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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Cloudy weather but otherwise chiefly fine, with cool south-westerly winds, is forecast for the metropolitan area today. The maximum shade temperature at the ...

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  3. PERSONAL.

    Mr. F. J. Leathers, who was appointed Minister of Shipping and Transport' when changes were made in the British Cabinet earlier this month and who, it was ...

    Article : 145 words
  4. EAST-WEST ROAD.

    MELBOURNE, May 21.—It was announced by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender) today that the Government had decided that the important ...

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  5. MR. MENZIES'S WORK.

    MELBOURNE, May 21.—Decisions affecting many departments of Australia's war effort are expected within the weeks immediately following the return of the ...

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  6. INCOME TAX PAYMENT

    CANBERRA, May 21.—A new scale of income tax instalment deductions for the forthcoming year, providing a greater number of rates of deductions, has been ...

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  7. THE EAST-WEST ROAD.

    Actuated by strategic considerations and encouraged by the successful transport to Darwin recently of a large body of troops over the ...

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  8. THE EMPIRE TODAY.

    TORONTO, May 20.—The British High Commissioner (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald). in an interview today, described the system of inter-Empire communication ...

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  9. BOOTHBY CAMPAIGN.

    ADELAIDE, May 21.—Labour manned the fighting services and the workshops and Labour could man the Government, said the Leader of the Federal Opposition ...

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  10. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    HOBART, May 21.—State Parliaments were becoming such an impediment to the war effort that if the international situation became any worse they would ...

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  11. The West Australian.

    Preceded by heavy British bombings of Greek mainland aerodromes on which German planes were observed to be concentrating, and by heavy ...

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  12. PETROL SUPPLIES.

    CANBERRA, May 21.—An order drastically restricting the sale of motor spirit in drums and other containers was gazetted by the Commonwealth Liquid ...

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  13. AIR HEADQUARTERS.

    ADELAIDE, May 21.—The Minister for Air (Mr. McEwen) referred in Adelaide today to a statement published in yesterday's issue of "The West Australian" ...

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  14. LABOUR DILUTION.

    CANBERRA, May 21.—Dilution of labour in three more important skilled trades may result from conferences between representatives of the employers ...

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  15. APPEAL FOR UNITY.

    ADELAIDE, May 21.—Strong support for a National Government was expressed by the Minister for Air (Mr. McEwen) at a meeting in support of the L.G.L. ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN EGGS.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—The Assistant- Minister for Commerce (Mr. Anthony) told representatives of the New South Wales Egg Board today that exports from ...

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  17. RECRUITING RALLY.

    Plans for the display to be given next Saturday by the Royal Australian Air Force were completed yesterday. The demonstration, which is to mark the ...

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  18. TOBACCO OUTPUT.

    CANBERRA, May 21.—Plans for improving both the quantity and quality of Australian tobacco leaf will be discussed by a conference to be held in Canberra ...

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  19. WAR INDUSTRIES.

    A defence construction job at Darwin is about to be undertaken. Tenders for the work are being invited. One Perth firm, which has already done some work ...

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  20. SYDNEY WELCOME.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Curtin) is expected to return to Sydney from the Boothby by-election campaign to take ...

    Article : 148 words
  21. MONOPOLY CONTROL.

    ADELAIDE, May 21.—"People who are telling you that it is going to be a long war are those interested in the manufacture of shells and equipment," said Mr. ...

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  22. WINEGROWERS' PLIGHT.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—The problem of disposing of this year's vintage as well as 3,000,000 gallons of wine still stored in Australia but which normally would ...

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  23. A.I.F. ENLISTMENTS.

    Since the beginning of April, 2,006 men have been enlisted into the Australian Imperial "Force in Western Australia. Of these, 1,081 have been drawn from the ...

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  24. LATE SIR HUGH DENISON.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—The income from nearly two-thirds of the estate of the late Sir Hugh Denison, who was chairman of directors of Associated Newspapers, Ltd., ...

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  25. ARRIVAL IN NOUMEA.

    NOUMEA, May 21.—The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) who left Los Angeles for Australia on Saturday afternoon, arrived here by clipper ...

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  26. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth G.P.O.: Registered articles must be posted one hour before closing time for letters, but between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ...

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  27. TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 243 words
  28. REPORTED TOKIO SUGGESTION.

    LONDON, May 21.—According to the diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily, Mail," an unofficial suggestion has been made from Tokio that the Australian ...

    Article : 122 words
  29. NEW YORK'S TRADE.

    NEW YORK, May 21.—The New York port authority has announced that export traffic from New York in 1940 was nearly 2,000,000,000 dollars (£500,000,000 ...

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  30. N.S.W. GOVERNMENT.

    SYDNEY, May 21.—It is expected that the new State Government will take early action to remove anomalies in the liquor laws, and it may decide to permit the ...

    Article : 225 words
  31. RESERVISTS TO MARCH IN JUNE

    Group-Captain A. H. Cobby, of Royal Australian Air Force Headquarters, is expected to be in Western Australia early in June and during his stay he will ...

    Article : 136 words
  32. TECHNICAL TRAINING.

    CANBERRA, May 21.—Classes for training technicians to assist the war effort will soon be conducted at the Canberra Technical College throughout the ...

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  33. BRITISH REPRESENTATION.

    CANBERRA. May 21.—Mr. Ronald Cross will have an increased staff at Canberra when he takes over as High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in ...

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  34. THE LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m., before the Chief Justice. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Dwyer: (1) George Evans v. William ...

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  35. COLONIAL OFFICE CHANGES

    LONDON, May 20.—Lieut.-Col. A. E. Beattie, Colonial Secretary at Gibraltar has been appointed Administrator of St. Vincent, Windward Islands, in succession ...

    Article : 41 words
  36. Advertising

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