The announcement of impending action to moderate excessive drinking will be widely welcomed by the people of a State ...
Article : 684 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—Major-General Gordon Bennett, whose forthright advocacy of offensive warfare and practical knowledge of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 351 wordsThe strenuous work involved in covering the war in Malaya for newspapers throughout the world is revealed in an article written some ...
Article : 843 wordsSir Victor Warrender, eighth baronet, of Lochend, East Lothian, who was recently raised to the peerage, has assumed the title of Baron ...
Article : 269 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—Drastic action was taken tonight by the production executive of Cabinet to restrict the production and sale of beer ...
Article : 256 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—Offensive action has been made the keynote of instructions for training and operations of the Army in Australia. ...
Article : 848 wordsWASHINGTON, March 10.—Reference to the dangers of inflation in wartime economy was made by President Roosevelt last night in a ...
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Advertising : 70 wordsA reception to the war correspondents now visiting Perth has been arranged by the State branch of the Australian Journalists' Association. ...
Article : 445 wordsA proclamation issued by the Army authorities requires certain classes of men to register for military service not later than tomorrow. Class four ...
Article : 481 words"Our ship was narrowly missed by two torpedoes as we left Java and we were bombed by a single enemy plane when four days out." said ...
Article : 447 wordsIt is probable that the closing of hotels at 6 p.m. will be enforced within the next few days. Action has been taken by the State Government ...
Article : 267 wordsWASHINGTON, March 10.—The War Production Chief (Mr. Donald Nelson) declared in a radio talk to-day that the United States output of ...
Article : 367 wordsCommenting yesterday upon a correspondent's letter about vaccination against tropical disease, the, Commissioner of Public Health (Dr. ...
Article : 204 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.-The partial relaxation of the embargo on wine imports has been agreed to by the United Kingdom, the Assistant ...
Article : 187 wordsSYDNEY, March 11.—The council of the N.S.W. branch of the Returned Soldiers' League today adopted a resolution urging that the ...
Article : 80 wordsSYDNEY, March 11.—Thirty members of the special vice squad of the police force tonight visited 37 night clubs and sly-grog houses following ...
Article : 126 wordsSYDNEY, March 11.—Representatives of clothing manufacturers met privately at the Chambers of Manufactures to consider how clothing ...
Article : 219 wordsWASHINGTON, March 11.—The refusal of the House Appropriations Sub-Committee to approve a £25,000,000 appropriation for ...
Article : 80 wordsThis is the story of a Flying Dutchman, a modern Scarlet Pimpernel who flew his plane back and forth between Java and Australia, ...
Article : 363 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said tonight that an order for many thousands of Owen sub-machine guns ...
Article : 149 wordsThe desire of the military and civil defence authorities to avoid unnecessary congregation of people in the city areas has prompted a ...
Article : 135 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) said today that the Government had not yet considered a general ...
Article : 96 wordsWASHINGTON, March 10.—The Price Administrator (Mr. Leon Henderson) has ordered the freezing of wholesale prices of virtually all ...
Article : 148 wordsThe basic commodities which, more than any other, will limit Australia's capacity to defend Itself are coal and petrol. It comes as a ...
Article : 451 wordsSYDNEY, March 11.—In announcing the record result of the Liberty Loan on Tuesday night the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said that, ...
Article : 207 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—Mr. L. Withall, director of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia, said today that that body was ...
Article : 184 wordsLONDON, March 11.—It was announced in the House of Commons today that by agreement with the Greek Government, the British ...
Article : 98 wordsMELBOURNE, Match 11.—The Minister for Supply and Development (Mr. Beasley) said today that flax growers were responding well to ...
Article : 189 wordsLONDON, March 10.—Mr. R. Purbrick (Conservative) In the House of Commons today asked if the Board of Trade would stop the export of ...
Article : 123 wordsSYDNEY, March 11.—Every New, South Wales colliery, except Corrimal on the south coast, worked to-day. Work would have been ...
Article : 125 wordsMELBOURNE, March 11.—In future the Commonwealth Bank will issue a balance sheet annually, instead of half-yearly, thus following ...
Article : 194 wordsCLOSING TIMES.—Closing times here-under are for the Perth G.P.O. Registered articles must be posted one hour before closing time for letters but ...
Article : 236 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—The establishment of the Volunteer Defence Corps has been increased in all States. This will give men in reserved ...
Article : 125 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—By an order gazetted today under National Security Regulations the Prices Commissioner (Professor Copland) ...
Article : 127 wordsHow modern salvage methods enabled the dangerous task of salvaging the bullion of the mined steamer Niagara to be accomplished is the ...
Article : 263 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—Plans for placing the A.I.F. and A.M.F. on an equal footing in relation to pay and privileges are progressing. As both ...
Article : 59 wordsSYDNEY, March 11.—The Minister for Information (Senator Ashley) believes that Australia needs a "pep" campaign in which more ...
Article : 99 wordsThe main features of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows:— Station 6WF.—6.30 and 7.40 a.m., ...
Article : 215 wordsLONDON, March 10.—The "Evening Standard" states that the High Commissioner for Australia (Mr. S. M. Bruce) and the Soviet ...
Article : 65 wordsMELBOURNE, March 11.—An old-age pensioner recently called at the Commonwealth sub-Treasury, Melbourne, and left the following ...
Article : 132 wordsSYDNEY, March 11.—The Director General of Manpower (Mr. W. C. Wurth) said today that manpower inspectors were now investigating ...
Article : 115 wordsSYDNEY, March 11.—A hitherto little known fact in the life of the Labour Minister (Mr. Ward) has been brought out in his civilian ...
Article : 140 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—More than 6,000 cadets between 16 and 18 years of age have been enrolled in the R.A.A.F. Air Training Corps since ...
Article : 111 words(Every request for information must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.) ...
Article : 83 wordsCANBERRA, March 11.—A National Security amendment gazetted today extends by six weeks the time during which requirements for ...
Article : 68 wordsCRIMINAL COURT.—At 10 a.m., before Mr. Justice Wolff. IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Dwyer. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 12 Mar 1942, Page 4
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