MARYBOROUGH, Aug. 13—The most devastating fire in the history of the Isis district swept through 500 acres of grass and cane lands to-day, burning approximately 5000 tons of cane on 250 ...
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Family Notices : 256 wordsMAREEBA, Aug. 10.—At the monthly meeting on the Mareeba Shire Council on Thursday it was decided to ...
Article : 785 wordsAn order of delivery was made in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday by Mr. E. D. Smart, SM., in respect to ...
Article : 1,422 wordsMOSSMAN, Ang. 13. — A cane hading attachment, the design of a Mossman farmer and his son, was given a trial ...
Article : 744 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 13.—Australia will adopt the 280 service rifle. The Minister for the Army (Mr. J. Francis) said to ...
Article : 219 wordsWhile a continuation of its social services added to defence commitments would appear to make it certain ...
Article : 660 wordsA spokesman for Boland's departamental store (Mr. Terry Boland) said last night that Sunday morning's blaze at the ...
Article : 155 wordsIPSWICH, Aug. 13.—"It almost looks like some sort of conspiracy between hotelkeepers to deliberately defy the prices order," said ...
Article : 187 wordsBail of £75 was forfeited yesterday by Patrick Devitt (58), labourer, of Edmonton, who failed to appear at the Court of Petty Sessions ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Brisbane Weather Bureau last night telegraphed the following district forecast: Peninsula and Carpentaria — Fine, south-east ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Cairns shipping manager of Samuel Allen and Sons Ltd. (Mr. C. Evans) said yesterday that radio advice had been received from the ...
Article : 53 wordsCHARTERS TOWERS, Aug. 13. —Allan Douglas Perkins (26). pleaded guilty before Mr. A. G. Verry, S.M., this morning to a charge of ...
Article : 237 wordsThe Weather Office yesterday recorded a maximum temperature of 80.2 degrees and a minimum temperature of 67.2 degrees. Periodic ...
Article : 60 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 13.—Slackening westerly winds have checked bushfires which have been raging in Central Queensland for the ...
Article : 144 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 13.—An excess profits tax would lead to production waste and higher costs, Mr. L. McCray said to-night. Mr. ...
Article : 170 wordsWhen he appeared yesterday on a charge of having kept a common gaming house at Halifax, E. J. Lyon pleaded guilty and was fined —15, ...
Article : 68 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 13.—Pumpkins Were in heavy supply at Romastreet to-day. The demand weakened and prices eased with sales ...
Article : 85 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 13.—Equal scores of 143 were recorded, by the winner and runner-up in to-day's aggregate shoot at Enoggera in the ...
Article : 264 wordsAfter a small breakdown on Friday, August 3, Victoria mill had an uninterrupted run to last Saturday and established a new record for a ...
Article : 108 wordsOn Friday next at 7.30 p.m. at the Cairns Post Office corner, the electors of Cairns will have an opportunity of listening to the reasons ...
Article : 113 wordsBUKDABERG, Aug. 13.—Bush fires are raging in mountainous country behind Molangul, 30 miles north-west of Gin Gin. The ...
Article : 143 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 13.—Newcastle ironworkers want the Minister for Immigration (Mr. H. E. Holt) to stop the flow of migrants into the ...
Article : 149 wordsThe hood of a blitz waggon was practically destroyed by fire in Grafton-street at 6.31 o'clock yesterday morning. The Cairns Fire ...
Article : 123 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 13.—All commissioned officers and all senior sergeants at the C.I. Branch have been subpoenaed to give evidence ...
Article : 111 wordsKanimbla leaves Townsville to-day. Arrives Cairns 7 a.m. to-morrow. Sails at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 17, on the ...
Article : 266 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 13.—No further move was reported to-day for a settlement of the Collinsville State coal mine strike. The ...
Article : 140 wordsWARWICK, Aug. 13.—Burst water mains, ice in exposed places until noon, and sluggishness of car motors in the early ...
Article : 134 words[?], Aug. 13.—A man being questioned by the police on stealing charges and being on enclosed lands without consent, ...
Article : 149 wordsThe Royal Automobile Club of Queensland, in conjunction with the Queensland Road Safety Council is promoting a ...
Article : 178 wordsGordon White (25). working on the Innisfail ferry, suffered severe contusions and a probable fracture to the right index finger when the ...
Article : 141 wordsBRISBANE, Aug. 13.—The State Government to-day decided to renew its subsidy on the air freighting of fish to North-west ...
Article : 118 wordsRAVENSHOE, August 13.—At 7.30 a.m. to-day. Dorli Stocker, a native of Switzerland, and residing at Evelyn, was found lying ...
Article : 100 wordsThe North Queensland Mission of Seven Day Adventists will hold a junior missionary camp for boys and girls between the ages of nine ...
Article : 162 wordsSYDNEY Aug. 13.—Australia's ultimate population would depend on the conservation of the nation's water resources. The Deputy ...
Article : 109 wordsBUNDABERG, Aug. 13. — A patient fell 20 feet from the balcony of the Bundaberg General Hospital last night. He was Eric ...
Article : 101 wordsCANBERRA, Aug. 13.—The Nuffield Foundation has awarded Australian graduates seven travelling fellowships to begin in 1951. Of ...
Article : 44 wordsCORDOBA. Argentine, Aug. 12 (A.A.P.-Reuter's). — The provincial police announced to-day that they had arrested 80 persons on ...
Article : 59 wordsLAE, Aug. 13 (A.A.F.). — During the week-end a native woman gave birth here to triplets, two girls and one boy. One of the girls, however, ...
Article : 60 wordsSenator A. M. Benn, who is visiting the Far North, will be in Cairns until Monday next. ...
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The Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1965), Tue 14 Aug 1951, Page 5
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