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  2. POTATO SHORTAGE.

    The fruit inspector at Cairns (Mr. B. Fannell) stated yesterday that considerable supplies of potatoes arrived in Cairns by rail and ...

    Article : 795 words
  3. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 298 words
  4. COMMERCIAL.

    Lucerne chaff was in exceptionally heavy supply at Roma-street to-day and values slumped considerably. Furthermore, nearly every line was inclined to ...

    Article : 172 words
  5. DEATH PENALTY.

    A solemn warning that he would do his utmost to have the death penalty carried out on any person found guilty of co-operating with ...

    Article : 501 words
  6. SHOCKING ORDEAL ON RAIDERS

    Conditions in which the captives, including women, were held on board the Pacific raiders were worse than the Altmark, stated survivors when they arrived on a rescue vessel at an Australian port. The food was described as abominable. ...

    Article : 366 words
  7. POWER ALCOHOL.

    At a meeting of the Council of Queensland Cane Growers' Association a discussion took place on the question of the development of the power ...

    Article : 395 words
  8. Work on Aerodrome.

    Yesterday a pick-up was conducted at the Cairns Labour Office when 19 drivers with trucks were engaged for work on the Cairns aerodrome. ...

    Article : 27 words
  9. FITTING SHIPS IN JAPAN?

    Vernon Bartlett, in the "News Chronicle," states that the British Ambassador to Japan (Sir Robert Craigie) has been instructed to inquire ...

    Article : 155 words
  10. Military Service.

    The Area Officer (Major H. F. McLaughlin) advises that it is not yet necessary for the new age groups to register. Notices will be displayed at ...

    Article : 43 words
  11. Weather Forecast.

    The following State weather forecast was issued in Brisbane yesterday at 5 p.m. for the ensuing 24 hours: Cloudy, with scattered showers in the ...

    Article : 50 words
  12. The Cairns Post

    The Navy is still regarded as Britain's safety line, notwithstanding the marvellous efficacy of the Air Force and ...

    Article : 722 words
  13. Cairns Weather Report.

    The thermometer at the Cairns Post Office yesterday recorded the following figures: Maximum 87 degrees, minimum 71.4 The comparative ...

    Article : 60 words
  14. ATTACK ON HOLMWOOD.

    Describing the attack on the steamer Holmwood between New Zealand and Chatham Island, one of the survivorS said: "Several enemy ships came at us ...

    Article : 246 words
  15. Aborigines Charged.

    In the Cairns Police Court yesterday before Mr. L. Moore, acting Police Magistrate, Peter Evans (50) and Billy Simmons (20), aborigines, were charged ...

    Article : 61 words
  16. SCARCITY OF FOOD.

    Other women who were on the Narvik said that not only was the food had, but there was not enough of it. One girl summed up the feelings of all ...

    Article : 1,565 words
  17. Year's Rainfall at Innisfail.

    With the amazingly low rainfall of one inch 25 points, December was the "driest" for many years. The precipitations at Innisfail in the 12 months ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. INFORMATION FOR WAR COUNCIL.

    A full report on operations of raiders in Australian waters, including information supplied to the Federal Government by officers of the raiders' ...

    Article : 103 words
  19. No Work Offering.

    Some men arrived in the Innisfail district from the south yesterday in search of work, but the quest was a somewhat forlorn one as there is no ...

    Article : 85 words
  20. CRICKET.

    Rockhampton, by seven successive wins, is now in an unbeatable position for the Country Cricket premiership. They will meet Northern Composite ...

    Article : 246 words
  21. Conspiracy Charges.

    At the innisfail Police Court yesterday; before Mr. C. Burchill, P.M., John Thomas McNamee (solicitor) and Herbert Kitchener Gunder (clerk) were ...

    Article : 83 words
  22. RELEASE OF NEWS.

    Inter-departmental squabbling which has arisen between the Naval Department and the Department of Air over the announcement of the rescue of ...

    Article : 321 words
  23. WEEK ON ISLAND.

    The 496 men, women and children rescued from Emirau Island and who have been landed at an Australian port had spent seven days living as ...

    Article : 381 words
  24. OVERTIME EARNINGS.

    The Federal Treasurer (Mr. A. W. Fadden) said to-day that the claim that overtime earnings should be exempt from t[?]xation is untenable. He was commenting on ...

    Article : 299 words
  25. DEVELOPMENT TAX.

    Radical changes in the incidence of the State Development Tax are expected to be foreshadowed by the Premier in his policy speech before the State ...

    Article : 334 words
  26. NO PLAY IN MELBOURNE.

    There was so play in the Australian Elevens' match to-day owing to rain. ...

    Article : 21 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN TO LEAD.

    Squadron-Leader R. A. Holmwood, of the Royal Australian Air Force, has been appointed Commanding Officer of the most famous Royal Air ...

    Article : 207 words
  28. MR. McEWEN INQUIRING.

    The misunderstanding which occurred between his department and the Naval Intelligence over the release of information about the Pacific raider ...

    Article : 74 words
  29. TULLY WETTEST PLACE.

    Tully was the wettest place in Queensland last year, with a 12 months' total of 20,4[?]4 points—2795 above the average Tully topped the list of aggregate ...

    Article : 81 words
  30. JAPANESE MINISTER.

    A former Foreign Office spokesman, Hr. Natsuo Kawai, has been appointed Japan's first Minister to Australia. He is expected to leave late in February, ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. U.S. MERCHANT SHIPS

    A London me[?] says it is reliably stated that the British and United States Governments are considering a plan whereby U.S. merchant vessels will take ...

    Article : 120 words
  32. LAND COURT.

    Before the Deputy Land Commissioner (Mr. J. M. Smith) to-day the following applications for certificates of performance of conditions in respect ...

    Article : 65 words
  33. SILENT PROTEST.

    Obeying the request of General de Gaulle, French families observed an hour of silence on New Year's Day at a protest against the German invasion. ...

    Article : 49 words
  34. HONOURING PAROLS.

    Rescued [?] who, before being put ashore from the German commerce raiders, signed a pledge not to participate further is the [?]duct of the war, ...

    Article : 318 words
  35. CUSTOMS REVENUE.

    Despite the big curtailment in imports customs revenue is still buoyant. For the ant six months of the year customs and excise collections tatalled ...

    Article : 46 words
  36. WELCOME RAINS.

    Additional storms in the central [?] south-western portions of queensland yielded many good falls on p[?] properties. Charlsville reports one to [?] ...

    Article : 20 words
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