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  2. P.M.'s WARNING OF TRIALS TO COME

    CANBERRA, Monday. — The fall of Singapore was described by Mr. Curtin, Prime Minister, in a statement today, as Australia's Dunkirk, opening the Battle for Australia, just as Dunkirk opened the ...

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  3. FRANK TALK WITH COAL OWNERS

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Mr. Beasley, Minister for Supply and Development, and Dr. Evatt, Attorney-General, conferred today with ...

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  4. SIR R. KEYES ATTACKS NAVAL POLICY

    Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, speaking at Gosport, said, "I understand that an inquiry is being held into the deplorable proceedings ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. SINGAPORE'S FALL STIRS USA

    More than any other development the downfall of the historic British stronghold of Singapore has concentrated U-S attention on Australia as a base from which the Allies must carry on the war against ...

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  6. DAILY DIGEST

    There is one book above all others for today. It was published 16 years ago, and the man who wrote it is now dead. It is the famous forecast ...

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  7. RIFLES WERE SENT TO BRITAIN

    SYDNEY, Monday. — Australia's reserve stocks of rifles were shipped to England in 1940 to help replenish equipment lost by the British Army ...

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  8. EVACUEE SHIPS BOMBED

    Hundreds of people, including servicemen, who have been evacuated from Singapore, have been bombed and machinegunned by Japanese ...

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  9. PARATROOPS USED TO PAVE WAY

    Large-scale landing operations in Sumatra, which resulted in the occupation of Palembang, the site of the island's great oil refineries, were ...

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  10. RAIDERS OVER PORT MORESBY

    PORT MORESBY, Monday.—Port Moresby's AA batteries opened fire for the first time against the enemy this afternoon, when a Japanese ...

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  11. THREW LUNCH ON COURT FLOOR

    When General Sessions resumed after the luncheon adjournment yesterday, Edward Heath, who, with 2 others, is charged with alleged ...

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  12. NEAR EAST AS "KEYSTONE" OF ALLIED DEFENCE

    The Foreign Policy Association, in a war survey, has called the Near East the "keystone of the Allied defence structure," saying it was ...

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  13. NEW ZEALAND DETERMINATION

    WELLINGTON, Monday. — New Zealand would face courageously whatever situation developed, Mr. Fraser, Prime Minister, said, ...

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  14. WING COMMANDER MISSING

    An outstanding Melbourne athlete and sportsman, Wing.-Cdr. John Margrave Lerew, who has commanded an RAAF squadron since the ...

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  15. NEW US BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED

    Nine months ahead or schedule, the 35,000-ton battleship Alabama was launched today at Portsmouth (Virginia). Immediately afterwards ...

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  16. "BEAVERBROOK EVIL GENIUS," SAYS WRITER

    In an article in the Calcutta Statesman, Arthur Moore, editor, bitterly attacks Lord Beaverbrook. "I charge Lord Beaverbrook," he ...

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  17. MUST FIT PRODUCER GAS UNITS WITHIN 28 DAYS

    Under Federal direction, a careful selection was being made of vehicles in all States, to see that those engaged in essential or highly ...

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  18. CABINET IN SYDNEY TODAY

    SYDNEY, Monday.—For the first time since the Curtin Government took office early last October, the Federal Cabinet will meet in Sydney ...

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  19. GREATER THREAT TO AUSTRALIA

    SYDNEY, Monday.—"It is the Government's considered view that the situation in the Pacific is capable of control," said Mr. Forde, Army ...

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  20. NEW A I F HOSTEL AT GAZA

    The latest addition to the chain of buildings and canteens established for the convenience of Australian troops throughout the ...

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  21. AIR UNDER-SEC. TRIES OUT NEW, FAST FIGHTERS

    Capt. Balfour, Under-Secretary for Air, flies each new type of plane which is now tried out, whether Spitfire, Hurricane, Whirlwind, or ...

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  22. MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF 3 WOMEN

    A man will appear in Bow Street Court tomorrow on charges of murdering 3 of the 4 women who were found dead ...

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  23. JAP. RAIDS IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA

    DARWIN, Monday.—Japanese air raids on Babo, in Dutch New Guinea, took residents completely by surprise. The white population ...

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  24. KILLED IN ACCIDENT

    LAC Leigh Brerton Sadleir Falkiner, 20, whose death in an air accident is reported, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh S. Falkiner, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  25. RAAF's SHARE IN AIR VICTORY

    Australian pilots were credited with 8½ "kills" in the 5-minute air battle over Libya on Saturday, in which 18 Kittyhawks, flown by RAF ...

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  26. OBITUARY

    Dr. William Booker Vance, MB. CHB. collapsed suddenly and died on Friday night at the Victorian Institute for the Blind, after having ...

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  27. US MANPOWER IS NEARING 42,000,000

    America's registered manpower will soon reach a total of 42,000,000. The next groups to register are the 18-20 years and the 45-60. ...

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  28. LONDON MARKETS

    Zinc Corp., ord., 35/; New Broken Hill, ord, 9/9; Wiluna, 5/3; Paringa, 1/9. Australian gold shares nominal. ...

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  29. SHIPS ATTACKED IN TIMOR SEA

    Japanese aircraft yesterday unsuccessfully attacked allied shipping in the Timor Sea, stated a war communique issued last night by Mr. ...

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  32. JAPS EXECUTE US JOURNALISTS

    Reliable reports have been received in Kunming that the Japanese authorities in Shanghai have executed 2 American journalists, Victor Keen, ...

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  34. SIGNIFICANCE OF CHIANG'S VISIT TO INDIA

    The visit of Gen. and Madame Chiang Kai-shek to India is important for 3 special reasons, according to a well-informed commentator. ...

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  35. ARMY MAY COLLECT OWN FIREWOOD

    A scheme to overcome the possible shortage of firewood at Victorian military camps is being considered by Southern Command. The scheme, ...

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  36. AIRMAN KILLED

    Advice has just been received through International Red Cross that Flying-Officer Ronald C. Scarlett, son of the late Mr. F. H. Scarlett, of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  37. "ONE-MAN ARMY" IS A TERROR TO THE JAPANESE

    Captain Arthur Wermuth, attached to Den. MacArthur's forces on Batan Peninsula, in the Philippines, has been nicknamed "The ...

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  38. BEACHED SHIP ABANDONED

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Gwydir has been abandoned by the owners, Newcastle and Hunter River SS Co. It is understood that the ...

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  39. HAMMER THROWN AT INTRUDER

    An alleged thieving episode in a Little Collins st. knitted goods shop late yesterday afternoon ended when the intruder was hit on the head ...

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  40. FREE BLACKOUT ADVICE

    Recent experiments in the blackout in Melbourne and other Victorian centres have shown that many householders still have an inadequate ...

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  41. "INFERENCES UNJUSTIFIED"

    Pandit Jawaharalal Nehru, leader of the Indian Nationalists, was asked in an interview whether Gen. Chiang Kai-shek's visit would cause India's ...

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  42. REPORTED MISSING

    Pte. Malcolm Potter, aged 27, who has been reported missing, was a resident of Mirboo North for many years. He was born at Berwick, and is ...

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  43. ROMMEL'S QUIP ABOUT THE WAR

    Two New Zealanders who have arrived in Australia, having been invalided home, recount their one brief encounter with Field-Marshal ...

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  44. BOMB FOUND AT BRITISH CONSULATE

    Daily Telegraph's Tangier correspondent says tnat an unexploded bomb was found on Saturday morning on the balcony of an annexe to ...

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  45. BABIES MOVE TO COUNTRY

    About [?]0 babies from Berry St. Foundling Hospital, East Melbourne, will be evacuated in a fleet of 11 RACV cars to the hospital's country ...

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  47. NO BREAD TOMORROW

    There will, not be a delivery of bread in Melbourne tomorrow, when breadcarters will hold a poinie at Queenscliff. Tomorrow is a close ...

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