SYDNEY, May 10.—A general shipping strike is imminent throughout Australia because of the double-dumping of wool dispute. The Watersiders' Federation announced to-day that if the dispute is ...
Article : 121 words"There is heavy work ahead for all of us," said the chairman of the Mulgrave Shire Connell (Cr. W. C. Griffin) yesterday addressing ...
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Family Notices : 519 wordsSYDNEY, May 10.—Amid scenes unparalleled in State Court history, Douglas Merris (26), journalist, was acquitted to-day in the ...
Article : 433 wordsWith the object of giving the newly-elected Cairns City Counsell some idea of what the people regard as urgent necessities, having ...
Article : 565 wordsBritain is facing soundly up to the realisation that to enjoy her former trade pre-eminence no effort must be spared. Her ...
Article : 742 wordsThis morning 3300 wharf labourers attended at pick-up centres, but refused to work because 200 men, who declined to load double-dumped bales, ...
Article : 236 wordsBRISBANE, May 10.—The disposal of equipment in the former main army ordnance depot near Atherton, comprising the largest ...
Article : 266 wordsA proxy wedding was performed in Sourabaya last Monday, May 5, so that the bride, formerly Miss Pat Svendsen, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs ...
Article : 259 wordsMELBOURNE, May 10.—Eight ships are idle in Melbourne, involving 800 men. When two gangs were asked to load double-dump bales on the ...
Article : 51 wordsQuite a gloom was cast over Cairns and the district of Port Douglas when it became known on Good Friday that Bob McAuliffe had "passed on." Bob ...
Article : 162 wordsBRISBANE, May 10.—Four ships are completely laid up in Brisbane and seven others may be added to the list to-morrow in consequence of the ...
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Advertising : 18 wordsCANBERRA, May 7.—Departure this week of the Australian National Airways' Skymaster Warana, to "explore" the proposed Pacific air route between ...
Article : 461 wordsRainfall in local districts over the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday has been rather high for this time of the year. The figures are: Cairns 136 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 76 wordsBRISBANE, Mar 10.—There were fair supplies of lucerne chaff at Roma-street to-day when clearances were made from 12/6 to 7/-. One lot of ...
Article : 107 wordsCANBERRA, May 6.—Although planters and businessmen aver that conditions in the mandated territories and Papua are getting back to normal in face of ...
Article : 457 wordsThe manager of the Mulgrave sugar mill advised that the mill intends to begin crushing for the 1946 season early in June, and cane cutters are ...
Article : 51 words"I am worried about that deed you drew up for me a month ago," Miss Coulthwaite said to me this morning. "What is the reason for your worry?" ...
Article : 267 wordsIt is estimated that approximately £1000 was realised at the sale of army amenities at Bunda-street last Thursday. All the material, consisting of ...
Article : 48 wordsAs a result of the raising of the school leaving age to fifteen next year there will be 390,000 additional children in the state schools of England ...
Article : 264 wordsCANBERRA, May 10.—The Commonwealth system of guaranteed prices for feed barley, feed oats, and grain sorghum, will be continued to cover ...
Article : 94 wordsBRISBANE, May 10.—Jockey W. Cook, who was to have ridden Swan River in the Moreton Handicap, has decided not to return to Brisbane. He ...
Article : 142 wordsAn apprentice at Advanx garage, A. A. McDonald, of Edge Hill, yesterday received an injury to the right eye when a piece of extended rubber ...
Article : 50 wordsMr. Gibber had a grouch this morning, and it had nothing to do with his liver. "I let a man into a place of minc ...
Article : 199 wordsMr. E. Harris, who is State organiser of the Physical Fitness Council, arrived in Cairns yesterday to inspect buildings for the establishment of a ...
Article : 49 wordsThe third meeting of the North Parramatta Progress Association was held at the residence of Mr. L. Brown, corner of Draper and Grove streets, on ...
Article : 328 wordsThe Bishop of Carpentaria (Right Rev. Stephen Davies, D.D.), accompanied by the registrar of the diocese (Mr. C. E. Smith) have completed a ...
Article : 66 wordsSupplies of most commodities were sufficient to meet requirements throughout the week. QUOTATIONS. ...
Article : 290 wordsA public meeting, convened by the Mayor (Ald. W. A. Collins), will be held in the City Council Chambers on Friday, May 17, at 8 p.m., to form a ...
Article : 82 wordsRobert Cuff called this morning. "My wife died some five or six years ago," he began. "Under her will half her property went to me and half ...
Article : 279 words"I am bound to [?] Greathead £20 on the first of July," [?] told me this afternoon. "It is due under a contract I made with him some time ...
Article : 245 wordsAt the first meeting of the newly constituted Cairns District Cane Growers' Executive, Mr. R. H. Watson was re-elected chairman and Mr. J. R. Warner ...
Article : 92 wordsPlans for the remodelling of the Tourist Bureau office in Abbott-street are now in the hands of the contractor, T. J. Watkins, who expects to ...
Article : 89 wordsCANBERRA, May 10.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. F. M. Forde) said to-day that there was no foundation in the rumour that there was to be a ...
Article : 94 wordsThe Cairns Cane Growers' Association has been advised that a quantity of barbed wire required for repair of flood damaged fences has arrived at Cairns. ...
Article : 70 wordsCairns city and its environs has won favour in the eyes of a recent southern visitor, Mr. J. W. Brewester, Queensland manager for Kodak Pty. Ltd., ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Brisbane Weather Bureau yesterday telegraphed the following State forecast: Fairly general coastal showers maintained north from Townsville, ...
Article : 104 wordsWhen he caught his left foot in the wheel of a bicycle, Frank Costello received a severe lacerated wound to and partly severed the third toe. The ...
Article : 70 wordsUNION, S.C. (A.P.).—Joe McMillan, Union barber for 32 years, celebrated his 58th birthday by offering a free hair cut and shave all men with the ...
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The Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Sat 11 May 1946, Page 5
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