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  2. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 332 words
  3. SHOWDOWN EXPECTED.

    Decisions to be made by the Federal War Cabinet at its meeting to-morrow an the future Industrial policy in the coal mining ...

    Article : 399 words
  4. R.A.A.F. RAIDS.

    Kaepa[?] was again visited by R.A.A.F. aircraft on Tuesday, and despite sustained resistance by the japanese defences,bombs were ...

    Article : 248 words
  5. A.R.P. WORKERS.

    With equipment coming to hand in greater quantities, refugee centres established, and a compulsory callup soon to supplement the State's ...

    Article : 100 words
  6. AIRMEN KILLED.

    Sergeant-Pilot Robert Eric Fraser (28), single, and Sergeant-Observer James Alexander Mant (25), single, were killed instantly when an ...

    Article : 106 words
  7. MAN-POWER RULES.

    The following regulations in regard to the employment of man-power came into operation as from April 1, 1942:— ...

    Article : 1,174 words
  8. COMMERCIAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 121 words
  9. EFFECTS SEEN.

    Speaking at the annual meeting of the Commercial Motor Users' Association, the president (Mr. A. Raymont) said that Australia has reached a stage ...

    Article : 149 words
  10. LIQUOR TRADING. POSTPONE HOURS' CHANGE.

    It is likely that the Federal Government, will postpone any decision to put the seven-hour day limit on liquor trading until the Premiers' Conference ...

    Article : 170 words
  11. SUNDAY SHOWS. LORD MAYOR'S REPLY.

    The Lord Mayor (Ald. J. W. Chandler) to-day, in a further reply to criticism by the picture industry of his campaign for Sunday shows for soldiers, ...

    Article : 215 words
  12. DAIRY INDUSTRY.

    After protracted negotiations between the Primary Producers' Union and, the Director-General of Man-power (Mr Wurth), a schedule of reservations was ...

    Article : 361 words
  13. Stamp Selling Machine.

    The stamp selling machine at the Cairns Post Office, which suffered from a temporary dislocation, is again in working order. ...

    Article : 28 words
  14. HARVEST SUGAR.

    Speaking at Innisfail to-night, Mr. S. Theodore, Member for Herbert, made interesting reference to the sugar Situation. He said that the Government ...

    Article : 273 words
  15. Advertising

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    Advertising : 77 words
  16. Official Appointments.

    Mr.E.L. Moore, Clerk of Petty Sessions at Cairns, has been appointed acting Stipendiary Magistrate. Mr. F. L. Brady, senior clerk, has been appointed ...

    Article : 35 words
  17. VICTORIAN ATTITUDE.

    The Victorian Premier (Mr. A. Dunstan) has asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) to postpone the operations of the seven-hour drinking law ...

    Article : 60 words
  18. Returned Home.

    Several residents of the Tableland districts, who have been in the south, have returned by train. So far as can be ascertained, however, there has ...

    Article : 41 words
  19. The Cairns Pos

    Surprising, though heartening because of the high state of Russian morale which it disclosed, was the recent prediction of ...

    Article : 740 words
  20. SYDNEY CONFERENCE.

    The Lord Mayor to-day called a conference of stage, screen and radio representatives for Friday to work out a plan for the entertainment of troops on ...

    Article : 46 words
  21. More Internees.

    A large number of internees from the Mareeba district arrived in Cairns yesterday afternoon by train, and were taken to the police station in ...

    Article : 43 words
  22. ANZAC COMMAND.

    Far-reaching discussions and an agreement which is believed to mark the real beginning of practical operation of the new command in the Anzac ...

    Article : 178 words
  23. BASIC WAGE.

    The Combined Unions and A.W.U. today applied to the Court for an increase in the basic wage to £5 a week for males and £3/5/- for females, increases ...

    Article : 154 words
  24. Judgment for Plaintiff.

    In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. E. L. Moore, acting S.M., judgment for plaintiff was given in the following claim: F. R. Ireland ...

    Article : 45 words
  25. MOTOR HEADLIGHTS. UNIFORMITY IN SCREENING.

    The Government has sent a model order to all State Governments in an effort to secure uniformity in masking motor headlights. The Commonwealth ...

    Article : 150 words
  26. Governor's Visit.

    The Governor (Sir Leslie Wilson) will arrive in Cairns this week and spend some time in the city and district, visiting places of interest and ...

    Article : 38 words
  27. Innisfail Fire.

    A shed at the sanitary depot caught fire yesterday afternoon when tar boiled, over. Fireman H. Grove with an auxiliary fire service crew were ...

    Article : 52 words
  28. WAVES OF BOMBERS HEAVY RAIDS ON MALTA.

    Malta's heaviest raid yet came yesterday, when waves of German planes bombed, and dive-bombed the harbour area and aerodrome.Anti-aircraft ...

    Article : 74 words
  29. Bigamy Charge.

    In the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. E. L. Moore, acting S.M., Dorothy Eileen Margaret Tennent (24), on remand, on bail, on a ...

    Article : 55 words
  30. PRIVATE W. J. DYKSTRA

    With a leg in plaster, shrapnel in his shoulder and a blind left eye, Private W. J. Dykstra, of Bondi, still thinks he's the luckiest man in the A.I.F. ...

    Article : 352 words
  31. TEA CONTROLLER.

    The Brisbane and Suburban Storekeepers' Association is objecting to the appointment of Mr. H. A. Bennett, as Tea Controller at a salary of £1500, ...

    Article : 102 words
  32. DEHYDRATE MUTTON.

    The Minister for Commerce (Mr. J. V. Scully) is investigating thar possibilities of the early establishment of mutton dehydrating plants in country ...

    Article : 195 words
  33. ENFORCE IN QUEENSLAND.

    The Minister for Civil Defence (Mr. E. M. Hanlon) stated to-night that the State Government would now proceed with the enforcing of the regulations ...

    Article : 46 words
  34. KILLED AT ALEXANDRIA.

    It is now known that 52 were killed and 80 injured in the air raid on Alexandria: ...

    Article : 27 words
  35. Fell From Carriage.

    Mr. Dawson Gibson (47), a married man, residing in Buchan-street, and employed at the Railway Department as a temporary porter, was working ...

    Article : 85 words
  36. U.S. AMBASSADOR.

    The new American Ambassador [?] Russia(Admiral William Standley) arrived aboard the first United States army plane to fly across Russian territory. ...

    Article : 48 words
  37. COTTON CULTIVATION

    A campaign to expand cotton cultivation to 100,000 acres in Queensland during the coming spring months will be embarked on by the Agriculture ...

    Article : 184 words
  38. Men Required.

    For a training battallon Northern Command requires the following men: Clerks, police, cooks, men for general duties, P.O. orderly, motor transport ...

    Article : 71 words
  39. MURDER CHARGE.

    Mathew Peter Norton Higgins (47), pleaded not guilty in the Criminal Court to-day to having murdered Joseph Robert Abbott on December 25 ...

    Article : 45 words
  40. AFRICAN SABOTAGE.

    A bomb explosion last night cut off telephonic communication between Pretoria and Johannesburg for several hours. The bomb was placed under a ...

    Article : 46 words
  41. Railway Revenue Soars.

    The cash receipts of the Cairns railways for March totalled £44,723, as compared with £27,563 for the same month of 1941. For the nine months of ...

    Article : 124 words
  42. GOLDEN CASKET.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 118 words
  43. AIRMEN REWARDED.

    The Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) announced to-day that the Distinguished Flying Cross had been awarded for exceptional service in ...

    Article : 49 words
  44. PRICE OF WOOL

    In order to encourage producers to retain as many sheep as possible for wool purposes, the Wool Board has decided to increase wool prices by 10 ...

    Article : 61 words
  45. TAX EXEMPTION.

    The Treasurer (Mr. F., A. Cooper) stated to-day that Queensland members of the defence forces who return from service abroad were exempt from ...

    Article : 64 words
  46. SINGLE DEDUCTIONS.

    Federal officers to-day pointed out that if the uniform tax method is adopted all direct taxes on income, such as unemployment relief or development ...

    Article : 42 words
  47. Sequestration Order.

    Sitting in bankruptcy jurisdiction in chambers at Townsville on Tuesday Mr. Justice R. J. Douglas 'made a sequestration order against the estate of ...

    Article : 147 words
  48. TOWN DESTROYED.

    According to a Bucharest message Vidin was completely, destroyed, and 700 houses collapsed,between Ruse and Giurgiu as a result of flooding from ...

    Article : 45 words
  49. STATE FINANCES.

    State finances, particularly the attitude to be adopted towards the single tax proposal, will be reviewed at a special meeting of the Parliamentary ...

    Article : 83 words
  50. MATTRESS COVERS.

    One thousand mattress covers to use in hall converted into emergency hostels for people made homeless temporarily by enemy action, have been ...

    Article : 176 words
  51. THREE CONTESTANTS

    The Wallasey by election, consequent to Lieutenant-Colonel Moore Brabazon's elevation to the peerage, will be a three-cornered contest. ...

    Article : 43 words
  52. DUTCH FORCES.

    Vice-Admiral Haunch has been appointed by the Netherlands to command all Dutch naval, land and air forces in the East. A board of three ...

    Article : 64 words
  53. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Rear Admiral Pradley Allen Fiske inventor of the torpedo plane. He was 88 years of age. ...

    Article : 40 words
  54. ALEXANDRIA RAID.

    Eight persons were killed, and 32 injured in an air raid on Alexandria last night. ...

    Article : 25 words
  55. WALLASEY BY-ELECTION.

    Sir Stafford Cripps' brother, Major L. H. Cripps, who is a Liverpool shipowner, agreed to contest the Wallasey by-election as an independent, promising ...

    Article : 55 words
  56. H.M.S. HAVOCK WRECKED.

    The Admiralty announces that H.M.S. Havock (Lieut.-Commander G. R. G. Watkins, D.S.C.) was totally wracked' off the Tunisian coast. One ...

    Article : 42 words
  57. CHINA'S REPRESENTATTVE AT VATICAN.

    Chungking, has officialy announced the exchange of diplomatic representatives by China and the Vatican. ...

    Article : 35 words
  58. NIGHT RAIDERS ACTIVE.

    Night raiders bombed two East Coast towns, and one village. One is reported to have been brought down. ...

    Article : 28 words
  59. SUBMARINE CONSIDERED LOST.

    The Admiralty submarine Tempest is overdue, and is considered lost. ...

    Article : 24 words
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