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  2. DROUGHT LEAVES CLERMONT WITH ONLY FORTHNIGHT'S WATER

    BRISBANE, November 4.—The wont drought for 40 years has left the township of Clermont, 228 miles west of Rockhampton, with only a fortnight's guaranteed water supply. Already some women ...

    Article : 374 words
  3. POSITION ON FORT HIGHFIELD

    A deadlock persists on the Fort Highfield. Loading on the vessel has already been held up for a week by the consequences of a dispute which ...

    Article : 519 words
  4. The Cairns Post

    Everyone needs a safety valve of sanity and good humour, and Flemington to-dayc offers one of those valves with an application ...

    Article : 825 words
  5. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 215 words
  6. EASY WIN FOR M.C.C.

    MELBOURNE, Nov. 4 (from Jack Matthews)—England defeated Victoria as easily as anticipated today, but the margin of the outright ...

    Article : 474 words
  7. CAIRNS FIRES WORST FOR 23 YEARS

    Increasing concern over the incidence of bush and grass fires in the Cairns ares was expressed at the monthly meeting of the Cairns ...

    Article : 506 words
  8. Advertising

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    Advertising : 17 words
  9. SURPLUS ARMY STOCKS

    The sale of surplus army equipment continued yesterday at Warehouse No. 27 in Aumuller-street, Cairns. Although most of ...

    Article : 355 words
  10. FROM THE LOCAL SPHERE

    while working at the Allied Works Council workshops, Stratford, yesterday, Christy William Larsen (43), of Queen-street, suffered a severe injury to the ...

    Article : 66 words
  11. Fall From Moving Utility.

    D. Connolly, a railway employee, received a contused and lacerated wound to the top of the head, abrasions to the nose, injury to the left shoulder, ...

    Article : 75 words
  12. Interim Cane Payment.

    The manager of the C.S.R. Co.'s Hambledon Mill (Mr. M. Mackellar), has advised the secretary, Hambledon Mill Suppliers' Committee (Mr. Frank ...

    Article : 85 words
  13. SEVENTH DRY MONTH.

    BRISBANE, November 4.—for the seventh successive month many districts throughout Queensland, apart from the south-eastern corner, ...

    Article : 157 words
  14. VIC.RICHARDSON'S COMMENT

    In ideal weather Victoria sent Miller in with Harvey. He hit two glorious fours and then played Langridge oa to his stumps when attempting a ...

    Article : 441 words
  15. Overhaul of Aerial Ambulance.

    The aerial ambulance, VH-AMB, is undergoing overhaul-by Australian National Airways' mechanics, which, [?] is estimated, will take about three ...

    Article : 86 words
  16. NEEDY CANE FARMERS TO BE HELPED

    BRISBANE, November 4.—The Acting Premier (Mr. E. J. Walsh) announced to-day that the Government had decided to assist financially ...

    Article : 208 words
  17. GOLDEN CASKET

    BRISBANE, November 4.—Golden Casket No.1078 was drawn to-day. First prize went to ticket No. 8102, F. Stolz, R. A. James, R. A. James, T. ...

    Article : 106 words
  18. Weather Forecast.

    The Brisbane Weather Bureau yesterday telegraphed the following State forecast: Fine, hot and hazy; isolated thunder in the Carpentaria districts. ...

    Article : 105 words
  19. MILLS IN INNISFAIL AREA CLOSING

    INNISFAIL, November 4.—The Mourilyan mill, owned by the Australian Sugar Company, will blow the final whistle for the season either late to-night or early ...

    Article : 256 words
  20. MEAT PRICES

    Commenting on beef prices, the District Prices Officer at Cairns (Mr. J. C. Kenny) advises approval has been granted to increase beef prices by ld ...

    Article : 227 words
  21. ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS

    BRISBANE, November 4.—Firearms were involved in a series of individual charges in the Police Court to-day. A young woman arrested this ...

    Article : 381 words
  22. POULTRYMEN'S MEETING CONVENED

    BRISBANE, November 4.— With the object of establishing a Queensland State branch of the National Poultry Farmers' Association, the Poultry ...

    Article : 172 words
  23. Stung by stonefish. N Charles [?]

    N.Charles, a labourer, of Upper Daradgee, suffered punctured wounds to the palm and thumb of the left hand, also severe shock when stung by ...

    Article : 63 words
  24. STATION MASTER GETS LESS THAN CLERK

    BRISBANE, November 4.—That a anomaly existed in the salaries paid to some of the first-class stationmasters in Queensland, which seemed to ...

    Article : 338 words
  25. Fire Brigade's Good Save

    The South Johnstone fire brigade received a call to Warrubullen yesterday afternoon where a fire was endangering the barracks and farm ...

    Article : 63 words
  26. A.S.P.A. COMMENT.

    BRISBANE, November 4.—Relief loans to cane growers through the Agricultural Bank would help planters in necessitous circumstances to replant ...

    Article : 129 words
  27. Cane Barracks Destroyed.

    The large cane barracks situated on the farm of W. M. and J. R. Warner at Deeral was totally destroyed by fire during Sunday night. Nobody saw the ...

    Article : 158 words
  28. OBITUARY

    The death, occurred in Cairns yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Bridget Ball, late of the Esplanade, Cairns, at the age of 78. Her husband died in Cairns ...

    Article : 132 words
  29. REFUSAL TO WORK GARRAT ENGINE

    PERTH, November 4.—When four members of the Locomotive Enginedrivers' Union were suspended to-day following their refusal to work a ...

    Article : 155 words
  30. SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

    Shipping agents yesterday advised the following movements of ships:- Fort Highfield, when present industrial trouble is settled, is to ...

    Article : 275 words
  31. Bone Dry Hinterland

    A former tobacco grower familiar with the country between Mareeba and Dimbulah, revisiting his old district last week expressed himself ...

    Article : 154 words
  32. DEMOLITION OF AIR RA1D SHELTERS

    A special meeting of the Cairns City Council yesterday approved of a motion asking for a loan of £676 from the Queensland Treasury, which ...

    Article : 173 words
  33. MRS. CAROLINE TOWNLEY.

    MIRRIWINNI, November 2.—A wellknown and highly respected resident of Mirriwinni, Mrs. Caroline Townley, died in Babinda Hospital on Wednesday night ...

    Article : 213 words
  34. BURMA PEOPLES' LEAGUE

    RANGOON, November 3(A.A.P.).— The Supreme Council of the anti-[?] People's League has expelled the Communist party. Communist Council ...

    Article : 63 words
  35. LAST SENIOR AMERICAN OFFICER

    BRISBANE, November 4.—The last senior American officer in Queensland, Colonel Jordan, commander of the U.S. Air Corps at the Eagle Farm ...

    Article : 116 words
  36. Food for Britain Appeal.

    Food sent last year as Queensland's contribution to the needs of the British people was distributed by the Ministry of Food according to lists which ...

    Article : 168 words
  37. TWO CARS GUTTED WHILE OWNERS INSPECT CHILLAGOE CAVES

    The charred remains of their two vehicles was the sight that [?] a party of Cairns holiday-makers and their guide when they [?] into daylight after a two-hour inspection of the [?] Caves last Sunday afternoon. ...

    Article : 129 words
  38. FITTERS STRIKE IN SYDNEY

    SYDNEY, November 4.—Serious implications are threatened by the strike of more than 100 fitters belonging to the Amalgamated Engineering union ...

    Article : 97 words
  39. FIGHTING IN SUMATRA

    LONDON, November 3 (A.A.P.).— "The Times" correspondent in Batavia says that in an endeavour to halt the fighting at Medan, where seven Sepoys ...

    Article : 87 words
  40. Diesel Loce. Under Repair.

    It was advised yesterday by the District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. T. D. McLoughlin) that the diesel locomotive wh[?] broke an axle ...

    Article : 107 words
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