Famous Flying Boat Retires After Long Service
The Qantas flying boat Cortonamus, nicknamed the “Green Old Lady,” ends 10 years of service after 2,520,601 miles. It last beached at Rose Bay Sydney on a Thursday 5 January with engineers watching its final slipway ascent. Cortonamus, once operated across Britain, Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific, aided war efforts and prisoner repatriation and now retires from Sydney-Noumea-Suva routes.
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Qantas Hm Pre Alewnyn
Cortolanus
Rose Bay
Coritenanaa Laureed
Britain
Trperiu
Pbs
Mediterranean
Miliam
Durban
Par Brel
Toptees
Corlolanne
Australia
Qanteo Pupire Airways
Corlolume
Npore
East Indies
New Gulfies
Gick
Cartonina
Adetrallin
Phines
Stnimpore
Sydney
Noumea
Suva
Firat
New Orledanu
Fiji
Queensland commerce union sets 40 hour week rule
The Queensland Commerce ties announce a 40 hour week becoming operative January 1. All work in the garages and workshops will run Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No Saturday work as workshops close. Petrol, repair, and accessory departments open Sundays 8:02 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Violators face prosecution.
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Queensland
Garores and Werkehope
Price control debate sparked by economist Colin Clark
Noted economist Colin Clark harshly criticizes price control and backs its removal during emergencies. He urges stronger competition and tax cuts to curb prices, warns against expansive public expenditure, and argues Australia needs higher production rather than a bloated public service.
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Colin Clark
Chifley
Australia
People Authority
Clark
Queensland Labour
Cloncurry Church Services Announced
Holy Communion at 7 a.m and Evensong at 7 30 p.m at Cloncurry Metedonist Church. Julia Creek services at 7 a.m. Final sermon on Sunday February 5 at 10 30 a.m led by Rev A D Brand. Sunday March 7 at 7 20 p.m. preacher Rev Turner. New minister Rev R Morton expected to take duties in April.
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Cloncurry
Sumay
Suminy
Hew
A.D. Brand
W. J. Turner
Mount Tea
W.turner
R. Morton
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