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  2. BEER "WAR."

    The beer "war" on the South Coast will be intensified to-day. A conference was held last night between representatives of ...

    Article : 354 words
  3. BIG RAID ON BERLIN.

    Swooping down at times to as low as 100 feet, R.A.F. bombers did heavy damage to Berlin on Friday night. The German capital was under ...

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  4. YACHT HITS FERRY.

    Members of a yachting party jumped overboard when their craft collided with the Manly ferry steamer Dee Why about 200 yards off George's ...

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  5. SHIPBUILDING IN AUSTRALIA.

    Speaking at the launching of the corvette H.M.A.S. Lithgow at Mort's Dock on Saturday, the Minister for the Navy, Mr. Hughes, said that when the ...

    Article : 475 words
  6. PRODUCTION OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS.

    While the A.I.F. plays its part in the Middle East, the essential supply of armaments is maintained in Australia. Here is a formidable array of anti-aircraft guns at a Commonwealth Government ordnance factory. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 38 words
  7. GREEK ARMY SHINES.

    Despite the stiffening of the Italian Army with fresh drafts just arrived from Italy, and counter-attacks in force, the Italians are still failing to ...

    Article : 472 words
  8. BRITAIN'S NEW TANKS.

    Thousands of tanks are being formed into a Royal Armoured Corps as Britain's reply to Germany's Panzer (armoured) divisions. ...

    Article : 187 words
  9. RESHUFFLE IN JAPAN.

    The Premier of Japan, Prince Konoye, yesterday made a reshuffle of his Cabinet, with the purpose of strengthening it. ...

    Article : 255 words
  10. PEACE BASIS.

    A significant contribution to the discussion of "foundations of peace" is made in a letter jointly signed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, ...

    Article : 271 words
  11. ISLAND TRADE PROBLEMS.

    Activities of enemy raiders have accentuated problems confronting a Pacific Islands conference, which began at the week-end in Sydney, primarily ...

    Article : 229 words
  12. NEW GOSFORD COUNCIL.

    Four of the eight aldermen who resigned in a body from Gosford Municipal Council on December 3, as a protest against the decision of the State ...

    Article : 309 words
  13. TUNA BOAT LAUNCHED.

    A 34-ton trawler for tuna fishing off the coast was launched from the yards of Reg. Adams Pty. Ltd., Berry's Bay, on Saturday afternoon. ...

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  14. SIR JOHN LATHAM AT TOKYO.

    Sir John Latham, the Australian Minister in Japan, has arrived at Tokyo and is now the guest of Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, with ...

    Article : 212 words
  15. WAR COUNCIL'S WORK.

    The Federal Treasurer Mr.Fadden, said to-day that the existence of the War Advisory Council was threatened and its usefulness was restricted, by a doubt whether ...

    Article : 111 words
  16. THAI AIR FORCE ACTIVE.

    Thailand planes bombed military towns on the Indo-China border, including Nong-Saphang, where there were heavy casualties among troop ...

    Article : 176 words
  17. 1,000 SHEEP KILLED IN CRASH.

    More than 1,000 sheep were killed and many others injured when a stock train which left Moree on Fiiday night for Boggabilla left the rails near Wongabinda. ...

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  18. POPE'S POSTULATES.

    The five postulates for a Just and honourable peace enumerated by the Pope on December 24 of last year were:— ...

    Article : 164 words
  19. U.S.A. INSISTS ON STATUS QUO.

    The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, indicated yesterday that the United States still requires the maintenance of the status quo in the ...

    Article : 95 words
  20. MAN SHOT IN CHEST.

    Loraine Little,23, of Cooper Street Surry Hills, was admitted to the Royal South Sydney Hospital early yesterday morning with a bullet wound through his chest.His condition ...

    Article : 117 words
  21. SAVAGE MERSEYSIDE ATTACK.

    Liverpool and other Merseyside towns were raided last night for the second night in succession German planes appealed every few minutes and ...

    Article : 616 words
  22. UNDERSIZED PRAWNS.

    The Chief Secretary, Mr.A.0.Tonking, issued a warning last night that legal proceedings would be taken against fishermen, fish agents, or retailers who in the future, ...

    Article : 72 words
  23. ROCKDALE ELECTION.

    Five candidates contested an extraordinary election on Saturday in the Rockdale municipality to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman F.W.Beehag, in ...

    Article : 65 words
  24. LORD HALIFAX FAVOURED.

    It is now generally accepted that the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, is the most likely choice for the post of British Ambassador to the united States, in ...

    Article : 241 words
  25. MR. BEVIN'S VIEW OF FUTURE.

    The Minister for Labour, Mr. Ernest Bevin, at a luncheon of the Foreign Press Association, said that the basic principle of future security and prosperity in the world must be a ...

    Article : 149 words
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  27. PEACE IN POST-WAR WORLD.

    The British Consul-General, Mr. Godfrey Haggard, said yesterday that the post-war world should be kept at peace by powerful democracies under a collective system in which ...

    Article : 45 words
  28. LOVE SCENE CUT SHORT.

    The only cut made in the film "Forty Thousand Horsemen" by the Commonwealth Films Censor, Mr. Creswell O'Reilly, which will not be re-inserted ...

    Article : 342 words
  29. AIR TRAINEES IN CANADA.

    The Air Liaison Officer for Australia to the Empire Air Scheme in Canada, Air Vice-Marshal S. J. Goble, has sent a message expressing the season's ...

    Article : 198 words
  30. JAPANESE ARMY ORDER.

    The night shift in the grinding department of one of Britain's largest engineering firms refused to handle an order for Japan says the City Editor of ...

    Article : 156 words
  31. "FLYING CLASSROOM" NEARLY READY.

    A Douglas DC2 transport plane bought as a "flying classroom" for the R.A.A.F. has been taken to the Australian National Airways engineering shops at Essendon for assembly ...

    Article : 55 words
  32. NO "SWORD IN HAND."

    The reference of the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, in his statement in the House of Commons on Thursday to Australian cavalry making a charge at Jarabub, in the Siwa ...

    Article : 170 words
  33. NEWSPAPER OFFICE'S TWO FIRES.

    The office of the Moree-Gwydir "Examiner," which was established 56 years ago, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning, the damage being estimated at £4,000.Moree ...

    Article : 80 words
  34. HUNGARIAN FASCIST LEADER IN GAOL.

    The leader of the Arrow Cross, the Hungarian Fascist movement, M. Wirth, who is a member of the House of Deputies, has been sentenced to four and a half years' ...

    Article : 83 words
  35. BOMBS ON EIRE.

    An official statement by the Eire Government announces: "About 7.30 p.m. on Thursday a plane flew over the Dunlaighaire area, County Dublin, and two bombs were dropped ...

    Article : 118 words
  36. DE GAULLE'S FLAG IN SYDNEY.

    The banner of General de Gaulle, a flag bearing the red two-barred Cross of Lorraine upon a blue background, with the inscription "France Libre" in gold lettering, will ...

    Article : 89 words
  37. 600 DOCKERS ARRESTED FOR THEFT.

    Six hundred Liverpool dockers have been arrested for theft since the outbreak of war The contents of cases for shipment, mostly to New Zealand, were removed, and rubbish ...

    Article : 41 words
  38. THE KING'S CHRISTMAS BROADCAST.

    The King will broadcast at 3 p.m., British summer time (midnight, Sydney time) on Christmas Day, to the nation and the Empire. ...

    Article : 35 words
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