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  2. FIT A.I.F. FOR CIVIL JOBS

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Federal Government has decided to provide £200,000 for the education of members of the A.I.F. to fit ...

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  3. DUTCH MINISTERS DUE TO-DAY

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Netherlands Foreign Minister (Dr. van Kleffens) and the Minister for Colonies (M. Welter will arrive in Sydney to-morrow aboard ...

    Article : 660 words
  4. APRIL SHIPPING LOSSES

    LONDON, May 11. A.A.P.—British Allied, and friendly neutral shipping losse[?] as a result of enemy action in the month of April, totalled 106 vessels, aggregation ...

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  5. N.Z. CRUISER SINKS RAIDER

    These pictures, released last night by the Department of Information, show the various phases in the sinking of the Italian raider Ramb—1 by the New zealand cruiser Leander in the Indian Ocean early in March. (1) Fed by insulating material in the refrigerated space where the Leander's shells took effect, the flames spread as the last lifeboat pulls away from the Ramb—1. (2) An explosion aft begins the raider's end, her propeller clearing the water. (3) Dense smoke marks the spot where the raider went down. (4) Crammed with members of the raider's crew, a lifeboat comes across to the waiting Leander. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. STALIN'S NEW MOVE

    LONDON, May 11. A.A.P.—It is safe to say that nobody either inside or outside Soviet Russia foresaw M. Stalin's assumption of the Premiership. Yet ...

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  7. SURVEY FOR MASS PRODUCTION

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—Plans for mass production of producer gas units for sale to the public, at a reduction on present prices, were approved by Federal Cabinet ...

    Article : 350 words
  8. FORTIFY FEDERAL LABOUR

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—The result of the New South Wales elections will, it is considered in political circles, fortify those members of the Federal Labour ...

    Article : 492 words
  9. ATLANTIC ISLANDS

    LISBON, May 11. A.P.—Portugal intends to defend her Atlantic possessions against aggression, and the United States has given an assurance of her respect for ...

    Article : 156 words
  10. SHIPPING SUFFERS AT BENGHAZI

    LONDON, May 11. A.A.P.—Details of the Royal Navy's bombardment of Benghazi harbour early on Thursday morning were given in an Admiralty ...

    Article : 410 words
  11. FRANCO STRENGTHENS HIS POSITION

    MADRID, May 11. A.A.P.—The Spanish Leader, General Franco, has strengthened his personal position throughout Spain by appointing new Civil Governors ...

    Article : 104 words
  12. WHITE HOUSE PICKETED

    WASHINGTON. May 11. A.A.P.—A few men and women, representing the American Peace Mobilisation body, have established a picket line outside the White ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS IN TURKEY

    ISTANBUL, May 11. A.A.P.—Residents between the ages of 15 and 60 have been ordered to take courses in air raid precautions work. The authorities in Smyrna ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. GERMAN "EXPERTS" IN NORTH AFRICA

    LONDON, May 11. A.A.P.—What may be a vitally important "test case" of German ability in carrying out subversive activities in French North Africa ...

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  15. WILL CONTINUE FIGHT

    BATAVIA, May 11. A.A.P.—These hundred thousand Dutch. 1,500,000 Chinese, and more than 60,000,000 natives in the Dutch East Indies ended the first ...

    Article : 157 words
  16. MORE GREEK ISLANDS OCCUPIED

    LONDON, May 11. A.A.P.—An Italian communique claims that the island of Andros and several other islands have been occupied. ...

    Article : 37 words
  17. RACE AGAINST TIME

    SINGAPORE, May 11. A.A.P.—The A.I.F. cricket team drew, with the All Singapore team, in a game which ended in an exciting race against time. ...

    Article : 153 words
  18. R.A.A.F. CASUALTY LIST

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 249 words
  19. ACTRESS KILLED IN RAID

    LONDON, May 11. A.A.P.—Mary Lawson, the actress and vocalist, and her husband, Mr. Francis W. L. C. Beaumont, were killed in a raid on Liverpool. ...

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  20. U.S. ACTS AGAINST GERMAN TRUST

    WASHINGTON, May 1. A.A.P.—The Attorney-General (Mr. R. Jackson) announced that the Government had attached the funds of the German Farben ...

    Article : 67 words
  21. MACHINISTS STRIKE IN U.S.

    SAN FRANCISCO, May 11. A.A.P.— Seeking higher wages, machinists have gone on strike against 11 shipbuilding firms holding 500,000,000-dollar defence ...

    Article : 85 words
  22. MORE SUCCESSES IN ABYSSINIA

    LONDON, May 11. A.A.P.—The Imperial forces in Abyssinia that are advancing from the north and the south on Amba Alagi have made further progress. They ...

    Article : 244 words
  23. MASONIC SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING

    "The conflict to-day is not only between Fascism and Democracy: there is a smaller one which will become greater, between Freemasonry and ...

    Article : 263 words
  24. ITALIAN SEAMEN ARRESTED

    PHILADELPHIA, May 11. A.A.P.— Immigration agents arrested 100 Italian seamen who had either deserted their ships or failed to keep contact with the ...

    Article : 124 words
  25. WEEK-END ACCIDENTS

    John Whittle. 30, a breadcarter, of Wallace-street, Islington, suffered lacerations and abrasions to the face, both arms and knees and left leg and an ...

    Article : 233 words
  26. 50,000 Workers for Nazi War Machine

    LONDON, May 11.—Axis reports today say that a German commission has arrived in Belgrade to decide on the frontiers between Germany and the puppet States ...

    Article : 53 words
  27. Free Yugoslav Airmen Join Allies

    CAIRO, May 11. A.A.P.—The Free Yugoslav Air Force has joined the Allies and has carried out reconnaissances over the Mediterranean, says a commnique ...

    Article : 37 words
  28. U.S. WHEAT FOR FRANCE

    WASHINGTON, May 11. A.A.P.—The French Ambassador in Washington (M. Henry-Haye) said that the United States had agreed to supply unoccupied France ...

    Article : 65 words
  29. Vichy Rounds Up Refugees

    VICHY. May 11. A.A.P.—French police have rounded up 1800 refugees, mainly Jews, Czechs, Poles, and Yugoslavs, for assignment to a labour battalion ...

    Article : 47 words
  30. MORE SHIPS FOR ARGENTINE

    LONDON, May 11.—The Argentine Government will shortly take action to supplement its merchant navy by the purchase of available ships in Argentine ...

    Article : 37 words
  31. PENSIONER'S DEATH

    John Barnett, aged about 62, a one-armed pensioner, was found hanged in his shack at Kotara on Saturday. Indications were that death had taken place a week ago. He ...

    Article : 45 words
  32. ITALIAN CASUALTIES

    ROME, May 11. A.A.P.—The Italian High Command announces that casualties on all fronts in April were 5894 killed, 17,976 wounded, and 76,058 missing. ...

    Article : 25 words
  33. Advertising

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