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  2. CAIRNS, FRI., AUG. 24, 1945. The Cairns Post TO-DAY'S ISSUE, EIGHT PAGES.

    The Federal Government has already announced the lifting of many of the restrictions which had to be imposed to conduct the ...

    Article : 826 words
  3. CONTINUANCE OF UNIFORM TAXATION DESIRED BY PRIME MINISTER

    CANBERRA, August 23.—The Prime Minister (Mr. J. B. Chifley) told the Premiers' Conference that he believed uniform taxation should be continued for all time. He flatly rejected a suggestion by the ...

    Article : 120 words
  4. LATER CLOSING OF HOTEL BARS

    CANBERRA, Aug. 23.—Later closing of hotel bars was one way of reducing intoxication, said the Minister for Customs (Senator R. ...

    Article : 348 words
  5. Family Notices

    {No abstract available}

    Family Notices : 150 words
  6. SURPRISE ACTION

    SYDNEY, August 23.—There was a surprise development in the stay-in strike at Rhonada colliery on Wednesday night, when ...

    Article : 399 words
  7. TIMBER WORKERS' STRIKE

    BRISBANE, August 23.—Hopes of an early settlement of the timber workers strike which began in various parts of Queensland this ...

    Article : 396 words
  8. Advertising

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    Advertising : 17 words
  9. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE

    Hospital Secretary in Hospital. Mr. E. Blackmore, secretary of the Cairns Hospitals Board, has been laid up since Monday with a slight attack ...

    Article : 44 words
  10. "VICIOUS, INIQUITOUS IMPOSITION."

    Mr. Dunstan was asking for a repeal of the Act, or at least a reallocation of the reimbursements to the States. He declared that uniform ...

    Article : 825 words
  11. FIRE CHIEF'S DISCLOSURE

    BRISBANE, Aug. 23.—Mustard and lewisite gases had been transported through the streets of Brisbane, and at one time 2000 tons of gelignite had ...

    Article : 233 words
  12. Cane Cutter Shortage

    The Innisfail Labour Agent (Mr. F. D. Connors) on Wednesday said there was still a shortage of about 100 cutters in the Innisfail sugar areas. A few ...

    Article : 44 words
  13. Sea Service for Innisfail.

    Advice has been received that a vessel flying the flag of the John Burke Line, is to be engaged from now on in bringing general cargo from Cairns to ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. Two Charges Against Soldier.

    Pleading guilty to charges of having used obscene language in Shields-street the previous night and of having resisted a policeman in the execution ...

    Article : 105 words
  15. GENERAL RAILWAY STRIKE

    MELBOURNE, August 21.—A general railway strike is threatened because of the unrest spreading among A.R.U. members. It has arisen over ...

    Article : 145 words
  16. DREADFUL TRAIL OF DEATH

    NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (A.A.P.).— The Tokio radio states that the latest check of t[?] damage done by the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and ...

    Article : 403 words
  17. NO ACTION AT TOWNSVILLE.

    TOWNSVILLE, August 23.—Following an address by the District Secretary of the A.W.U., in which he stated that negotiations between the union ...

    Article : 228 words
  18. Weather Forecast.

    The following State forecast was issued by the Divisional Meteorological Bureau at noon yesterday for the ensuing 24 hours: Fine, except for ...

    Article : 88 words
  19. AUSTRIAN LAWLESSNESS.

    LONDON, August 22 (A.A.P.).—An outbreak of lawlessness among displaced persons in north-east Austria menaces the security of the civilian ...

    Article : 156 words
  20. Alien Control Regulation Breaches.

    Jimmy Oosen, of McLeod-street, Cairns, was fined 22/2/-, with 6/Court costs, in default seven days' imprisonment, when he pleaded guilty ...

    Article : 125 words
  21. DISTRICT R.S.L.

    A letter from the Innisfail sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. was read at the monthly meeting of the Far Northern District Council in reference ...

    Article : 347 words
  22. COMMERCIAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 words
  23. NATION-WIDE HOLIDAY

    CANBERRA, Aug. 23.—The Prime Minister (Mr. J. B. Chifley) and the State Premiers at the conference to-day agreed to consider the possibility ...

    Article : 214 words
  24. RUSSIAN CRITICISM

    MOSCOW, August 22 (A.A.P.).— "Izvestia," criticising the British and American decision to send observers to the Greek elections, describes the ...

    Article : 160 words
  25. Additional Rail Motors.

    For some time the Minister for Works (Mr. H. Bruce) has been endeavouring to arrange for a daily motor service to convey children from ...

    Article : 151 words
  26. EVACUATION OF WAR PRISONERS

    MELBOURNE, August 21.—A mission from the South-east Asia-Command is at present in Melbourne planning the evacuation of prisoners ...

    Article : 243 words
  27. RULING RETAIL PRICES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 158 words
  28. Storekeeper Fined on Three Charges.

    Charges that he committed three breaches of National Security [?]rices) Regulations 29 (1), were preferred against James George Sang, ...

    Article : 165 words
  29. BAPTIST CHURCH

    The 9th anniversary of the local Baptist Church was celebrated this week. On Sunday morning Rev. L. H. Shakespeare, of the British ...

    Article : 252 words
  30. SURRENDER TALKS

    LONDON, August 23 (A.A.P.).— Surrender talks were opened between representatives of the Burmese National forces and the Japanese, ...

    Article : 124 words
  31. PROFESSIONAL GOLF.

    LONDON, Aug. 22 (A.A.P.).—The Australian, Shankland, with 80, just missed joining many well-known professional golfers who exceeded that ...

    Article : 145 words
  32. "MONTY" SLIGHTLY HURT

    LONDON, August 22 (A.A.P.).—It is revealed that Field-Marshal Montgomery was slightly injured when his plane crashed into a tree at the ...

    Article : 88 words
  33. DUTCH MEAT RATION CUT.

    THE HAGUE, August 23 (A.A.P.).— The Minister for Agriculture announces a 50 per cent cut in the Dutch meat ration from September 2, to three ...

    Article : 32 words
  34. Parcels Service to Greece.

    The Greek community in Cairns, through its leader, Mr. G. Cominos, is continuing to make representation to the authorities that a means of ...

    Article : 233 words
  35. OKINAWA AIR ARMADA.

    NEW YORK, August 22 (A.A.P.).— The American Associated Press correspondent on Okinawa says that the greatest fleet of four-engined ...

    Article : 169 words
  36. Electricity Interruption.

    All consumers in Main Road, Edmonton, between Hambledon, Mill Road and Stony Creek are notified that the electricity supply may be ...

    Article : 85 words
  37. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

    BRISBANE, August 23.—Reduced taxation and more action by the Commonwealth Government, were urged by Mr. G. W. Kennedy, in his presidential ...

    Article : 137 words
  38. SEARCH FOR MAN AND TWO BOYS LOST IN TABLELAND SCRUB SUCCEEDS

    When Edward George Condon, or Vine Creek, Ravenshoe, with his son, aged 14, and a small nephew, failed to return from a short shooting expedition last Sunday, a search of the scrub was instituted that night, and the following day numerous parties organised by the police ...

    Article : 192 words
  39. EXTRA HOLIDAYS

    BRISBANE, August 23.—Three extra days holiday, to mark the end of the Pacific war, have been granted to the Queensland Agricultural High School ...

    Article : 75 words
  40. Mr. G. F. Hudson Resigns.

    Mr. G. F. Hudson has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Innisfail District Cane Growers executive. In a statement to-day Mr. Hudson ...

    Article : 94 words
  41. OBITUARY

    Early yesterday, Mrs. Mary Hobson died in Cairns, aged 86. She was a native of Manchester, England, and was a widow. She leaves two sons, ...

    Article : 77 words
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