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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 90 words
  3. Marooned On Sinking Destroyer

    Most remarkable picture of the naval war, taken as the British destroyer Grenville was sinking in the North Sea after an explosion. An able-seaman, a non-swimmer, stood on the framework of a port hole, his back supported against the bows, which were only 20ft above the water. For 90 minutes he clung to this precarious perch, jumping into the water as rescuers brought a boat near The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 172 words
  4. RUMANIA BETWEEN TWO FIRS

    LONDON, January 24.—German troops are massing in three different directions—on the Baltic, on Germany's western front, and in south-east Europe. Simultaneously, Hitler is waging a ferocious ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,176 words
  5. 97.5 YESTERDAY—AND TO-DAY MAY BE HOTTER

    "IT may get hotter still," said the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr.A. S. Richards) yesterday. And he had just announced that the maximum temperature, 97.5deg., made yesterday the hottest day this summer and the ...

    Article : 439 words
  6. lee Age On Europe's War Fronts

    LONDON, January 24.—Almost incredible cold—known as "the return of the ice age, or Hitler's secret weapon"—still, grips all ...

    Article : 316 words
  7. Brisbane Women To Ask Molotov About Finland!

    THE Queensland Women's Peace Movement decided yesterday to write to the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs ...

    Article : 119 words
  8. Canada Bans Wheat For Russia, Fearing Transhipment To Nazis

    OTTAWA, January 24.—By clamping down an embargo on the sale of wheat to Russia, the Canadian Government wrote history to-day by being the first Dominion to act independently in such a manner against a foreign power. ...

    Article : 171 words
  9. CROW SHOOTER CAN CROW NOW

    A MAN who learned to shoot by practising on crows when a youth, was presented last night. with the Queensland Police Rifle' ...

    Article : 99 words
  10. KEEPS QUIST AT BAY 2 HOURS

    Though beaten in the quarter-final of the national singles tennis championship at Sydney yesterday, the 19-year-old Sydney player. W. Sidwell. ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. A.I.F. March Rushed By Crowds

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—When Victoria's 5000 members of the Second A.I.F. marched through the city to-day crowds broke ...

    Article : 335 words
  12. NEW CHAIRMAN CALLS LORD MAYOR TO ORDER

    With the new chairman (Alderman A. Laurie) presiding, aldermen of the City Council apparently will not have such a free and easy "spin" as in the ...

    Article : 126 words
  13. SYDNEY CIRCLED BY FIRES

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sydney was almost encircled by bushfires to-day. Fire and smoke drove residents from their homes in Guildford, Carlingford. ...

    Article : 120 words
  14. Data To Support £5 Basic Wage Claim

    Recommendations were made by the executive to the Trades and' Labour Council last night that information should be obtained about the cost of ...

    Article : 100 words
  15. Russian Bombs Hit Four Hospitals

    LONDON, January 24.—It is officially announced in Helsinki that bombs dropped by Russian planes hit four hospitals yesterday, and killed 19 ...

    Article : 56 words
  16. Big Cuts in U.S. Navy Spending

    WASHINGTON, January 23.—America's ambitious two-ocean naval programme is likely to be curtailed further. ...

    Article : 145 words
  17. DEFENCE CHIEFS ATTEND CABINET

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—So that Ministers can keep in the closest touch with work in defence services the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) has ...

    Article : 154 words
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  19. 200 SURFERS, NO LIFE SAVER

    SOUTHPORT, Wednesday.—During the shark scare last week no life-saver had been on patrol at Surfers' Paradise, although on one occasion 200 ...

    Article : 236 words
  20. Frozen Lake Delays Flying Boat

    LONDON, January 24.—An Imperial Airways flying boat, London bound, is held up at Rome with 13 passengers because of severe weather at ...

    Article : 57 words
  21. In-laws To Pay £3500 For Enticing Son Away

    LONDON, January 24.—A jury to-day awarded. Mrs. Valerie Porter £3500 against her parent in-law because they had induced her husband, Bertie, to leave her. ...

    Article : 284 words
  22. German—Turkish Trade Agreement

    ISTANBUL, January 24.—It is officially announced that .Turkey will sign a trade agreement with Germany shortly, but it will involve an amount of not more than £1,500,000. ...

    Article : 37 words
  23. NATIONAL ANTHEM DISREGARDED

    GOONDIWINDI, Wednesday.—"It makes my blood boil when I see people who are either too lazy or too disloyal to stand at a theatre for the National ...

    Article : 120 words
  24. School Holidays Now Nearly Over

    State primary and provisional schools in south-eastern Queensland will reopen on Tuesday after their Christmas vacation of six weeks. The schools ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. German Petrol Shortage

    ISTANBUL, January 24.—The Lufthansa Company (the German air company) has suspended the service between Sofia and Istanbul It Is reported, because of a lack of petrol. ...

    Article : 36 words
  26. No English Derby

    LONDON, January 24.—The Spring and Summer race meetings at Epsom, including the Derby, have been abandoned for this year. ...

    Article : 24 words
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