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  2. UNITING TO WIN WAR.

    Expressing the view that the war situation was much graver than many people realised, the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, appealed in a national ...

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  3. PETROL COSTS.

    Estimates made for the Commonwealth Government indicate that, at the present rate of consumption, Australia's bill overseas for motor ...

    Article : 131 words
  4. SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS.

    Christmas shopping, with its concomitant happy extravagance, crowds, and brain-cudgelling for suitable gifts, began in earnest yesterday. ...

    Article : 487 words
  5. ATROCITIES IN POLAND.

    A harrowing story of Gestapo atrocities in Poland has been told in Paris by Count Joseph Michalowski, whose brother was formerly First Secretary ...

    Article : 522 words
  6. ITALY WARY.

    "Whatever occurs in the Balkans and the Danube Valley directly interests Italy," declares a communique issued early this morning ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 567 words
  7. MENACE TO DUTCH.

    The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent at Amsterdam states that neutral reports from Berlin strike a warning note that there is every indication ...

    Article : 206 words
  8. FINLAND APPEALS TO WORLD.

    Finland yesterday appealed to the world for military aid. The Finnish Foreign Office spokesman stated: "The Russian Bear must win unless Finland receives more than sympathy. Men and arms are needed quickly." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,676 words
  9. EFFECT ON TRANSPORT.

    The secretary of the Associated Motor Tranport of New South Wales, Mr. A. J. Fitzgerald, said last night that super-grade petrol was used in 95 per cent. of transport ...

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  10. "BAN WILL SAVE £500,000 YEARLY."

    The prohibition on imports of super grade petrol will not affect motorists for some time. Supplies already in Australia or on the high seas are ...

    Article : 141 words
  11. PLANE ELUDES SEARCHERS.

    An unidentified plane, which might have been laying mines, was heard flying low over the East Coast last night. Searchlights and gu is weie active, but the ...

    Article : 347 words
  12. TUBERCULOSIS DETECTION.

    The use of a new type of miniature X-ray film, popularly known as the "penny farthing" X-ray, has been suggested for the medical authorities of ...

    Article : 359 words
  13. PRICE FIXING.

    The Minister for Customs, Mr. Lawson, claims that the effects of the Commonwealth Government's wartime price-fixing policy are strikingly ...

    Article : 180 words
  14. TRANSFER OF PEOPLES.

    The transfer of German and Russian populations in Poland will begin on Friday, when 100,000 Germans will move westward, and 500,000 Ukrainians ...

    Article : 118 words
  15. AUSTRALIANS IN R.A.F.

    The Australian Minister for Air, Mr. Fairbairn, announced yesterday that pilots of the Australian Air Force, after training in Australia and Canada, would ...

    Article : 365 words
  16. PLANE SINKS U-BOAT.

    The Royal Air Force announced that this morning a coastal patrol aircraft sighted a German U-boat on the surface. The plane dived upon the ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. R.A.A.F. GROUP CONTROL.

    The Royal Australian Air Force No. 2 group headquarters, at Mont Loane, Wolseley Road, Point Piper, the former home of the Consul-General for ...

    Article : 243 words
  18. VON PAPEN TOLD TO GO.

    Newspapers in the Turkish capital of Ankara demand that the German Ambassador, Herr von Papen, shall cease propaganda activities or pack up and ...

    Article : 147 words
  19. MURDER INTENT CHARGE.

    Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor, 42, of Alma Road, St. Kilda, was charged to-day with having shot at George Kelly, 32, with intent to murder him. Police ...

    Article : 213 words
  20. BOMBER HITS BIRDS.

    A twin-engined British bomber landed at its aerodrome with every windowpane shattered, the wing covering ripped in a dozen places, and blood ...

    Article : 169 words
  21. PASSION PLAY POSTPONED.

    The village of Oberammergau (Bavaria) will not stage a Passion Play in 1940. Many of the actors are in the Siegfried Line. The player who was ...

    Article : 191 words
  22. "ENEMY RUMOUR CAMPAIGN."

    The Acting-Minister for the Navy, Mr. Street, said to-night that reports that British merchant ships had been sunk in Australian waters were unfounded. ...

    Article : 135 words
  23. GREEKS SURPRISE DIVORCE JUDGE.

    In the Divorce Court yesterday, the Judge in Divorce, Mr. Justice Boyce, expressed surprise when he was told that two Greeks who had lived in ...

    Article : 188 words
  24. QUEEN HAS 3½d LUNCH

    The Queen, after visiting evacuated children in Hampshire and Sussex, spent the night as a guest at the Earl of Bessborough's home, Stansted Park (Hampshire), and then ...

    Article : 220 words
  25. JAPANESE AID FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Speaking at the Foreign Trade Federation's banquet, at which there was a distinguished gathering, Mr. Thomas Walsh, of Sydney, said that Australia looked to Japan to aid in the ...

    Article : 104 words
  26. OVERSEA NEWS.

    Such of the oversea news in this issue as is headed "From Our Own Correspondant" or "Herald Exclusive Service" is from a service owned and controlled entirely by "The Sydney Morning Herald" ...

    Article : 144 words
  27. PLANE OVERTURNS IN LANDING.

    A Moth training aircraft was caught in a budden change of wind and was overturned at the Kingsford Smith Aerodrome yesterday, while Mr. D. Stewart, a pupil of the Royal ...

    Article : 76 words
  28. JAPANESE BUDGET.

    The Japanese Cabinet to-day approved of the new Budget, which totals £600,000,000. It is the largest Budget so far, and 65 per cent, is for the three services. ...

    Article : 41 words
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