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  2. FIRST PATENTEE.

    Mr. C. Barnes, a Melbourne mining engineer, was the first man to patent degaussing equipment to protect ships against magnetic ...

    Article : 137 words
  3. STATE TAXATION.

    State taxation instalments are almost certain to be spread over 10 months, the Premier (Mr. W. Forgan Smith) said to-night. A Bill to ...

    Article : 222 words
  4. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 86 words
  5. RESTORE PROSPERITY.

    The president of the Cairns Chamber of Commeree (Mr. R. F. G. Fogarty) told members of the chamber at the monthly meeting ...

    Article : 1,284 words
  6. NIGHT WITH CROCODILES.

    Lost in [?] country [?]agoon aboat three miles from Deeral, a 71-year-eld man, J. J. Keogh, hut night climbed a tree ...

    Article : 475 words
  7. SWEATED LABOUR

    Charges that sweated labour was being used in the clothing trade in the Brisbane suburbs were made to-day by the secretary of the Clothing and ...

    Article : 162 words
  8. COMMERCIAL

    There was a keen demand for pumpkins at Roma-street to-day and values were further advanced. Sales were made at 4/8 to 4/. Prime lucerne chaff ...

    Article : 76 words
  9. ATHERTON SHOW.

    ATHERTON SHOW. (Continued from Page Four.) "The Large White Yorkshires were not strong in numbers although the ...

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  10. The Cairns Post

    The Minister for Commerce in a statement in Sydney, made the point that the Lease-Lend Act of the United States was ...

    Article : 748 words
  11. BRISBANE FAT STOCK SALES.

    The official report of the fat stock sales, supplied by the Brisbane Fat Stock Produce Brokers' Association, is:— Cattle: 2600. The quality was about ...

    Article : 119 words
  12. CONTROLLER OF SALVAGE.

    The former Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Mr. R. W. D. Weaver) ceased to be Controller of Salvage to-day. He ...

    Article : 358 words
  13. A.I.F. MAN'S GRIEVANCE.

    In a letter to his parents in Brisbane, an A.I.F. man in Syria says: "The Australian canteen service is a disgrace to the courjtry." The letter ...

    Article : 188 words
  14. SIR GEORGE BEEBY

    "My final message to the Trade Unionists of Australia" said Sir George Beeby, Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court, to-day is in the form of a plea ...

    Article : 342 words
  15. Home Guard Varade.

    Facilities once more exist for Sunday morning training at Parramatta Park and personnel will be present there ready to fall in at 9.15 a.m. next ...

    Article : 53 words
  16. Harbour Board By-laws.

    The Cairns Harbour Board bas confirmed the amendment of by-laws 217, 220 and 221. They amend harbour dues and transhipment dues and schedules ...

    Article : 59 words
  17. Medal for Cairns Man.

    According to the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" of July 28, Private Ernest Theo Unwin (26), married, of Cairns, has won the Military Medal for ...

    Article : 72 words
  18. PARKS AND RESERVES.

    Commenting on the subject of encroachment on parks and public recreation reserves, the Minister for Lands (Mr. E. J. Walsh) stated ...

    Article : 375 words
  19. Weather Forecast.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 words
  20. S.A. GOVERNOR.

    Great interest was taken in Northern industries by the Governor of South Australia (Sir Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey) and Lady ...

    Article : 235 words
  21. Tenders Accented.

    The Cairns Harbour Board has decided to purchase equal quantities of cement from each of four tenderers, who all quoted £7/0/3 per ton, ...

    Article : 84 words
  22. ROCKAMPTON "NEWS."

    Consequent upon the conditions arising from the rationing of newsprint the, "Evening News" suspended publication to-day for the duration of ...

    Article : 179 words
  23. Police Post Closing.

    The Superintendent of the Cairns Police District (Inspector P. J. Honan) said yesterday that the police station at "Iron" Bange, behind Portlands ...

    Article : 91 words
  24. SULPHATE AMMONIA.

    [?] A reduction of 72/ a ton in the wholesale price of sulphate ammonia from today is announced by the Prices ...

    Article : 65 words
  25. INNER SUGAR POOL.

    The Australian Sugar Producers' Association executive will consider the organisation's attitude, to the proposals of the Queensland Cane Growers' ...

    Article : 107 words
  26. School Vacation Begins.

    State secondary and primary schools in Cairns "broke up" yesterday for the winter vacation, and will resume on Monday, August 18. When opening, the ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. DEBTOR 'S RELIEF.

    An extension of the debtors' relief provisions of the National Security Regulations, which, the Economic Cabinet approved yesterday, provides for Individual ...

    Article : 176 words
  28. Mobile Recr[?] Unit.

    In the absence of Mr. J. P. Tully, chainnan of the Mulgrave Shire Council, who arrived after the meeting, had started. Mr. J. V. Mathews introduced ...

    Article : 97 words
  29. WAGE INCREASE GRANTED.

    An increase of 4/ weekly was granted to-day by the Industrial Court to adult males employed under the Meat Export Award, and it will take effect ...

    Article : 86 words
  30. NORTH COAST RAILWAY.

    North Coast railway traffic was disorganised late on Wednesday night and for some time early this morning, after a goods, train was partially derailed at ...

    Article : 81 words
  31. JAPANESE BOAT.

    The Canberra Maru sailed from Sydney for Japan to-day, after adding 700 bales of wool to her cargo of wheat and flour. The export of this cargo ...

    Article : 187 words
  32. Alleredly Stole as Servant

    When Charles George Stevens (54), labourer, appeared on remand in the Cairns Court of Petty Sessions yesterday charged with stealing divers sums ...

    Article : 187 words
  33. REGISTRATION FEES.

    When the Budget is being prepared the Government will consider a reduction of motor registration fees and payment by quarterly instalments. ...

    Article : 81 words
  34. TAXI FARE INCREASE.

    City taxi drivers are not satisfied with the 25 per cent, increase, announced to-day hy the Commissioner of Police (Mr. C. J. Carroll) to operate ...

    Article : 163 words
  35. JULY WAS DRIER.

    July was the driest month in Cairns this year. In the seven wet days, 63 points of rain fell, compared with 69 points in June. In July of last year ...

    Article : 153 words
  36. CHINESE SEAMEN.

    Fifty members of the Chinese crew of a vessel in port at Newcastle were removed from the shin by police yesterday at the request of the master of ...

    Article : 104 words
  37. PASSENGER CARS.

    The Minister for1 Supply (Mr. C.D. Howe) announced the compulsory curtailment of production of passenger cars in Canada to 43 per cent, of the ...

    Article : 39 words
  38. [?]

    [?] The official results have been received for the recent Ballway Ambulance examination held in Cairns for ...

    Article : 220 words
  39. MELBOURNE TAXIS.

    Taxis and private hire cars will withdraw from city streets for 24 hours from 6 a.m. to-morrow, as a protest against the new petrol restrictions. ...

    Article : 56 words
  40. WOMEN FOR OVERSEAS.

    The Minister for the Army (Mr. P. C. Spender) said to-day that Queensland would provide 107 of the 801 women to be sent overseas for service to the A.U. ...

    Article : 137 words
  41. [?]

    The six A.I.F. and three Home Service recruits going to southern camps were farewelled a the Cairns railway station yesterday morning by ...

    Article : 51 words
  42. CANE LEVY.

    [?] "Regulations under the Primary Producers' Organisation empower the Innisfail District Cane Growers' ...

    Article : 87 words
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    [?] At the last meeting of the Cairns Harbour Board the chairman (Mr, R. T. McManus) referred to the death, ...

    Article : 63 words
  44. CANADIAN RED CROSS.

    The Red Cross agreed to the Government's requesf not to proceed with a separate national drive for funds this autumn and to join other auxiliary ...

    Article : 39 words
  45. [?]

    The Cairns Railway Band will participate tn the recruiting rally from the Soldiers' Club to the Memorial in Abbott-street to-night. The members ...

    Article : 41 words
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    The rainfall for July totalled one inch 86 pointa in 12 wet days. Since the beginning of the year, precipita[?] ...

    Article : 38 words
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