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  2. The West Australian

    The announcement of impending action to moderate excessive drinking will be widely welcomed by the people of a State ...

    Article : 684 words
  3. GENERAL BENNETT.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—Major-General Gordon Bennett, whose forthright advocacy of offensive warfare and practical knowledge of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 351 words
  4. REPORTING IN WAR.

    The strenuous work involved in covering the war in Malaya for newspapers throughout the world is revealed in an article written some ...

    Article : 843 words
  5. PERSONAL.

    Sir Victor Warrender, eighth baronet, of Lochend, East Lothian, who was recently raised to the peerage, has assumed the title of Baron ...

    Article : 269 words
  6. LIQUOR TRADING.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—Drastic action was taken tonight by the production executive of Cabinet to restrict the production and sale of beer ...

    Article : 256 words
  7. ARMY TRAINING.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—Offensive action has been made the keynote of instructions for training and operations of the Army in Australia. ...

    Article : 848 words
  8. U.S. ECONOMY.

    WASHINGTON, March 10.—Reference to the dangers of inflation in wartime economy was made by President Roosevelt last night in a ...

    Article : 280 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 70 words
  10. NEWS AND NOTES.

    A reception to the war correspondents now visiting Perth has been arranged by the State branch of the Australian Journalists' Association. ...

    Article : 445 words
  11. MILITARY SERVICE.

    A 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
  12. A.I.F. LEADER'S ESCAPE.

    "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 words
  13. HOURS QUESTION.

    It 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 words
  14. ARMS OUTPUT.

    WASHINGTON, March 10.—The War Production Chief (Mr. Donald Nelson) declared in a radio talk to-day that the United States output of ...

    Article : 367 words
  15. INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

    Commenting yesterday upon a correspondent's letter about vaccination against tropical disease, the, Commissioner of Public Health (Dr. ...

    Article : 204 words
  16. EXPORT OF WINE.

    CANBERRA, March 11.-The partial relaxation of the embargo on wine imports has been agreed to by the United Kingdom, the Assistant ...

    Article : 187 words
  17. N.S.W. RESOLUTIONS.

    SYDNEY, March 11.—The council of the N.S.W. branch of the Returned Soldiers' League today adopted a resolution urging that the ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. NIGHT CLUBS VISITED.

    SYDNEY, 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 words
  19. MEN'S CLOTHES.

    SYDNEY, March 11.—Representatives of clothing manufacturers met privately at the Chambers of Manufactures to consider how clothing ...

    Article : 219 words
  20. WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

    WASHINGTON, March 11.—The refusal of the House Appropriations Sub-Committee to approve a £25,000,000 appropriation for ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. A FLYING DUTCHMAN.

    This is the story of a Flying Dutchman, a modern Scarlet Pimpernel who flew his plane back and forth between Java and Australia, ...

    Article : 363 words
  22. THE OWEN GUN.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said tonight that an order for many thousands of Owen sub-machine guns ...

    Article : 149 words
  23. AVOIDING CROWDS.

    The desire of the military and civil defence authorities to avoid unnecessary congregation of people in the city areas has prompted a ...

    Article : 135 words
  24. PETROL RATION.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) said today that the Government had not yet considered a general ...

    Article : 96 words
  25. PORK PRICES FROZEN.

    WASHINGTON, March 10.—The Price Administrator (Mr. Leon Henderson) has ordered the freezing of wholesale prices of virtually all ...

    Article : 148 words
  26. COAL AND PETROL.

    The 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 words
  27. THE LIBERTY LOAN.

    SYDNEY, March 11.—In announcing the record result of the Liberty Loan on Tuesday night the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said that, ...

    Article : 207 words
  28. WOMEN'S WAGES.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—Mr. L. Withall, director of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia, said today that that body was ...

    Article : 184 words
  29. FOODSTUFFS FOR GREECE.

    LONDON, March 11.—It was announced in the House of Commons today that by agreement with the Greek Government, the British ...

    Article : 98 words
  30. FLAX PRODUCTION.

    MELBOURNE, Match 11.—The Minister for Supply and Development (Mr. Beasley) said today that flax growers were responding well to ...

    Article : 189 words
  31. EXPORT OF WHISKY.

    LONDON, 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 words
  32. MINERS AT WORK.

    SYDNEY, March 11.—Every New, South Wales colliery, except Corrimal on the south coast, worked to-day. Work would have been ...

    Article : 125 words
  33. COMMONWEALTH BANK.

    MELBOURNE, March 11.—In future the Commonwealth Bank will issue a balance sheet annually, instead of half-yearly, thus following ...

    Article : 194 words
  34. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING 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 words
  35. OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—The establishment of the Volunteer Defence Corps has been increased in all States. This will give men in reserved ...

    Article : 125 words
  36. PRICES REGULATIONS.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—By an order gazetted today under National Security Regulations the Prices Commissioner (Professor Copland) ...

    Article : 127 words
  37. MODERN SALVAGE.

    How modern salvage methods enabled the dangerous task of salvaging the bullion of the mined steamer Niagara to be accomplished is the ...

    Article : 263 words
  38. A.I.F. AND A.M.F.

    CANBERRA, 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 words
  39. MINISTER WANTS NEWS.

    SYDNEY, March 11.—The Minister for Information (Senator Ashley) believes that Australia needs a "pep" campaign in which more ...

    Article : 99 words
  40. A.B.C. PROGRAMMES.

    The 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 words
  41. AUSTRALIA AND SOVIET.

    LONDON, March 10.—The "Evening Standard" states that the High Commissioner for Australia (Mr. S. M. Bruce) and the Soviet ...

    Article : 65 words
  42. A RESOLUTE SPIRIT.

    MELBOURNE, March 11.—An old-age pensioner recently called at the Commonwealth sub-Treasury, Melbourne, and left the following ...

    Article : 132 words
  43. PROTECTED INDUSTRIES.

    SYDNEY, March 11.—The Director General of Manpower (Mr. W. C. Wurth) said today that manpower inspectors were now investigating ...

    Article : 115 words
  44. MINISTER'S OCCUPATION.

    SYDNEY, 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 words
  45. AIR TRAINING CORPS.

    CANBERRA, 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
  46. QUESTION ANSWERED.

    (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 words
  47. BINOCULARS IMPRESSMENT.

    CANBERRA, March 11.—A National Security amendment gazetted today extends by six weeks the time during which requirements for ...

    Article : 68 words
  48. TODAY'S LAW COURTS.

    CRIMINAL COURT.—At 10 a.m., before Mr. Justice Wolff. IN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 a.m., before Mr. Justice Dwyer. ...

    Article : 41 words
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