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  2. REFORMS PROPOSED BY COMMISSION ON GAMING

    WELLINGTON (A.A.P.—Reuter), January 6.—The question of off the count betting is discussed at length in the report of the Royal Commission on gaming and racing. ...

    Article : 688 words
  3. 300 PUT TO SLEEP BY RADIO HYPNOSIS

    SYDNEY, January 6.—More than 300 people were put to sleep by radio, in an experiment in mass synopsis, in a broadcast over a ...

    Article : 492 words
  4. LITTLE ASSEMBLY MEETS SOVIET

    NEW YORK, January 6.—The United Nations Interim Committee or Little Assembly held its first session to-day, with the Soviet ...

    Article : 170 words
  5. The Townsville Daily Bulletin WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1948.

    A London report states Mr. Attlee, as a broadcast, accused Russia with threatening other nations of Europe [?] "ideological, economic, and ...

    Article : 548 words
  6. STARTLING EVIDENCE IN INQUEST AT CAIRNS

    CAIRNS, January 6.—"I had to do it, as I kept seeing the face of the girl I had murdered. This was a statement, allegedly made by William Henry Young (25), who leapt to his death from the balcony of the Cairns ...

    Article : 646 words
  7. ANTI-COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN ACTIVE

    LONDON, January 6.—The Labour campaign against the Communists received reinforcement today from a group of civil servants ...

    Article : 199 words
  8. T.A.A. FARES TO BE KNOWN NEXT WEEK

    CANBERRA, January 6.—The decision about fares to be charged by T.A.A. may be made next week, after discussions between Mr. Chifley and ...

    Article : 56 words
  9. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 498 words
  10. NO DECISION YET ON WYATT EARP

    CANBERRA, January 6.—The Government will not decide on the future of the Wyatt Earp, which sprung a leak on its way to the Antarctic, until ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 80 words
  11. PLUCKY GIRL SAVES LIFE OF FATHER

    BRISBANE, January 6.—A plucky nine-year-old girl on Monday probably saved her father's life by binding a severe wound on his arm ...

    Article : 242 words
  12. DANGERS SHOWN IN GENEVA PACT

    CANBERRA, January 6.—Under the Geneva Agreement on Trade and Tariffs if Australia had insufficient dollars to purchase her requirements of ...

    Article : 159 words
  13. BRUTAL GUARDS STAND TRIAL

    TOKIO, January 6 (A.A.P. and Reuters). To the 250 Australians who survived the brutal treatment of Japanese guards at Tokio Prisoner of war ...

    Article : 89 words
  14. APPROVAL NEEDED BEFORE EXPORTS

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 6.—Manufacturers will not be allowed to export 10 per cent. of their production, without Government ...

    Article : 144 words
  15. ARABS TO DEFY U.N.O. DECISION

    LONDON, January 5.—The American Press' Cairo representative says the Arab Higher Executive Committee defying U.N.O's partition decision ...

    Article : 37 words
  16. HAINAN JAPS FACE WAR CRIMES

    HONGKONG, January 5 (A.A.P.-Reuter): The story of "Puss in Boots" and of 16 other Japanese was told in the Australian War ...

    Article : 147 words
  17. SHIPPING NOTES

    The stay of the Derryheen has been further prolonged, but there is a possibility that she will sail on Thursday. She is discharging bitumen. ...

    Article : 100 words
  18. MINISTER DEFENDS REVOKING LICENCE

    CANBERRA, January 6—Senator Ashley to-day defended the action of the Liquid Fuel Board in cancelling the petrol licence of the St. Kilda ...

    Article : 103 words
  19. GARDEN APPEARS IN COURT TO-DAY

    SYDNEY, January 6.—Mr. John Smith ("Jock") Garden will appear in the Court of Patty Sessions to-morrow, to answer two summonses ...

    Article : 82 words
  20. WOOL EXPORTS FOR FIVE MONTHS

    CANBERRA, January 6.—Greasy wool exports from Australia during the five months ended November last, dropped to 747,358 bales, worth ...

    Article : 179 words
  21. COMMERCIAL

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 229 words
  22. WORKMAN TREATED, TWO LEGS BROKEN

    BRISBANE, January 6.—Three-Ambulance bearers treated, a workman with both legs broken, on a three foot platform over a 38ft. pit at the city ...

    Article : 130 words
  23. FATAL 250-FOOT FALL AT MT. ISA MINES

    MOUNT ISA, January 6.—A fatal accident occurred at the mines when Nedeika Rocheff, Bulgarian, aged 50, fell 250 feet ...

    Article : 69 words
  24. WHEAT SALES EARNING DOLLARS

    CANBERRA, January 6.—The Australian home market would be deprived of a proportion of its essential commodities so that they can be sent ...

    Article : 81 words
  25. TURF

    BRISBANE, January 6.—Trainer N. Warhurst said to-day, that as he had sold Marvon on Monday night, than now seemed little chance of Marvon ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. SWIMMING HORSES BRINGING FOOD

    TAMWORTH, January 6.—Men are swimming horses across miles of flooded country west of Moree, to carry food to marooned station people. ...

    Article : 64 words
  27. CONFIDENCE IN SCHUMAN REGIME

    LONDON, January 5.—Reuter's Paris correspondent: says after an all day debate the Assembly voted confidence in the Schuman Government by ...

    Article : 77 words
  28. FAMILY'S FARES TOTAL £1238

    LONDON, January 6.—"Third time lucky," said Mr. Fred Lambourne, of Wimborne, Dorset, as he boarded a plane at London ...

    Article : 98 words
  29. CRICKET

    BRISBANE, January 6.—Queensland will be at full strength against South Australia at Brisbane on January 16. ...

    Article : 45 words
  30. 15,000 TRACTORS NEEDED AT ONCE

    BRISBANE, January 6.—More than 15,000 farming tractors were needed immediately in Australia, the secretary of the Council of Agriculture. Mr. J. ...

    Article : 111 words
  31. Advertising

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    Advertising : 19 words
  32. NO SIGNIFICANCE IN TWO SEIZURES

    CANBERRA, January 6.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) attaches no significance to the fact that South Africa and Australia both claimed ...

    Article : 123 words
  33. THE WEATHER

    BRISBANE, January 6.—A small cyclone, the first of the season, was located to-day, centred on Thursday island, and a cyclone warning was sent ...

    Article : 107 words
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    When he was involved in a collision between a push bicycle he was riding [?] a motor car at 3.55 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, a man named Heale, a ...

    Article : 538 words
  35. £180,000 CLAIM FOR SPINE INJURY

    WILMINGTON (Delaware), Jan. [?].—The world featherweight champion, Willie Pep, to-day filed a 600,000 dollars (£A100,000) ...

    Article : 91 words
  36. JOHNSON, MORRIS, DESERVE ENGLISH TOUR.

    BRISBANE. January 6.—On his return to Brisbane to-day, Vic. Honour manger of the State cricket team, said he considered Johnson and Morris ...

    Article : 101 words
  37. ANSETT AIRWAYS TO FLY TO BRISBANE

    MELBOURNE, January 6.—Ansett Airways would be granted permission soon to extend its Melbourne—Sydney service to Brisbane, the ...

    Article : 140 words
  38. BRISBANE STOCK EXCHANGE

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 words
  39. FOOTWEAR RISE OF 4 PER CENT.

    BRISBANE, January 6.—An increase of 4 per cent in the wholesale price of footwear, was announced by the Deputy Prices Commissioner. Mr. ...

    Article : 75 words
  40. BURMA WILL HAVE HER OWN ARMY

    LONDON, January 6.—The Burmess President, (Sao Thalk) said in Rangoon to-day that Burma intended to establish highly trained army, navy ...

    Article : 69 words
  41. MORRIS ANXIOUS TO RETURN TO NEW SOUTH WALES

    SYDNEY, January 6.—Queensland cricketer, Bill Morris, is reported to be anxious to return to New South Wales cricket. ...

    Article : 62 words
  42. PERSONAL

    Earl Mountbatten is to be invited to accept appointment an Governor of Victoria. If he accepts, his appointment will be recommended to the ...

    Article : 234 words
  43. BO. CURRENCY IS NOT LEGAL TENDER

    LONDON, January 6.—The "Times" Berlin representative says that British occupation currency, known as "BAFSVS" ceased at midnight to be ...

    Article : 73 words
  44. BRISBANE WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 words
  45. 1000 U.S. MARINES SAIL FOR MEDITERRANEAN

    NEW YORK, January 6.—About 1000 United States Marines sailed in two transports to-day for the Mediterranean. Their departure was a day ahead of schedule, but no reason was given for the changed plans. ...

    Article : 362 words
  46. TEMERAIRE OUT OF CHALLENGE STAKES

    SYDNEY, January 6.—Temeraire was scratched from the Challenge Stakes this morning. He had gone lame and trainer Free Cash said this ...

    Article : 47 words
  47. B.O.A.C. DEFICIT CAUSES ALARM

    LONDON, January 6.—The B.O.A.C. report covering the year ended March 21, 1947, says the taxpayer must regard the year's deficit of £8,076,944, as ...

    Article : 86 words
  48. CHOLERA IN EGYPT TAKES 10,000

    LONDON, January 6.—The "Times" Cairo correspondent says a Ministry of Public Heath announcement said the source of the recent cholera epidemic ...

    Article : 78 words
  49. SCOTWYN NEGOTIATIONS

    MELBOURNE, January 6.—Mr O. R. Porter, owner of Scotwyn, said tonight that he had been advised that Joe Hernandex, the Californian agent ...

    Article : 46 words
  50. FOOD COUPONS

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 words
  51. BOXING

    MELBOURNE, January 6.—Norm. Gent, Victorian lightweight, who has been mentioned as a [?] challenger for the world lightweight title ...

    Article : 44 words
  52. CAIRNS ITEMS

    CAIRNS, January 5.—The Hambledon Mill Suppliers' Secretary (Mr. Frank Feguson) has been advised by the manager of the mill (Mr. M. ...

    Article : 105 words
  53. MORE MIGRANTS FOR CANADA THIS YEAR

    OTTAWA, January 5.—The Resource Minister (Mr. J. G. Glen) said to-day Canada welcomed about 70,000 new citizens in 1947, and at the year's ...

    Article : 94 words
  54. OBITUARY

    NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—Dr. Robert Ernest Hume, 70, who was in authority on religions, died on Sunday. His book. "The world is Living Religions," first ...

    Article : 65 words
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