silver collection ...

    Article : 192 words
  49. Townsville's Early Mangoes.

    Commenting on the report that mangoes were being railed to Brisbane from Townsville, the Northern Instructor in Fruit Culture (Mr. S. E. ...

    Article : 181 words
  50. MAIL NOTICES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 words
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