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  2. WATER BOARD HOPES PIPELINE WILL REACH GORDONVALE

    The Cairns-Mulgrave Water Supply Board hopes its pipeline from Behana Creek will reach Gordonvale before its funds run out. Attempts to raise a £40,000 loan for the scheme have been ...

    Article : 562 words
  3. IRONWORKERS' UNION FUNDS

    SYDNEZ, Dec. 28.—I wrenee Short moved to-day to take control of the Federated Ironworkers' Association funds out ...

    Article : 334 words
  4. TO-DAY'S ZERO TIDE NOT LOWEST

    According to Cairns Harbour Board tables, low tide at 3.4 o'clock this morning was a feet. This does not mean it ...

    Article : 493 words
  5. Family Notices

    {No abstract available}

    Family Notices : 334 words
  6. The Cairns Post

    More than half the world [?] hoping that Christmas [?] would see the eud of Hostilities in Korea. The ...

    Article : 665 words
  7. MAGISTRATE WARNS S.P. OPERATORS

    LONGREACH, Dec. [?].— Warning of more severe penalties on illegal S.P. operators in future was given by Mr. P. ...

    Article : 304 words
  8. FIRING AT STICKS IN WATER

    Desmond Byrnes (13), of Ford-street, Atherton, who was shot on Thursday in the river bed near Collins Bridge, ...

    Article : 189 words
  9. COTTON TO BE GROWN IN MID-WEST

    BRISBANE, Dec. 28.—A group of four farmers intend to sow 800 acres with cotton next year in the Capella ...

    Article : 171 words
  10. SALT HARVEST "ONLY FAIR"

    MACKAY, Dec. 28.—Over the past nine weeks 8308 tons of coarse salt had been garnered at the Bowen salt works, the manager ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. SUGAR AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN

    BRISBANE, Dec. 26.—Though the full text of the sugar agreement completed with Britain last week has not yet been announced, it is ...

    Article : 89 words
  12. TOWNSVILLE MEAT POSITION

    TOWNSVILLE. Dec. 28.—As a result of the deteriorating meat position several local butchers have discussed the matter with ...

    Article : 252 words
  13. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE

    Anton Orevis[?], labourer, of Spence-street, Bungalow, received a punctured wound between the great and second toes of his left ...

    Article : 56 words
  14. WINE SHORTAGE AVERTED

    BRISBANE, Dec. 28.—A threatened wine shortage in Queensland will be averted by the arrival to-morrow of 50,000 gallons of South ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. JUBILEE LONG POEM AWARD

    CANBERRA, Dec. 28.—Peter Bladen, of Crawley, Western Australia, won the first prize of £350 in the long poem section of the ...

    Article : 156 words
  16. Temperature Readings

    The Weather Office yesterday recorded a maximum temperature of 90.7 degrees and a minimum temperature of 74.3 degrees. ...

    Article : 58 words
  17. From A Lawyer's Diary

    "My land adjoins Colwill's for about a mile and a half," Loftus told me this morning. "It is about a mile and a half too long. ...

    Article : 583 words
  18. SCATTERED RAIN REPORTED

    BRISBANE, Dec. 28. — Scattered rains occurred during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day, mainly in the Central Lowlands and Upper ...

    Article : 205 words
  19. JUNIOR FARMERS' CLUBS

    BRISBANK, Dec. 28. — The establishment of junior farmers' clubs in Queensland towns and cities is seen by the Director of ...

    Article : 233 words
  20. NO DRAUGHT BEER SHORTAGE

    No shortage of draught beer was seen in Cairns or Innisfail during Christmas week. In addition to this, slightly in excess ...

    Article : 134 words
  21. Northern Rainfall

    Rainfall for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. Friday was: Lower Carpentaria: Croydon 215, Julia Creek 28, Millungera 41. Upper ...

    Article : 55 words
  22. Sold Adulterated Milk

    George Whittaker, milk vendor, of Freshwater, was fined £5 with £1/1/- analyst's fees and 6/- costs of court in the Court of Petty ...

    Article : 68 words
  23. CAIRNS STARR BOWKETT

    At the usual monthly appropriation meeting of the Cairns Starr Bowkett Building and Investment Society last night, £8600 was ...

    Article : 326 words
  24. Theft From Anzac Park Kiosk

    Two pounds in cash and about one dozen packets of cigarettes were stolen in a "smash and grab" raid on the kiosk in Anzac Park ...

    Article : 85 words
  25. SLOW TURN ROUND OF SHIPS

    LONDON, Dec. 27 (A.A.P.).— Lieutenant Colonel Austin Bates, chairman of the Liverpool Steamship Owners' Association to-day ...

    Article : 307 words
  26. BRISBANE SHORTAGE

    BRISBANE. Dec. 28.—Meat trade authorities warned to-night Brisbane will face its most serious meat shortage for many years in ...

    Article : 80 words
  27. Fined For Stealing.

    When he pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a steel rope valued at £3, the property of James Rankine, of Mossman, ...

    Article : 63 words
  28. Missing Innisfail Man Found

    Andrew John Fisher, a member of the Air Force, who was reported missing from his home in the Palmerston area, lying between ...

    Article : 88 words
  29. AERIAL AMBULANCE APPEAL

    With the amounts handed in in the past week, the appeal for funds to provide modern equipment for their new aircraft by the Cairns ...

    Article : 93 words
  30. Rain At Innisfail

    Innisfail received its first substantial fall of rain for many weeks yesterday, when rain set ininthe morning and over 85 points ...

    Article : 57 words
  31. "TIME AS OF ESSENCE OF CONTRACT"

    "Dibbins has not kept his agreement to pay the balance of the purchase money on my house." Parkvn said this morning "I had ...

    Article : 355 words
  32. FILM CRITICS' AWARD

    NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (A.A.P.) —The New York film critics to-day chose "A Street Car Named Desire" as the best motion ...

    Article : 125 words
  33. FOUR TERMS FOR MAKING A LEASE

    "Hucklesby has agreed to give me a lease of his property at Glengall," Bleakley told me this morning. "He has not given me ...

    Article : 262 words
  34. NO MILK IN CAIRNS TO-MORROW

    Last Sunday's milkless day will be repeated to-morrow, the manager of the Polar Star Co. (Mr. D. Bennett) said yesterday. There ...

    Article : 136 words
  35. Cairns Orange Juice For Melbourne

    When the Manunda sailed last night, she was carrying 1200 cases of the locally processed "Amber Glow" orange juice. The ...

    Article : 108 words
  36. District Weather Forecasts

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 words
  37. SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

    Manunda left last night for Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Leaves Melbourne on January 12 on the return trip. ...

    Article : 175 words
  38. Johnstone Shire Works

    The acting Treasurer (Mr. E. J. Walsh) has advised the Member for Mulgrave (Mr. R. H. Watson) that the Co-ordinator of ...

    Article : 86 words
  39. OBITUARY

    INNISFAIL, Dec. 28. — The funeral of the late Ralph Reid (61), whose death followed injuries received from a fall at ...

    Article : 117 words
  40. Mercy Flight From Georgetown

    Fred Campbell, stockman, of Abingdon Downs, was flown rom Georgetown yesterday, when tne Bush Pilots' Dragonfly aircraft ...

    Article : 146 words
  41. ANGLICAN DEAN TO RETIRE

    BRISBANE, Dec. 28.—Very Rev. W. E. C. Barrett, Dean of St. John's Cathedral for nearly 20 years, will retire next year. He will ...

    Article : 115 words
  42. MAN FOUND DEAD

    INGHAM, Dec. 28.—A very sick man, James Jackson (58), who left hospital about 3 o'clock on Monday morning last, clad only ...

    Article : 75 words
  43. Innisfail Fire Calls

    The Innisfail Fire Brigade received a call yesterday to Shaw's corner where a shed at Park's farm had caught fire. The ...

    Article : 89 words
  44. PAYING OFF ANOTHER'S LIEN

    '"When I went off to England six months ago for a trip," Dansey said to-day, "I lent my car to Lubbock. It was a stupid thing ...

    Article : 70 words
  45. POLIO CASES IN BRISBANE.

    BRISBANE. Dec. 28.—Seven more cases of poliomyelitis in the metropolitan area have been notifled to the Brisbane City Council ...

    Article : 46 words
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