The Federal Government this afternoon emerged safely from the crisis threatened yesterday by an unexpected precipitation of the ...
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Family Notices : 115 wordsRecent reports had indicated the success in the Buna area by the use of Wirraway aircraft equipped for dive-bombing, said the Minister for ...
Article : 143 wordsWar finance regulations governing missing soldiers' allotments were criticised by Senator C. H. Brand in the Senate to-day. The ...
Article : 122 wordsAustralian and American forces are steadily closing their grip on re[?]nants of the Japanese beachhead army in the Buna area. With ...
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Advertising : 469 words"The financial position of the sugar industry is now definitely on the down trade—it is not even Italic. Higher transport costs, ...
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Advertising : 96 wordsAt Georgetown 590 points of rain fell over last week-end and 319 points at Gilbert River.—Our Georgetown correspondent. ...
Article : 30 wordsDalgety and Company, Ltd., report the final appraisement of tobacco leaf for the present series terminated in Brisbane to-day and embraced all leaf ...
Article : 189 wordsThe Queensland Central Executive of the Labour Party to-night by 19 to 12, decided to oppose Mr. Curtin's plan to use the militia in defined areas outside ...
Article : 382 wordsNow that the sugar season has finished the Cairns Labour Bureau is doing a fairly brisk "trade" placing men in employment. During last week ...
Article : 56 wordsHistorians and philosophers will tell us one day how this war came about. In my humble estimation, said Jan Masaryk, ...
Article : 837 wordsAdvice has been received by the officer-in-charge of the Cairns Police district (Inspector P. J. Mullaly) that the following police promotions have ...
Article : 60 wordsIn the Innisfail Court this morning, before Mr. L. H. Mansell. S.M., William Surrell (28), a native of New South Wales, forfeited bail totalling ...
Article : 55 wordsExcitement occurred at Flying Fish Point yesterday morning by the capture of a sawfish in a net. The sawfish was approximately 16 feet long, the ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Brisbaner Grading and Bulking Company advise to-day that they have concluded the last appraisal in the third series. It is anticipated that the ...
Article : 116 wordsSaying that be had always believed that no man should be persecuted for any mistake he might have made, the Minister for An (Mr. A. S. Drakeford) ...
Article : 198 wordsThere have been good rains well spread all over the district this month, and following are the figures for the various centres: Cairns 206 points, ...
Article : 61 wordsBecause of heavy supplies of pumpkins at Roma-street to-day values were lower and only prime consignments were sought. Top price was 10/3. Other lines ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Deputy Director of Man-power (Mr. F. E. Walsh) announced to-day that a secondary industry seasonal register is to be established in ...
Article : 328 wordsThe Postmaster at Cairns (Mr. J. V. O'Donnell) stated yesterday that he had received advice that in future all senders of letters to prisoners of war in ...
Article : 88 wordsThe current period for tea rations ends to-morrow, and coupons 17 to 20 in the tea page of the ration book must be used by then. On Monday people ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Federal Executive of the Australian Seamen's Union to-day carried a resolution unanimously supporting Mr. Curtin's militia proposal to drive ...
Article : 35 wordsAfter three weeks' strike 30 welders employed at a suburban defence factory to-day returned to work. They stopped as a protest against certain women ...
Article : 97 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Senator W. D. Ashley) announced to-day that the special air mail lettercard service from members of the forces in the Northern ...
Article : 74 wordsThe following communique was issued by General MacArthur's Headquarters in the South-West Pacific area yesterday:— ...
Article : 114 wordsOperatives in all establishments engaged in the manufacturing of metal products and generally connected with the engineering industry will be ...
Article : 181 wordsOfficers of the Allied Works Council were in Cairns on December 8 and 9 for the purpose of enrolling men in the Civil Construction Corps, and ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr. J. J Dedman) has been advised by the Attorney-General (Dr. H. V Evatt) and the Solicitor-General ...
Article : 62 wordsThe advice of the Transport Minister (Mr. G. Lawson) to the community over the Christmas period is: "Enjoy a trip or two to the beaches or hills by ...
Article : 61 wordsTwo large sharks were observed swimming about a chain out from the beach yesterday. They cruised all along the waterfront during the ...
Article : 113 wordsOn the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-day members of both sides of the House stated that Parliament should meet before ...
Article : 307 wordsCharleville is the first town in Queensland to reach its quota of subscribers to the loan, 228 of a population of 3426. Its quota of £27,000 also seems assured. ...
Article : 41 wordsOne soldier was killed, while another, and a woman were injured in a collision between a heavy army motor truck and a tram at Wickham-street, Valley, this ...
Article : 121 wordsAbout 10 o'clock on Thursday night a report was received by the police that a woman named Dalfino Ramagnoni, of Italian origin, was missing. ...
Article : 109 wordsMr. Forgan Smith took the oath of office as Chairman of the Central Sugar Cane Prices Board before Chief Justice Webb this morning. In the exercise of ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Deputy Director of Rationing (Mr. F. E. Walsh) said to-day that the advertisement indicating the method of cutting and pasting on to the sheets of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 155 wordsA New Delhi communique states that Japanese bombers, escorted by fighters, yesterday afternoon briefly attacked Chittagong. The civil population calmly ...
Article : 79 wordsMiss Jean Devanny, who is wellknown in Cairns and district has returned to this city to do further journalistic work. Miss Devanny is a ...
Article : 145 wordsThe sudden death occurred to-day of Mr. Albert J. Holder, a well-known cane farmer of No. 2 Branch, Mena Creek. Deceased took smoko to a ...
Article : 154 wordsThe recent widespread rains over much of the back country have given a great fillip to pastoral production. Practically all the districts in the far ...
Article : 120 wordsThe former Labour Member for Eden-Monaro (Mr. J. Cusack) announced to-day that he proposed to contest the East Sydney seat at the ...
Article : 114 wordsAlthough confronted with man-power transport and storage difficulties the Government hoped to mill practically all of this season's sugar harvest the ...
Article : 65 wordsWill Tekaat, a second-sand dealer, appeared in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday before Mr. T. E. Dwyer, S.M., on two charges of contravening the ...
Article : 191 wordsThe temperature yesterday throughout the day did not vary very much, being 86.4 in the morning and 87.4 at 3 p.m., which was the highest ...
Article : 44 wordsFor the week ended 9 a.m. this morning the rainfall was 1056 points, registered in Ingham, the highest daily measurement being 625 points. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 wordsThe chief warden (Mr. W. D. Davies) presided at a meeting of the, divisional air-raid wardens last night, when it was decided that practice be held next ...
Article : 78 wordsA child named Bill Robertson, aged three years, and residing in Pembroke-street, drank kerosene yesterday. The Ambulance gave him general ...
Article : 39 wordsCount Edmondo Robilant, chief of a large Italian spy ring operating in South America, and five assistants were sentenced to terms ranging from eight to 20 ...
Article : 50 wordsThe establishment of dehydration plants in Western Queensland was proposed by the Government the Minister for Commerce (Mr. W. J. Scully) said in ...
Article : 65 wordsWardens, essential and emergency services are reminded that a practice will be held on Sunday December 13, for Divisions 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21. ...
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The Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Sat 12 Dec 1942, Page 4
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