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  2. HOUSE SHORTAGE

    MELBOURNE, March 8.—The Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr Dedman) said today that the Federal Government was ...

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  3. WOODLINE STRIKE.

    KALGOORLIE, March 8.—Stating that the woodline strike was still in progress Mr W. M. Lyall, manager of the Goldfields Firewood Supply ...

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  4. PAY-AS-YOU-OWE.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—Opposition by the UAP to the provision of the Pay-as-you-owe Taxation Bill imposing a 25 per cent current ...

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  5. PERSONAL.

    Sir Ernest Fisk, chairman of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. has arrived in New York, a cable messages states. ...

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  6. REFERENDUM BILL

    CANBERRA, March 8.—A hybrid measure, like the mule which had no I pride of ancestry and no hope of t progeny." was how Sir Earle Page ...

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  7. The West Australian.

    When early last month the fire- wood cutters operating on the Gold-fields Firewood Supply woodline decided by striking to short-cut the ...

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  8. LAND ACQUISITION.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—The procedure adopted by the Common wealth Government in acquiring land was the only practical and fair ...

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  9. Advertising

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  10. NEWS AND NOTES.

    An exhibition of the work of British official war artists at the Perth Art Gallery will be opened by the Premier (Mr Willcock) today at ...

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  11. ARMY WOMEN.

    MELBOURNE, March 8.—The first large batch of AWAS personnel has been posted for duty in the Northern Territory. The girls are ...

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  12. FABRICS FROM U.S.A.

    NEW YORK, March 7.—United States Treasury procurement officials told a conference of textile manufacturers today that the 1943 backlog ...

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  13. WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS

    CANBERRA, March 8.—The Joint parliamentary Committee which prepared the pay-as-you-owe taxation report generally agreed that it would ...

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  14. THE CENSORSHIP.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—A statement that censorship operations meant that only a distorted picture of Australian conditions was given ...

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  15. WOOLCOTT FORBES.

    SYDNEY, March 8.—Further evidence of the depreciation in the values of shares in the Producers' and General Finance Corporation as ...

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  16. QUESTIONS IN HOUSE.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—If manpower and materials were still available when the Government had completed the first quarter of its ...

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  17. NO APOLOGIES.

    DUBLIN, March 8.—In a speech here yesterday the Minister for Supplies (Mr F. Lemass) declared: "Neutrality is a policy for war only ...

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  18. LEND-LEASE.

    WASHINGTON, March 6.—The Chief of the Office of Economic Warfare (Mr L. T. Crowley) today reported that the US had delivered ...

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  19. GALLUP POLL.

    If the referendum to give the Commonwealth extra powers for five years after the war had been held in February (and no new issues had ...

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  20. UNIONS' SCHEME.

    MELBOURNE, March 8.—A suggestion that the Federal Government should begin immediately the building of 15,000 modern houses to be ...

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  21. HUNGER STRIKE.

    LONDON, March 8.—Having vowed a hunger strike unto death, Hugh McAteer, self-styled Chief-of- Staff on the Irish Republican Army, ...

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  22. DAILY COST TO AUSTRALIA.

    WASHINGTON, March 7.—Australian reverse Lend-Lease aid to the American forces amounts to 1.000.000 dollars a day. Col Spencer ...

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  23. MERCHANT SEAMEN

    CANBERRA, March 8.—The King has approved of the issue of the 1939-43 Star and Africa Star to merchant seamen. ...

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  24. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE

    CANBERRA, March 6. —Sub-committees of the UAP and CP have been appointed to frame wide terms of reference for the proposed ...

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  25. SYNTHETIC FABRIC.

    NEW YORK, March 7.—The "Herald-Tribune's" Baltimore correspondent reports: "A new synthetic, 'velon,' which promises to be ...

    Article : 118 words
  26. SUPERPHOSPHATE.

    Replying to an objection from the Wheatgrowers' Union to the 6d per. ton surcharge made by the railways on the carriage of superphosphate, ...

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  27. MILK SUPPLIES.

    SYDNEY, March 8.—The Milk Board yesterday introduced milk rationing to milk bars, city department stores, cafes and theatres in Sydney ...

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  28. AUSTRALIAN BOOKS.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—Consideration was given at a meeting of the committee of the Commonwealth Literary Fund today to increase ...

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  29. POLYGAMOUS SECT.

    SALT LAKE CITY (Utah), March 7.—The United Press reports that Federal agents have arrested 20 leaders of the "Fundamentalists," a ...

    Article : 138 words
  30. CHEESE RATION.

    LONDON, March 8. —From April 2 and at least throughout the summer the civilian cheese ration will be reduced from three ounces to ...

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  31. AVIATION CONFERENCE.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—Mr Morgan (Lab NSW) requested the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) In the House of Representatives today to make ...

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  32. MAIL TIMETABLES.

    CLOSING TIMES. —Closing times hereunder are for the Perth GPO: Registered articles must be posted an hour before ordinary letters, but not earlier ...

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  33. A SUNDAY CALL-UP.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—There would need to be strong reasons for the call-up of women for canning factories on a Sunday before he ...

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  34. CLYDESIDE DISPUTE

    LONDON, March 8.—Over half of Glasgow's dockers struck yesterday because of a dispute between two unions over the alleged enrolment of ...

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  35. EYES OF THE ARMY.

    Little has been told of the work that the RAAF Army Co-operation Squadron in New Guinea is doing. This squadron, which was formed 15 ...

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  36. WAR DAMAGE INSURANCE.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—A search was being made to trace defaulters who had not paid premiums under the compulsory War Damage ...

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  37. RED CROSS CHARABANC.

    From now on there will be a vehicle on the road which, despite .existing conditions, will be run solely for pleasure. This is the Red ...

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  38. N.Z. GENERAL.

    WELLINGTON, March 8.—Advice has been received by the Prime Minister (Mr Fraser) that Major-General H. K. Kippenberger, ...

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  39. BAKERS' DISPUTE.

    ADELAIDE, March 8. —The baking dispute in Adelaide took a new turn tonight when members of the Breadcarters' Union at a mass ...

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  40. DEFERRED PAY.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—The Treasurer (Mr Chifley) revealed in the House of Representatives today that up to the end of last month ...

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  41. GRAVES OF A.I.F.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—Despite the assurance of the Army Minister more graves of AIF soldiers were being found with letters "AMF" on ...

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  42. GROUND CREWS' LEAVE.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—The Government had not been able so far to arrange for the regular return of Australian ground crews still in thee ...

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  43. AIR TRANSPORT.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—Public servants, secretaries and publicity officers were able to secure free access to air travel while members ...

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  44. TODAY'S LAW COURTS.

    IN CHAMBERS. —At 10.30 a.m. before the Chief Justice. NISI PRIUS.—At 10.30 am. before Mr Justice Dwyer: J Davies v E.G. Davies ...

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  45. RAILWAY DISPUTE.

    Following a conference on Tuesday between the Commissioner of Railways (Mr J. A. Ellis) and the executive of the WAGR Employees' ...

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  46. COMPLAINT ABOUT FOOD.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—It was better to dump bad food than that it should be given to troops or civilians, said the Minister for the Army ...

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  47. PETROL FOR AIRMEN.

    CANBERRA, March 8. —Arrangements had been made whereby airmen stationed in Australia, but whose duties took them over enemy ...

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  48. INFORMATION SERVICE.

    CANBERRA, March 8.—The extension of the operations of the Department of Information to Moscow and Chungking would be considered, ...

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  49. AUTHOR'S ESTATE.

    LONDON, March 8.—Beatrix Potter (Mrs Helen Beatrix Heelis), author of the Peter Rabbit children's books, left estate of £211,636 ...

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