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  2. LORD GOWRIE'S SPEECH.

    In his speech at the opening of Parliament this afternoon the GovernorGeneral, Lord Gowrie, emphasised— That the Austtalian munitions ...

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  3. "TOTAL WAR ON RED TAPE."

    The Minister for the Army, Mr. Spender, said to-night that he had "declared total war on red tape in his department." ...

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  4. SCENE AT OPENING OF PARLIAMENT AT CANBERRA.

    The Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, reading his speech at the opening of the 16th session of the Federal Parliament at Canberra yesterday. Beside him is the President of the Senate, Senator J. B. Hayes. Standing at the back are Captain Bracegirdle, official secretary, and the Usher of the Black Rod, Mr. Loof. In the front row of benches are, from right: Mrs. Menzies, Lady Gowrie, Senator McLeay, Mr. Menzies, Senator Foll, Senator Collett, and Mr. McEwen. In the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. "ALL-IN" HELP TO BRITAIN.

    More and more planes and munitions and American convoys for a combined British-American merchant fleet are suggested by the New York ...

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  6. INDIA PLANS DEFERRED.

    The Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, announced in the Indian Legislature to-day his decision not to proceed at present with the enlargement of the ...

    Article : 269 words
  7. POSSIBLE LINE OF APPROACH.

    Mr. Spender's statement will be read with pleasure by military officers in Sydney, who were surprised by Mr. Menzies's denials of the existence of ...

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  8. OBSTRUCTION BY NATIONALISTS.

    The Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, announced to-day that he would send back to the Central Legislative Assembly in a revised form, the ...

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  9. FINANCING THE WAR.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood, informed a questioner in the House of Commons yesterday that it would not be possible to limit ...

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  10. PORT KEMBLA STRIKE.

    A compulsory conference has, been called by the Industrial Commission to discuss the strike at Port Kembla which has thrown idle the works of Metal ...

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  11. APPROACH TO RUSSIA.

    The generally accepted Interpretation of the British Government's threepoint offer to Moscow is that Britain is asking Russia for nothing in return ...

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  12. DESERT WAR TACTICS.

    Italians in the Western Desert, Egypt, apparently are trying to advance their positions by infiltration, says the Cairo correspondent of "The Times." They ...

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  13. ROOSEVELT URGES LABOUR UNITY.

    President Roosevelt yesterday sent a message to the American Federation of Labour convention in New Orleans urging a "just and honourable peace within ...

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  14. FILM STARS TO TOUR AUSTRALIA.

    Dorothy Lamour, Laurel and Hardy. [?]ebe Daniels, and Ben Lyon will come to Australia probably next year, under contract to the Tivoli circuit. ...

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  15. CZECH GOVERNMENT IN LONDON.

    The Commonwealth Government is expected officially to recognise the Czecho-Slovak Government established in London at an early date. ...

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  16. BOOT FACTORY BAN ON OVERTIME.

    The overtime ban in boot factories will apply to factories engaged in the manufacture of boots for the A.I.F., and will be enforced until claims of the Boot ...

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  17. WAR EFFORT PRAISED.

    The pair being played in the war by India and Burma was highly praised by the Secretary of State for India. Mr. Amercy, in the House of Commons to-day. ...

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  18. BIGGER BOMBER FOR BRITAIN.

    The Lockheed Aircraft Coporation has announced that Britain has placed a 30,000,000 dollar (£A9,375,000) order for new bombers which will be larger and faster than the ...

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  19. THE CALL-UP.

    A fall-up for employment appears on page 12. column 6. ...

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  20. ITALIAN PLANES RAID ALEXANDRIA.

    Italian raiding planes came over Alexandria in five successive waves on Monday night. They were met by the most intensive barrage that Alexandria has yet seen. ...

    Article : 231 words
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  22. AUSTRALIANS IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The Commonwealth Government does not propose to protest against the New Zealand Governments ban on the departure from the Dominion of ...

    Article : 315 words
  23. WORKERS' PART IN WAR.

    The Federal Labour leader, Mr. Curtin said to-day that he subscribed to the appeal of the British Minister for Labour (Mr. Bevin) to Australian ...

    Article : 139 words
  24. MINERS REQUEST.

    The creation of special Industrial machinery to deal with disputes in the coal-mining industry was sought from Mr. Holt to-night by a deputation from the Miners' Federation ...

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  25. CITIZEN PUBLIC-SPIRITED BUT MISGUIDED.

    The war savings organisation has been informed that a well-known citizen of Sydney buys £5 worth of savings certificates every second week, and immediately destroys them. ...

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  26. SHIPBUILDING AT WALSH ISLAND.

    The Premier, Mr. Mair, said yesterday that he was satisfied that sufficient skilled labour was available to enable the resumption of shipbuilding at ...

    Article : 237 words
  27. UNION LEADERS' REACTION

    The majority of union leaders yesterday expressed agreement with the views of Mr. Bevin Mr. G Sinclair (secretary of the Boilermakers' Union): We should put out shoulder ...

    Article : 155 words
  28. NO ELECTRIC TRAINS FOR A DAY.

    The stoppage of all electric trains in the metropolitan area for a day unless greater safety devices aie introduced into railway sub-stations has ...

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  29. "CHAMBERLAIN WAS NOBODY'S FOOL."

    High tributes were paid to Mr. Nevill[?] Chamberlain by the Prime Minister and other leaders of Federal Parliament in the House of Representatives to-day. ...

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  30. EQUIPMENT FOR PARACHUTES.

    The Minister for Air. Mr. McEwen, said today that Australian industry would overtake arrears in supplies of metal clips and buckles for R.A.A.F. parachutes within a few weeks. ...

    Article : 95 words
  31. CARPENTERS TO BE RELEASED.

    The Australasian Council at Trades Unions decided yesterday to protest to the Commonwealth Government against the ban on the return to Australia of carpenters who had gone ...

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  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr. Butler, told the House of Commons to-day that no steps had been taken to compel Dr. Juan Negrin, Premier of Spain from 1937 to 1939. ...

    Article : 46 words
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