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  2. DEFENCE POLICY

    MELBOURNE, April 6.—The provisions of the Defence Act restricting compulsory military service to Australia and its territories will not stand in the way of the utmost freedom of disposal by the Supreme Allied Commander in the SW Pacific (General MacArthur) of the Australian ...

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  3. COLOMBO RAID.

    LONDON. April 6.—Seventy-five Japanese planes took part in the Japanese raid on Colombo yesterday. They operated from an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. INDIAN TALKS.

    LONDON, April 6.—The New Delhi correspondent of the British United Press says it is believed that the Congress president (Dr Azad) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. AIF MASSACRE.

    PORT MORESBY, April 6.— Almost incredible revelations of Japanese atrocities in New Britain and New Guinea are contained in a ...

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  6. JAPANESE MOVE

    PORT MORESBY, April 6.—The Japanese have made further landings in the Soloman Islands east of New Guinea. At present they occupy four centres—Kieta, Kessa, Buka and Faisi—apparently as warning outposts for the defence of Rabaul, loss of which would seriously ...

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  7. LENINGRAD RAIDED

    LONDON, April 6.—Heavy air raids on Leningrad during the week-end are reported in both Russian and German communiques. While the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. GALLANT MALTA.

    LONDON, April 5.—Vivid impressions of a visit to Malta were given today by the well-known naval broadcaster, Commander K[?]mmins. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. AMPHIBIOUS WAR.

    NEW YORK, April 6.—The "Journal and New York American" publishes an interview with Rear-Admiral Hart, former ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. NEW GUINEA ASSAULTS.

    PORT MORESBY, April 6.—The Japanese suffered heavy plane losses as a result of a dramatic and brilliant hit-and-run raid late on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  11. ATTACK ON NARVIK.

    LONDON, April 6.—The "New York Times" correspondent in Stockholm says that British commandos early on Sunday raided Narvik, the ...

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  12. GROWING STRENGTH.

    SYDNEY, April 6.—The rapidly growing strength of the Australian army supported by the generous military aid now pouring in from the ...

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  13. RANGOON DOCKS BURN.

    LONDON, April 6.—United States bombers operating from bases in India have carried out a smashing night raid against the docks of ...

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  14. DUTCH FORCES.

    Dr H. J. Van Mook, acting head of the Netherlands East Indies Government, has reported to the Allied Supreme Commander in the SW ...

    Article : 141 words
  15. TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS.

    CANBERRA, April 6.—Because of the trend of the war in the Pacific, the Army Minister (Mr Forde) in a National Security Regulation ...

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  16. REQUEST FOR TORPEDOES.

    LONDON, April 6.—According to the Berlin radio the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran, "which recently sank the cruiser Sydney," ...

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  17. BRITISH HELP.

    LONDON, April 6.—Paying a tribute to Russia's epic struggle against the invading Nazis, the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr A. V. ...

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  18. OVER ENEMY TERRITORY.

    LONDON, April 6.—It is authoritatively stated that 300 bombers attacked places in Germany and Prance last night. The main attack ...

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  19. LAND FORCES.

    LONDON, April 8.—In an interview at Cardiff, where he is supporting the National candidate in a by-election, the Secretary for War (Sir ...

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  20. BATAAN FIGHTING.

    WASHINGTON, April 6.—Yesterday's war communique stated that there had been furious fighting on the Bataan front throughout ...

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  21. PRODUCTION OF PLANES.

    LONDON, April 6.—The aeronautical correspondent of the Press Association states that since the beginning of the year the air losses of ...

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  22. FOUR MASS RAIDS.

    LONDON, April 5.—An official report from Malta states that there were four mass raids on the harbour area today. The enemy lost at ...

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  23. OUTPUT IN FRANCE.

    LONDON, April 6.—Free French headquarters reveal that plane production in occupied and unoccupied France in 1942 is scheduled to reach ...

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  24. NORWEGIAN SHIPS.

    LONDON. April 6.—It is officially stated that the recent sailing from Gothenburg to the United Kingdom of a number of Norwegian ships ...

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  25. RAIDERS OVER BRITAIN.

    LONDON, April 6.—The Air Ministry announces that a few enemy raiders briefly flew over a south coast town yesterday morning. ...

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  26. FRENCH FISHING BOATS.

    LONDON, April 6.—The Vichy radio has issued an official statement alleging British attacks against four French fishing boats since ...

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  27. BRITISH PLANE IN LISBON.

    LONDON, April 6.—A report from Lisbon says that a British bomber landed on Caparica Beach, 10 miles south-west of Lisbon. The four ...

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  28. ALERT IN PARIS AREA.

    LONDON, April 6.—A Vichy message states that anti-aircraft guns went into action during a 90-minute alert in the Paris area at 4 o'clock ...

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  29. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

    Except where otherwise designated he overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...

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