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  2. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 49 words
  3. PENNY SAVINGS BANK.

    In submitting his report to the annual meeting of the Cairns Weekly Penny Savings Bank on Monday night the president (Mr. A. Scott) stated that ...

    Article : 381 words
  4. BUTTER PRODUCTION.

    It has been discloaed to-day that the fall in butter production in Northern New South Wales and Queensland between April and May ...

    Article : 202 words
  5. WHARF DISPUTE.

    It is understood that the question has been referred to the full Stevedoring Industry Commission. Many of the shins held up are ...

    Article : 171 words
  6. ALLIED OFFENSIVE

    The Allied offensive on Bisk Island, the latest invasion point in Dutch New Guinea, has temporarily come to a standstill. The ...

    Article : 924 words
  7. SPINE BENT.

    He added: "If the back of the Japanese in the South Pacific is not broken the spine is badly bent. In addition to losses in aeroplanes and ...

    Article : 168 words
  8. CLAIM FOR SUBSIDY

    A claim for a Commonwealth Government subsidy of £410,262 on the 1943 sugar crop, was made to the Tariff Board to-day by the ...

    Article : 496 words
  9. CHURCH SERVICES.

    BAPTIST CHURCH, 142 LAKE-STREET. 7.45 Evangelist. E. W. Brantwood 7.45 Subject To-night: "A Man. Just. Upright and Regular, but Not Saved." ...

    Article : 32 words
  10. COMMERCIAL.

    Two lots of pumpkins were sold at Roma-street to-dsy to realise 5/3 each. Other lots were passed in at 5/- to 4/-. One lot of Swede turnips was offered ...

    Article : 40 words
  11. The Cairns Post

    The margin of man-power in the Pacific is not a large one. This margin is largely calculated on the statement recently by a ...

    Article : 704 words
  12. BRISBANE FAT STOCK MARKET.

    At the fat stock sales there were 1900 cattle yarded, including train loads from Charleville and Winton. The bulk of the offering comprised ...

    Article : 128 words
  13. VICTORIA SIGN ON.

    [?] sign-on of victoria mill to-day 190 men were engaged. Normally. 500 are required. Even allowing for the 70 per cent, quota—307—fixed for ...

    Article : 568 words
  14. MAN-POWER DIRECTION.

    The assertion that the Government must have the widest powers in directing man-power during the war was made by Mr. Fullargar, K.C for the ...

    Article : 422 words
  15. INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN

    The Federal Cabinet last night decided to begin plans to open an intensive campaign to support the referendum on the constitutional changes. It ...

    Article : 203 words
  16. CORRESPONDENCE.

    Sir,—Hospital patients have few things to distract their minds from pain and boredom. Therefore, we appreciate such programmes as we may ...

    Article : 262 words
  17. King's Birthday.

    The Kings Birthday will be observed as a holiday on Monday. June 12, 1944. It will be a double time holiday except where any particular ...

    Article : 37 words
  18. South Johnstone Starts Short.

    When South Johnstone mill started crushing at noon yesterday it had a restricted supply of cane on hand. The manager of South Johnstone mill ...

    Article : 71 words
  19. LICENSE GROWERS

    The licensing of growers to grow required quantities of products at guaranteed prices as a protection against a glut in the market was advocated by ...

    Article : 166 words
  20. Someone Cared.

    Yesterday morning about 9 o'clock a man was observed emptying something out of a bag on the footpath of the Esplanade. A closer investigation ...

    Article : 122 words
  21. VEGETABLE SEEDS.

    The Australian production of vegetable seed for 1944-45 is expected to be just double that of the last pre-war year, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. N. G. ...

    Article : 65 words
  22. COUNTRY BUTCHERS

    The Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr. E. Lindsey) stated to-day that recent inspections of country centres had revealed that retail butchers generally have ...

    Article : 60 words
  23. Accommodation Still a Problem.

    Cairns land agents say that the situation regarding the supply of houses for purchase or renting, in relation to demand, is still acute. Former ...

    Article : 141 words
  24. MILITARY PAYMASTER

    Paymaster George Hope Johnstone, of the Australian Military Forces, on remand, was charged in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday before Mr. T. ...

    Article : 475 words
  25. GANG ALLOCATION.

    By a direction issued to-day under the Public Safety Act by the Council of Public Safety, a Harvesting Committee is constituted in each sugar ...

    Article : 123 words
  26. RATIONING OF COAL.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. F. M. Forde) announced last night that plans for graduated rationing of coal had been prepared and would be held ...

    Article : 70 words
  27. COAL PRODUCTION.

    New means of increasing the coal production, particularly by greater mechanisation and the development of open cut mines, were announced ...

    Article : 222 words
  28. Breach of Apprentices' Act.

    In the Industrial Court yesterday before Mr. T. E. Dwyer, S.M., a complaint was made by the National Service Officer (Robert James Campbell) against ...

    Article : 151 words
  29. Cairns District Sign-on.

    Signing-on of cane cutters for the Mulgrave mill was completed yesterday when 192 men were signed on out of an allotment by the man-power ...

    Article : 97 words
  30. LAND SETTLEMENT.

    A Cabinet sub-committee has been appointed to consider all aspects of land settlement for returned soldiers, and to make recommendations back to ...

    Article : 89 words
  31. ONLY HALF LABOUR NEEDS FILLED.

    The five North Queensland sugar mills which have signed-on cane cutters for the present harvesting season, have secured 793 men. compared with ...

    Article : 121 words
  32. Blood Donors Respond.

    When a call was made over the air on Tuesday night for blood donors of a particular group to attend at the Cairns Hospital for the purpose of ...

    Article : 117 words
  33. Theft of Clothing.

    Alfred John Belbin, C.C.C. worker, pleaded guilty in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday before Mr. T. E. Dwyer. S.M. to a charge of having on ...

    Article : 165 words
  34. LICENSEE FINED.

    George Daniel, licensee of the Newmarket Hotel, was convicted and fined £25 in the Court of Petty Sessions yester day, before Mr. T. E. Dwyer, S.M., ...

    Article : 322 words
  35. BRISBANE COAL CASE.

    "You have witnessed in this trial, conduct on the part of the Crown that is completely contradictory to the traditional office of the prosecution." ...

    Article : 222 words
  36. Prisoners of War Appeal.

    At last night's meeting of the Cairns Rotary Club four committees were appointed to organise ways and means of raising funds for the Red Cross ...

    Article : 248 words
  37. OBITUARY.

    The death occurred to-day of Judge Lukin, who before his retirement in November last at the age of 75, was Federal Judge in Bankruptcy and a ...

    Article : 111 words
  38. EMPIRE DELEGATION.

    The Empire Parliamentary delegation is expected to arrive in Australia ahead of schedule, and to commence its tour of the Commonwealth, on Monday. The ...

    Article : 78 words
  39. Ration Books.

    Ration books and clothing cards will be issued at all locations used last year in the Cairns district. Applicants should remember that they must bring ...

    Article : 168 words
  40. OFFAL MEATS.

    Tongues, liver and other types of offal meat will continue to he available to civilians on exactly the same basis as before the operation of rationing, the Meat ...

    Article : 76 words
  41. Rush For Real Estate.

    Yesterday's auction conducted by Messrs. Woodward and Calder for the disposal of 17 acres of land situated in Hoare-street, West Cairns, was ...

    Article : 107 words
  42. FEDERAL DIRECTION.

    The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. F. M. Forde) to-night directed all memoers of the Sydney Waterside Workers' Federation to resume work to-morrow at the ...

    Article : 56 words
  43. CENSORSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING.

    The Federal Cabinet decided last night, that the first meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Censorship should be held in Melbourne next ...

    Article : 35 words
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