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  2. Family Notices

    {No abstract available}

    Family Notices : 247 words
  3. FINLAND'S STATUS.

    The Busso-Finnish war has ended, and while it is not yet possible to form an accurate appraisement of the result of the ...

    Article : 710 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 270 words
  5. FREE-LABOUR COAL. TRANSPORT THREATENED.

    The production of coal by free labour at the Rothbury Mine while other pits are idle through the strike threatens to involve ...

    Article : 183 words
  6. CYCLON'S FORCE.

    A cyclone operating off the coast is expected to cross the coastline near Mackay late to-night Drenching rains fell almost continually all day ...

    Article : 191 words
  7. MR. W A. HOOPER PASSES.

    The death of Mr. William Alfred Hooper in Cairns on Saturday afternoon closed one of the greatest careers of railway: men in ...

    Article : 727 words
  8. WAR TAXATION.

    The first Ministerial task of the new Federal Assistant Treasurer (Mr.A. W. Fadden) will be a review of war-time taxation proposals. A ...

    Article : 166 words
  9. BOY LOSES LEG.

    John Barrie Plata (10), a schoolboy, residing at Gordonvale, had his left leg [?]mputated below the knee at Gordonvale Hospital this evening, ...

    Article : 281 words
  10. FIRES SWEEP TASMANIA.

    Half the State forest at Taranna, in the south-east, and millions of feet of swamp gum timber in the Lachlan and Derwent valley districts have ...

    Article : 346 words
  11. NO COAL FOR MT. ISA.

    Blair Athol miners here to-day decided by an almost unanimous vote to defy the instructions of the management committee of the Queensland ...

    Article : 77 words
  12. SHIPS RENDERED IDLE.

    Twenty ships, mostly colliers, are tied up as the result of the coal strike and more are expected to be idle next week. No union policy meetings ...

    Article : 215 words
  13. MINING. THE METAL MARKET.

    Spot and three months' prices in London are:— Silver, 1/8 15-16, 1/8 15-16; 1/10 9-16, 1/10 9-16. ...

    Article : 112 words
  14. The Cairns post

    Among the useful activities which the outbreak of war has checked is the work of the Imperial Economic Committee. ...

    Article : 688 words
  15. STRUCK ROCK.

    A small freighter is sinking of the west coast of Tasmania. Advice was received in Brisbane last night that an S O S had been picked np from a ship ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. Timber Hauler Injured.

    Suffering an injury to his right ankle, caused by a log rolling on it Mr. Jarrett, a timber hauler, sought Ambulance attention on Saturday evening. ...

    Article : 40 words
  17. NEW YORK TIN PRICE.

    Tin is 47.25 cents per 1b. ...

    Article : 14 words
  18. BAD WEATHER.

    Bad weather forced the Airlines of Australia DH86 Lepena to make an emergency landing at Coolangatta aerodrome this afternoon. There were ...

    Article : 116 words
  19. Fell from Tree.

    When she fell out of a Mee at Innisfail yesterday afternoon, Kathleen Hunter (10) sustained a lacerated wound to the left thigh. First-aid was ...

    Article : 42 words
  20. SECOND A.I.F.

    With their final leave completed, 302 members of the Second A.I.F. left the inter-State railway station to-day in a full troop train for the south. ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. Vagrancy Charge.

    In the Police Court on Saturday morning, Cliff John Buckingham (42), labourer, was charged with being a vagrant within the meaning of the ...

    Article : 52 words
  22. AUSTRALIAN SUGAR.

    Canada's imports of Australian raw sugar are increasing. They reached 94,678 tons in 1939, compared with 43,991 in 1938, and 80,310 in 1937. ...

    Article : 79 words
  23. NATIONAL SURVIVAL.

    In a national broadcast to-night on the issue of the war savings certificates, the Treasurer (Mr. P. C. Spender) said we must be prepared for a ...

    Article : 163 words
  24. LIBRARIAN STABBED.

    Alleged to have been stabbed three times in his book shop at Stone's Corner at ll p.m. on Saturday, Richard Charles Hood (30) was admitted to ...

    Article : 133 words
  25. Snake Causes a Stir.

    A few seconds before the flag fell[?] signal the start of the hurdle race at the greyhound race meeting at Parramatta Park on Saturday afternoon ...

    Article : 80 words
  26. ABORIGINAL KILLED.

    Savagely attacked with spears after a dispute with other natives over agin, an aboriginal, Harry, alias Wirragun, was killed and buried on the creek ...

    Article : 352 words
  27. W.R.C. AIRLINER.

    The W. R. Carpenter airliner Carinthia, which was reported on Saturday to have landed on a reef, is completely submerged in 70ft. of water near ...

    Article : 115 words
  28. Hambledon Quarantine Area.

    In the Government Gazette of March 2, a quarantine area was declared within the Hambledon Mill area, on account of the prevalence of ...

    Article : 101 words
  29. MAIL NOTICES.

    Brisbane and inter-state: Monday Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.: Tuesday and Saturday, 5 a.m. South beyond Innisfail and ...

    Article : 221 words
  30. U.S. FLEET.

    The United States fleet of 130 surface craft and 350 aircraft will begin manoeuvres in the Pacific on April 2. They will be based on Pearl Harbour. ...

    Article : 40 words
  31. ACTION URGED.

    The annual conference of the Southeastern District of the Returned Soldiers' League to-day carried motions urging the Commonwealth to take ...

    Article : 62 words
  32. OBITUARY,

    The death occurred in Cairns early yesterday morning of Mr. Charles John Blackwell (52), a well-known citizen of Cairns, who had been ...

    Article : 85 words
  33. NEW DEFENCE LOAN.

    Following the successful £18,000,000 Commonwealth War Loan, the Federal Government is working out details of a new defence appeal. The new loan ...

    Article : 69 words
  34. Launch Safe.

    Fears for the safety of the launch Nobby, which was reported to be two weeks overdue on its run between Cairns and a lonely part of the eastern ...

    Article : 107 words
  35. MR. MORONEY'S REPORT.

    Despite support from a few members, whose speeches created an uproa[?] the North Brisbane branch of the federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen ...

    Article : 125 words
  36. BORDER CLASH.

    Japanese and Soviet troops clashed near the Saghalien-Karafuto border, when two Japanese and 12 Soviet casualties occurred. The Japanese ...

    Article : 85 words
  37. THE TIDES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 112 words
  38. PRICE OF TEA.

    From Monday price on all lines of tea increased by 5d. since the outbreak of war will fall 1d a 1b. Tea increased by 4½d. since the war will ...

    Article : 96 words
  39. Ravenshoe Road Work.

    The Minister for Works (Mr. Harry Bruce) advises that plans, specifications, and estimate for further work on the Ravenshoe-Hot ...

    Article : 102 words
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