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  2. Council Refuses to Hand Price Control Powers to Commonwealth

    HOBART, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Powers Bill, providing for the transfer of power to the Commonwealth to enable it ot continue price control for three years was rejected by a large majority in the Legislative Council to-day. ...

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  3. BUTCHERS MAY NOT REOPEN TILL WEDNESDAY

    A request by Hobart and Launceston butchers that North-West Coast retailers fall into line with their decision not to reopen their shops till Wednesday will be considered by a meeting of the N.W. Master Butchers' Association at Devonport to-night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. FORESTRY INQUIRY

    HOBART, Thursday.—He was so "fed up" with hearing innuendoes and hints that he told one sawmiller who related a confidential story to come out in the open or "shut up," Mr. C. W. Fidler, senior forester, told the Forestry Commission to-day. ...

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  5. "PHANTOM" 'PHONE SWITCH

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. — A new telephone device that will automatically cause a phone call to follow a subscriber from one phone ...

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  6. TROOPS' CONDUCT IN TOKIO

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Fraternisation by Australian Occupation Forces with Japanese in Tokio has been discussed by the Prime ...

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  7. WANTS CHECK ON LOUNGE TRADE

    HOBART, Thursday. — When hotels resume normal trading hours on Monday, Mr. Ockerby, M.H.A., is anxious that police may have "free ...

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  8. ACQUISITION TO BE CONTINUED

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Commonwealth meat acquisition powers would continue, the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) told the Premier ...

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  9. NO BARGAINING AT U.N.O.

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — A review of the Australian delegation's part in the first session of the General Assembly of the United ...

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  10. Will Not Allow Sale of Worn-Out Machinery

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — To protect the public, the Munitions Department would not allow wornout machinery to be sold. ...

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  11. JAPANESE TORTURE METHODS

    DARWIN, Thursday. — The prosecuting officer (Captain J. Simpson) read a statement at the War Crimes trial to-day by W. O. ...

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  12. MAY ABANDON RABAUL

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Rabaul will probably be abandoned as the capital of New Britain, and the township established at Kopopo, ...

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  13. Country Power Extensions Too Slow

    HOBART, Thursday. — Dissatisfaction with the rate of progress in carrying out country hydro-electric extensions was expressed by ...

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  14. To Amend Employment Regulations

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Amendments to the National Security Regulations governing employment in blacksmithing, boilermaking, sheet metal ...

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  15. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE BLAMED FOR SLUM CONDITIONS

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Present slum conditions in Australia were a direct result of private interprise being allowed to take ...

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  16. 500,000 RABBIT PAWS FOR CANADA

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Five hundred thousand rabbits' front feet are being shipped by an Adelaido exporter at the rate of ...

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  17. TO RETURN IMPRESSED SOUVENIR WEAPONS

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Where ever possible the Army would return German-type machine-guns which had been impressed from municipal ...

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  18. "ROBBING CHILDREN TO FEED FATTED CALF"

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Accusing the Prices Commission of evading his inquiries and making irrelevant statements, Mr. H. C. ...

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  19. PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS

    HOBART, Thursday.—A joint Parliamentary committee has recommended the acceptance of an offer by Davies Bros. Ltd. for the publication of a weekly ...

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  20. Huge Stocks of Army Foods to Be Released

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — More than 20,000,000lb. of foodstuffs and 3,500,000 pints of fruit juico were to be released from Army reserves, ...

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  21. Coal Strikes Ordered

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — Three of the largest mines on the northern coalfields—Elrington and Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2—have been ordered to ...

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  22. Dame Enid Lyons' Plea For Ships to Lift Potatoes

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — In the House of Representatives to-day Dame Enid Lyons (Lib., Tas) urged that shipping be made ...

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  23. TASMANIAN AIRMEN TO BE BROUGHT HOME

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said in the House of Representatives to-day that action was being taken to ...

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  24. MINOR BUSINESS IN STATE PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

    HOBART, Thursday.—The President (Mr. R. O. Shoobridge) took the chair in the Legislative Council to-day at 2.30 p.m. ...

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  25. To Be No Observers on Dutch Ships

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Minister for External Affairs (Dr. Evatt) said in the House of Representatives to-day that the ...

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  26. LOAN CAMPAIGN

    HOBART, Thursday.—To assist the £70,000,000 Security Loan campaign in Tasmania, a Catalina flying boat will visit Hobart on Saturday, March 30, and ...

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  27. OCCUPATION AREA EXTENDED

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — The area of occupation by the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan had been extended to include the ...

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  28. WANTS FINANCIAL AID FOR FARMERS

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Common wealth and Tasmanian Governments should enter into a comprehensive scheme to provide financial ...

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  29. RETURN OF TROOPS FROM ISLANDS

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — A reestablishment bulletin issued by the Minister for Post-War Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) to-day states that from ...

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  30. UNFAIRNESS OF GIFT DUTIES ACT

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — During "grievance time" in the House of Representatives to-day Dame Enid Lyons (Lib., Tas.) said the Gift Duties ...

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  31. TO SUB-DIVIDE BIG N.T. ESTATES

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — Big estates in the Northern Territory will be subdivided to provide opportunities for soldier settlers. ...

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  32. Runner's Double at V.A.L. Carnival

    MELBOURNE, Thursday — Alex Allen, 30-year-old Essendon trumdriver. won the double at the final of the V.A.L. £400 Victory carnival at Maribyrnong to-night. ...

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  33. AUSTRALIA MUST EXERT HER OWN VIEWS

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—Australia must not be afraid to exert her own views on foreign affairs where they differed from those of Great Britain, said the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) to-night, speaking in the House of Representatives on the resumed foreign ...

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  34. VISIT OF LINCOLN BOMBER

    CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) announced to-day that a Britishbuilt Lincoln bomber with an ...

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  35. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

    The Speaker (Mr. Dwyer, V.C.) took the chair in the House of Assembly at 7.30 p.m. Mr. Quintal gave notice to ask the ...

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  36. Shark Attacks Boat

    ADELAIDE, Thursday. — When M. Levercnz, a fisherman, was about two miles off the Grange jetty on his homewadr trip last night his eatarman-type ...

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  37. LATE NEWS

    LONDON, Thursday — Princess Elizabeth, was given a terrific send off to-day when she left Belfast at the conclusion of her ...

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  38. Disgraceful Conditions For Occupation Force

    RABAUL, Thursday. — Conditions under which the Australian Occupation Force in Japan was compelled to live were disgraceful, ...

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  39. TOBACCO RATION FOR APRIL UNCHANGED

    SYDNEY, Thursday. — The chairman of the Tobocca Manufacturers' Rationing Committee Maid to-day that at a meeting of the committee the factory output post ...

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  40. HAS NOT DISCUSSED ROYAL VISIT

    CANBERRA, Thursday.— The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said to-day. he had not hud discussions on inviting the King and Queen to visit Australia. "I ...

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