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  2. DRAFT LIQUOR POLL ORDINANCE APPROVED

    A special meeting of the Advisory Council yesterday concurred in, a draft of the Liquor Poll Ordinance 1947. The draft will be forwarded to ...

    Article : 165 words
  3. WHARF WORKERS OBTAIN TWO WEEKS' LEAVE

    Judge Foster in the Arbitration Court this afternoon granted waterside workers two weeks' annual holiday at a rate of ...

    Article : 169 words
  4. AUSTRALIA MAY SEND MINISTER TO I.T.O. TALKS

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) is understood to be considering the possibility of sending a senior Minister to take part in the latter stages of Empire talks in London and later at Geneva for the International Trade Organisation Conference. ...

    Article : 384 words
  5. CHINA FACES ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

    Complete economic collapse resulted to-day when the Chinese dollar fell to a new low. The exchange market opened ...

    Article : 131 words
  6. "For the cause trat lacks assistance, 'Gainst the wrongs that need resistance For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do. The Canberra Times

    No more disturbing blow could have been struck at British industry than the disiocation of production throughout the country which has been occasioned by the blizzard, but some, of the elements of the existing crisis have been gathering for some time, and it has only needed ...

    Article : 796 words
  7. Rain Experiments May Take Years To Finalise

    It is too early to prophesy what practical use can be made from making artificial rain and the economic significance of the discovery is still ...

    Article : 109 words
  8. N.Z. LABOUR TO PRESENT CLAIM TO COURT

    The Minister for Labour (Mr. McLagian) announced the Government had decided to permit the Federation of Labour to present its case to the ...

    Article : 93 words
  9. SUGGESTED PLAN FOR INDEPENDENT PALESTINE STATE

    Replying to a request for details of the Palestinian semi-autonomous States, the Foreign Office announced that so far they were only unofficial ...

    Article : 221 words
  10. AUSTRALIA MAY REDUCE TARIFFS

    A reduction of the tariff will probably be made, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) revealed in a letter to the A.C.T.U. to-day. ...

    Article : 110 words
  11. Air Conference Affirms Provision Of Rescue Stations

    The International Air Conference had discussed water aerodromes at greater length than at any other regional conference, said the ...

    Article : 198 words
  12. AUSTRALIAN WAR BRIDE ORDERED TO LEAVE U.S.A.

    Mrs. Iris A. Kemble, 22, formerly Miss Barratt, of Melbourne, was charged with obtaining. 1,150 dollars worth of clothing by forging the ...

    Article : 89 words
  13. A.C.T.U. EXECUTIVE OPPOSES BRETTON WOODS

    For several hours to-day the interstate executive of the A.C.T.U. discussed the pros and cons of the Bretton Woods agreement. ...

    Article : 142 words
  14. PRICE CONTROL HOLDS EGG MARKET STABILITY

    If price control were lifted from eggs, the bottom would fall out of the market and the stability of the industry would disappear, according to an ...

    Article : 93 words
  15. EXAMINATION OF FERRY'S COMPASS

    It was claimed at the Court of Marine Inquiry to-day that the compass used on the Dee Why was efficient but it was questionable if it was ...

    Article : 66 words
  16. TWO RAIL UNION CLAIMS FOR WEEK-END PENALTY RATES

    Two railways unions to-day submitted different claims to the Arbitration Court on the question of pen alty rates for week-end work. ...

    Article : 509 words
  17. PERFUME FOUND IN BLOCK OF WOOD

    A seemingly solid block of wood found by Customs Officers in the, engineroom of the French motorslilp Monkay proved to be a repository for ...

    Article : 63 words
  18. U.S. SWIMMER DENIES HE IS OVERWORKED

    Fred Taioli, the American distance swimmer, to-day denied that ho had complained he had been "overworked" in Australia. ...

    Article : 126 words
  19. CANTERBURY RACES MAY BE EXTENDED

    The Sydney Turf Club may be asked to extend the programme at Canterbury next Saturday to nine races as 280 horses have nominated ...

    Article : 44 words
  20. Loan Programme To be Two a Year

    It would not be necessary to raise the full amount of loans budgeted for in 1946-47, said the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) last night. ...

    Article : 118 words
  21. FATAL CRASH OF PLANE

    A single-engined monoplane, on a charter flight from Townsville to Ayr to pick up a flood-bound agricultural machinery agent, crashed on a vacant ...

    Article : 98 words
  22. PRISONERS AT PENTRIDGE GAOL REFUSE TO WORK

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. Slater) to-day announced that he had been advised by the Inspector-General of Penal Establishments (Mr. ...

    Article : 192 words
  23. CHURCH CELEBRATION OF LAW TERM

    The opening of the law term was celebrated by Red Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral and a special service at St. James. ...

    Article : 86 words
  24. NEWS IN BRIEF

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The value of tranractions between the G.P.O. and the general public reached a record of £3,160 millions for the year, ended ...

    Article : 124 words
  25. SYDNEY RECEIVED 6 INCHES LESS RAIN THAN 40 YEARS AGO

    Average rainfall for Sydney and many other parts of the State was almost six inches lower for the last 40 years than for the preceding 40 ...

    Article : 167 words
  26. ENGINEERS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM MACHINE SHOPS

    Members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union are. paid £1 a week above the award rate of £7/3/- but, within the next week, they will be ...

    Article : 125 words
  27. MASKED MEN ROB RAILWAY STATION

    Two masked men, aged about 19, one of whom was armed with a revolver, baled up John Vincent Carter, an attendant at Narwee ...

    Article : 91 words
  28. MAN SURRENDERS TO POLICE

    Frederick Charles Gouldthorpe, 65, motor driver, whom the police had been hunting since last Friday following the shooting of a woman at ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. BRITISH PLANES FOR GREECE

    The Greek Minister for Air (Toatos) announced that Greece had signed a contract with Great Britain for the delivery of a number of planes ...

    Article : 81 words
  30. FOREIGN MINISTERS DEPUTIES, HAVE SHARP CLASH

    A sharp argument developed between Gusev (Russia) and Mr. M. Clark (America) at the discussions at the meeting of the Foreign ...

    Article : 109 words
  31. NORTH WESTERN AREAS EXPERIENCED GOOD SOAKING RAINS

    Good soaking rains have fallen on the far north-west in the past 48 hours and it is still raining. The Weather Bureau said to-night ...

    Article : 133 words
  32. AUSTRALIAN CONSUL IN BATAVIA

    Mr. B. C. Ballard, who came here as political observer for Australia, has been appointed Australian Consul. ...

    Article : 46 words
  33. A.C.T.U. POLICY WILL CLQSE DOWN SMALL BUSINESSES

    Thousands of small business people would be forced to close their doors if effect is given to the expressed policy of the A.C.T.U. interstate ...

    Article : 103 words
  34. SIX MONTHS GAOL FOR THEFT OF HORSE

    John Summers was yesterday sentenced to six months hard labour by Mr. Justice Simpson in the Canberra Supreme Court for having stolen a ...

    Article : 87 words
  35. FORECAST

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 23 words
  36. VISCOUNT BRUCE NOT YET IN HOUSE OF LORDS

    On his return to London last nignt Viscount Bruce said he had not yet decided when he will be able to take his seat in the House of Lords. ...

    Article : 64 words
  37. CANBERRA WEATHER

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 117 words
  38. RIOTING PRISONERS FIRED ON

    RANGOON, Tuesday—Seven people were killed and about 20 wounded when guards at a prison near Rangoon fired at rioting prisoners. ...

    Article : 29 words
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