The Minister for Police (Mr W. H. Kitson) said yesterday that the Government considered that additional facilities for the entertainment ...
Article : 219 wordsSYDNEY, May 27.—There were fresh strikes on the northern, southern and western coalfields today as a result of which 7 pits were idle. ...
Article : 398 wordsWASHINGTON, May 26.—Representative Cannon, Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, today told the ...
Article : 228 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—Of the 318,000 additional men and women needed for Australia's new war commitments, it is estimated that about ...
Article : 660 wordsDuring the next seven months the Commonwealth Government proposes to call up into the armed forces or to employ in the various defence ...
Article : 699 wordsMELBOURNE, May 27.—Arrangements have been made by the Department of War Organisation of Industry to enable merchant ...
Article : 231 wordsSir Alexander Stewart, chairman of the Board of the Trustees, Executors and Agency Co, Ltd, Melbourne, the executor of the will of the late ...
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Advertising : 104 wordsThe Customs Department yesterday supplied the following official advice in regard to new liquor quotas: "A 10 per cent increase on ...
Article : 675 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—American soldiers charged with civil offences may be tried by US military tribunals in future. A regulation to ...
Article : 1,042 wordsMELBOURNE, May 27.—German pilots are definitely becoming inferior according to Squadron-Leader Keith Truscott, the Australian ...
Article : 547 wordsSYDNEY, May 27.—Under a new ruling by the War Damage Insurance Commission schools owned by a religious society are exempt from ...
Article : 290 wordsWASHINGTON, May 26.—Asked at his Press conference today whether anything was being done regarding synthetic rubber for ...
Article : 139 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—Questioned by Mr Clark (Lab, NSW) in the House of Representatives today, the Minister for War Organisation of ...
Article : 146 wordsLONDON, May 27.—Broadcasting to the United States today Lord Wedgwood, the former Labour Party leader, urged American Jews to ...
Article : 145 wordsWASHINGTON, May 26.—The Senate Military Affairs Committee has approved the Soldiers Allotment Allowance Bill, authorising selective ...
Article : 144 wordsMELBOURNE. May 27.—Representatives of the Commonwealth and trading banks who met members of the Rationing Commission in ...
Article : 187 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—Regulations prescribing a basis of eligibility for the adjustment of ranks of officers of the permanent and citizen forces ...
Article : 175 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—The Supply Department today announced regulations controlling the sale of rubber tyres according to a scale of ...
Article : 164 wordsWASHINGTON, May 26.—Legislation subjecting labour unions to prosecution under the anti-racketeering laws and prescribing stiff ...
Article : 124 wordsLONDON, May 27.—With his left leg in plaster, Sergeant-Pilot Cedric Alfred White, of Bunbury, who narrowly escaped death when the ...
Article : 228 wordsCANBERRA. May 27.—Although Opposition members offered little opposition to the Widows' Pensions Bill in the Senate today, they attacked ...
Article : 168 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—Enlistments in the Australian Women's Army Service may total 20,000 by the end of this year. Present ...
Article : 79 wordsWASHINGTON, May 26.—The War Department announced today that recruiting of candidates for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps ...
Article : 87 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—National Security supplementary regulations gazetted today provide that in future compensation in respect of the death ...
Article : 84 wordsMELBOURNE, May 27.—The King approved the award of the Distinguished Service Medal to Ordinary Seaman Patrick Joseph Brady, ...
Article : 74 wordsWhenever and wherever war strategy is discussed one of the main questions raised is whether the Allied Nations will create a second front ...
Article : 302 wordsThe Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr A. H. Telfer) has been advised by a Sydney metals firm that the price of wolfram and scheelite has ...
Article : 177 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—The Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) said in the House of Representatives today that if the Government agreed to ...
Article : 105 wordsWASHINGTON, May 26.—President Roosevelt said at his Press conference today that he expected to discuss the matter of youths of 18 ...
Article : 87 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—How Berlin, Tokio and Rome are able to report immediately important Australian news such as the declaration ...
Article : 145 wordsSYDNEY, May 27.—Customs duty of £7,000 was demanded on a consignment of pipe tobacco and cigarettes sent recently to Australian ...
Article : 202 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—"The adult base rate for females employed in Government aircraft factories is now 62.5 per cent of the adult male base ...
Article : 83 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—Commenting today on a report that "a considerable detachment of the RAAF had arrived in England from ...
Article : 72 wordsWASHINGTON, May 26.—The War Production Board today ordered canners to set aside the entire 1942 pack of salmon, sardines, mackerel ...
Article : 40 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) is not concerned whether the Melbourne Cup is run on a Tuesday or a Saturday. ...
Article : 122 wordsSYDNEY, May 27.—About 200 mutton slaughtermen employed at the Homebush abattoirs went, on strike today and 400 labourers and ...
Article : 169 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—Undisclosed numbers of Australian airmen are on service in India. Stating this today the Minister for Air (Mr ...
Article : 192 wordsWASHINGTON, May 26.—The Civil Aeronuautics Board has ordered the suspension of air transport services in 25 cities in order ...
Article : 44 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—Export of meat meal and cum copal except with the Customs Minister's consent is prohibited by a proclamation ...
Article : 24 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—"The present position of the call-up of men for the Army is that only those men are called up as are allotted to that ...
Article : 177 wordsFeatures of today's programmes from the national stations 6WF and 6WN are as follows: Station 6WF 6.40, 7.45 and 9 am, ...
Article : 248 wordsMEXICO CITY, May 27.—Fifty-four Axis nationals, including well-known Nazi and Japanese agents, were arrested and sent to the ...
Article : 27 wordsIN CHAMBERS.—At 10.30 am, before the Chief Justice. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 am, before Mr Justice Dwyer: Ethel May Righton v ...
Article : 45 wordsThere are 8 names in a West Australian casualty list Issued yesterday. OVERSEAS. ...
Article : 92 wordsLONDON, May 27.—Three South African Air Force flight-sergeants are returning to their squadrons after flying from the Middle East to USA ...
Article : 206 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—"No arrangements have been made to provide soldiers granted leave with a tea ration during their leave period." ...
Article : 81 wordsCLOSING TIMES.—Closing times here Under are for the Perth GPO: Registered articles must be posted 1 hour before closing time for letters, but between 9 ...
Article : 211 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—For the duration of the war no further applications will be called for entry to the Royal Military College as staff ...
Article : 89 wordsLONDON, May 27.—Fewer people travelled on Britain's railways and roads on Monday than on any previous Whit-Monday. Government ...
Article : 66 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—The Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) has received the following reply to a message sent to Queen Mary: "My ...
Article : 58 wordsOTTAWA, May 26.—The Prime Minister (Mr Mackenzie King) announced today that Mr J. H. King, Acting Government Leader in the ...
Article : 89 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—Senator McLeay gave notice today that he would move tomorrow that in the opinion of the Senate the ...
Article : 98 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—To concentrate on the repair, maintenance and general upkeep of aerodromes, station buildings and other air-force ...
Article : 87 wordsCANBERRA, May 27.—The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) announced in Parliament today that in addition to items on the business sheet, the ...
Article : 57 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 : 52 wordsCANBERRA. May 27.—Under general regulations gazetted today responsibility is placed on the master of a ship to ensure that no ...
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