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  2. WILL STAY IN WAR.

    "South Africa will see this matter through. It would be fatal to leave the Allies in the middle of the struggle," declared the South African ...

    Article : 574 words
  3. NURSES' QUARTERS

    The State Cabinet will not be asked to determine which of the alternative sites suggested shall be used for new nurses' quarters for Sydney Hospital ...

    Article : 752 words
  4. NEW ATTACKS FAIL.

    The Russians, recognsing the futility of their efforts on the Salla front, where their westernmost troops are cut oft at Markijarvi and have to depend on ...

    Article : 467 words
  5. BROKEN HILL "BLOCKADE."

    An attempt to blockade Broken Hill, by declaring all roads to the town "black," may be made by the Australian Railways Union, if the Railway ...

    Article : 410 words
  6. BRITISH CRUISERS' ACTION WITH "POCKET" BATTLESHIP

    The diagram shows the eight phases of the action between the German "pocket" battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles. The action is described in graphic detail on page 10. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  7. EARLIER PENSION.

    More liberal pension payments in Britain were announced in the House of Commons yesterday by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John ...

    Article : 246 words
  8. PROTESTS ARE GENUINE.

    In a leading article headed "Improvident pinpricks," the New York "Herald-Tribune" says: "Unfortunately, the impression has been spread in British ...

    Article : 280 words
  9. POLAND'S NEW ARMY.

    General Sikorski, the Premier and Minister of War, of Poland's Government in exile at Angers, announced that the new Polish Army would soon ...

    Article : 230 words
  10. RISING PRICES IN BRITAIN.

    Lord Elibank, in a debate on the export trade in the House of Lords, urged the Government to check rising prices for foodstuffs and raw materials. He ...

    Article : 380 words
  11. INEFFICIENT WIND INDICATOR.

    Lack of efficient indirators at Kingsford Smith airport caused yesterday s inward Dutch airliner to make several circuits before landing while thP pilots ascertained the force and ...

    Article : 138 words
  12. TOLL OF ROAD.

    The Minister for Transport, Mr. Euan Wallace, announced in the House of Commons last evening that the Government proposed to introduce a speed ...

    Article : 204 words
  13. KEROSENE TANK FIRE.

    The explosion which caused an outbreak of fire in the Commonwealth Oil Refineries, Ltd., power kerosene storage tank at Wickham, Newcastle, on December 16, 1939, was ...

    Article : 144 words
  14. THE CALL-UP.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 16 words
  15. INDEX.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 words
  16. BOMBING OF GERMANY ADVOCATED.

    Continual large-scale air raiding of Germany, with the object of shaking the German people's confidence in Herr Hitler and disorganising Germany's national life, was ...

    Article : 118 words
  17. SLOVAKIAN PLOT.

    The Berlin wireless announces that the Slovakian police have discovered a plot against the Stale. Ten a nests have been made. The Czecho-Slovakian Committee is ...

    Article : 136 words
  18. MINERS' PLANS.

    Plans to attempt to force companies buying coal from the Nattai-Bulli colliery, Burragorang Valley, to take their business elsewhere, were discussed at a ...

    Article : 162 words
  19. ALLIES AND SAFETY ZONE.

    The French Government announced yesterday that French and British ships in the 300-mile American safety-zone would counter-attack and fire on ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS.

    Replying to a question in the House of Commons, the Secretary for War, Mr. Oliver Stanley, denied that the Army Education Corps had been abandoned as had been stated ...

    Article : 136 words
  21. MISS FREEMAN-MITFORD.

    The Secretary for War, Mr. Oliver Stanley, said in the House of Commons yesterday that no special military precaution had been taken at Folkestone when the Hon. Unity ...

    Article : 152 words
  22. INFERIOR WATER COCKS SOLD IN COUNTRY.

    The Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. Martin, said last night that it had come to his notice that water cocks of an inferior quality were being used in country ...

    Article : 101 words
  23. BRITAIN'S WAGES BILL.

    The Ministry of Labour states that wages rose from 4 to 4½ per cent. in 1939, which was the largest increase since 1920. The cost of the living index, however, rose 19 points, ...

    Article : 74 words
  24. ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 300 words
  25. DESERTION CASE PARADOX.

    The Brentford Court has granted a London postman's wife 25/ a week maintenance on the grounds of desertion, although her husband is living in the same house. ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. FIRE DESTROYS BAVARIAN STEELWORKS.

    It is reported that for 36 hours a fire raged in the Max Huete steelworks in Bavaria and destroyed the rolling mills and furnaces. The damage is estimated to tun into millions ...

    Article : 66 words
  27. DAMAGES FOR WIFE.

    Mrs. Valerie G. R. Porter, wife of an army lieutenant, was awarded £3,500 damages with costs against her husband's parents for having enticed their son away from her. ...

    Article : 36 words
  28. MR. C. HAY FAREWELLED.

    Before his departure for Sydney to take up the posttion of chairman of the Superannuation Board, the New South Wales Agent-General, Mr. C. Hay, and Mrs. Hay were ...

    Article : 95 words
  29. FOUR MEN AR RESTED.

    Detective-sergeants Mallon, Robison, and Dogan and other police, who have been investigating robberies of tyres and other goods at Paddington and Roseville, took possession ...

    Article : 74 words
  30. FINE INTERMEDIATE PASS.

    With a pass of nine "A's' and one "B," J. A. B. Holland, of Sydney Giammar School, heads the Intermediate Certificate examination results for metropolitan boys' schools and ...

    Article : 120 words
  31. CROWDS MOB TROOPS.

    The 5,000 Victorian members of the Second A.I.F., in their march through Melbourne to-day, aroused to unrestrained enthusiasm the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 816 words
  32. GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR.

    The International Red Cross report says the British camps for German prisoners are installed with central heating instead of the usual stoves. ...

    Article : 45 words
  33. ENGLISH RACE MEETINGS ABANDONED.

    The spring and summer race meetings at Epsom, which include the Derby, have been abandoned. ...

    Article : 24 words
  34. WATER BOARD LOAN.

    The president of the Water Board, Mr. Upton, said last night that the response to the £1,000,000 loan on the opening day had been most gratifying. Up till the close of ...

    Article : 100 words
  35. TO-DAY.

    Theatre Royal: Russian Ballet, 8. Minerva Theatre: "Quiet Wedding," 8.15. Tivoli Theatre: Mother Goose," 2.30; "Carry On," 8. ...

    Article : 353 words
  36. CANADA CHECKS EXPORT OF WHEAT.

    By a Canadian Order-in-Council, the export of wheat and other goods to countries adjacent to Germany without a license is forbidden. ...

    Article : 65 words
  37. U.S. ARMY PLANE CRASH.

    A United States Army bomber crashed into a hinside near Riverside, killing four of the occupants. Two others escaped by parachute. The disaster was due to ice forming on the ...

    Article : 55 words
  38. THREE HUNDRED GIRLS ON STRIKE.

    About 300 girls employed at the tobacco works of W. D. and H. O. Wills (Aust.) Ltd., Raleigh Park, Kensington, have gone on strike because of a dispute concerning piece-work ...

    Article : 49 words
  39. RAJAH OF SARAWAK.

    The Ranee of Sarawak said that the only logical successor to Mr. Anthony Brooke as Rajah Muda of Sarawak, is Countess Inchcape's five-year-old son, and she might act ...

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  40. MR. FITZSIMONS BEGINS ARMY DUTIES.

    The State Ministre for Health, Mr. Pltz-Simons left Sydney for Melbourne by train last night to take up his duties on the staff of the Director-General of Army Medical ...

    Article : 145 words
  41. SOUTH AFRICAN WOOL.

    South African wool exports in December were 24,118,0001b of greasy fleece, of which the United Kingdom took 1,124,0001b. France 6,140,0001b, Belgium 1,573,0001b, Italy 1,049,000 ...

    Article : 63 words
  42. BREAD AND TIMBER PRICES.

    A number of prices legulation orders were issued in a Commonwealth Gazette published yesterday. The Minister for Customs, Mr. Lawson, said that the most important of ...

    Article : 133 words
  43. NO PETROL FOR GERMAN AIR SERVICE.

    The German Lufthansa air service between Sofia and Istanbul has been suspended, it is reported, because of lack of petrol. ...

    Article : 33 words
  44. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Tin was quoted to-day at £232/15/ a ton, compared with £232 a ton yesterday. Rubber was quoted at 11[?]d a lb. Mining shares were quiet. Quotations: ...

    Article : 73 words
  45. KAY STAMMERS MARRIED.

    Many tennis notables attended the wedding of Miss Kay Stammers and Second-Lieutenant Michael Menzies of the Welsh Guards. The bride wore a gown with a three-yards ...

    Article : 46 words
  46. FIRE IN COTTAGE.

    A fire broke out in cottage in Sixth Street, Grantile, this morning. Five brigades from Granville and Parrmatta put it out, but the cottage was badly damaged. ...

    Article : 34 words
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