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  2. BLOW AT EUROPE EXPECTED SOON; LEADERS CHOSEN

    GENERAL Eisenhower's appointment as leader of the Anglo-American forces to invade Western Europe is accepted in London and Washington as a sign that a second front will be opened at an early date. Washington officials hailed Eisenhower's ...

    Article : 669 words
  3. Beaches First Favourite With Holiday Crowds

    Sun, surf, and sand lured thousands of people to the beaches for the Christmas vacation. Many were men and woman of the fighting services making the most of a few days' leave; many more were civilians relaxing after a year's hard work in factories, shops, and offices. Kirra Beach, Coolangatta, dotted with gay beach umbrellas, recaptured some of the colour and life of pre-war days—but, not ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 113 words
  4. 2-DAY BLITZ ON JAP BASE

    NEW GUINEA, Saturday.—Australian and American fliers have dropped 453 tons of bombs on Cape Gloucester, Jap base near the ...

    Article : 501 words
  5. Beaches Met All Needs While City Still Short

    FATHER Christmas seems to have deserted Brisbane this year and to have packed up and gone to the beach. Brisbane is still a city of shortages and overcrowding, but coastal places, like Southport, Coolangatta, and Redcliffe, if not lands of plenty, seemed to have sufficient for yesterday's demands. ...

    Article : 704 words
  6. STILL BE SHABBY AFTER THE WAR

    ALL present indications were that clothes rationing would continue until some time after the war, the Customs Minister (Senator Keane) said yesterday. Therefore it was necessary to ...

    Article : 390 words
  7. Council Cuts Food Prices

    TOWNSVILLE, Saturday.—The City Council yesterday sold fruit and vegetables in competition with local shops. ...

    Article : 188 words
  8. BUSH FIRE KILLED 8

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.—With the identification of a 14-year-old boy, the death roll of the bushfire which broke out in the Wangaratta ...

    Article : 267 words
  9. MR. DEACON, M.L.A., DEAD

    Mr. W. A. Deacon, M.L.A., died at his home at Allora lost night. He was member for Cunningham since 1920, and was Lands Minister ...

    Article : 177 words
  10. BRISBANE'S DRIEST CHRISTMAS

    Christmas was the driest that Brisbane's civilian beer drinkers have experienced since supplies have been rationed. ...

    Article : 270 words
  11. Strathpine Hotel Burned Down

    Fire destroyed the Clyde Hotel, Strathpine, soon after midnight on Christmas Eve. Firemen from Sandgate attempted to quell the ...

    Article : 111 words
  12. CURTIN SENDS GREETING IN VERSE TO U.K.

    CANBERRA, Saturday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) has issued the following Christmas message to Britain:— The Australian Government and people sent to the homeland at ...

    Article : 188 words
  13. JAPS TO CONSCRIPT YOUTHS OF 19

    NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (A.A.P.).—Tokio official radio says that Japan is lowering the conscription age to 19, "to bolster Japan's ...

    Article : 36 words
  14. BAN ON HOUSES, BUT NOT ON LUXURY SWIM POOLS

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—Permission to construct a private swimming pool was not required from the War Organisation Department, said officials of the department to-day. They referred to Wednesday's: ...

    Article : 417 words
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  17. BETTY GRABLE IS BEST DRAWCARD

    HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 25 (A.A.P.)—A poll taken by the Motion Picture Herald on the best box office draws resulted: Betty Grable, Bob ...

    Article : 47 words
  18. N.G. DIGGER HEARD JAPS PREPARING HIS GRAVE

    NEW GUINEA, Saturday.—For nearly two days Private F. S. Perkins, 19, of Sydney, lay 15 yards from a Japanese encampment in the Finisterre ranges, and heard Japanese digging his grave. He was under fire from two ...

    Article : 389 words
  19. SPELL FOR GLOUCESTERS BEFORE COMING HERE

    LONDON, Dec. 25 (Special).—The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, who are spending Christmas quietly at their country house, Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire, have a heavy official programme for 1944. They expect their Christmas ...

    Article : 265 words
  20. Will They Be Vegetarians?

    Well, wouldn't it ruin your future? Here we are five weeks old, and dying to try out our teeth in a juicy piece ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 53 words
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