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  2. COMMERCIAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 111 words
  3. GERMAN HELP?

    Now that the Italian reverses in Egypt are added to those in Gre[?]ce, Mussolini will be compelled to seek German assistance. He will probably ...

    Article : 387 words
  4. RADICAL CHANGES.

    Two radical changes in the taxation system suggested by Mr. J. H. Scullin (Lab.) in the House of Representatives to-day gave rise to ...

    Article : 604 words
  5. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 223 words
  6. ARMOURED DIVISION.

    Nearly 10,000 men will be needed for Australia's armoured division if preliminary plans suggested by army experts are adopted by the Federal ...

    Article : 277 words
  7. CONTROL TOWER.

    The tender of £14,8[?]8 by J. Hutchinson and Sons, South Brisbane, for the erection of the control tower at Archerfield aerodrome has been ...

    Article : 146 words
  8. SUMMER WEAR.

    At the discretion of local Commanders, members of the A.I.F. in Australia are being issued with shorts and shirts for summer wear. The ...

    Article : 144 words
  9. VISIT TO BRITAIN.

    An Australian delegation conducting of senior representatives of the Federal Government and the Opposition may go to Britain next ...

    Article : 361 words
  10. MUTTON PRICES.

    Mutton prices eased by a halfpenny to three farthings a pound on last week's rate at the Cannon Hill sales to-day. The public however, cannot hope for ...

    Article : 91 words
  11. FAMILY MURDERED.

    After the inquest at Bowral yesterdays James William O'Hara (31), gardener, was committed for trial on a Charge of having feloniously killed his ...

    Article : 168 words
  12. EXTENSIVE POWERS.

    A feature of the War-time Companies Bill introduced by the Treasurer (Mr. A. W. Fadden) in the House of Representatives to-day is the provision for a Board ...

    Article : 486 words
  13. TRAINEES KILLED.

    Two air pilots undergoing training were failed instantly when a plane crashed in Canterbury during a crosscountry flight. The plane caught fire ...

    Article : 59 words
  14. The Cairns Post

    Canada, for the first time in its history, has turned toward the sea as gray naval ships increasingly represent the strongest British ...

    Article : 676 words
  15. PENSIONS PAYMENTS.

    Old-age and invalid pensions due for payment on December 26 will be paid the preceding Thursday, December 19, Pensioners will receive 2/ extra in ...

    Article : 90 words
  16. Filling Lily Creek.

    The Attorney-General and Member for Cairns (Mr. J. O'Keefe) has been advised by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Larcombe) that a further ...

    Article : 86 words
  17. GERMAN CAMPAIGN.

    According to information reaching London Norwegians are the latest victims of the campaign to lore workers to Germany. In support of the campaign the ...

    Article : 303 words
  18. NEW TAXATION TABLE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 words
  19. SECRET SESSION.

    In sensational circumstances the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) agreed Just before midnight to hold a secret session of the House of ...

    Article : 90 words
  20. Fruit Arrivals Heavier.

    The heaviest consignment of cherries, plums and apricots for the season arrived in Cairns this week, states the Fruit Inspector (Mr. B. ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. SENATOR'S CHARGE.

    "If Senator Collings gives me details I shall be glad to have his charges investigated," said the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) to-day. when questioned ...

    Article : 172 words
  22. PRICE-FIXING REPORTS.

    Reports from the Deputy Price Fixing Commissioners in the States will not be made available to members of the Federal Parliament for perusal. ...

    Article : 78 words
  23. Innisfail Accidents.

    When she fell from a bicycle yesterday, Elsie Christensen, of Goond[?] Bend, suffered a lacerated wound across the left knee and abrasions to ...

    Article : 86 words
  24. Intermediate School.

    The old Technical College building, Cairns, is to be used as an intermediate school from the beginning of the next school year. The work of conversion ...

    Article : 47 words
  25. Road Works Approved.

    Our Brisbane correspondent advised that the following road works have been approved: Construction of the Dry River to Conjuboy section of ...

    Article : 53 words
  26. Mango Crop Below Average.

    While the pineapple crop is ending, mangoes are now ripening, to take their place in the fair variety of Northern fruit now available, ...

    Article : 117 words
  27. WORKING POPULATION.

    Queenlsand's working population is now practically at a state of full employment. This position has never been achieved in the 14 years for ...

    Article : 120 words
  28. COMMON POLICY.

    A meeting of the Central Council of the Queensland Country Party will be held next week to consider the possibility of evolving a common policy for ...

    Article : 140 words
  29. Weather Forecast.

    The following State forecast was issued by the Weather Bureau in Brisbane at 5 p.m. yesterday for the ensuring 24 hours: Scattered showers ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. Maize Planting Delayed.

    The absence of rain has delayed the feneral planting of the maize crop on the Atherton Tableland. This planting is usually done about the third week ...

    Article : 134 words
  31. Woman Assaulted.

    Theodore Alfred Hansen (43) was charged at the Innisfail Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. Burchill, P.M., with having unlawfully assaulted ...

    Article : 57 words
  32. AUSTRALIA'S PART.

    Penetrating the harbour defences at Dakar in September a speed boat from H.M.A.S. Australia exploded depth charges and put the French battleship ...

    Article : 134 words
  33. MINED STEAMER.

    The damage to the overseas steamer which was mined in Southern Australian waters on Saturday night was examined by a diver. The diver reported that a ...

    Article : 146 words
  34. NATIVE UNREST.

    A D[?]nei agency message from Tokio states that Major-General Paishiro gumita, leader of the military-mission to Indo-China. is going to Saigon to stiidy ...

    Article : 50 words
  35. CARPENTERS' UNION.

    The Carpenters' Union may break away from the A.L.P. By a large majority the Brisbane branch has decided to recommend to the State ...

    Article : 106 words
  36. Yorkey's Knob Road.

    Mr H. H. Collins, M.L.A. for Cook, has passed on to the Yorkey's Knob Progress Association information that he has received from the Minister for ...

    Article : 139 words
  37. Reconditioning Workshops.

    Reconditioning of the railway workshops at Cairns is now being done, employing four carpenters and two labourers. The work will take until ...

    Article : 30 words
  38. Potato Shortage.

    The shortage of potatoes in the North caused supplies which arrived this week to be cleared immediately from the merchants. The quantity of ...

    Article : 130 words
  39. Electricity Interruption.

    Consumers in the Edge Hill area are notified that the supply of electricity may be interrupted on Saturday. December 14, 1940, between 5 a.m. and ...

    Article : 29 words
  40. FRENCH DIFFICULTIES.

    Travellers from Saigon report that serious native uprisings in Indo-China are intensifying the French difficulty in maintaining control in the face of Japanese ...

    Article : 103 words
  41. WOOL RESERVE.

    The Minister for Commerce (Sir Earle Page) announced to-day that the Federal Government had been advised of the signing of the Anglo-American ...

    Article : 79 words
  42. Charge Against Aboriginal.

    Joe Chellum (50), an aboriginal, was charged in the Cairns Police Court yesterday that on December 10 at Wright's Creek he stole four bunches ...

    Article : 46 words
  43. CAIRNS PATRIOTIC FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 words
  44. Holiday Train Arrangements.

    Several alterations and additions have been made to the usual train and motor services during the Christmas and New Year holidays, and ...

    Article : 348 words
  45. MR. CURTIN CRITICISED.

    Three Labour members — Messrs. Brennan, Ward and Falstein—cxiticised their leader (Mr. Curtin) in the House of Representatives last night during the ...

    Article : 143 words
  46. Railway Lines Ballasted.

    The latest programme of laying coarse gravel ballast on railway lines in the Cairns district concluded on Wednesday. The ballast, which was ...

    Article : 81 words
  47. No Evidence by Mr. Phelan.

    Mr. P. J. Phelan, who was associated with the late Mr. Seymour Howe in evolving the Howe-Phelan scheme for the production of power alcohol from ...

    Article : 149 words
  48. NAZIS NEW ORDER.

    The Minister for Home Security (Mr. Herbert Morrison) in a speech said that the Nazis' new European order was that of the slave plantation, their peace that ...

    Article : 227 words
  49. TEN STRIKES SETTLED.

    Since the Department of Labour was established several months ago it has settled ten strikes out of fifteen, stated the Minister for Labour (Mr. H. E. Holt) ...

    Article : 93 words
  50. OBITUARY.

    Mis. Elizabeth Turner, relict of the late Donald Turner, passed away in hospital in Cairns early yesterday morning at the age of 70. Born in ...

    Article : 75 words
  51. Mishap to Aircraft.

    A light plane belonging to Airlines of Australia damaged its undercarriage while on the aerodrome at Coen, in the Peninsula, yesterday. Mr. C. W. ...

    Article : 96 words
  52. Inquest Into Hospital Death.

    An inquest was held in the Cairns Coroner's Court yesterday into the death of Frank Litchfield Lamperd, who died on October 12 in the Cairns ...

    Article : 142 words
  53. AIR LINER DAMAGED.

    When a fire broke out in an air liner as it landed at Wagga last night seven passengers were rushed to safety. The fire, which was caused by the engine ...

    Article : 98 words
  54. Tableland Conditions.

    The Tableland dairymen are having their seasonal decrease in milk production owing to dry conditions, but the position generally on the ...

    Article : 105 words
  55. Advertising

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    Advertising : 86 words
  56. PACT TURNED DOWN.

    A Sofia message says a well-informed German source states that Bulgaria turned down the Russian proposal for a mutual assistance p[?] ...

    Article : 37 words
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