The rows of coloured lights strung in Abbott-street and Shields-street as a New Year decoration, were the first step in "brightening up" Cairns during festive periods, the Mayor ...
Article : 454 wordsAn 18,000 to 1 chance "came off" on a recent morning, when the shipping manager of Burns Philp ...
Article : 388 wordsBRISBANE, Dec 31.—Monsoon rain influences are in a good position for a January "wet" season over Northern Australia, the Weather Bureau said to-night. ...
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Family Notices : 187 wordsThe practice of making resolutions at the turn of the year is by no means to be despised or discouraged ...
Article : 671 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 31.—Direct Federal expenditure on health had risen from £7 million in 1948/49 to £29 ...
Article : 188 wordsBefore the Elsa[?] left Cairne on her return voyage to Brisbane via Townsville yesterday, her master (Captain ...
Article : 213 wordsThe staff of The Cairns Post Pty. Ltd. gathered in the jobbing room yesterday afternoon to say farewell to ...
Article : 628 wordsBRISBANE, Dec. 31.— The new year was ushered in in the city to-night with a Mardi Gras carnival at ...
Article : 109 wordsTo-day a Cairns doctor and an ambulance officer will fly in a chartered Bush Pilots' plane to Forsayth, where they will ...
Article : 45 words"Despite discouraging public utterances during 1952 by a few political disciples of despair and gloom in the year, ...
Article : 483 wordsBRISBANE, Dec. 31.—A mechanical cane-cutting machine manufactured at Mackay has found favour in the ...
Article : 458 wordsThe 71.62 inches of rain which fell on Cairns last year came on 118 of the year's 366 days, which means that 248 ...
Article : 50 wordsFay Lillian Assoan (10), of Mourilyan, received a lacerated wound to the top of her head when she was hit by a swing ...
Article : 49 wordsSYDNEY, Dec. 31.—The first season's result of Whale Industries Ltd. showed that the company would operate profitably ...
Article : 155 wordsBARCALDINE, Dec. 31.—A man was charged at a special police court sitting to-night with having been an accessory after ...
Article : 229 wordsAmbulance officers yesterday took Mrs. June Smith, of Stratford, to hospital after she had fallen at her home and received ...
Article : 48 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 31.—The Minister for Air (Mr. W. McMahon) to-day announced the award of decorations to 21 ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Brisbane Weather Bureau gives the northern rainfalls for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. on Wednesday as ...
Article : 44 wordsSYDNEY, Dec. 31.—A calm which is expected to descend on Storm Bay—Derwent River area early to-morrow morning ...
Article : 115 wordsA huge Mack diesel truck which was unloaded from the Mundalla last week is the heaviest vehicle ever brought ashore ...
Article : 227 wordsThe following were successful at examinations for engine drivers and mechanics recently held at Innisfail: G. R. ...
Article : 58 wordsNEW YOKK. Dec. 31 (A.A.P.). — The strongest wooden ship ef her time is steadily breaking ap on a reef ...
Article : 173 wordsThe weather office at the Cairns aerodrome yesterday recorded a maximum temperature of 91 degrees, at 2 p.m., ...
Article : 71 wordsSYDNEY, Dec. 31. — The N.S.W. Prices Minister (Mr. P. J. Finnan) to-night said the match industry was alarmed at ...
Article : 237 wordsThe bulk of the watersiders at Cairns stopped work for the New Year break at mid-day yesterday. However, enough ...
Article : 65 wordsMananda leaves Melbourne January 10, Sydney January 13, Brisbane January 16, Townsville January 20, arrives ...
Article : 262 wordsPORT MORESBY, Dec. 31 (A.A.P.).—Pastor Ernest Lemke, of Western Australia, and his son, Lester, are probably ...
Article : 161 wordsBRISBANE, Dec. 31. — The State Electricity Commission will be the first Queensland authority to test the loan ...
Article : 187 wordsThe Brisbane Weather Bureau last night telegraphed the following district weather forecasts: Carpentaria: sultry with ...
Article : 62 wordsLONDON, Dec. 31 (A.A.P.). —The Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) left Southampton to-day on the ...
Article : 107 wordsBRISBANE, Dec. 31.—Scattered light to moderate rains continued over inland divisions during the 24 hours ended 9 ...
Article : 185 wordsTOOWOOMBA, Dec. 31.— About 30 boys stopped traffic in the main streets of Toowoomba to-day and evoked expressions of ...
Article : 85 wordsIn the Court of Petty Sessions at Mossman yesterday. Charles Adrian Sweetland Coates (36), of Port Douglas, ...
Article : 93 wordsBRISBANE, Dec. 30—Golden Casket No. 1863 was drawn to-day. Major prize winners were: ...
Article : 139 wordsMACKAY, Dec. 31.—The levels of water in the underground feds feeding Mackays water supply are the lowest in ...
Article : 150 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec. 31.—A 15-ton sperm whale has cost the owner of the crippled Southern Archer thousands of ...
Article : 98 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 31.— Hopes that the stranded interState freighter Merino would be pulled off the beach at ...
Article : 93 wordsTAMWORTH, Dec. 31.—A New South Wales' town, wrecked by a severe storm was cut off from the outside world ...
Article : 74 wordsSYDNEY, Dec. 31.—A 75-year-old man was charged in Marrickville police station to-night with having maliciously wounded ...
Article : 80 wordsSYDNEY, Dec 31.—A man running wild with two 18-inch bars in the crowded bar of the University Hotel, Glebe, this ...
Article : 73 wordsBRISBANE, Dec. 31.—Track forecasts for to-morrow are: Eagle Farm: Weather [?] fine; track good. ...
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