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  2. RETURNING HERO.

    WASHINGTON, June 18.—General Eisenhower has returned triumphantly to a grateful America, to receive a conquering hero's ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. NEW LANDING.

    BRUNEI BAY, June 19.—In another thrust into the Brunei Bay area Australian troops of the Ninth Division landed on Sunday morning ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. BELGIAN CRISIS.

    LONDON, June 19.—"King Leopold declares that there is no question of his abdication despite the resignation of the Belgian ...

    Article : 357 words
  5. CRUMBLED.

    GUAM, June 18.—"The battle for Okinawa has become a rout," says a "New York Times" correspondent. "The Japanese lines have crumbled ...

    Article : 377 words
  6. WAR WITH JAPAN

    LONDON, June 19.—Lt-General W. J. Slim, who commanded the 14th Army in Burma and who is now in London, today gave an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. PROGRESS IN LUZON.

    MANILA, June 19.-The communique issued by General MacArthur last night stated: "All columns in northern Luzon are continuing to ...

    Article : 265 words
  8. FLOOD MENACE

    Although not as heavy as earlier falls, rain persisted in many parts of the State yesterday, increasing flood dangers already serious in districts extending from Geraldton to Brookton. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. HOSTEL'S PERIL.

    NORTHAM, June 19.-The evacuation of about 40 boarders and staff at the Country Women's Association hostel for high school girls was one ...

    Article : 526 words
  10. END ON GUAM.

    NEW YORK, June 18.—The "Herald-Tribune's" correspondent on Guam reports: "A Japanese field officer with 35 tattered soldiers has ...

    Article : 234 words
  11. MUNDARING WEIR.

    From 8 am on June 9 until the same time on June 18, 1,432 points of rain were recorded at Mundaring Weir, making a total of 1,442 points ...

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  12. POLES ON TRIAL.

    LONDON, June 19.—When the trial was resumed in Moscow today of the 16 Polish leaders accused of fifth column activities behind the ...

    Article : 618 words
  13. TRAIN MOVEMENTS.

    The main lines of the Government railways were made safe for traffic yesterday, but some of the branch lines were still out of ...

    Article : 190 words
  14. SULTAN RETURNS.

    BRUNEI BAY, June 18.—The Sultan of Brunei yesterday returned to his capital, the town of Brunei which the Australians captured last ...

    Article : 193 words
  15. IN VICTORY'S HOUR.

    GUAM June 18.—Lt-General Simon Buckner, commanding the Tenth Army in the Riukius, was killed in action at 1.13 this ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  16. BLEAK FUTURE.

    MANILA, June 19.—At a Press conference yesterday the Chief-of- Staff of the United States Army Air Forces (General of the Army Arnold) ...

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  17. WAR SIDELIGHTS.

    WASHINGTON, June 18.—General Eisenhower told a Press conference in the Pentagon Building that the German General Staff must ...

    Article : 498 words
  18. MIDLAND LINE.

    The general superintendent of the Midland Railway Company (Mr R. G. Drake) said last night that fairly good progress had been made ...

    Article : 152 words
  19. INVASION OF JAPAN.

    NEW YORK, June 19.—Over Tokio radio, replying to President Truman's twice-made assertion that the war against Japan could be ...

    Article : 195 words
  20. SOUTHERN DRIVE.

    BRUNEI BAY, June 19.—In their rapid drive down the east coast of Borneo from Brunei Bay Australians of the Ninth Division have reached ...

    Article : 176 words
  21. ROADS BLOCKED.

    BUNBURY, June 19.—Unprecedented rains have caused havoc in many parts of the Bunbury district Large areas of Glen Iris are under ...

    Article : 348 words
  22. HUGE AIR FORCE.

    MANILA, June 19.—Every aircraft for which a base could be found would be used in the Pacific theatre and the RAF and RAAF would work ...

    Article : 335 words
  23. BITTER HILLS WAR

    WEWAK, June 19.—After inspecting the old Japanese defences at Wewak, which are now occupied by troops of the Sixth ...

    Article : 446 words
  24. MOORA NOT AFFECTED.

    MOORA, June 19.—There is no flood danger at Moora at present. Road transport is uninterrupted and the level of the Moore River late ...

    Article : 32 words
  25. NINTH'S LEADER.

    Commanding the Ninth Division in Borneo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  26. PATROLS OVER INDIES

    MELBOURNE, June 19.—During patrols over the Netherlands East Indies waters in the past week Liberators of RAAF squadrons have ...

    Article : 220 words
  27. TENSE VOYAGE.

    WASHINGTON, June 19.—The destroyer Lamson travelled home from the Philippines with live torpedos jammed in the tubes and likely to ...

    Article : 94 words
  28. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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

    Article : 32 words
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