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  2. N.Q. CLAIMS.

    At an Important public meeting held in Cairns last night it was decided to appoint a delegation to present the claims of North ...

    Article : 808 words
  3. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 95 words
  4. PETROL RATIONS.

    Following on a meeting of the local committee of the Liquid Fuel Control Board at the Cairns Court House yesterday, several observations were made ...

    Article : 389 words
  5. BILL TO PROHIBIT.

    Introducing a Bill to amend the Primary Producers' Organisation and Marketing Acts, the Peanut Industry Act and the Fruit Marketing ...

    Article : 183 words
  6. SHIPS TAKEN OVER.

    Asserting that Huddart Parker Ltd. had refused to draw np articles on a basis which the Government considered offered reasonable ...

    Article : 382 words
  7. NEWNES SHALE OIL.

    A position had been disclosed at the Newnes shale oil project which gave ground for serious concern, stated the Minister for Supply ...

    Article : 153 words
  8. REPORTED CLASH.

    While Western Russia is enduring undiminished German assaults on the outer defences of Moscow and increasing pressure in the Donetz ...

    Article : 296 words
  9. COMMERCIAL.

    A renewal of southern buying caused onion prices to advance over 4/ at Romastreet to-day. Brown onions had been in short supply and a choice sample ...

    Article : 147 words
  10. The Cairns Post

    A forecast has been made by the Minister for Munitions, Mr. Makin, that cruiser tanks will be produces in Australia on a scale not ...

    Article : 722 words
  11. DIRECT WAR EFFORT.

    The formation of a production executive of the Government to correlate the higher direction of the war effort by defence services with that of the ...

    Article : 149 words
  12. V.C. AWARDED.

    The second Victoria Cross of the war to go to a member of the Australian forces and the third to go to an Australian has been awarded by the King ...

    Article : 355 words
  13. RURAL INDUSTRIES.

    A preliminary report by the Joint Committee on Rural Industries was recently laid upon the table of the House of Representatives, and it has now been ...

    Article : 803 words
  14. HELP FOR RUSSIA.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) said to-day that Australia would give all the help it could to Russia. Commenting on public references to the ...

    Article : 125 words
  15. MOBILE UNIT'S VISIT.

    The Mobile Unit, accompanied by a Universal carrier, visited Tolga yesterday at noon and gave a demonstration in the front of the school grounds. The ...

    Article : 698 words
  16. BENALLA TROUBLE.

    The R.A.A.F. Benalla court martial sentences were announced to-day by Air Vice-Marshal H. Wrigley. They were: Leading Aircraftsman Robert ...

    Article : 208 words
  17. COMFORTS FUND.

    State boundaries were swept away by the delegates at a conference of the Federal Council of the Australian Comforts Fund to-day, when it wa: ...

    Article : 122 words
  18. RECRUITING OF WOMEN

    The Federal Ministry is having a proper survey made of the best purposes to be served by the recruiting of women for the defence services. The ...

    Article : 135 words
  19. Cairns Weather ReDort.

    The thermometer at the Cairns Post Office yesterday recorded the following figures: Maximum 84.2 degrees, minimum 69.5 degrees. The comparative ...

    Article : 50 words
  20. WET CANTEENS.

    It is possible that wet canteens ni Brisbane will shortly take on the atmosphere of gentlemen's clubs, Colonel J. K. Murray, Commanding ...

    Article : 217 words
  21. INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER.

    At Frankston Police Court to-day an order was made against L. O. B. Fleetwood-Smith, the international Test cricketer, for £32/1/10, with £2/7/ ...

    Article : 119 words
  22. Miner Injured.

    A round trip of 30 miles was yesterday undertaken by the Cairns Ambulance fwhen bearers motored to Mt. Peter, west of Edmonton, to attend Mr. D. ...

    Article : 69 words
  23. CONSCRIPT MILK.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. F. W. Bulcock) introduced an amendment to the Dairy Produce Acts which seeks ...

    Article : 481 words
  24. In[?]isfail Quarry Dispute.

    There [?] no change in the position at the Innisfail quarry, where quarrymen have declined to supply road material [?]or lorries owned by ...

    Article : 62 words
  25. Medical Aid to Russia.

    At a recent public meeting held at Innisfail, and addressed by Mr. G. Taylor, M.L.A, chairman of the Brisbane Committee' of the Medical Aid to ...

    Article : 82 words
  26. PENSIONS BILL.

    The Coal and Shale Oil Mine Workers Pensions Bill was a paltry contribution to the humanitarian treatment of the miners, said Mr. E. B. Maher ...

    Article : 101 words
  27. PENSION RATE.

    By a majority of one vote, the caucus to-day rejected a proposal by the Government that the old-age pension be increased from 21/6 to 23/6 a week, ...

    Article : 165 words
  28. Alterations to Time-Tables.

    The half-yearly revision of the railway time-tables has been completed, and the new time-tables will operate on and after next Sunday, November 2. ...

    Article : 104 words
  29. PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

    Federal legislation to ensure greater co-operation between patriotic funds and to avoid waste of money raised was advocated by the chairman of the ...

    Article : 351 words
  30. RECRUITING PLANS.

    A conference of Ministers and war service chiefs will be held in Melbourne on November 10 to discuss all phases of recruiting for the various ...

    Article : 105 words
  31. Mobile Unit at Mareeba.

    No. 1 Mobile Recruiting Unit held a rally in By[?]ne-street, Mareeba, last night. Mr. W. H. Simms was chairman, and the speakers were Corporal ...

    Article : 148 words
  32. MR. JAMES MITCHELL.

    The death has taken place at the age of 76 of Mr. James Mitchell, C.B.E., who served in the New South Wales Police Force from 1884 until his ...

    Article : 124 words
  33. MACKAY MAILS.

    No solution has yet been found to the mystery of how a registered letter and a quantity of parcel mail disappeared from the Mackay Post Office ...

    Article : 131 words
  34. COST-PLUS SYSTEM.

    An exhaustive inquiry into the costplus system whereunder many private contracting firms are carrying out defence orders, and into the ...

    Article : 68 words
  35. MELBOURNE CUP.

    Australian short-wave broadcasts have been "jammed" during the last few weeks. Secret plans have been made to give the A.I.F. abroad a ...

    Article : 78 words
  36. Sir Iven Mackay's Tour.

    Lieut-General Sir Iven Mackay, general officer commanding the Home Defences force of Australia, arrived at Cairns from Brisbane by plane ...

    Article : 159 words
  37. SIX PARLIAMENTARIANS

    The appointment of six Federal parliamentarians to visit England, America and Canada at the invitation ot the Empire Parliamentary ...

    Article : 122 words
  38. CAIRNS PATRIOTIC FUND.

    The following donations have been received towards the Cairns Patriotic Fund: Amount previously ...

    Article : 50 words
  39. SYRIA'S INDEPENDENCE.

    The British Government has recognised formally the independence of Syria, which General Catroux proclaimed on September 27. The King ...

    Article : 44 words
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    By special arrangements, Renters World Service, in addition to otter special sources of Information, is used in the compilation of the Overseas ...

    Article : 83 words
  41. ESCAPEE SENTENCED.

    Jack Hanchard (24), labourer, who escaped from a warder at Prince Henry Hospital on Saturday, was sentenced at Sydney Central Police Court to-day ...

    Article : 51 words
  42. Weather Forecast

    The Queensland weather forecast issued at 5 p.m. yesterday for the ensuing 24 hours was: Some further scattered thunderstorms in the tropical ...

    Article : 44 words
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