The Premier (Mr. Willcock), together with the Minister for Mines (Mr. Panton), the Under-Treasurer (Mr. Reid), and the ...
Article : 263 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—In a Christmas Day broadcast to the Empire today, His Majesty the King said:—"I am glad to think that millions ...
Article : 754 wordsDiscussing air raid precautions matters which were dealt with at the recent Premiers' conference in Canberra, at which he assisted the ...
Article : 407 words"Consideration was given to the question of the evacuation of the civil population from the coastal areas and it was the general opinion ...
Article : 320 wordsUpon his return from the Premiers' conference in Canberra on Wednesday, the Premier (Mr. Willcock) indicated that night trotting ...
Article : 316 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—In a Christmas world-wide broadcast from the Vatican City last night, the Pope made what could be hardly ...
Article : 629 wordsMr. Churchill, in the latest and greatest of the series of climacterics of the war—to adapt one of his own historic phrases—has ...
Article : 989 wordsThe Weather Bureau reported last night that the fire hazard for the jarrah forest region was moderate a and that for the karri forest region ...
Article : 443 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 25.—Mariners in the Australian mercantile marine who are detained by the enemy after loss or capture of their ship will be ...
Article : 206 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 25.—Christmas Eve declarations were made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) and the Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) ...
Article : 347 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—Yesterdays Air Ministry communique stated that aircraft of the Bomber Command again attacked the naval base ...
Article : 321 wordsCANBERRA. Dec. 24.—At a conference held here today to discuss means of overcoming delays to ships carrying vital cargoes, the Prime ...
Article : 135 wordsDetails of the lighting restrictions applicable in this State were made available on Wednesday by the Director of Civil Defence (Mr. L. E. ...
Article : 540 wordsThe Lord Mayor's New Sydney Fund experienced another good day on Christmas Eve, when the total amounted to £594/9/6, which took ...
Article : 366 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 25.—By an order published in a special "Commonwealth Gazette" today, the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) fixes the ...
Article : 49 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 25.—Messages from the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) and the Postmaster-General (Senator Ashley) inaugurated this ...
Article : 226 wordsCLOSING TIMES.—Closing times hereunder are for the Perth G.P.O. Registered articles must be posted one hour before closing time for letters, but ...
Article : 481 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec. 25.—The award of decorations to three Australian airmen serving overseas was announced last night by the ...
Article : 161 wordsSYDNEY. Dec. 24.—The State Director of Emergency Transport (Mr. Neale) announced today that tram and omnibus services in the ...
Article : 91 wordsChristmas shoppers are the oxygen that keeps the Christmas spirit alive. They pump the breath of life into trades, too. Perth's store principals ...
Article : 453 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—High explosive bombs were dropped on Tuesday night in four districts in the south-east of England. There were ...
Article : 75 wordsLONDON. Dec. 25.—The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander), speaking in a British Broadcasting Corporation programme ...
Article : 134 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—A message from South Africa states that blackout trials are taking place along the South African coast. ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Director of Civil Defence (Mr. L. E. Shapcott) said on Wednesday that the Civil Defence Council had appointed the following ...
Article : 561 wordsAn R.A.A.F. casualty list issued by the Department of Air yesterday contained the names of four West Australians, two of whom were killed. ...
Article : 258 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 25.—The Prime Minister's Christmas message to the nation was as follows:—"To Australians everywhere, ...
Article : 149 wordsLONDON, Dec. 24.—Replying to criticism by the Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin), the London "Economist" states that it is difficult ...
Article : 203 wordsSYDNEY, Dec. 24.—The Transport Workers' award for carters and motor waggon drivers was varied by the Industrial Commission today to ...
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Advertising : 158 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—His Majesty the Sing has sent the following Christmas message to the merchant navy:— ...
Article : 142 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 25.—The Prime Minister said last night that the Government's national emergency plan for limiting holidays during the ...
Article : 71 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—Christmas of 1941 found the. British railways, which for many years conducted intense propaganda urging the people ...
Article : 213 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—Major-General Odium (former Commander of the Canadian 2nd Division overseas and now Canadian High ...
Article : 168 wordsCANBERRA. Dec. 25.—Forced through circumstances to spend Christmas Day for the first time in 25 years away from his family, the ...
Article : 110 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 24.—The first advance to wheatgrowers on the 1941-42 crop will be paid on or after next Monday, the Minister for ...
Article : 48 wordsThe main features of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows:—Station 6WF.—6.30, 7.55 and 9 ...
Article : 181 wordsCANBERRA, Dec. 24.—Discussing the new scale of instalment deductions which will come into operation next Thursday, the Commonwealth ...
Article : 135 wordsNEW YORK, Dec. 25.—The Tokio radio announces that the Finance Minister has assumed control of all enemy assets in Japan under an Act ...
Article : 44 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—It is understood that Free French forces under Admiral Muselier (the head of the Free French Navy) have occupied ...
Article : 67 wordsLONDON, Dec. 25.—A party of Australian forestry unit reinforcements, comprising representatives of all States of the Commonwealth, ...
Article : 31 wordsLONDON. Dec. 25.—German long range guns tonight fired many salvoes across the Straits of Dover. Explosions shook the coastal districts ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 26 Dec 1941, Page 2
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