BRISBANE, January 8.—Road work involving expenditure of £88,947, which the Treasurer announced would Must in absorbing northern sugar workers in the slack season, was approved by the Executive Coucil ...
Article : 442 wordsThe destruction of [?] see mines, which had broken away from minefields off the North Queensland coast—as many as three and ...
Article : 674 wordsBRISBANE, January 8.—A second cyclone is apparently forming off the Queensland coast, 120 miles north-east of Cooktown. Police said to-night that Cooktown residents were battening down buildings in anticipation ...
Article : 430 wordsEnthusiastic about the commencement of their new life, in a country, which to them seems a veritable land of plenty, one of ...
Article : 338 wordsMr. Hanlon's efforts to induct shipping companies to make greater use of Queensland ports, particularly those situated in the north, will create much ...
Article : 477 wordsRacing to the South Yard of the Railway Department on receipt of a call at 8.53 last night, the fire brigade found a wraggon enveloped ...
Article : 157 wordsBRISBANE, January 8.—An Acacts Ridge dairy farmer was fined £209 in the Summons Court to-day by Mr. Landy, S.M. on eight ...
Article : 253 wordsBRISBANE, January 8—The only brake to the progressive improvement of Queensland coastal ports will be the shortage of necessary equipment, said ...
Article : 265 wordsMELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—The Prime Minister (Mr. J. B. Chifley), to-day concluded a series of discussions on the defence of Australia which may ...
Article : 200 wordsJean Adams takes time off each year from her city job to attend the ram sales to groom and present to buyers the train from Uardry. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Family Notices : 333 wordsBRISBANE, Jan. 8.—Because so few pearling luggers now are operating from Thursday Island in comparison with pre-war years ...
Article : 178 wordsSAVANNAH (Georgia, January 7.—A chartered twin-engined Douglas passenger 'plane crashed in a Savannah River swamp ...
Article : 189 wordsSINGAPORE January 7—(A.A.P.-Reuter) The first Gurkhas of the British Army arrived in Singapore to-day by air from Burma. The Gurkhas ...
Article : 63 wordsLAKE SUCCESS, January 8.—The Secretary-General (Mr. Lie) has announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Jackson as assistant ...
Article : 166 wordsSYDNEY, January 8—Hiraji, who has been equal favourite with Kerry Lad was scratched to-day from the Anniversary Handicap. ...
Article : 73 wordsCAIRNS, January 8.—Between 200 and 800 cases of plums and apricots from the Granite Belt, South Queensland, had to be dumped by the ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Derryheen departed for Brisbane on Thursday evening. The Bidelia departed on Thursday afternoon for Cairns. ...
Article : 80 wordsBRISBANE, January 8.—No big publicity campaign for attracting tourists to Queensland is planned for this year owing to the difficulty ...
Article : 192 wordsEMERALD, January 8.—Everything is in readiness to commence boring for oil operations which are being conducted by the Shell Development Coy. ...
Article : 86 wordsSYDNEY, January 8.—Dowborough who was unlucky to be beaten by half a neck by Strathdarr at Moorefield last Saturday, may make amends in the ...
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Advertising : 19 wordsCANBERRA, January 8.—Some change fat defence plans for the Pacific will probably be necessary as a result of the withdrawal of ...
Article : 188 wordsSYDNEY, January 8—Only about a half of Sydney's 1.350 butcher show will be open to-morrow to sell week-end meat supplies, because of the ...
Article : 75 wordsAll Order-in-Council has been made authorising the Wangaratta Shire Council to borrow £3750 by the sale of debentures to the Australasian ...
Article : 1,142 wordsBRISBANE, January 8.—Queensland forecast issued at 5 p.m. for the ensuing 24 hours is: Unsettled, with rain and local heavy falls on the North ...
Article : 122 wordsMELBOURNE, January 8.—The Commonwealth Government to-day acquired authority to enter upon and use either State or privately held land for ...
Article : 127 wordsADELAIDE, January 8.—Bodies awaiting burial in Adelaide are being packed in dry ice, or in specially constructed refrigerators, because of a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 69 wordsCANBERRA, January 3.—Witch doctors were abandoned when New Guinea natives heard that Australian doctors were giving ...
Article : 123 wordsAnother member of the select band of old western pioneers has passed on, in the person of Mr. Frederick Thomas Spencer, whose death occurred in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 135 wordsBRISBANE, January 3.—Police officials do not think it likely that Joseph de Jersey Brice, native of the Channel Islands who has not ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 wordsLONDON, January 8—Reuters Calcutta representative says the out-break of smallpox in Calcutta resulted in 417 deaths during the fortnight ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 79 wordsSYDNEY, January 8.—Bromwich's much discussed habit of dropping the spare ball, caused his temporary down-fall during the final of the mixed ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. A. K Trueman, of the Government Statistician's, has been appointed secretary in the office of the Commissioner of Police. Mr. W. J. ...
Article : 107 wordsCAIRNS, January 8.—An engine cleaner at the loco shed had his foot badly crushed to-day when an engine rap on to it. ...
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The Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1909 ; 1912 - 1966), Fri 9 Jan 1948, Page 2
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