A formation of Mitchells made a low-level attack on Salamaua on Thursday morning and started many fires in the aerodrome area. ...
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Family Notices : 229 wordsLower Burdekin sugar planters, who were induced to grow cotton last year, arre seeking compensation from the State Government to cover ...
Article : 195 wordsWith 18 more sugar mills beginning crushing in July 3000 additional cane cutters will be needed if the mills are to reach 75 per cent. of ...
Article : 198 wordsThe likelihood of local councils increasing their rates to meet the additional expenditure imposed on them owing to war conditions was ...
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Advertising : 404 wordsThe distribution among his electors in Maranon by Mr. F. P. Baker (Labour), of a map showing a small section of Australia, the ...
Article : 694 wordsYielding to determined and sustained pressure from the Opposition and threatened by revolt by Mr. A. W. Coles (Independent) upon whom the ...
Article : 449 wordsThe Johnstone Shire Council has lately received applications from residents of Innisfail and district for the installation of electric lighting and ...
Article : 309 wordsOverseas news published in this newspaper is supplied by Australian Associated Press. Sources inc[?]a[?]e in England. "The Times," "Daily ...
Article : 88 wordsNotification is given in the "Government Gazette" of May 22, 1943, that a sittings of the Land Court will be held at the Court House, Cairns, on Friday, ...
Article : 39 wordsRobert Moodey was charged in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday that on May 14, while riding a motor cycle, he cu[?] across a co[?]ner instead of going ...
Article : 50 wordsAt the Johnstone Shire Council monthly meeting on Thursday night the finance committee reported having considered a letter from Mrs. J. Dolan ...
Article : 96 wordsIndecision has played a prominent part in Federal politics. It has been the major cause of some things which have badly smudged ...
Article : 813 wordsIn reply to a telegram forwarded by Mr. J. J. Meehan, Mareeba, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) advised that the closure of the Chillagoe Smelters is ...
Article : 53 wordsIn the report in "The Cairns Post" yesterday concerning three cane farmers charged in the Babinda Court with having received equipment suspected ...
Article : 47 wordsA feature of the small Sale at Roma-street to-day, was the increased interest in maize. One lot realised 6/5½. Other sales were made at 6/5 to 6/3½. ...
Article : 81 wordsThe stadium at Parramatta Park in future will be known as the Bobbie Crane Stadium to perpetuate the memory of that popular young Cairns ...
Article : 111 wordsAbout 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a motor utility truck parked in Edith-street, near the bus stand, suddenly went backwards on its own account ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 318 wordsAdvice has been received by the Cairns Chamber of Commerce from Lieut. Colonel F. R. Watson, representative in Townsville of the ...
Article : 84 wordsR.A.A.F. officers granted acting rank in operational service overseas were not to relinquish it if recalled for operational service with the R.A.A.F. ...
Article : 187 wordsOwing to the proximity of the elections and the early closing of rolls, persons not enrolled for the correct address should immediately reapply ...
Article : 118 wordsThe scheme inaugurated at the National Service Office, Cairns, for men to do part-time work to alleviate the acute shortage of labour commenced on ...
Article : 114 words"The Times" published a three line advertisement "Unique offer. Australian [?]bill platypus rug, value £1000, for sale." The seller was not ...
Article : 30 wordsSince the outbreak of the war the Press, under all Governments, had had freedom to deal with matters in relation to the Government of the country ...
Article : 97 words"Some finality on the plans for postwar reconstruction, it was hoped, would be reached with the State Premiers at the next Loan Council ...
Article : 66 wordsNazi air power was established not so much by the number of machines as by the experience of their pilots compared with the Allies. Britain and the ...
Article : 130 wordsThere was a good attendance of members at the Starr Bowkett office last night when appropriators were issued by Groups [?] [?] [?] 7. totalising [?]. The Third ...
Article : 316 wordsThe Under-secretary to the Treasury has advised the member for Cairns (Mr. L. J. Barnes), that a Treasury loan not exceeding £9000 has been granted to ...
Article : 132 wordsA training plane circled the town at 8.30 last night and dropped flares in the streets. Large numbers of cars raced to the aerodrome, which has no lighting ...
Article : 74 wordsIn reply to Senator H. S. Foll in the Senate to-day the Minister for Customs (Senator R. V. Keane) said that when the Communist organisation was ...
Article : 111 wordsWhen the Supply Bill reached the Senate after lunch it was held up by the Opposition. Senator R. V. Keane moved the first reading, but Senator P. ...
Article : 141 words"It is difficult to know what to do with young men like you. You are a discredit to yourselves and to your unit, and it is not very nice for your ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Attorney-General (Mr. W. A. Gledson) announced to-day that for three months from July 6 hotels and clubs in Brisbane, Ipswich, Townsville, Charters ...
Article : 57 wordsAccording to the records at the Cairns Labour Office 72 men have been placed in employment in the last fortnight. This does not mean that there ...
Article : 144 wordsAt last night's monthly meeting of the Johnstone Shire Council. Cr. A. H. Hastle moved that a previous resolution of the council providing that no legal advice [?]e ...
Article : 138 words1939—Increases in the number of squadrons permanently stationed overseas were among the plans discussed in connection with ...
Article : 189 wordsSome considerable time ago quite a number of motor and rowing boats at Innisfail were immobilised and placed in a "boat farm." At the monthly ...
Article : 223 wordsMr. G. R. Blair, manager of Mourilyan Mill, said to-day that the crushing was developing very well and the factory was well into two shifts daily, over ...
Article : 98 wordsThe farming community is suffering from enough disabilities without any farmer creating more," said Mr. T. E. Dwyer, S.M., to the Court of Petty ...
Article : 212 wordsThe death occurred in Cairns early yesterday morning of John Cole. The late Mr. Cole was a native of Gympie and was [?] years of age. In the early ...
Article : 163 wordsOwing to the number of extra telephones in the city, the automatic exchange is working to full capacity. Very often subscribers find that their ...
Article : 187 wordsComplaints have been made regarding tractors damaging roads to the Innisfail district, also of adverse circumstances arising through the laying of portable ...
Article : 96 wordsThe 12-round bout between Fred Corten (10.6), of Queensland and the Filipino. Rush Millino (10.3½), at the Brisbane Stadium, will go down in Queensland's ...
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The Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1965), Sat 26 Jun 1943, Page 4
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